| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Viktoria Helgesson |
| Country represented | Sweden |
| Born | September 13, 1988 Tibro |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Coach | Regina Jensen Christina Helgesson |
| Choreographer | Susanne Seger Catarina Lindgren |
| Skating club | Tibro KK |
| Current training locations | Tibro, Skara, Lidköping, Chicago, Boston |
| Began skating | 1991 |
| World standing | 14 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] |
| Season's bests | 31 (2010–2011)[2] 19 (2009–2010)[3] 73 (2008–2009)[4] |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 161.79 2010 Worlds |
| Short program | 56.32 2010 Worlds |
| Free skate | 105.47 2010 Worlds |
Viktoria Helgesson (born September 13, 1988 in Tibro, Sweden) is a Swedish figure skater. She is a four-time (2008–2011) Nordic champion, 2011 Skate America bronze medalist, and six-time (2007–2011) Swedish national champion. Viktoria's 6th place at the 2011 European Championships is the best finish by a Swedish figure skater since 1932.[5] Her bronze medal at 2011 Skate America is the first Grand Prix medal by a Swedish skater.[6]
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Helgesson began skating at the age of three, following in the footsteps of her mother, a former competitive skater who competed at the European Championships. She and her younger sister Joshi are both coached by their mother.[7][8] At the age of 12, she landed her first triple jump.
Helgesson competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships, where she came in 22nd. In 2007, she won the Swedish national title for the first time at the senior level. She again competed at Junior Worlds, finishing 28th.
In 2008, Helgesson made her European Championships and World Championships debut, and came in 18th at both events. She improved upon her result at the 2009 European Championships, but failed to qualify for the free skate at that season's Worlds, and was thus unable to qualify an Olympic berth for Sweden.
In 2010, Helgesson finished 11th at the Europeans. Two months later, she improved her personal best by 19 points to finish tenth at Worlds.[9] She consequently received two Grand Prix assignments in the 2010-11 season, the first of her career; she finished 9th at the 2010 NHK Trophy and 6th at that season's Skate America. She medalled at two international events, the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2010 Merano Cup, and improved to 6th at the Europeans, the best finish by a Swedish figure skater since 1932.[5] She was 17th at Worlds.
Helgesson began the 2011-12 season at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy, where she finished 5th. In October 2011, she won the bronze medal at the 2011 Skate America, her first medal at a Grand Prix event, as well as the first by any Swedish skater.[6] She is also assigned to the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard.[10]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | My Funny Valentine performed by Ahn Trio |
Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 2010–2011 | Fuori Dal Mondo from This Is England by Ludovico Einaudi Nessun dorma from Turandot Giacomo Puccini |
The Drummer by Trey Lee Sad Romance by Thao Nguyen Xanh August Rhapsody from August Rush by Mark Mancina |
| 2009–2010 | Fuori Dal Mondo from This Is England by Ludovico Einaudi |
One Moment in Time by Albert Hammond & John Bettis performed by Vanessa-Mae Finale di un concerto interotto per violin from Canone Inverso by Ennio Morricone |
| 2007–2008 | The Rose (Bette Midler soundtrack) |
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 18th | 27th | 10th | 17th | |
| European Championships | 18th | 14th | 11th | 6th | |
| Swedish Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Nordic Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Skate America | 6th | 3rd | |||
| NHK Trophy | 9th | ||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 5th | ||||
| International Challenge Cup | 5th | 1st | |||
| Coupe de Nice | 8th | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 11th | 9th | |||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5th | ||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 5th | ||||
| Merano Cup | 5th | 1st | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | 5th | |||
| NRW Trophy | 10th | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 4th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Austria | 8th |
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 22nd | 28th | |||
| Swedish Championships | 1st J. | 3rd J. | 2nd | 1st | |
| Nordic Championships | 2nd J. | 6th J. | 6th | ||
| Coupe de Nice | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 16th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 17th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 14th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | 12th | ||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 4th J. | ||||
| Mladost Trophy | 5th J. | ||||
| Copenhagen Trophy | 1st J. | 5th J. | |||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 4th J. | ||||
| J. = Junior level | |||||
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