# Adrian Schultheiss

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 [music]... 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

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2012–2013 | DubseEpic Symph by Robot Boys Jenova Project by DatsiK Beta by Robot Boys | Samuel by René Aubry Avant La Pluie (partie II) by René Aubry Avant La Pluie (Chykidec' Remix) by René Aubry Cry by Michael Ortega |
| 2011–2012 | Nuclear Warhead by Black Violin | Romeo and Julieta by Raúl di Blasio Romeo and Juliet by D. Malikov, Sergei Prokofiev |
| 2010–2011 | Nuclear Warhead by Black Violin Scuba (Amon Tobin remix) by Bonobo | Romeo and Julieta by Raúl di Blasio Romeo and Juliet by D. Malikov, Sergei Prokofiev |
| 2009–2010 | My Way by David Mnatsakanyan Christmas Fantasy by David Mnatsakanyan | Teardrop by Massive Attack Insane in the Brain by Cypress Hill Smack my bitch up by Prodigy |
| 2008–2009 | Detective by Edgar | Hypnotic by Edgar Peuton by Edgar Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg |
| 2007–2008 | Electronic Violin | Mr. & Mrs. Smith by John Powell |
| 2006–2007 | Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven | Equinoxe by Jean-Michel Jarre Music by Yanni Equinoxe by Jean Michel Jarre |
| 2005–2006 | Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach (modern version) | Equinoxe by Jean-Michel Jarre Music by Yanni Equinoxe by Jean Michel Jarre |
| 2004–2005 | Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach (modern version) | Dragon Theme (from Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) by Randy Edelman |
| 2003–2004 | Sarabande by George Frideric Handel | Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouris The 7th Voyage of Sinbad by Bernard Herrmann |
| 2002–2003 | Alf leila We Leila (A Thousand and One Nights) by Baligh Hamdi Hayart Albimaak (You Bewildered My Heart) by Riadel Soumbati, Ahmed Ramy | Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouris The 7th Voyage of Sinbad by Bernard Herrmann |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 |
| Olympics | | | | | | | | 15th | | |
| Worlds | | | | | | 13th | 18th | 9th | 25th | |
| Europeans | | | | 20th | | 6th | 18th | 12th | 13th | |
| GP Cup of Russia | | | | | | | | 6th | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | 7th | | 10th | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | | 7th | 7th | 7th | |
| Crystal Skate | | | | | | | | 2nd | | |
| Finlandia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | 5th |
| Golden Spin | | | | | | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | | |
| Nepela Memorial | | | | | | | | | 4th | |
| Nordics | | | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | | | | 2nd | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 23rd | 13th | 16th | 14th | 18th | | | | |
| JGP Final | | | | 9th | | | | | | |
| JGP Andorra | | | | 2nd | | | | | | |
| JGP Austria | | | | | | 4th | | | | |
| JGP Bulgaria | | WD | | | | 6th | | | | |
| JGP Croatia | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| JGP Czech Rep. | | | | | 5th | | | | | |
| JGP Germany | | | 6th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Italy | 17th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Norway | | | | | 6th | | | | | |
| JGP Poland | | 10th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP United States | | | 6th | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||
| Swedish Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | WD | 2nd | 2nd | |

## Detailed results

2010–2011 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 12–13 November 2010 | 2010 Skate America | 7 63.71 | 9 124.49 | 7 188.20 |
| 22–24 October 2010 | 2010 NHK Trophy | 10 62.24 | 11 119.23 | 10 181.47 |
| 2009–2010 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 22–28 March 2010 | 2010 ISU World Championships | 12 72.35 | 7 145.91 | 9 218.26 |
| 14–27 February 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympic Games | 22 63.13 | 13 137.31 | 15 200.44 |