Anita Östlund(born 30 January 2001) is a Swedishfigure skater.She is the 2017Nordicbronze medalist, 2017Sofia Trophysilver medalist, and a two-timeSwedish nationalchampion (2017, 2019). She represented Sweden at the2018 Winter Olympicsand has competed in the final segment at threeISU Championships.
| Anita Östlund | |
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 Östlund in January 2018 | |
| Born | 30 January 2001 Odesa,Ukraine |
| Hometown | Gråbo,Sweden |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄2in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coach | Andrea Dohany, Aksana Jolkin |
| Skating club | Landvetter SC |
| Began skating | 2006 |
Personal life
editAnita Östlund was born on 30 January 2001 inOdesa,Ukraine.[1]She is the daughter of Yulia, anethnic Russian,[1][2]and Peter Östlund.[3]She has three younger sisters – Nicole, Melina, and Michelle.[3]
Career
editEarly years
editÖstlund started learning to skate in 2006.[1]For two seasons beginning in 2012–2013, she competed internationally on the advanced novice level. She won gold at the 2013Ice Challenge,silver at the2014 Nordics,and silver at the 2014Bavarian Open.[4]
2014–2015 season: Junior debut
editÖstlund made herISU Junior Grand Prix(JGP) debut in the 2014–2015 season, placing 17th inCourcheveland 14th inOstrava.She won the junior ladies' silver medal at theSwedish Championshipsand was sent to the2015 World Junior Championships,but did not advance to the free skate after placing 32nd in the short program.
2015–2016 season
editÖstlund placed 9th at her2015 JGPassignment inLinz,Austria, and 5th in junior ladies at the2015 Tallinn Trophy.She won the junior silver medal at theSwedish Championships.
2016–2017 season: Senior debut
editÖstlund began her season on theJGP series,placing 12th inYokohama,Japan, and 7th inTallinn,Estonia. Making her senior international debut, she placed 7th at theWarsaw Cup,aChallenger Seriesevent in November 2016. In December, she finished third toJoshi HelgessonandMatilda Algotssonat the Swedish Championships.
Östlund's first senior international medal, silver, came in February 2017 at theSofia TrophyinSofia,Bulgaria, where she finished second toIsadora Williams.At the Nordics Open, held in March inReykjavík,Iceland, she outscored both of her national co-medalists for the bronze medal and joined former world championsCarolina KostnerandElizaveta Tuktamyshevaon the podium. Later in the same month, she competed at the2017 World Junior ChampionshipsinTaipei,Taiwan. She qualified to the free skate by placing 15th in the short and went on to finish 13th overall.
2017–2018 season: Pyeongchang Olympics
editIn September, Sweden qualified a spot at the2018 Winter Olympicsdue toMatilda Algotsson's result at the2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
In December, Östlund won the Swedish senior national title by a 19-point margin over Algotsson. In January, she finished as Sweden's top ladies' entry at the2018 European Championships,having placed 6th in the short program, 20th in the free skate, and 17th overall. On 23 January 2018, theSwedish Olympic Committeeselected Östlund to compete at the Olympics under the committee's "future" criterion.[5][6]The following month, she competed at the2018 Winter OlympicsinPyeongChang,South Korea.[7]Ranked 28th in the short program, she did not advance to the final segment.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2020–2021 [1] |
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| 2018–2019 [8] |
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [9][10][11] |
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| 2015–2016 [12][13] |
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| 2014–2015 [14][15] |
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Competitive highlights
editCS:Challenger Series;JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[16] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Olympics | 28th | |||||||||
| Worlds | 29th | 30th | WD | |||||||
| Europeans | 17th | 18th | 18th | |||||||
| CSAlpen Trophy | 16th | |||||||||
| CSCup of Austria | WD | |||||||||
| CSFinlandia | 12th | WD | ||||||||
| CSGolden Spin | WD | WD | ||||||||
| CSIce Star | 8th | |||||||||
| CSLombardia | WD | |||||||||
| CSNebelhorn | 8th | WD | ||||||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 7th | 5th | 19th | WD | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | WD | |||||||||
| Budapest Trophy | 10th | |||||||||
| Challenge Cup | WD | |||||||||
| Egna Trophy | WD | |||||||||
| Halloween Cup | 2nd | |||||||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 5th | |||||||||
| Nordics | 3rd | WD | ||||||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 6th | |||||||||
| Sofia Trophy | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 9th | |||||||||
| Toruń Cup | 11th | WD | ||||||||
| International: Junior[16] | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 32nd | 13th | ||||||||
| JGPAustria | 9th | 7th | ||||||||
| JGPCzech Rep. | 14th | |||||||||
| JGPEstonia | 7th | |||||||||
| JGPFrance | 17th | |||||||||
| JGPItaly | 9th | |||||||||
| JGPJapan | 12th | |||||||||
| Avas Cup | 1st | |||||||||
| Coupe Printemps | 2nd | |||||||||
| FBMA Trophy | 1st | |||||||||
| Ice Star | 1st | |||||||||
| Nordics | 6th | 4th | ||||||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 5th | |||||||||
| International: Advanced novice[4] | ||||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | |||||||||
| Hellmut Seibt | 3rd | |||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 1st | |||||||||
| Nordics | 2nd | |||||||||
| National[8] | ||||||||||
| Swedish Champ. | 2nd N1 | 1st N2 | 2nd J | 2nd J | 3rd | 1st | WD | 1st | ||
| Levels: N1 = Novice U13; N2 = Novice U15; J = Junior | ||||||||||
References
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- ^"Supertalangen från Gråbo om OS-drömmen som blev sann".6 February 2018.
- ^ab"Anita Östlund: National Figure Skating Team".Skate Sweden. Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2016.
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- ^"Anita Östlund klar för OS i Pyeongchang"(in Swedish). Svenska Konståkningsförbundet. 23 January 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 23 January 2018.
- ^Carlsvärd, Emil (23 January 2018)."16-åriga stortalangen uttagen till OS".Aftonbladet(in Swedish).
- ^"Athlete Profile - Anita OESTLUND".pyeongchang2018.Archived fromthe originalon 20 April 2018.
- ^ab"Anita Östlund"(in Swedish). Skate Sweden.Archivedfrom the original on 23 January 2018.
- ^"Anita Östlund: 2016/2017".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2017.
- ^"Anita Östlund: 2016/2017".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2016.
- ^"Anita Östlund: 2016/2017".Skate Sweden. Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2016.
- ^"Anita Östlund: 2015/2016".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 28 May 2016.
- ^"Anita Östlund: 2015/2016".Skate Sweden. Archived fromthe originalon 26 July 2016.
- ^"Anita Östlund: 2014/2015".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 22 May 2015.
- ^"Anita Östlund: 2014/2015".Skate Sweden. Archived fromthe originalon 25 January 2015.
- ^ab"Competition Results: Anita ÖSTLUND".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on 25 September 2018.