Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir Explained

Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir
Native Name:Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir
Birth Date:10 March 2003
Birth Place:Akureyri, Iceland
Hometown:Akureyri
Residence:Akureyri
Coach:Darja Zajencko
Formercoach:George Kenchadze
Choreographer:Darja Zajencko
Formerchoreographer:Tom Dickson, George Kenchadze
Skating Club:Skautafélag Akureyrar
Currenttraininglocations:Akureyri
Beganskating:2010
Retired:2022
Combined Total:122.11
Combined Date:2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
Sp Score:45.45
Sp Date:2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
Fs Score:78.17
Fs Date:2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir (born 10 March 2003) is a retired Icelandic figure skater. She is a two-time senior national champion. She is the first Icelandic skater to successfully complete a triple loop in a competition and is also the first competitor from Iceland to compete at Junior Worlds.[1] In 2019, 2020, and 2021, she was named the Icelandic Skater of the Year. Additionally, she earned a 12th place Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year 2021 from the Association of Sports Journalists[2]

Personal life

Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir was born on 10 March 2003 in Akureyri, Iceland. She has a sister Hilma Bóel who skates ice hockey and is a part of the National team in Ice Hockey.[3]

Career

Aldís Kara started skating at the age of 5 in Akureyri and her first official competition was in 2010.[4] She has represented the Skautafélag Akureyrar in Akureyri since the start of her career.

2017–2018 season

She debuted in juniors at the last domestic competition of the year in Iceland, Vetrarmót 2018, placing 6th [5] Prior to that she had been a member of the novice national team.

2018–2019 season

Aldís Kara started the season well with a couple of domestic competitions and then on to Icelandic National Championships where she placed 2nd in juniors.[6] She represented Iceland at the Reykjavik International Games where she claimed a silver medal[7] and set a national junior record of 108.45 points.[8] From there she represented Iceland at The Nordics, where she placed 12th,[9] setting a best score by an Icelandic competitor in the junior category with 103.52 points.[10]

2019–2020 season

Aldís Kara was chosen to represent Iceland at 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix. At her JGP debut, she placed 20th with record scores for an Icelandic competitor at JGP.[11]

In October she went to Halloween Cup in Budapest where she obtained the TES minimum in the short program for Junior Worlds.[12]

At Vetrarmót 2019 in Iceland she broke all national records in junior categories[13] and became the Junior National Champion at Icelandic Championships 2019 in December.[14] Her year ended with being nominated by the Icelandic Skating Association as the Skater of the Year 2019.[15]

At Reykjavik International Games Aldís Kara broke yet another national record in SP of 45.25 points and was the first Icelander to successfully complete a triple loop at a competition.[16] [17]

At The Nordics Open she obtained the TES scores in the free program and bettered Iceland's performance in junior category at Nordics, placing 8th with 115.39 points, becoming the first Icelander to earn a ticket to Junior Worlds 2020.[18] [19] [20]

Aldís Kara competed at Junior Worlds in Tallinn, Estonia in March 2020. She placed 35th and did not reach the free program[21]

2020–2021 season

In December 2020, Aldís Kara was named the Icelandic Skater of the Year for the second consecutive year.[22] In beginning of the year 2021 Aldís Kara started her senior career[23] and won gold at Reykjavik International Games in January. In conjunction with the Games highest ranking competitors were awarded the National Champion title of Iceland in senior setting national records in the short program, free program and total score.[24] [25]

2021–2022 season

Aldís Kara competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy on the Challenger series, the final qualifier for the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she placed thirty-second. She was the first ever Icelandic native to do so.[26] During the Nebelhorn Trophy she obtained the minimum TES scores in the free program for the ISU European Championships.[27] Aldís Kara then proceeded to 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy where she attempted to get minimum scores in the short program for the European Championships and successfully did so thus becoming the first ever Icelander native to qualify for the European Championships.[28] She claimed her 2nd senior national champion title in November with record points.[29] [30] In December 2021 she was elected skater of the year by the Icelandic Skating Association for the 3rd consecutive year [31] [32] [33]

2021–2022 season

Bergsdóttir announced her retirement from competitive skating on 3 December 2022.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2021–2022
[34]
  • Experience
  • A Thousand Times Good Night
  • Piano Lesson With Grandma
  • Hidden Machinations
  • Yearning Hearts
2019–2021
[35]
2018–2019
  • O Verona
  • Dance of the Knights
  • Ruled by Secrecy
    by Muse

Competitive highlights

International
Event15–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22
align=left 33rd
align=left 23rd
align=left 32nd
align=left 1st 2nd
align=left 9th
International: Junior
align=left 35th
align=left 20th
align=left 12th 8th
align=left Halloween Cup 15th
align=left 2nd 5th
International: Novice
align=left 16th14th
align=left 4th 6th 3rd
National
align=left 2nd N. 3rd N.3rd N.2nd J. 1st J.1st S. 1st S.
N. = Novice level, J. = Junior level, S. = Senior level

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior results

2021–2022 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
10–16 January 20222022 European Championshipsalign=center 34
42.23		align=center -
align=center 34
42.23
22–25 September 20212021 CS Nebelhorn Trophyalign=center 31
39.92		align=center 32
78.17		align=center 32
118.09
7–10 October 20212021 CS Finlandia Trophyalign=center 23
45.45		align=center 23
76.66		align=center 23
122.11
19–21 November 20212021 Icelandic National Championshipsalign=center 1
47.31		align=center 1
88.83		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
136.14
2020–2021 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
29–31 January 20212020 Icelandic National Championshipsalign=center 1
40.93		align=center 1
82.51		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
123.44
29–31 January 20212020 Reykjavik International Gamesalign=center 1
40.93		align=center 1
82.51		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
123.44

Junior results

2021–2022 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
13–17 April 20222022 World Junior Championshipsalign=center
TBD		align=center
align=center
2019–2020 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
2–8 March 20202020 World Junior Championshipsalign=center 35
44.85		align=center
-		align=center 35
44.85
6–9 February 20202020 Nordics Openalign=center 18
35.13		align=center 5
80.26		align=center 8
115.39
24–26 January 20202020 Reykjavik International Gamesalign=center 2
45.25		align=center 8
68.29		align=center 5
113.54
30 Nov. – 1 Dec. 20192019 Icelandic Junior Championshipsalign=center 2
39.74		align=center 1
78.48		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
118.22
17–20 October 20192019 Halloween Cupalign=center 12
40.70		align=center 18
67.91		align=center 15
108.61
28–31 August 20192019 JGP United Statesalign=center 20
39.28		align=center 21
67.15		align=center 20
106.20
2018–2019 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
7–10 February 20192019 Nordics Openalign=center 13
36.66		align=center 12
66.86		align=center 12
103.52
1–3 February 20192019 Reykjavik International Gamesalign=center 3
36.33		align=center 2
72.12		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
108.45
1–2 December 20182018 Icelandic Junior Championshipsalign=center 2
37.94		align=center 2
62.57		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
100.51

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Aldís Kara braut blað í íslenskri listskautasögu um helgina . 29 December 2020 . . 10 February 2020 . Icelandic.
  2. Web site: Ómar Ingi íþróttamaður ársins 2021 .
  3. News: Einar Sigtryggsson . Ég er enginn villingur . 29 December 2020 . . 26 February 2020 . Icelandic.
  4. Web site: Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir . 29 December 2020 . Icelandic Skating Association.
  5. Web site: Vetrarmót ÍSS 2018 - Junior. Icelandic Skating Association. 29 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Íslandsmót 2018 - Junior Ladies. Icelandic Skating Association.
  7. Web site: Reykjavik International Games - Junior Ladies. Icelandic Skating Association.
  8. Web site: Aldís Kara með Íslandsmet á RIG2019. 9 February 2019. Icelandic Skating Association.
  9. Web site: THE NORDICS 2019. skatesweden.wehost.se.
  10. Web site: Norðurlandamót 2019. 11 February 2019. Icelandic Skating Association.
  11. Web site: Aldís Kara sló stigamet á Junior Grand Prix í Lake Placid. 1 September 2019. Icelandic Skating Association.
  12. Web site: Aldís Kara með ISU TES lágmörk í stutta prógramminu fyrir Junior Worlds. Icelandic Skating Association. 17 October 2019.
  13. Web site: Aldís Kara með Íslandsmet á Vetrarmóti ÍSS. Icelandic Skating Association. 3 November 2019.
  14. Web site: Íslandsmót ÍSS 2019: Dagur 2. Icelandic Skating Association. 1 December 2019.
  15. News: Aldís Kara skautakona ársins . 29 December 2020 . . 15 December 2019 . Icelandic.
  16. Web site: Reykjavík International Games: Dagur 2. Icelandic Skating Association. 25 January 2020.
  17. News: Stigamet hjá Aldísi . 29 December 2020 . . 25 January 2020 . Icelandic.
  18. News: Björk Benediktsdóttir . Aldís Kara tryggði sér keppnisrétt á HM unglinga . 29 December 2020 . . 9 February 2020 . Icelandic.
  19. News: Bjarni Helgason . Bað mig að hætta þessum fíflalátum . 29 December 2020 . . 27 February 2020 . Icelandic.
  20. News: Kristjana Arnarsdóttir . Ég var í sjokki . 29 December 2020 . . 1 March 2020 . Icelandic.
  21. Web site: Aldís Kara á Heimsmeistaramóti Unglinga 2020. Icelandic Skating Association. 7 March 2020.
  22. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Aldís Kara er skautakona ársins . 29 December 2020 . . 13 December 2020 . Icelandic.
  23. Web site: Aldís Kara keppir í efsta keppnisflokkii.
  24. Web site: Íslandsmet hjá Aldísi Köru á Reykjavíkurleikunum.
  25. Web site: Aldís Kara með met á síðari keppnisdegi í listhlaupi á skautum.
  26. Web site: Aldís Kara fyrst til að freista þess að komast á Ólympíuleika.
  27. Web site: Aldís fyrst til að ná lágmörkum fyrir EM. 25 September 2021.
  28. Web site: Aldís Kara náði lágmörkum fyrir Evrópumeistaramótið. 10 October 2021.
  29. Web site: Íslandsmeistaramót ÍSS 2021: Seinni keppnisdagur – Skautasamband Íslands.
  30. Web site: Aldís Kara stórbætti sinn besta árangur RÚV. 21 November 2021.
  31. Web site: Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir valin Skautakona ársins 2021 – Skautasamband Íslands.
  32. Web site: Aldís Kara kjörin skautakona ársins eftir sögulegt ár - Vísir.
  33. Web site: Aldís Kara valin skautakona ársins.
  34. Web site: Aldis Kara BERGSDOTTIR: 2021/2022 . International Skating Union . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920101848/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107291.htm . September 20, 2021 . unfit .
  35. Web site: Aldis Kara BERGSDOTTIR: 2019/2020 . International Skating Union . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610213741/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107291.htm . June 10, 2021 . unfit .

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