Additional Information
MusicMusic short program/short dance as of season 2013/2014
Maria And The Violin's String by Ashram
Music free skating/free dance as of season 2013/2014
Westside Story by Leonard Bernstein (ISU, 14 Jan 2014)
ChoreographerSalome Brunner, SUI; Rostislav Sinicyn, RUS; Michael Huth, GER (ISU, 14 Jan 2014)
Start of sporting careerShe took up figure skating at age eight in Gjovik, Norway. (ringblad.no, 05 Oct 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportShe and her twin sister Camilla decided at age nine they wanted to focus fully on figure skating. They initially trained once a week for a year, then started training daily with a private tutor. At age 12 she set herself the goal of competing at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (oa.no, 05 Oct 2013; nrk.no, 27 Mar 2012)
AmbitionsTo compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (tv2.no, 28 Sep 2013)
TrainingIn the low season she trains 26 hours a week, dividing her time between Malmo, Sweden and Oberstdorf, Germany. During the high season she trains 22 hours a week in Malmo. (ISU, 14 Jan 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievementFinishing seventh at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy to qualify for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
HeroNorwegian figure skater Sonja Henie, Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner. (NOC Media Guide, 2014; nrk.no, 27 Mar 2012)
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