Ã…sa Persson (born 17 October 1983 in
Osby
Osby () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Osby Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 7,157 inhabitants in 2010 and 13,238 inhabitants in 2022. It is the birthplace of the toy manufacturer BRIO, whose museum, the BRIO Lekoseum, ...
) is a Swedish former competitive
figure skater
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. She is the 2003
Swedish national champion and 1998 & 1999 junior national champion. She competed in the free skate at four
ISU Championships –
2000 Junior Worlds in
Oberstdorf
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, Germany;
2002 Junior Worlds in
Hamar
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, Norway;
2002 Worlds in
Nagano, Japan; and
2003 Europeans in
Malmö
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, Sweden. Her highest placement, 14th, came at 2002 Junior Worlds. She was coached by Jan Ullmark.
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After retiring from competition, Persson became the Ice Captain on board the Royal Caribbean cruise ship ''Allure of the Seas''.
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Programs
Results
References
External links
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Figure skating corner profile
1983 births
Living people
People from Osby Municipality
Swedish female single skaters
Sportspeople from Skåne County
21st-century Swedish sportswomen
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