Joshi Helgesson

Joshi Helgesson
Helgesson at the 2013-14 Swedish Championships.
Born	(1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 30) Tibro, Sweden
Hometown	Tibro
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Sweden
Coach	Christina Helgesson, Brian Orser, Ghisland Briand
Skating club	Tibro KK
Began skating	1996
Retired	7 November 2017

Joshi Helgesson (born 7 June 1993) is a Swedish retired figure skater. She is the 2014 Bavarian Open champion, 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and three-time Swedish national champion.

She and her sister Viktoria are the only siblings to finish together in the top 5 of a major championship as single skaters, a feat achieved during the 2015 European Championships.

Personal life

Joshi Helgesson was born in Tibro, Sweden.^[1] Her elder sister, Viktoria, is also a former competitive skater, and their mother, Christina, is their coach.^[2][3] She also has an older brother named Lukas and a father named Lennart.^[4]

Career

Early career

Helgesson placed 4th at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her Grand Prix debut came at the start of the following season; she placed 9th at the 2009 Skate America and 11th at the 2009 Skate Canada International.

In April 2011, Helgesson made her senior ISU Championship debut at the World Championships in Moscow. After advancing past the preliminary round, she placed 16th in the short program and qualified for the final segment. Her 13th place in the free skate lifted her to 15th overall. In January 2012, Helgesson finished 10th in Sheffield, England at her first European Championships.

2012–13 season: Top ten at Europeans

In the early part of the 2012–13 season, Helgesson sustained a stress fracture of the fibula in her take-off leg but returned to the ice two weeks before the 2012 Cup of China, where she finished 7th.^[5] She placed 8th at her second GP event, the 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, and 9th at the 2012 NRW Trophy.

She won the 2013 Swedish national title ahead of her sister and went on to place 8th at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. After taking silver at the Nordic Championships, she closed her season with gold medals at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial and Coupe du Printemps.

2013–14 season: Worlds Final and Nordic Champion

Helgesson at the 2013–14 Swedish Championships

Helgesson started her season by winning the silver medal at the Denkova-Staviski Cup. After taking silver at the Swedish Championships, she placed 9th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Helgesson won gold at the Bavarian Open and at the Nordic Championships. In March 2014, she travelled to Saitama, Japan to compete at her second World Championships; she placed 15th in the short, 12th in the free, and 14th overall.

2014–15 season: 4th at Europeans

Helgesson started her season on the ISU Challenger Series (CS), finishing 7th at the Lombardia Trophy and winning the silver medal at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy. She withdrew from both of her GP assignments, the 2014 Skate America and 2014 Rostelecom Cup, due to an injury.^{[citation needed]}

After winning silver at the Swedish Championships, Helgesson achieved a career-best 4th-place finish at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Closing her season, she finished 14th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–16 season

After starting her season with silver at the Lombardia Trophy, Helgesson competed at a pair of CS events, placing 7th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and then taking the bronze medal at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. She finished 9th at both of her GP assignments, the 2015 Skate Canada International and 2015 Rostelecom Cup. At the 2016 Europeans Helgesson placed 6th in the short program, but 11th in the free skate and 9th overall. She won the 2016 Nordics Open ahead of Viveca Lindfors. At the 2016 Worlds she did two major mistakes in her short program, placed 30th and did not qualify to the free skate.

2016–17 season

Following the 2016–17 season Helgesson announced that she would move from Tibro to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to train with Brian Orser.^[6] She started her season by placing 7th at 2016 CS Autumn Classic and 9th at 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy.

2017–18 season

Helgesson trained for the season to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. She competed at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy, but her level of skating did not improve as she planned. On 7 November 2017, she announced her retirement from competition.^[7]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2017–2018 [8][9]	Unforgettable by Irving Gordon performed by Sia choreo. by Joey Russell	Sylvia by Léo Delibes choreo. by David Wilson
2016–2017 [10]	Let Me Entertain You from Gypsy by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim performed by Debbie Gibson choreo. by Catarina Lindgren	Endangered Species performed by Dianne Reeves Composition of Rayshaun by RayShaun Thompson choreo. by Catarina Lindgren
2015–2016 [11]	Too Darn Hot (RAC mix) performed by Ella Fitzgerald choreo. by Catarina Lindgren	Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez Las Bandidas by Éric Serra choreo. by Catarina Lindgren Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez Shot You Down by Audio Bullys ft. Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) performed by Nico Vega Las Bandidas by Éric Serra choreo. by Catarina Lindgren
2014–2015 [1]	Blackbird performed by Dionne Farris choreo. by Catarina Lindgren	Snow White and the Huntsman by James Newton Howard choreo. by Catarina Lindgren	Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
2013–2014 [12]	Cirque du Soleil: Mystere Taiko choreo. by Catarina Lindgren	Warrior Princess (from Cirque du Soleil) An Ancient Muse by Loreena McKennitt Here Comes the King by X-Ray Dog choreo. by Catarina Lindgren
2012–2013 [5][13]	Cirque du Soleil: Mystere Taiko choreo. by Catarina Lindgren	Burlesque Express Blues in Night by Quincy Jones Show Me How You Burlesque choreo. by Catarina Lindgren
2011–2012 [14]	The Man with the Golden Arm	Romeo and Juliet by Craig Armstrong Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev performed by Vanessa-Mae
2010–2011 [15]	Sarabande Suite	Palladio by Karl Jenkins Feeling Good Palladio by Karl Jenkins
2009–2010 [16]	Magaya by Chris Spheeris	Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Edvin Marton Somewhere in Time by John Barry performed by Maksim Mrvica The Godfather by Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola performed by Edvin Marton
2008–2009 [17]	Amélie by Yann Tiersen	Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven Somewhere in Time by John Barry The Godfather by Nino Rota
2007–2008 [18]	Pachelbel's Canon by Johann Pachelbel	Arabian selections Pasha by Vanessa-Mae Shik Shak Shok by Arabic Hakim Belly Dancing

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2009–10 to present

International[19]
Event	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
Worlds		15th			14th	14th	30th	26th
Europeans			10th	8th	9th	4th	9th	14th
GP Bompard				9th
GP Cup of China		7th		7th				12th
GP Rostel. Cup						WD	9th
GP Skate America	9th	4th	10th			WD
GP Skate Canada	11th						9th	10th
CS Autumn Classic								7th
CS Finlandia							3rd	9th	WD
CS Lombardia						6th			14th
CS Nepela Trophy						2nd	7th
Bavarian Open					1st
Challenge Cup								4th
Cup of Nice		10th
DS Cup					2nd
Finlandia	14th
Hellmut Seibt				1st
Lombardia							2nd
Merano Cup			3rd
Mont Blanc		2nd
Nebelhorn	18th	4th	3rd
Nordics	3rd	6th	2nd	2nd	1st		1st	4th
NRW Trophy			5th	9th
Printemps				1st		1st	1st
Triglav Trophy	2nd
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds	9th		9th
National[19]
Swedish Champ.	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st
WD: Withdrew

2004–05 to 2008–09

International[19]
Event	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09
Challenge Cup					2nd
Golden Spin					2nd
International: Junior or novice[19]
Junior Worlds				7th	4th
JGP Estonia				7th
JGP Hungary			9th
JGP Italy					7th
JGP South Africa					9th
JGP USA				6th
EYOF					2nd J.
Challenge Cup				4th J.
Cup of Nice			3rd J.
Nordics		3rd N.	4th J.	1st J.	1st J.
Copenhagen	2nd N.
Triglav Trophy	4th N.
National[19]
Swedish Champ.			1st J.	1st J.	1st J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

1. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
2. Jangbro, Eva Maria (26 April 2011). "The Helgesson sisters Viktoria and Joshi: Alike but Different". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
3. Luchianov, Vladislav (6 July 2012). "Sweden's Helgessons keep it all in the family". Icenetwork.
4. Jonsson, Jan. "Seg fotskada stör drömmen om EM". Sydsvenskan. Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
5. Jangbro, Eva Maria (13 December 2012). "Joshi Helgesson - the firebird from Sweden". Absolute Skating.
6. "Joshi Helgesson flyttar till Kanada". Skaraborgs Allehanda. 20 July 2016.
7. Lundin, Andreas; Ingman, Cecilia; Prytz, Jens (7 November 2017). "Joshi Helgesson avslutar karriären: "Jag har inte utvecklats"". Sveriges Radio.
8. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
9. "Joshi Helgesson". Skate Sweden. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017.
10. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017.
11. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
12. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.
13. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013.
14. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012.
15. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.
16. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010.
17. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
18. "Joshi HELGESSON: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008.
19. "Competition Results: Joshi HELGESSON". International Skating Union.

External links

Media related to Joshi Helgesson at Wikimedia Commons

• Joshi Helgesson official website
• Joshi Helgesson at the International Skating Union