This forum appears to be dead, but in case there might be some Koffeholics out there who still check it from time to time, I just wanted to say "Hi!" to you all.
I sometimes hang out on GoldenSkate and FSU, but Kristoffer doesn't seem to have many fans on either site, so I'm hoping that I'd bump into some here.
As a Canadian, I feel rather isolated when it comes to celebrating my favourite non-North American skaters because the media here primarily focus on athletes who are from Canada or the U.S. Moreover, most articles and interviews on Berntsson are in Swedish, and since I only know English and some French, the language barrier makes it harder for me to know what's going on his career.
In the spring of 2008, I started following figure skating again after a 13-year absence (my overly strict parents didn't approve of my hero worship of Kurt Browning when I was a child
). The very first thing I did was watch the performances from the 2008 Worlds to catch up on the current skaters. I eventually discovered a cute Swede with a fantastic skating style, and I've been hooked on Koffe's showmanship ever since!
I even started collecting Swedish stamps because of him.
My fandom intensified after I had watched him compete in Kingston, Ontario for the 2010 Skate Canada International. He only finished 11th over-all, but he was one of the highlights of the event for me!
The Canadian crowd went absolutely wild during Kristoffer's fun LP! The fangirls screamed their heads off over his fabulous gangster/MJ moves, and we squealed when he managed to save his jump landings. Koffe managed to maintain an exciting atmosphere in the arena even as he ran out of steam towards the end. The elderly man who sat next to me seemed puzzled by the (or maybe just
my ) enthusiastic reaction because Berntsson was neither Canadian nor a medal contender. The man asked me, "So I gather that this young gentleman is very popular with the ladies, right?" LOL!!! Oh sir, you have no idea...
Anyways, I'll stop blabbing now, and with any luck, I'll find other Koffeholics on this forum who are just as enthusiastic about his skating as I am!