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Adrian Schultheiss
Schultheiss in 2010.
Full name	Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss
Born	(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36) Kungsbacka, Sweden
Hometown	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Sweden
Coach	Maria Bergqvist Joanna Dahlstrand
Skating club	Lerum
Began skating	1991

Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss (born 11 August 1988) is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. He is the 2006 Swedish national champion, the 2004–2005 Swedish junior national champion, and the 2006 Nordic Champion. He is the first Swedish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event, which he did in 2005.

Career

Adrian Schultheiss was born in Kungsbacka, Sweden and began skating at the age of three. He was the Swedish novice champion in 2002 before debuting internationally the next season. Schultheiss skated as a junior through the end of the 2008 season, although by 2005 he had already begun competing as a senior in some international events. In 2006, Schultheiss won the Swedish National championships. In 2007–08, he skated in both senior and junior events and finished a career-best 6th at the 2008 Europeans. He was 13th at 2008 Worlds. The next season, he was 18th at both events.

Schultheiss was selected to represent Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics based on his showing at the 2010 Europeans; he finished 15th at the Olympics. At the 2010 Worlds, he skated a strong long program with a quadruple toe loop to finish in the top ten for the first time in his career.

Schultheiss is known for choosing unusual concepts for his programs, most notably his craziness-themed 2009–10 long program, which he skated wearing a straitjacket costume. He has stated that "it's more interesting and important when people try to make some difference from all points of view" and that "if you watch the classical ... people get bored easy. You need variation. That's what I'm trying to show."

Schultheiss is the first skater from Sweden to land a quadruple jump in competition, first at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and later at the 2010 Worlds.

Schultheiss parted ways with coach Evgeni Loutkov after 2010 Skate America and began working with Johanna Dahlstrand and Maria Bergqvist. As part of his preparation for the 2011–12 season, he spent eight weeks in Delaware with coach Priscilla Hill. He missed the Swedish Championships due to a back injury and underwent surgery the week before Christmas.

Programs

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Detailed results

References

1. Osborne, Magdalena (2006). "Sweden's Adrian Schultheiss makes a mark". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
2. Osborne, Magdalena (2008). "Adrian has no doubts". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
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6. "Cypress Hill is Now Figure-Skating Music". Sports Illustrated. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
7. Jangbro, Eva Maria (15 January 2011). "Adrian Schultheiss: "You have to dare to dream..."". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
8. ^ Jangbro, Eva Maria (31 December 2011). "Adrian Schultheiss: "I will be back with two challenging programs!"". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
9. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
10. ^ "Programs". AdrianSchultheiss.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
11. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012.
12. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
13. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
14. Eley, Melanie (2009). "Adrian Schultheiss answers fan questions". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
15. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
16. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
17. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
18. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
19. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
20. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
21. "Adrian SCHULTHEISS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
22. ^ "Competition Results: Adrian SCHULTHEISS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017.

External links

• Adrian Schultheiss at the International Skating Union
• Official website of Adrian Schultheiss
• "Adrian Schultheiss". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

• Swedish male single skaters
• 1988 births
• People from Kungsbacka
• Living people
• Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• Olympic figure skaters for Sweden
• Sportspeople from Halland County
• 21st-century Swedish sportsmen