Viveca Lindfors (figure skater)

Viveca Lindfors (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time Nordic medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2015) and the 2015 Finnish national bronze medalist. She placed eighth in her ISU Championship debut at the 2016 European Championships.

Viveca Lindfors was born on 30 January 1999 in Helsinki. Her two sisters and one brother are also practicing figure skating. Her younger sister Monica is the 2017 Finnish Junior Ice Dance Champion with Juho Pirinen.

Lindfors started skating at the age of five, and is now coached by Virpi Horttana at Espoon Jäätaiturit figure skating club.

Early career

Lindfors competed on the advanced novice level in the 2012–13 season, winning silver at the Finnish Championships and bronze at the Triglav Trophy.

In 2013–14, Lindfors moved up to the junior level. After taking bronze at the Finnish Championships, she won gold medals at Skate Helena and the Dragon Trophy.

2014–15 season: Senior debut

In October 2014, Lindfors debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, placing 18th in Zagreb, Croatia. She spent the rest of the season competing on the senior level. Appearing at her first ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, she finished 10th at the Warsaw Cup in November. After becoming the Finnish senior national bronze medalist, Lindfors won gold at Skate Helena and bronze at The Nordics. She concluded her season at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial, where she finished 4th.

2015–16 season: Debut at Worlds and Europeans

Starting her season on the JGP series, Lindfors placed 11th in Riga, Latvia and 9th in Toruń, Poland. She then competed at a pair of CS events, finishing 5th at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy and 4th at the 2015 Tallinn Trophy. In December, she finished 4th at the Finnish Championships, only 0.13 behind the bronze medal winner after winning the short program and placing 4th in the free skate. As the Finnish lady with the highest season's best, she was selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. She qualified for the free skate by placing 11th in the short program and finished 8th overall in her ISU Championship debut. She won the silver medal at the 2016 Nordics Open.

In March, Lindfors placed 25th in the short program at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary; she missed the cut-off for the free skate by one spot. In April, she finished 20th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston after placing 23rd in the short and 16th in the free.

2016–17 season

Lindfors started her season by placing 11th at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy and 10th at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. At the 2017 Finnish Championships she won the bronze medal behind Emmi Peltonen and Jenni Saarinen, placing 2nd in the short program and 3rd in the free skating.

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix