Andreas Nordebäck

Andreas Nordebäck (born 12 March 2004) is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2022 CS Ice Challenge silver medalist and the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist.

Andreas Nordebäck
Nordebäck at the 2024 World Championships
Born (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country Sweden
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachMélanie Joseph
Skating clubSkating and Dance Academy (Stockholm)
Began skating2007
Swedish Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BoråsSingles

On the junior level, Nordebäck is the 2022 JGP Czech Republic bronze medalist, a two-time Swedish junior national champion, and finished in the top 10 at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Nordebäck was born on 12 March 2004 in Solna, Sweden, a municipality of Stockholm.[1]

Career

Early career

Nordebäck began figure skating in 2007. During his early career, he was coached by Tanja Magnusson and Daniel Peinado, before eventually switching to Danil Efintsev.[1]

2017–18 season

Making his junior international debut, Nordebäck began the season by competing at the 2017 Volvo Open Cup, where he placed fifth. He went on to compete at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy, finishing sixth.[2]

At the 2018 Swedish Junior Championships, Nordebäck won the bronze medal. He then won the gold medal at the 2018 Nordic Junior Championships. He closed the season with fourth-place finish at the 2018 International Challenge Cup.[2]

2018–19 season

Debuting on the Junior Grand Prix series, Nordebäck finished ninth at both the 2018 JGP Czech Republic and 2018 JGP Slovenia. He then won the silver medal at the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb.[2]

At the 2019 Swedish Junior Championships, Nordebäck won the gold medal. Competing at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival, he finished fifth.[2]

Following the season, Nordebäck switched coaches from Danil Efintsev to Mélanie Joseph.[3]

2019–20 season

Nordebäck competed on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing fourteenth at the 2019 JGP Poland and fifteenth at the 2019 JGP Italy.[2]

At the 2020 Swedish Junior Championships, Nordebäck won the junior national title for the second year in a row. He then competed at the 2020 Bavarian Open, where he placed seventh.[2]

2020–21 season

Nordebäck did not compete during this season.[2] He performed in the Exhibition Gala at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.[4]

2021–22 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Nordebäck placed ninth at the 2021 JGP Russia and fifth at the 2021 JGP Austria. He then went on to win the gold medal at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy and at the 2022 Nordic Championships.[2]

Selected to compete at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Nordebäck finished tenth.[2]

2022–23 season

Nordebäck began the season by competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, winning the bronze medal at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic and seventh at the 2022 JGP Italy. Making his senior international debut, Nordebäck won the bronze medal at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy and silver medal at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge.[2]

At the 2023 Swedish Championships, Nordebäck won his first senior national title. He also went on to win gold at the 2023 Nordic Championships.[2]

Selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Nordebäck finished ninth. He then went on to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, and placed eleventh.[2]

Making his World Championship debut at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Nordebäck finished eighteenth.[2]

2023–24 season

Nordebäck began the season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. On the Grand Prix, he was twelfth of twelve skaters at the 2023 Skate America. In the second half of the season Nordebäck came twenty-second at the 2024 European Championships and twenty-third at the 2024 World Championships.[2]

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2023–2024
[5]
2022–2023
[1]

2021–2022
[6]
2020–2021Did not compete
2019–2020
[3]
2018–2019
[7]
2017–2018
[8]

Competitive highlights

CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [2]
Event17–1818–1919–2021–2222–2323–24
Worlds18th23th
Europeans9th22nd
GP Skate America12th
CS Finlandia Trophy3rd11th
CS Ice Challenge2nd
Nordics1st1st
International: Junior [2]
Junior Worlds10th11th
EYOF5th
JGP Austria5th
JGP Czech Republic9th3rd
JGP Italy15th7th
JGP Poland14th
JGP Russia9th
JGP Slovenia9th
Bavarian Open7th
Challenge Cup4th
Golden Bear2nd
Nordics1st1st
Tallinn Trophy6th1st
Volvo Open Cup5th
National
Swedish Champ.3rd J1st J1st J1st
J = Junior

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS229.882023 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short programTSS78.922022 CS Finlandia Trophy
TES37.932022 CS Finlandia Trophy
PCS30.632022 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free skatingTSS150.962022 CS Finlandia Trophy
TES75.892022 CS Finlandia Trophy
PCS76.032023 World Championships

Senior level

2023–24 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
March 18–24, 20242024 World Championships20
76.20
23
135.25
23
211.45
February 1-4, 20242023 Nordic Championships1
78.01
1
136.28
1
214.29
January 10-14, 20242024 European Championships8
77.62
23
111.80
22
189.42
October 20–22, 20232023 Skate America12
66.28
12
132.67
12
198.95
October 4–8, 20232023 CS Finlandia Trophy13
67.42
11
123.05
11
190.47

Junior level

2022–23 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
March 22–26, 20232023 World ChampionshipsSenior20
73.45
18
150.07
18
223.52
February 27–March 5, 20232023 World Junior ChampionshipsJunior5
76.82
12
127.90
11
204.32
February 2–5, 20232023 Nordic ChampionshipsSenior1
79.27
1
146.66
1
225.93
January 25–29, 20232023 European ChampionshipsSenior9
75.98
10
136.97
9
212.95
December 15–18, 20222022–23 Swedish ChampionshipsSenior1
83.82
2
144.37
1
228.19
November 9–13, 20222022 CS Ice ChallengeSenior2
75.24
4
143.01
2
218.25
October 12–15, 20222022 JGP ItalyJunior9
62.62
4
127.71
7
190.33
October 4–9, 20222022 CS Finlandia TrophySenior4
78.92
3
150.96
3
229.88
August 31–September 3, 20222022 JGP Czech RepublicJunior3
72.01
3
140.36
3
212.37
2021–22 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
April 13–17, 20222022 World Junior ChampionshipsJunior7
76.20
14
129.93
10
206.13
January 27–30, 20222022 Nordic Junior ChampionshipsJunior1
65.83
1
130.04
1
195.87
November 16–18, 20212021 Tallinn TrophyJunior1
65.64
1
130.07
1
195.71
October 6–9, 20212021 JGP AustriaJunior5
62.90
4
134.26
5
197.16
September 15–18, 20212021 JGP RussiaJunior10
60.26
9
120.68
9
180.94
2019–20 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 3–9, 20202020 Bavarian OpenJunior7
57.72
7
105.36
7
163.08
December 12–15, 20192019–20 Swedish Junior ChampionshipsJunior2
54.89
3
98.83
1
153.72
October 2–5, 20192019 JGP ItalyJunior16
53.66
14
106.95
15
160.61
September 18–21, 20192019 JGP PolandJunior15
53.92
12
99.97
14
153.89
2018–19 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 13–14, 20192019 European Youth Olympic Winter FestivalJunior5
56.95
3
114.95
5
171.90
December 12–16, 20182018–19 Swedish Junior ChampionshipsJunior1
61.12
1
116.14
1
177.26
October 25–28, 20182018 Golden Bear of ZagrebJunior2
60.74
2
103.61
2
164.35
October 3–6, 20182018 JGP SloveniaJunior11
57.96
9
107.06
9
165.02
September 26–29, 20182018 JGP Czech RepublicJunior7
63.04
10
110.40
9
173.44
2017–18 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 22–25, 20182018 International Challenge CupJunior6
49.54
4
104.05
4
153.59
February 1–4, 20182018 Nordic Junior ChampionshipsJunior1
51.86
1
105.78
1
157.64
December 13–17, 20172017–18 Swedish Junior ChampionshipsJunior2
52.62
3
108.55
3
161.17
November 21–26, 20172017 Tallinn TrophyJunior5
56.98
6
115.34
6
172.32
November 8–12, 20172017 Volvo Open CupJunior6
49.92
2
107.11
5
157.03

References