Peter Johansson
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| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  Sweden |
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| Date of birth: | April 2, 1967 | |
| Residence: | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Skating Club: | Mariestads KK | |
Peter Johansson (born April 2, 1967) is a Swedish retired competitive figure skater. He is a four-time Swedish national champion. He currently works as a coach in Boston, Massachusetts with Mark Mitchell.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Skating career
Johansson competed at five European Figure Skating Championships, four World Figure Skating Championships, and the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed 24th.
[edit] Coaching career
Johansson currently works as a coach at the Skating Club of Boston. With Mark Mitchell, he coaches many top-level skaters, including 2007 World Junior Champion Stephen Carriere, 2008 Eastern Sectionals Champion Katrina Hacker, 2007 US National Junior Pewter Medalist Curran Oi, 2007 Eastern Sectionals Champion Kylie Gleason, two time Junior Grand Prix Gold Medalist Juliana Cannarozzo, 2007 US National Silver Medalist Emily Hughes, and 2008 US National Junior Bronze Medalist Brittney Rizo. They formerly coached 2003 U.S. pewter medalist Scott Smith.
Johansson and Mitchell were the 2003, 2006, and 2007 USFSA/PSA Developmental Coaches of the Year and the 2006 USOC Developmental Coaches of the Year.[1][2][3]
Johansson also completed the 2008 Boston Marathon in a time of 4:10:10.[4][5][6][7]
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 1985–1986 | 1986–1987 | 1987–1988 | 1988–1989 | 1989–1990 | 1990-1991 | 1991-1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 24th | ||||||
| World Championships | 21st | 18th | 19th | FNR | |||
| European Championships | 20th | 14th | 15th | 8th | 10th | ||
| Swedish Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| Skate America | 14th | ||||||
| NHK Trophy | 10th | WD |
- FNR = Final Not Reached (Did not qualify for the free skate); WD = Withdrew
[edit] References
- Skatabase: 1980s Euros
- Skatabase: 1980s Worlds
- Skatabase: 1980s Olympics
- Skatabase: 1990s Euros
- Skatabase: 1990s Worlds
- Swedish Olympic Committee bio (Swedish)
- Svenska Mästerskapen i Konståkning för HerrarPDF (47.9 KiB) (Swedish)
