Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir Explained

Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir
Birth Date:	6 November 1989
Birth Place:	Reykjavík, Iceland
Hometown:	Reykjavík
Residence:	Reykjavík
Coach:	Nikolay Shashkov
Formercoach:	Jennifer Molin, Guillaume Kermen, Patrice Paillares, Adam Zalegowski
Choreographer:	Gwendoline Didier SP, Svetlana Ahmer FS
Skating Club:	Reykjavík Skating Club
Beganskating:	1998
Retired:	2013

Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir (born November 6, 1989) is a retired Icelandic figure skater. She is the 2012 National Champion, 2008 Junior bronze medalist and 2005 Novice silver medalist. She also has a gold from Reykjvík International Games 2013.

Career

She started skating in 1998 at the Reykjavík Skating Club where her main coaches were Jennifer Molin and Guillaume Kermen and later Nikolay Shashkov. During summers she skated in Sweden and USA with Molin and in France with Patrice Paillares. During 2009-2010 she skated in Vancouver B.C at the Vancouver Skating Club with coach but did not compete that year.

She represented the Icelandic National team at three Nordic Championships, twice as junior in 2008 and 2009, and once as senior in 2013.

Guðbjörg is the oldest of four sisters, all of which have skated. She later turned to coaching and judging and holds a national Technical Specialist licence.

She studied biology at the University of Iceland from 2010 to 2017 graduating with a MSc. degree and is currently working as a microbiologist.

Guðbjörg retired from competitive skating 2013.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2012–2013	Sur les ailes du temps by Saint-Preux	Godfather Soundtrack by David Davidson and Edvin Marton
2011–2012	Secret Garden, Soundtrack by Zbigniew Preisner	Godfather Soundtrack by David Davidson and Edvin Marton
2007–2009		Narnia Soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams

Competitive highlights

International
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13
International
align=left		19th J.	20th J.				12th S.
align=left							1st S.
National
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd J.				1st S.
J. = Junior level, S. = Senior level

References

Sources

Web site: Íslandsmót . 2012 . www.iceskate.is . 25 August 2020 . .
Web site: Reykjavík International Games 2013 . 2013 . www.iceskate.is . 25 August 2020 . .
Web site: Nordics 2008 . February 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209210741/http://www.nordics.muna.is/page/urslit/ . 25 August 2020 . 2012-02-09 . .
Web site: Nordics 2009 . July 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725123300/http://www.nordics09.se/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=5 . 25 August 2020 . 2011-07-25 . .
Web site: Nordics 2013 . 2013 . www.skautasamband.is . 25 August 2020 . .
Web site: Icelandic National level TS . 2020 . www.iceskate.is . 27 August 2020 . .
Web site: Meistarapróf í Læknadeild H.Í. . Icelandic . MSc. Degree in the Faculty of Medicine at Háskóla Íslands . 2017 . www.keldur.is . 26 August 2020 . .