Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir (born November 6, 1989) is a retired Icelandic

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She is the 2012 National Champion, 2008 Junior bronze medalist and 2005 Novice silver medalist. She also has a gold from Reykjvík International Games 2013.

Career

She started skating in 1998 at the Reykjavík Skating Club where her main coaches were Jennifer Molin and Guillaume Kermen and later Nikolay Shashkov. During summers she skated in Sweden and USA with Molin and in France with Patrice Paillares. During 2009-2010 she skated in Vancouver B.C at the Vancouver Skating Club with coach but did not compete that year. She represented the Icelandic National team at three Nordic Championships, twice as junior in 2008 and 2009, and once as senior in 2013. Guðbjörg is the oldest of four sisters, all of which have skated. She later turned to coaching and judging and holds a national Technical Specialist licence. She studied biology at the

University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern co ...

from 2010 to 2017 graduating with a MSc. degree and is currently working as a microbiologist. Guðbjörg retired from competitive skating 2013. RIG 2013 Dagur 2

Programs

Competitive highlights

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External links

Nordics 2013 article

Reykjavik International Games 2013 article MBL

Nordics 2008 article

Nordics 2013 article

National Championships 2012 article RÚV
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Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir (born November 6, 1989) is a retired Icelandic Figure skating, figure skater. She is the 2012 National Champion, 2008 Junior bronze medalist and 2005 Novice silver medalist. She also has a gold from Reykjvík Internati ...

Sportspeople from Reykjavík University of Iceland alumni