Matilda Algotsson

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.

Matilda Algotsson
Matilda Algotsson at the 2018 European Championships
Born	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 26) Stockholm, Sweden
Hometown	Enebyberg, Sweden
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Sweden
Discipline	Women's singles
Coach	Alexei Fedoseev Anna Rechnio
Skating club	Stockholms Allmänna Skridskoklubb
Began skating	2003
Medal record
Swedish Championships 2019 Karlskrona Singles 2017 Malmö Singles 2018 Skellefteå Singles 2016 Helsingborg Singles

Personal life

Matilda Algotsson was born on 29 May 1998 in Stockholm, Sweden.^[1] The middle child of Johanna and Anders Algotsson, she has an older sister, Emma, and younger brother, Rickard.^[2]

Career

Algotsson started skating in 2003.^[1]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2020–2021 [1]	Special Death by Mirah The Carnival by Amanda Jenssen	Clouds, The Mind on the (Re)Wind by Ezio Bosso Arcade by Duncan Laurence
2019–2020	La Vie en rose performed by Patricia Kaas	Salem's Secret by Peter Gundry A Beautiful Mine (from Madman) Stephen Horelick
2018–2019	Fireflies by Craigie Dodds performed by Leona Lewis	Chalkboard by Johann Johannsson Celesta Taboo Lament by Max Richter Taboo Lament by Max Richter
2017–2018 [1][2][4]	Turn To Stone by Ingrid Michaelson	Minnie the Moocher performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy At Last performed by Mack Gordon, Harry Warren Jumpin' Jack performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2015–2017 [6][7][8]	The Hanging Tree - Rebel remix by James Newton Howard	You Have To Be There by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson
2014–2015 [9][8]	Archangel by Two Steps From Hell	Perfection by Clint Mansell

Competitive highlights

• GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[10]

Season	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21
European Championships	13th	13th	31st
Swedish Championships	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	4th
GP Internationaux de France				12th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb		12th
CS Ice Star				7th	8th
CS Lombardia Trophy			9th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy			2nd	12th	13th
CS Tallinn Trophy			18th
CS Warsaw Cup					14th
Bavarian Open					6th
Cup of Tyrol				15th
Golden Bear of Zagreb		4th	3rd
Mentor Cup	6th	7th
Nordic Championships	5th	8th		5th
NRW Trophy						5th
Tallink Hotels Cup						14th
Volvo Open Cup	1st	4th		13th

Competition placements at junior level ^[10]

Season	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17
World Junior Championships	28th		30th
Swedish Championships	1st	1st
JGP Croatia			7th
JGP Japan		20th
JGP Slovenia				10th
Coupe du Printemps		4th
Gardena Spring Trophy		3rd
Hellmut Seibt Memorial		7th
Ice Challenge	8th
Lombardia Trophy			5th
Mentor Toruń Cup	3rd	2nd
Nordic Championships	3rd	1st
NRW Trophy		5th	4th
Sarajevo Open	2nd