Margit Catharina Lindgren (born 10 May 1963), known as Catarina Lindgren, is a Swedish

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coach, choreographer, and former competitor. She is a four-time (1981–1984) Swedish national champion. She represented Sweden at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 20th.

Personal life

Margit Catharina Lindgren was born on 10 May 1963 in

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. She married American figure skater

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in 1986 and their twins, a boy and a girl, were born in the late 1990s. Their son is named Kai. And daughter named Mikaela.

Career

Lindgren became a four-time Swedish national champion in the first half of the 1980s. She was sent to the

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, where she placed 20th. After ending her competitive career, Lindgren skated with

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. She then became a coach and choreographer. As of 2017, she is based at the Broadmoor World Arena in

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. Among the students she has trained or choreographed for include: *

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* Alexe Gilles * Kaja Hanevold *

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* Viktoria Helgesson * Kim Chae-Hwa *

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* Chaochih Liu *

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* Angelika Pylkina/ Niklas Hogner * Darja Škrlj *

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Competitive highlights

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindgren, Catarina Swedish female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Sweden Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Living people 1963 births Figure skating choreographers Sportspeople from Piteå 20th-century Swedish sportswomen