Matilda Algotsson
{{short description|Swedish figure skater|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Matilda Algotsson
| image = 2018 EC Matilda Algotsson 2018-01-18 16-47-43 1516308295.jpg
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| caption = Matilda Algotsson at the 2018 European Championships
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| country = {{SWE}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| hometown = Enebyberg, Sweden
| height = {{height|m=1.61}}
| coach = Alexei Fedoseev
Anna Rechnio
| skating club = Stockholms Allmänna Skridskoklubb
| beganskating = 2003
| retired =
| medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=Swedish
|NC={{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Swedish|2019|Karlskrona|w}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Swedish|2017|Malmö|w}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Swedish|2018|Skellefteå|w}}{{FS medal|b|NC|nationals=Swedish|2016|Helsingborg|w}}
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| discipline = Women's singles
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Matilda Algotsson (born 29 May 1998) is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, the 2015 Volvo Open Cup champion, and the 2019 Swedish national champion. She placed 13th at the 2016 and 2017 European Championships.
Personal life
Matilda Algotsson was born on 29 May 1998 in Stockholm, Sweden. The middle child of Johanna and Anders Algotsson, she has an older sister, Emma, and younger brother, Rickard.
Career
= 2013–2014 season =
In the 2013–2014 season, Algotsson won the Swedish national junior title and three international medals on the junior level – bronze at the Toruń Cup, silver at the Sarajevo Open, and bronze at the Nordics. She was assigned to represent Sweden at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, but was eliminated after placing 28th in the short program.
= 2014–2015 season =
In 2014–2015, Algotsson debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 20th in Japan. She repeated as the Swedish national junior champion and won junior gold at the Nordics.
= 2015–2016 season =
Algotsson placed 7th at her 2015 JGP assignment in Zagreb, Croatia. Making her senior international debut, she won gold at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2015. After winning the senior bronze medal at the Swedish Championships, she was named in Sweden's team to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ranked 18th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate where she placed 10th, lifting her to 13th overall. At the 2016 World Junior Championships, she placed 30th in the short program and did not advance further.
= 2016–2017 season =
Algotsson was awarded the silver medal at the Swedish Championships, having placed second to Joshi Helgesson. She reached the free skate at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
= 2017–2018 season =
A week before the competition, Sweden decided that Algotsson would replace Joshi Helgesson at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. It was the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Algotsson won the silver medal and earned a spot for Sweden in the ladies' event at the Olympics. Algotsson obtained the silver medal in the Swedish national championships and did not reach the final in the European Championships.
= 2018–2019 season =
Algotsson participated in her first senior Grand Prix event, 2018 Internationaux de France, finishing 12th. She won the gold medal at the 2018 Swedish Figure Skating Championships.
= 2019–2020 season =
For the first time, she finished off the podium at the 2019 Swedish Figure Skating Championships. Despite this, she was assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Programs
Competitive highlights
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- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
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{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=senior|ref={{r|SS-MA}}
|season1=2015–16|season2=2016–17|season3=2017–18
|season4=2018–19|season5=2019–20|season6=2020–21
|{{FS placements|6|European Championships|p1=13th|p2=13th|p3=31st}}
|{{FS placements|6|Swedish Championships|p1=3rd|p2=2nd|p3=2nd|p4=1st|p5=4th}}
|{{FS placements|6|{{nowrap|{{small|GP}} Internationaux de France}}|p4=12th}}
|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} Golden Spin of Zagreb|p2=12th}}
|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} Ice Star|p4=7th|p5=8th}}
|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} Lombardia Trophy|p3=9th}}
|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} Nebelhorn Trophy|p3=2nd|p4=12th|p5=13th}}
|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} Tallinn Trophy|p3=18th}}
|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} Warsaw Cup|p5=14th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Bavarian Open|p5=6th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Cup of Tyrol|p4=15th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Golden Bear of Zagreb|p2=4th|p3=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|6|Mentor Cup|p1=6th|p2=7th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Nordic Championships|p1=5th|p2=8th|p4=5th}}
|{{FS placements|6|NRW Trophy|p6=5th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Tallink Hotels Cup|p6=14th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Volvo Open Cup|p1=1st|p2=4th|p4=13th}}
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{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=junior|ref={{r|SS-MA}}
|season1=2013–14|season2=2014–15|season3=2015–16|season4=2016–17
|{{FS placements|4|{{nowrap|World Junior Championships}}|p1=28th|p3=30th}}
|{{FS placements|4|Swedish Championships|p1=1st|p2=1st}}
|{{FS placements|4|{{small|JGP}} Croatia|p3=7th}}
|{{FS placements|4|{{small|JGP}} Japan|p2=20th}}
|{{FS placements|4|{{small|JGP}} Slovenia|p4=10th}}
|{{FS placements|4|Coupe du Printemps|p2=4th}}
|{{FS placements|4|Gardena Spring Trophy|p2=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|4|Hellmut Seibt Memorial|p2=7th}}
|{{FS placements|4|Ice Challenge|p1=8th}}
|{{FS placements|4|Lombardia Trophy|p3=5th}}
|{{FS placements|4|Mentor Toruń Cup|p1=3rd|p2=2nd}}
|{{FS placements|4|Nordic Championships|p1=3rd|p2=1st}}
|{{FS placements|4|NRW Trophy|p2=5th|p3=4th}}
|{{FS placements|4|Sarajevo Open|p1=2nd}}
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References
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- {{Cite web |url=http://skatesweden.se/sv/landslaget/junior/matilda-algotsson/statistik/ |title=Matilda Algotsson: Statistics. 2015/2016 |access-date=27 January 2016 |archive-date=27 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127123746/http://skatesweden.se/sv/landslaget/junior/matilda-algotsson/statistik/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}
- {{cite web |url=http://skatesweden.se/sv/landslaget/senior/matilda-algotsson/statistik/ |title=Matilda Algotsson: Statistics. 2016/2017 |accessdate=2017-12-27 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220162657/http://skatesweden.se/sv/landslaget/senior/matilda-algotsson/statistik/ |archivedate=20 December 2016 }}
- {{cite web |url= http://skatesweden.se/en/national-team/junior/matilda-algotsson/ |title= Earlier versions |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160127123708/http://skatesweden.se/en/national-team/junior/matilda-algotsson/ |archivedate= 27 January 2016 |url-status= unfit }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/ec2016/CAT002RS.HTM |title= European Championships 2016 |publisher= International Skating Union |date= 27 January 2016 }}
{{cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figureskating/canada-figure-skating-world-championships-cancelled-coronavirus-1.5493642 |title= World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal |first= Lori |last= Ewing |work= CBC Sports |date= March 11, 2020 }}
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External links
- {{isu name |id=00014672 |name=Matilda Algotsson}}
- [https://skatingscores.com/swe/women/matilda_algotsson Matilda Algotsson] at SkatingScores
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