Michael Johannes Malmin Tyllesen (born 27 August 1973) is a Danish former competitive

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. He is the 1997

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bronze medalist, a two-time

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champion, and a two-time Nordic champion.

Career

Tyllesen was a member of Gladsaxe Skøjteløber Forening. He also trained in

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and

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, and worked with choreographers Lorna Brown and Igor Bobrin. Tyllesen's career-best ISU Championship result, sixth, came at the 1993 European Championships in

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, Finland. He served as Denmark's flag bearer at the

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, Norway; he finished 13th after placing 13th in the short and 12th in the free skate. Tyllesen finished ninth at the

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in Nagano and 13th at the 1998 World Championships in

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. After retiring from competition in 2000, Tyllesen performed in ice shows for nine years and then became a coach in Denmark. He is the head coach at Tårnby Skøjteklub.

Programs

Results

''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''

References

External links

Figure skating corner profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyllesen, Michael Danish male single skaters Living people 1973 births Olympic figure skaters for Denmark Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Frederiksberg