Nikolaj Majorov

Nikolaj Majorov (born 18 August 2000) is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2020 Swedish national champion.

Nikolaj Majorov
Personal information
Country represented Sweden
Born (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000
Luleå, Sweden
Home townLuleå
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
CoachAlexander Majorov sr.
ChoreographerIrina Majorova
Skating clubLuleå FSC
Training locationsLuleå
Began skating2002
World standing127 (As of 8 March 2019)[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total218.07
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program74.39
2020 European Championships
Free skate145.54
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

On the junior level, he is the 2016 Swedish junior national champion, a two-time Nordics champion (2016, 2017) and represented his country at the 2019 World Junior Championships, advancing to the free skate.

Personal life

Majorov was born on 18 August 2000 in Luleå, Sweden.[2] His parents – Alexander Majorov Sr., a figure skating coach, and Irina Majorova, a choreographer and dance teacher – moved to Sweden from Russia.[3][4] He is the younger brother of Swedish figure skater Alexander Majorov.[2]

Career

Early years

Majorov began learning to skate in 2002.[2] He competed in the advanced novice ranks through February 2015. His junior international debut came in October 2015, at the International Cup of Nice.[5] He placed 31st at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

2018–2019 season

Majorov made his senior international debut in October, at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy. In December, he won silver in the senior men's category at the Swedish Championships. Along with his brother, he was assigned to the 2019 European Championships, which took place in January in Minsk, Belarus. He placed twenty-seventh in the short program and did not advance further.

In March, Majorov qualified to the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He ranked twenty-third in the short program, twentieth in the free skate, and twenty-first overall.

2019–2020 season

Majorov started his season at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he placed eighth. His season continued at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where he placed eleventh. In December, he won his first Swedish national title. He was named to the 2019 European Figure Skating Championships, where he placed fifteenth. Majorov was assigned to make his World Championship debut in Montreal, but the championships were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[6]

2020–2021 season

Majorov started his season off at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, which, due to the pandemic, was attended only by skaters from and training in Europe.[7] Sixth in the short program, he scored a personal best in the free skate and won the bronze medal.[8] He was assigned to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but this event was cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[9]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[10]
2019–2020
[11]
2018–2019
[2]
  • Flamenco – Street Passion
    by Didulia
2017–2018
[12]
2016–2017
[13]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[14]
Event 11–12 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
WorldsC
Europeans27th15th
GP FranceC
CS Finlandia17th
CS Golden Spin14th
CS Nebelhorn8th3rd
CS Warsaw11th
Bavarian Open2nd
Volvo Open Cup7th
Tallink Hotels Cup TBD
International: Junior[14]
Junior Worlds31st21st13th
JGP Canada9th
JGP Lithuania7th
Bavarian Open4th
Coupe Printemps2nd3rd
Cup of Nice6th8th
EYOF10th
Golden Spin2nd
Kaunas Autumn1st
Nordic Champ.1st1st
Sofia Trophy2nd
Tallinn Trophy8th
International: Advanced novice[5]
Hellmut Seibt3rd
Lombardia2nd
Nordic Champ.6th2nd
NRW Trophy2nd
National[14][5]
Swedish Champ.3rd N3rd N1st N1st J2nd J2nd1st
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned C = Event Canceled
Majorov did not compete in the 2012–13 season.

References
  1. "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 3, 2018.
  2. "Nikolaj MAJOROV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
  3. Osborne, Magdalena (2006). "Alexander Majorov times two - meet the father/son team". Absolute Skating.
  4. Jangbro, Eva Maria (13 January 2012). "The Marvelous Majorovs, part 2". Absolute Skating.
  5. "Nikolaj MAJOROV". rinkresults.com.
  6. Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  7. "2020 NEBELHORN TROPHY". International Figure Skating. September 19, 2020.
  8. Jiwani, Rory (September 25, 2020). "Deniss Vasiljevs claims biggest win at Nebelhorn Trophy". Olympic Channel.
  9. "Grand Prix of France figure skating event canceled due to coronavirus". Olympic Channel. 20 October 2020.
  10. "Nikolaj MAJOROV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
  11. "Nikolaj MAJOROV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019.
  12. "Nikolaj MAJOROV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  13. "Nikolaj MAJOROV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  14. "Competition Results: Nikolaj MAJOROV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
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