Åsa Persson (born 17 October 1983 in Osby) is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 Swedish national champion and 1998 & 1999 junior national champion. She competed in the free skate at four ISU Championships – 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf, Germany; 2002 Junior Worlds in Hamar, Norway; 2002 Worlds in Nagano, Japan; and 2003 Europeans in Malmö, Sweden. Her highest placement, 14th, came at 2002 Junior Worlds. She was coached by Jan Ullmark.[1]
| Åsa Persson | |
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| Born | 17 October 1983 Osby, Sweden |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Skating club | Osby FSC |
| Retired | 2003 |
After retiring from competition, Persson became the Ice Captain on board the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Allure of the Seas.
Programs edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2002–2003 [2] |
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| 2001–2002 [3] |
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Results edit
| International[4] | ||||||||
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| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| World Champ. | 23rd | |||||||
| European Champ. | 26th | 25th | ||||||
| Golden Spin | 9th | |||||||
| Nordics | 2nd | |||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 4th | |||||||
| International: Junior[4] | ||||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 23rd | 14th | ||||||
| JGP Canada | 13th | |||||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 7th | |||||||
| JGP Mexico | 11th | |||||||
| JGP Sweden | 5th | |||||||
| Grand Prize SNP | 15th J | |||||||
| Nordics | 2nd J | |||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 9th J | |||||||
| National[4] | ||||||||
| Swedish Champ. | 3rd N | 1st N | 1st J | 1st J | 3rd | 1st | ||
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Mittan, Barry (10 June 2002). "Sweden's Persson Prepares for 2003 Europeans". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Asa PERSSON: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Asa PERSSON: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Asa PERSSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017.
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