Sondre Oddvoll Bøe (born 13 January 1998) is a Norwegian former figure skater. He is the 2019 Nordic champion and a four-time Norwegian national champion. He has competed in the final segment at nine ISU Championships (six European and three World Junior Championships).
Personal life Sondre Oddvoll Bøe was born on 13 January 1998 in Bærum, Norway. He attended Bjørknes secondary school in Oslo. His older sister, Emilie, has also competed in figure skating. He also has a younger brother named Haakon. Bøe practiced gymnastics in addition to figure skating until he was 11 years old.
Career Bøe began learning to skate in 2002. From an early age, he trained mainly under Berit Steigedal in Asker, Norway, and visited Oberstdorf, Germany for additional coaching by Michael Huth. After debuting on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2012, he competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan but did not reach the free skate.
Making his senior international debut, he placed 25th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. He qualified for the free skate at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria and finished 24th overall.
In the summer of 2014, Bøe decided to train mainly in Oberstdorf. Competing in the 2014–15 JGP series, he placed 13th in Tallinn and 14th in Dresden. He was named in the Norwegian team to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. There he qualified for the free skate, and placed 22nd overall. At the Nordics he won the senior silver medal. Bøe also competed at the 2015 Junior Worlds in Tallinn, but was eliminated after the short.
During the 2015–16 JGP series, Bøe placed tenth at both of his assignments, in Riga and Torun. Ranked 20th in the short, he advanced to the free skate at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava and finished 24th overall. He also reached the final segment at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing 21st overall.
Bøe returned to Norway by December 2017, deciding to rejoin Berit Steigedal in Asker. In February 2019, he outscored Alexander Majorov to win gold at The Nordics.
Bøe retired from competitive skating in March 2021.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2020–2021 Someone You Loved The Four Seasons 2019–2020 I Found You Loving You Wildfire 2018–2019 You Are the Reason Les Misérables Bring Him Home Bring Him Home 2017–2018 Silent Storm Exogenesis: Symphony 2016–2017 I See Fire Bring Him Home 2015–2016 Puttin' On the Ritz Mi Mancherai 2014–2015 A Day in the Life Tango medley 2013–2014 Crime Spree The Strength of the Righteous 2012–2013 Prince Igor
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 Europeans 25th 22nd 24th 24th 22nd 18th 21st Finlandia 14th Golden Spin 14th 16th Lombardia 14th 11th Nebelhorn 20th Ondrej Nepela 9th Tallinn Trophy 8th Warsaw Cup 14th 10th 11th Bavarian Open 8th Challenge Cup 9th 9th 15th Cup of Nice 13th Cup of Tyrol 7th Denkova-Staviski 3rd 9th Golden Bear 6th Ice Star 9th Nordics 5th 2nd 1st 2nd Printemps 8th Santa Claus Cup 4th Toruń Cup 5th 9th Triglav Trophy 7th Volvo Open 8th 13th International: Junior Junior Worlds 26th 24th 26th 21st 19th Austria 12th Estonia 13th France 15th 8th Germany 14th Latvia 23rd 10th Poland 14th 10th Slovenia 11th Crystal Skate 3rd J EYOF 7th J Nordics 1st J NRW Trophy 6th J Volvo Cup 4th J Warsaw Cup 2nd J 1st J National Norwegian 1st J 1st 1st 1st 1st J = Junior; WD = Withdrew
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