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Mathias Jansons was born April 6th, 2001, in Mākonage, [[Nordjura Province]]. Jansons' parents were secondary teachers in a local public school, with his father teaching Eirian and his mother teaching global studies. His mother, Liana Kaleja, was a former ice in her youth, earning a silver medal at the National Youth Championships and a bronze at the Eirian FS University Cup. As such, Jansons was introduced to the Figure Skating world from a very early age. In an interview, he quipped that he "...almost was born on the ice." | |||
===Career=== | ===Career=== | ||
Initially, Jansons started out as a junior ice dancer, winning a few medals at local competitions. However, during a competition at age 14, retired national champion in women's singles Talia Renōva noticed Jansons' swiftness and fluidity on the ice and suggested to his parents that he try competing in Men's singles instead. In just a year and a half of coaching from Renōva, he won his first major accolade, a bronze medal at the National Youth Championships. The next year, at age 16, he earned his first Youth Nationals gold medal, repeating the same feat the next year. | |||
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| Citizenship | Eirian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 2001 Mākonage, Nōrdjura Province, Eiria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | B3-K [B.A.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Nōrdjura Provincial University - Mākonage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Eiria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Figure Skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Talia Renōva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mathias Jansons OSM is an Eirian professional figure skater and Olympic silver medalist. He is the reigning champion of several Eirian figure skating competitions, and earned silver medals in Men's Figure Skating at both the 2021 and 2023 Olympiads. He is known for his short programs, one of which earned him the first Men's Short Program Olympic Record (which was broken by his Laeralite rival Kerry Chan in 2023).
Early Life
Mathias Jansons was born April 6th, 2001, in Mākonage, Nordjura Province. Jansons' parents were secondary teachers in a local public school, with his father teaching Eirian and his mother teaching global studies. His mother, Liana Kaleja, was a former ice in her youth, earning a silver medal at the National Youth Championships and a bronze at the Eirian FS University Cup. As such, Jansons was introduced to the Figure Skating world from a very early age. In an interview, he quipped that he "...almost was born on the ice."
Career
Initially, Jansons started out as a junior ice dancer, winning a few medals at local competitions. However, during a competition at age 14, retired national champion in women's singles Talia Renōva noticed Jansons' swiftness and fluidity on the ice and suggested to his parents that he try competing in Men's singles instead. In just a year and a half of coaching from Renōva, he won his first major accolade, a bronze medal at the National Youth Championships. The next year, at age 16, he earned his first Youth Nationals gold medal, repeating the same feat the next year.