# Gabriel Folkesson

Gabriel Folkesson (born 19 February 2002) is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2024 Swedish National champion and a two-time Nordic Championship silver medalist.

## Personal life

Folkesson was born on 19 February 2002 in Trelleborg, Sweden. He began skating in 2007 and is a member of the Trelleborg Figure Skating Club.

## Career
### 2023–24 season

As part of the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, Folkesson competed at the 2023 Warsaw Cup, where he finished in 7th place. He made his international championship debut at the 2024 European Championships, where he finished in 21st place.

## Competitive highlights

* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| European Championships | | | 21st | |
| Swedish Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | 14th | 16th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | 22nd | 7th | |
| Challenge Cup | | | 6th | |
| Nordic Championships | | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 3rd | | | |
| Winter University Games | | 16th | | 21st |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
| World Junior Championships | | 22nd | |
| Swedish Championships | 1st | 1st | |
| JGP Belarus | | 8th | |
| JGP Italy | | 11th | |
| JGP Slovakia | | | 15th |
| Cup of Nice | 3rd | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | 1st | |
| Ice Star | 2nd | | |
| Tallinn Trophy | | 4th | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 205.79 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TSS | 78.44 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TES | 42.04 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | PCS | 36.40 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | TSS | 127.35 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | TES | 58.58 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | PCS | 68.77 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 166.39 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 57.11 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TES | 31.62 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 25.49 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 110.01 | 2017 JGP Belarus |
| Free skating | TES | 58.86 | 2017 JGP Italy |
| Free skating | PCS | 54.08 | 2017 JGP Belarus |

### Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Mar 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup | 3 | 65.39 | 3 | 121.28 | 3 | 186.67 |
| Apr 7–10, 2022 | 2022 Swedish Championships | 2 | 61.79 | 2 | 116.35 | 2 | 178.14 |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 13–16, 2022 | 2022 CS Budapest Trophy | 14 | 54.74 | 15 | 106.56 | 14 | 161.30 |
| Nov 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 25 | 48.73 | 19 | 113.50 | 22 | 162.23 |
| Dec 15–18, 2022 | 2023 Swedish Championships | 4 | 59.67 | 3 | 124.58 | 3 | 184.25 |
| Jan 12–16, 2023 | 2023 Winter World University Games | 13 | 61.99 | 15 | 112.12 | 16 | 174.11 |
| Feb 1–5, 2023 | 2023 Nordic Championships | 3 | 62.77 | 2 | 128.00 | 2 | 190.77 |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 13–15, 2023 | 2023 CS Budapest Trophy | 13 | 62.08 | 17 | 113.14 | 16 | 175.22 |
| Nov 16–19, 2023 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | 5 | 78.44 | 13 | 127.35 | 7 | 205.79 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 Swedish Championships | 1 | 71.41 | 1 | 125.78 | 1 | 197.19 |
| Jan 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 17 | 70.71 | 21 | 120.96 | 21 | 191.67 |
| Feb 1–4, 2024 | 2024 Nordic Championships | 2 | 71.98 | 3 | 119.61 | 2 | 191.59 |
| Feb 22–25, 2024 | 2024 International Challenge Cup | 5 | 75.34 | 6 | 130.37 | 6 | 205.71 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Dec 12–15, 2024 | 2025 Swedish Championships | 3 | 61.09 | 2 | 130.16 | 3 | 191.25 |
| Jan 16–18, 2025 | 2025 Winter World University Games | 14 | 64.24 | 21 | 105.13 | 21 | 169.37 |