Isabelle Olsson (born 15 April 1993) is a Swedish former figure skater. She is a two-time medalist on the ISU Challenger Series – having won silver at the 2014 Ice Challenge and gold at the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup – and a four-time Swedish national medalist. She has won twelve other senior international medals and reached the free skate at three ISU Championships.
Personal life Isabelle Olsson was born on 15 April 1993 in Karlskrona, Sweden. The daughter of Susanne and Ulf Olsson, she has a twin brother, Johannes, and a sister, Angelica, who is older by one and a half years. Her sister is a former competitive figure skater and their mother coaches figure skating.
Career 2008 to 2012 Olsson debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2008. In the 2009–10 season, she won a bronze medal at JGP Lake Placid and the Swedish national junior title. She was selected to represent Sweden at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. Her placement of 13th in the short program allowed her to advance to the free skate where she ranked 24th, dropping her to 24th overall.
Olsson ended her junior career after competing at a pair of JGP events in October 2011. The following month, she made her senior international debut, placing fifth at the Crystal Skate of Romania. In February 2012, she won bronze medals at the Bavarian Open and The Nordics.
2012–13 season In the 2012–13 season, Olsson won silver medals at the International Cup of Nice and Ice Challenge, followed by gold at the Warsaw Cup and bronze at the Swedish Championships. The following season, she repeated as the national bronze medalist and was sent to the 2014 European Championships, where Sweden was allowed three ladies' entries. Ranked 22nd in the short program and 15th in the free skate, she finished 16th overall at Europeans, which took place in January in Budapest, Hungary. In March 2014, she won gold at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands.
2014–15 season Olsson competed at three 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series events, winning silver at the 2014 Ice Challenge. She was awarded the bronze medal at the Swedish Championships.
2015–16 season In the 2015–16 season, Olsson scored personal bests in the free skate and combined score to win the gold medal at a Challenger Series event, the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup, with a margin of 1.01 over silver medalist Angelīna Kučvaļska. She was invited to compete at her first-ever Grand Prix event, 2015 Skate Canada International, as a replacement for Elene Gedevanishvili, who withdrew from the event; Olsson placed 11th in both segments and 12th overall. After winning the silver medal at the Swedish Championships, she was named in the Swedish team to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. There she qualified for the final after placing 23rd in the short program. She placed 24th in the free program and overall.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2016–17 I Put a Spell on You Diamonds Are Forever 2015–16 I Was Here Summer 2014–15 Let's Do It 2013–14 Moviola Medley 2012–13 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 2011–12 Sacred Spirit II - Culture Crash 2010–11 Kill Bill 2009–10 Atlantis 2008–09 The Mambo Kings
Results GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 Europeans 16th 24th Skate Canada 12th Denkova-Staviski 1st Golden Spin 6th Ice Challenge 2nd Warsaw Cup 5th Bavarian Open 3rd 4th Int. Challenge Cup 1st 9th Crystal Skate 5th Cup of Nice 2nd 8th 3rd Cup of Tyrol 3rd Dragon Trophy 1st Finlandia 5th 6th Ice Challenge 2nd 2nd Nordics 3rd 4th 4th WD 3rd 7th Coupe du Printemps 5th 4th Triglav Trophy 3rd Warsaw Cup 1st 5th International: Junior Junior Worlds 24th Belarus 8th Czech Republic 25th Estonia 8th Germany 9th Italy 9th Romania 5th U.K. 6th U.S. 3rd Int. Challenge Cup 3rd J Cup of Nice 5th J Ice Challenge 2nd J Nordics 2nd J 1st J Skate Celje 4th J National Swedish Champ. 2nd J 1st J 2nd J 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
References
External links
Isabelle Olsson at Tracings