Linnea Ceder (born 8 August 2002) is a Finnish

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. She is the 2022 and 2025 Finnish national silver medalist.

Personal life

Ceder was born on August 8, 2002, in

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, Finland, to parents, Mia and Ikka. She has two younger siblings, Linus and Elle. Ceder's sister, Elle, is a

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who competed in the semi-finals at the

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in the women's 800 metre event.

Career

Early years

Ceder began figure skating in 2006. Her first coaches included Lumiki Maki, Pia Parvainen, and Kim Jacobson. In 2016, she joined the Espoo Figure Skating Club where Virpi Horttana became her coach. On the novice level, she finished fifth at the 2016 Nordic Championships.

2016–17 season

Making her junior international debut, Ceder finished eighth at the 2016 Lombardia Trophy. She then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2017 Finnish Junior Championships before placing fourth on the junior level at the 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup. Ceder finished the season by winning the gold medal at the 2017 Nordic Junior Championships.

2017–18 season

Ceder began the season by debuting on the

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series, finishing fifteenth at 2017 JGP Belarus. She then went on to win the silver medal on the junior level at the 2017 Tirnavia Ice Cup and placing thirteenth on the junior level at the 2017 Tallinn Trophy. In December, Ceder finished sixth at the 2018 Finnish Junior Championships. She subsequently closed the season by placing eighth on the junior level at the 2018 International Challenge Cup and winning the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2018 Coupe du Printemps.

2018–19 season

Ceder started the season by competing on the junior level at the 2018 Tallinn Trophy, where she placed sixth. She then made her senior national debut at the 2019 Finnish Championships, finishing fifth. Ceder followed this up by winning bronze on the senior level at the 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup. Selected to compete at the

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ceder finished the event in tenth place. She then went on to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in

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, Croatia. She placed twenty-ninth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.

2019–20 season

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Ceder began the season by competing on the

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series, placing eighth at 2019 JGP Russia. She then competed on the senior level, placing seventh at the

2019 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy was held in October 2019 in Espoo. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Internationa ...

, winning the bronze medal at the 2019 Halloween Cup, and placing sixth at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy. In December, she won the bronze medal at the 2020 Finnish Championships. Selected to compete at the 2020 European Championships in

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, Austria, Ceder finished the event in twelfth place.

2020–21 season

Ceder did not compete during this season.

2021–22 season

Over the summer, Ceder struggled with a leg injury from changing skates, which ultimately kept her off the ice for three months. She started the season by competing at the

2021 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy was held on October 7–10, 2021 in Espoo, Finland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, pairs, an ...

but withdrew following the short program. Ceder then went on to compete at the 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and the

2021 CS Cup of Austria The 2021 CS Cup of Austria by Icechallenge was held on November 11–14, 2021 in Graz, Austria. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entri ...

, finishing eighth and nineteenth, respectively. In December, she competed at the 2022 Finnish Championships, winning the silver medal behind

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. She subsequently won the bronze medal at the 2022 Bavarian Open before finishing fourth at the 2022 Nordic Championships and at the 2022 Jégvirág Cup. Selected to compete at the 2022 World Junior Championships in

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, Estonia, where she placed twelfth.

2022–23 season

Ceder began the season by competing on the

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, placing tenth at the

2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 21–24, 2022, in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was the third event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entrie ...

and eleventh at the

2022 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy was held on October 4–9, 2022, in Espoo, Finland. It was the fifth event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The In ...

. She went on to compete at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup but withdrew following the short program. Due to the

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, Russia's annually held

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event, the

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, was cancelled and replaced with the

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for an indefinite period. As a result, Ceder was selected as one of the nation's host representatives to compete at the

2022 Grand Prix of Espoo The 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo was the sixth event of the 2022–23 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland, from November 25-27. Medal ...

. She ultimately finished the event in eleventh place. Due to sustaining a stress fracture in her lower back, Ceder missed the remaining season.

2023–24 season

Returning from injury, Ceder started the season by competing at the 2023 Swiss Open, where she finished in fourth place. She then went on to place seventeenth at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup and fifth at the 2023 Tallinn Trophy. In December, Ceder competed at the 2024 Finnish Championships, where she placed sixth. She subsequently finished the season by finishing sixth at the 2024 Volvo Open Cup and winning bronze at the 2024 Sonja Henie Trophy.

2024–25 season

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Ceder began the season by competing on the

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, finishing eighth at the

2024 CS Nepela Memorial The 2024 CS Nepela Memorial was held on October 24–26, 2024, in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The International Skating ...

and fourth at the

2024 CS Tallinn Trophy The 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy was held on November 12–17, 2024, in Tallinn, Estonia, as a part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The International Skating Union ...

. She then went on to win the gold medal at the 2024 Lounakeskus Trophy. In December, she won the silver medal at the 2025 Finnish Championships behind

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. Selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships in

, Estonia, Ceder finished the event in fifteenth place. She then competed at the 2025 Nordic Championships and the 2025 Bellu Memorial, winning silver and gold, respectively. Ceder subsequently finished the season by debuting at the

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, United States, finishing in eighteenth place overall. With this placement, Ceder won Finland a quota for women's singles skating at the

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. In an interview following the free skate, Ceder shared, "Even though I was, of course, so happy after making the final and qualifying the spot for my country, the nerves were still there. But I'm fairly happy with what I showed today. There were a few things here and there, but overall, I think I did pretty good. The reactions after the short program, after I secured the Olympic spot, were really great, people were so happy. Next year, there will be tight competition for that spot in Finland because we have a lot of strong girls. But I’m ready to do my best and fight."

Programs

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Competitive highlights

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Detailed results

Senior

Junior

References

External links

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