Kristoffer Berntsson
Kristoffer Berntsson 
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| birthday | July 13, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| place of birth | Gothenburg | ||||||||||||
| size | 175 cm | ||||||||||||
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| discipline | Single run | ||||||||||||
| society | Landvetter KK | ||||||||||||
| Trainer | Andrea Dohany | ||||||||||||
| choreographer | Andrea Dohany, Zerjon Abebe |
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| status | resigned | ||||||||||||
| End of career | 2011 | ||||||||||||
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| last change: December 15, 2011 | |||||||||||||
Kristoffer Berntsson (born July 13, 1982 in Gothenburg , Västra Götalands län ) is a former Swedish figure skater who started in a single run .
Career
Berntsson began ice skating at the age of five, initially as a hockey player , but then focused on figure skating. In the year 2000 Berntsson went for the first time as the Swedish figure skating champion in the seniors. This year he was the first Swede to land a three-time Axel at the national championships and made his debut at European championships . A year later he made his debut at world championships . Berntsson was trained by Andrea Dohany .
Kristoffer Berntsson took part in all European championships from 2000 to 2011 . His best result was seventh place at the 2008 European Championship . From 2001 to 2009, Berntsson also took part in all world championships , with the best result he achieved in ninth place at the 2007 world championship .
Berntsson was Swedish champion nine times between 2000 and 2011. From 2005 there was a duel between him and Adrian Schultheiss , which Berntsson was always able to win at national level with one exception.
Berntsson's strength lay particularly in the artistic part of the sport, in its various choreographies.
In March 2011 he announced his retirement from competitive sports. He studies electrical engineering in Gothenburg.
Results
| Championship / year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| winter Olympics | 23. | ||||||||||||||
| World championships | 31. | 29 | 31. | 21st | 14th | 23. | 9. | 14th | 20th | ||||||
| European championships | 21st | 21st | 21st | 15th | 13. | 10. | 14th | 10. | 7th | 8th. | 15th | 14th | |||
| Junior World Championships | 22nd | ||||||||||||||
| Swedish championships | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 2. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | ||
| Grand Prix competition / season | 96/97 | 97/98 | 98/99 | 99/00 | 00/01 | 01/02 | 02/03 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 10/11 |
| Skate America | 11. | 11. | |||||||||||||
| Skate Canada | 11. | ||||||||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 11. | 6th | 10. | 8th. | |||||||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 4th | ||||||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 9. | 12. | |||||||||||||
| Cup of China | 8th. |
J = juniors
Programs / music
2000/2001
- Short program: Smoke on the water ( Deep Purple )
- Freestyle: But We Never Talk Love At ( Mark Isham ); Legends (Brave); Ray's Blues (Dave Grushin); Yeah ( Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters)
2002/2003
- Short program: Fight Club ( The Dust Brothers )
- Freestyle: Fear is the Key ( Roy Budd ); Paper Tiger (Roy Budd)
2003/2004
- Short program: Like I Love You ( Justin Timberlake ); Session ( Linkin Park ); Mona Lisa overdrive
- Freestyle: The Time Machine ( Soundtrack , Klaus Badelt )
2004/2005
- Short program: She Wants to Move ( NERD ); Breathe ( The Prodigy )
- Freestyle: Prince Igor ( Alexander Porfirjewitsch Borodin )
2005/06
- Short program: Merecunde (Titanes de la Salsa); La Vida es un Carneval (Selia Cuz)
- Freestyle: Bombay Dreams ( AR Rahman ); Between Heaven and Earth (AR Rahman)
2006/07
- Short program: Merecunde (Titanes de la Salsa); La Vida es un Carneval (Selia Cuz)
- Freestyle: Saturday Night Fever ( Bee Gees ); Studio 54 ( Dan Hartman ); Boogie Wonderland ( Earth, Wind and Fire ); Forever Love (XJapan)
2007/08
- Short program: La valse d ' Amélie ( soundtrack , Yann Tiersen ); Belleville Rendez-vous (Soundtrack, Ben Charest)
- Freestyle: Saturday Night Fever ( Bee Gees ); Studio 54 ( Dan Hartman ); Boogie Wonderland ( Earth, Wind and Fire ); Forever Love (XJapan)
2009/10
- Short program: Anvil of Grom from Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouris
- Freestyle: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics played by The String Quartet; Nocturne from Secret Garden ; Supertonic Sweet Dreams by Magnus Hyden
2010/11
- Short program: Comptine d'un autre été: l'après midi from Amélie by Yann Tiersen
- Freestyle: Michael Jackson medley
Web links
- Profile of the International Skating Union (English)
- Kristoffer Berntsson’s website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Berntsson, Kristoffer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg , Sweden |