Erle Bjoland Harstad (born 6 August 1990) is a Norwegian

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. She is the

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and

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Norwegian national champion. She has participated three times at the

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Personal life

Erle Bjoland Harstad was born in

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. She has two older sisters, five and six years older than her, who were both skating.

Career

Harstad began skating at the age of six. She was eleven when she landed her first triple jump, a triple toe loop. She was coached by Berit Steigedal in

Asker Asker (), also called Asker proper (''Askerbygda'' or ''gamle Asker'' in Norwegian), is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway, located approximately 20km southwest of Oslo. From 2020 it is part of the ...

, during the high season. She trained in

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, and

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during the low season. Harstad represented Norway three times at the

. She placed 31st

, and 29th in both

and

. She has competed at the Junior Grand Prix series five seasons, her best placement being 10th place in

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in 2008.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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