Justus Strid (born 29 April 1987) is a retired Danish

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. He is the 2012

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bronze medalist, a three-time

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silver medalist, and a seven-time Danish national champion.

Career

Strid originally competed for Sweden. In 2004, he moved to

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, Denmark to be coached by

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and Julia Sandstrom. He himself began working as a coach at about the same time, teaching skating to children. He later changed coaches, deciding to work with his brother, Kalle Strid, and Martin Johansson. He lives in the center of Copenhagen and trains in Skatingclub Copenhagen (SKK). Strid began skating for Denmark in the 2007–08 season. This was after the Danish skating federation asked him to represent them. He won his first national title that season. He debuted at the European and World Championships in 2011. He did not qualify for the free skate at either event. Strid reached the free skate at the 2012 European Championships in

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, England, where he finished 20th. He was also successful at the 2013 European Championships in

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, Croatia and 2013 World Championships in

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, Canada. On April 18, 2015, Strid announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.

Programs

Results

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References

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Justus Strid
at Figure Skating Online {{DEFAULTSORT:Strid, Justus 1987 births Living people Danish male single skaters Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Copenhagen 21st-century Danish sportsmen