Anne Line Gjersem

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. She studied information and communication technologies at Lund University.{{Cite web |url=http://dobbelgjersem.playblogg.no/2015/10/27/lth/ |title=Student ved LTH - Anne Line Gjersem |access-date=2015-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222095724/http://dobbelgjersem.playblogg.no/2015/10/27/lth/ |archive-date=2015-12-22 |url-status=dead }}

She married Lukas Helgesson, the brother of former Swedish figure skaters, Joshi and Viktoria Helgesson, in October 2022. Gjersem and Helgesson welcomed a daughter, Linnea, in 2023.{{cite web |last1=Gjersem |first1=Anne Line |title=Godt nytt år 🎉 I 2023 blir vi en familie på tre 💞 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm3kcKWLi6D/?hl=en |website=Instagram |publisher=Instagram |access-date=5 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Gjersem |first1=Anne Line |title=The world's best dad to Linnea @lukas_gjersem Happy Father's Day 💕 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CzjhLYKLqzR/?hl=en |website=Instagram |publisher=Instagram |access-date=5 October 2024}}

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.

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.

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.

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/ec2016/CAT002RS.HTM|title = ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2016 - Ladies}}

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.[http://128.0.1.2/~pkocoozw/edusporttrophy2017/index.htm EDU Sport Trophy 2017 Results] 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.

Gjersem started the season with a 16th-place finish at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. She would go on to win the bronze medal at the 2017 Cup of Tyrol and finish 6th at the 2017 Santa Claus Cup. At the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Gjersem would finish 18th. Although she competed in the short program at the 2018 Challenge Cup, she withdrew from the event prior to the free skate. Gjersem closed the season by finishing 33rd at the 2018 World Championships in Milan.

She announced her retirement from competitive figure skating in June 2018.{{cite web |last1=Gjersem |first1=Anne Line |title=What a journey! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BjmkNnAF0Ig/?hl=en |website=Instagram |publisher=Instagram |access-date=5 October 2024}}

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

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