Anne Line Gjersem Explained

Anne Line Gjersem
Country:Norway
Birth Date:6 January 1994
Birth Place:Hønefoss, Norway
Hometown:Malmö, Sweden
Coach:Ela Magnusson
Laco Vince
Formercoach:Janusz Komendera
Choreographer:Michael Huth
Catarina Lindgren
Formerchoreographer:Salome Brunner
Rostislav Sinicyn
Skating Club:Asker FSC
Currenttraininglocations:Malmö
Beganskating:2002
Retired:4 June 2018
Worldranking:70 ()
Combined Total:156.71
Combined Date:2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup
Sp Score:56.12
Sp Date:2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup
Fs Score:100.59
Fs Date:2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup

Anne Line Gjersem (born 6 January 1994) is a Norwegian retired figure skater. She is the 2015 Nordic silver medalist, the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Norwegian national champion. She represented Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics and has reached the free skate at six ISU Championships.

Personal life

Anne Line Gjersem was born together with a twin sister, Camilla, on 6 January 1994 in Hønefoss, Norway. Their mother, Perlina Bangug, is a Filipina from Ilagan, Isabela, and their father, Petter Gjersem, a Norwegian from Raufoss. Anne Line is studying information and communication technologies at Lund University.[1]

Career

Gjersem began skating at the age of eight in Gjøvik. She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2008. She appeared three times at the World Junior Championships — her best result was 26th in 2010.

Gjersem made her senior ISU Championship debut at the 2011 European Championships and finished 25th. In October 2012, she ruptured a groin muscle, causing her to withdraw from the Warsaw Cup. In 2013, she qualified for her second European Championships, where she finished 22nd, and for her first World Championships, where she placed 32nd.

2013–14 season: Sochi Olympics

The Nebelhorn Trophy in September 2013 was the final qualifying opportunity for countries which had not already earned a spot in a figure skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. By placing seventh, Gjersem earned a ladies' entry for Norway. In October 2013, she sustained a thigh injury at the International Cup of Nice. In January 2014, she came in 19th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest.

In February 2014, Gjersem competed in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, becoming the first Norwegian Olympian in figure skating since 1964. With a placement of 24th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate, where she placed 22nd, and finished 23rd overall. In March, she advanced to the free skate at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan and finished 22nd.

2014–15 season

In 2014–15, Gjersem competed at her first senior Grand Prix assignments, placing 11th at 2014 Cup of China and 12th at 2014 NHK Trophy. In January she became the Norwegian national champion, after placing 2nd in the short program behind her twin sister. Gjersem won the silver medal at the 2015 Nordic Championships. She placed 17th at the 2015 World Championships, the best result for a Norwegian ladies' skater since the 1940s.

2015–16 season

Gjersem started the 2015–16 season by placing 8th at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. She won the bronze medal at the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup with a new personal best score. She became the Norwegian national champion for the 4th time, again finishing ahead of her twin sister. At the 2016 European Championships Gjersem placed 14th in the short program, and 17th in the free program and overall.[2]

2016–17 season

Gjersem sustained a shoulder injury in May 2016 and a knee injury in the autumn. She returned to competition in January 2017 at the EDU Sport Trophy in Romania, where she was the only senior skater.[3] She did not compete at the 2017 Norwegian Championships, but placed 10th at the 2017 Toruń Cup the same weekend. She placed 24th at the 2017 Europeans in Ostrava, and 34th at the 2017 Worlds in Helsinki.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2017–2018
2016–2017
2015–2016
  • Fly
  • Stormy Weather
2014–2015
  • Fly
  • Un ange passe
2013–2014
  • Maria and the Violin's String
  • West Side Story
2012–2013
  • Hey Pachuco
2011–2012
  • Hey Pachuco
  • Xotica
2010–2011
  • Hey Pachuco
  • Morning to Morning
2009–2010
  • Rhapsody in Rock V
  • Morning to Morning
2008–2009
  • Rhapsody in Rock V
  • The Last Emperor

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event08–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–18
align=left 23rd
align=left 32nd 22nd 17th 26th 34th 33rd
align=left 25th 22nd 19th 17th 24th 18th
align=left 11th
align=left 12th
align=left 3rd
align=left 9th 10th
align=left 8th
align=left 16th
align=left 16th
align=left 14th 4th 5th WD
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left 24th
align=left bgcolor=cc966 3rd
align=left EDU Trophy bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left 7th
align=left 7th 8th
align=left 7th
align=left New Year's Cup 11th
align=left 4th 6th 6th bgcolor=silver 2nd 6th 5th
align=left 13th
align=left 6th
align=left 10th
align=left WD
align=left 12th
International: Junior
align=left 33rd 26th 33rd
align=left 16th
align=left 14th
align=left 15th 14th
align=left 12th
align=left 16th
align=left 10th
align=left 12th
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd J 4th
align=left Skate Celje bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
National
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=cc9966 3rd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Student ved LTH - Anne Line Gjersem . 2015-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222095724/http://dobbelgjersem.playblogg.no/2015/10/27/lth/ . 2015-12-22 . dead .
  2. Web site: ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2016 - Ladies.
  3. http://128.0.1.2/~pkocoozw/edusporttrophy2017/index.htm EDU Sport Trophy 2017 Results

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