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Nikolaj Majorov
Swedish figure skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nikolaj Majorov (born 18 August 2000) is a Swedish figure skater (men's singles and ice dance). He is the 2020 Swedish national champion.
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Personal life
Majorov was born on 18 August 2000 in Luleå, Sweden.[1] His parents – Alexander Majorov Sr., a figure skating coach, and Irina Majorova, a choreographer and dance teacher – moved to Sweden from Russia.[2][3] He is the younger brother of Swedish figure skater Alexander Majorov.[1]
He has stated that his career goal following his competitive skating career is to become a police officer.[4]
Career
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Singles skating
Early years
Majorov began learning to skate in 2002.[1] 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 thirty-first at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
At 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.
2018–2019 season
Majorov made his senior international debut in October at the 2018 Finlandia Trophy. He won silver at the Swedish Championships in December. 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, but 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 Nebelhorn Trophy, where he placed eighth. His season continued at the 2019 Warsaw Cup, where he placed eleventh. He won his first Swedish national title in December. 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, Canada, but the championships were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
2020–2021 season
Majorov started his season off at the 2020 Nebelhorn Trophy, which, due to the pandemic, was attended only by skaters 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]
He participated at the 2021 World Championships, held in Sweden, where he placed twentieth in the short program and twenty-third in the free program to finish twenty-third overall.[10] This result qualified a men's place for Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11] In the free skate, he became the first Swede to land a quadruple Salchow in competition.[4]
2021–2022 season
Debuting at the 2021 Finlandia Trophy, Majorov finished fourth in the short program but fell to seventeenth overall after finishing twenty-second in the free skate. In later Challenger appearances, he finished fourteenth at the 2021 Warsaw Cup, but withdrew from the 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb.[12]
After winning a silver medal at the NRW Trophy, Majorov was assigned to compete at the 2022 European Championships, but was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19.[13] Days later it was announced that the Swedish Olympic Committee had decided to allow both Majorov and Josefin Taljegård to take up the Olympic berths they had earned at the previous World Championships. Majorov said that on hearing the news, "I could not believe it, it became so unreal. That reality became what I wanted, my dream came true."[14] Competing in the Olympic men's event, he placed twentieth in the short program, qualifying to the free skate.[15] He finished twenty-first overall.[16] He was nineteenth at the 2022 World Championships to end the season.[12]
2022–2023 season
Majorov competed in two Challenger events to begin the season, finishing seventh at the 2022 Finlandia Trophy and eighth at the 2022 Ice Challenge. He then made his Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo, placing sixth.[12]
Following the end of the season, Majorov announced his plans to represent Sweden in ice dance due to a back injury worsened by jumping.[17] He partnered with Milla Ruud Reitan, and they began training in Oberstdorf, Germany under Rostislav Sinicyn and Natalia Karamysheva.[18][19]
Ice dance with Reitan
2023–2024 season: Debut of Reitan/Majorov
Reitan/Majorov debuted as a team at the 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed thirteenth and earned a high enough technical score in the rhythm dance to compete at the European Championships.[20] They next competed at the 2023 Budapest Trophy, finishing eighth, and earning the minimum technical scores to compete at both the European and World championships.[21] They subsequently finished fourth at the 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.[22]
In December, the team won their first national title at the 2024 Swedish Championships. The following month, they competed at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania and placed twenty-seventh with a technical error.[23] In March, they competed at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were the first Swedish ice dance team to compete at the World Championships since 1982.[21] They placed twenty-eighth and did not advance to the free dance. However, Majorov said they were "incredibly satisfied" with their score and that he did not think they could have performed better.[24]
2024–2025 season
Reitan/Majorov started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, placing ninth at the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, sixth at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial, and ninth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[22]
In December, they won their second consecutive national title at the 2025 Swedish Championships. They followed up this result by winning silver at the 2025 Bavarian Open. Going on to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Reitan/Majorov finished the event in seventeenth place. They then went on to win gold at the 2025 Maria Olszewska Memorial.[22]
Reitan/Majorov finished the season by competing at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. They placed twenty-fifth in the rhythm dance and did not advance to the free dance segment.[22]
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Programs
Ice dance with Reitan
Singles skating
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Competitive highlights
- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- C – Event was cancelled
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Ice dance with Milla Ruud Reitan
Single skating
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Detailed results
Ice dance with Milla Ruud Reitan
Single skating
Senior level
Junior level
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