Eric Sjoberg (born August 22, 2001) is an American figure skater. He is the 2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic bronze medalist and 2020 U.S. national junior silver medalist.[1]

Eric Sjoberg
Born (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 23)
Middletown, Maryland
HometownLos Angeles
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States United States
CoachRafael Arutunian,Vera Arutunian , Nadezda Kanaeva
Skating clubLos Angeles FSC
Began skating2006

Personal life

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Sjoberg Graduated from the Capistrano Connections Academy in 2019.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Sjoberg began skating in 2006.[3]

2019–2020 season

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Competing on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix, he placed fourteenth at 2019 JGP Russia. In January, he won the junior silver medal at the 2020 U.S. Championships. He skated a clean free skate with achieved a Level 4 on three elements.[1] He was also assigned to the 2020 Bavarian Open, where he placed fourth.

2020–2021 season

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Sjoberg competed in the virtual Championship Series, placing first in his group and first overall. This qualified him for his first Senior national championships. Competing at the 2021 U.S. Championships, Sjoberg placed ninth.

2021-2022 season

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Sjoberg started the 2021–2022 season by placing 3rd in the 2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.[4]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[2]
2019–2020
[3]

Competitive highlights

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

2016–17 to present

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International [5]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
CS Golden Spin 12th
CS U.S. Classic[a] 9th
CS Warsaw Cup 19th
Cranberry Cup 3rd
U.S. Classic 3rd
International: Junior
JGP Australia 8th
JGP Australia 8th
JGP Russia 7th 14th
Bavarian Open 4th
National
U.S. Championships 4th J 10th J 2nd J 9th WD
U.S. Collegiate Champ. 2nd
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

2010–2011 to 2015–2016

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International: Junior
Event 15–16
Egna Trophy 3rd

Detailed results

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Senior level

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. domestic events. Current ISU world bests highlighted in bold and italic. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

2022–2023 season
Date Event SP FS Total
September 13–16, 2022 2022 CS U.S. Classic 11
47.49
8
131.60
9
179.09
August 9–14, 2022 2022 Cranberry Cup International 2
70.46
3
129.94
3
200.40
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 7–11, 2021 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 10
73.48
12
139.29
12
212.77
November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 24
60.33
15
129.05
19
189.38
September 15–19, 2021 2021 U.S. Classic 3
78.11
3
143.01
3
221.12
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 11
74.01
10
139.38
9
213.39

Junior level

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Small medals are awarded at ISU championships only. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 3–9, 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 3
68.75
4
120.56
4
189.31
January 20–26, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships 6
62.97
1
139.41
2
202.38
11–14 September 2019 2019 JGP Russia 18
48.57
13
104.69
14
153.26
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
Jan. 19 – 27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships 10
55.54
10
106.45
10
161.99
2017–18 season
August 23–26, 2017 2017 JGP Australia 8
53.69
6
116.85
8
170.54
2016–17 season
January 14 – 22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships 3
60.73
4
109.88
4
170.61
September 14–17, 2016 2016 JGP Russia 6
59.72
8
117.49
7
177.21
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 15–17, 2016 2016 Gardena Spring Trophy 3
47.30
3
104.16
3
151.46

Notes

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  1. ^ The 2021 U.S. Classic was not part of the Challenger Series that season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "First Junior Champions Crowned at U.S. Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b [1]. U.S. Figure Skating. January 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b [2]. International Skating Union. January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic". ijs.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  5. ^ "Competition Results: Eric SJOBERG". International Skating Union.