Kristoffer Berntsson

Kristoffer Berntsson
Berntsson in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Johan Kristoffer Berntsson
Country represented	Sweden
Born	(1982-07-13) 13 July 1982 (age 34) Gothenburg
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Coach	Andrea Dohany
Choreographer	Andrea Dohany Zerjon Abebe
Skating club	Landvetter KK
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	206.29 2007 Worlds
Short program	69.02 2008 Worlds
Free skate	140.20 2007 Worlds

Johan Kristoffer Berntsson (born 13 July 1982 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish figure skater. He is an eight-time (2000–2001, 2004–2005, 2007–2010) Swedish national champion and the five-time (2002–2005, 2007) Nordic Champion. Berntsson was the first Swede to land a triple Axel.

Berntsson began skating at age 5. Though he started out doing both hockey and figure skating, he soon focused exclusively on the latter. Berntsson won the Swedish junior national champion in 1996–1997, a title he would go on to win the next two season as well. He skated on the international junior circuit starting in 1998–1999. In the 1999–2000 season, still skating primarily as a junior, Berntsson won the national title and made his senior debut at the European Championships, finishing 21st. He finished in the same place for the next two seasons, and failed to qualify for the free skate at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Worlds.

Berntsson had better results in 2003–2004, winning a medal at the Finlandia Trophy and moving up to 13th at the Europeans and 21st at Worlds. His results continued to improve the next season, when he moved into the top ten at Europeans for the first time in his career and was 14th at Worlds. In the 2005–2006 season, Berntsson finished 11th at both his Grand Prix events, and lost the national title to Adrian Schultheiss. He was 14th at the 2006 Europeans and 23rd at both the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and at Worlds.