Sunday, February 23, 2014

Sochi 2014: Anne Line Gjersem (another Pinay talent in winter olympics)

Anne Line Gjersem is a Filipino-Norwegian figure skater from Honefoss, Norway. Grew up with her Filipina mom and Norwegian Dad together with her twin sister, Camilla is also a figure skater. Since 2008, she began a rising star in figure skating when she competed at the ISU* Junior Grand Prix series and in 2010, she finished in 26th place for the World Junior Championships. In 2011, Gjersem marks her history for a senior debut at the European Championships were she finished at 25th place and follows by in 2013 as 22nd place as a second European qualifier and lastly in the World Championships where she finished in 32nd place.
In September 2013, She qualify the Nebelhorn Trophy for making a slot as a winter olympian in figure skating and also, she's the first Norwegian representative for female's figure skating single's in this year's winter olympics in Sochi, Russia. Gjersem finishes in  22nd place in short program and in overall of 23nd place in finals.

*International Skating Union

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