Alexander Majorov Explained

Alexander Majorov
Fullname:Alexander Alexandrovich Majorov
Country: Sweden
Birth Date:19 July 1991
Birth Place:Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Hometown:Luleå, Sweden
Coach:Alexander Majorov Sr., Irina Majorova
Choreographer:Irina Majorova, Marica Sandström Lindh
Formerchoreographer:Catarina Lindgren
Skating Club:Luleå FCS
Currenttraininglocations:Luleå, Saint Petersburg
Beganskating:1996
Retired:March 23, 2019
Combined Total:229.72
Combined Date:2019 Worlds
Sp Score:84.64
Sp Date:2018 Skate Canada
Fs Score:150.55
Fs Date:2019 Worlds
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Alexander Alexandrovich Majorov (Russian: Александр Александрович Майоров, born 19 July 1991) is a Swedish retired figure skater. He is the 2017 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, the 2011 World Junior bronze medalist, a five-time Nordic champion (2011–14 and 2016), and a four-time Swedish national champion (2012–14, 2017). His best finish at the European Championships is 6th (2013). He was 14th at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Majorov was born on 19 July 1991 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. When he was an infant, his family began spending half a year in Sweden and half in Russia, settling in Luleå when he was six years old. His father, Alexander senior, is a figure skating coach, who was the first coach of Alexei Yagudin. His mother, Irina Majorova, runs a dance and ballet school in Luleå. He has a younger brother, Nikolaj, who also competes in figure skating.

Majorov holds dual Swedish and Russian citizenship and speaks both languages. He has a degree in physiotherapy. He is a bone marrow donor for his father, who was diagnosed with severe MDS in June 2015 and acute leukaemia a few months later.

Career

Majorov began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2005. He made his senior international debut at the 2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb, placing 11th, but continued competing also on the junior level.

In the 2009–10 season, Majorov was eighth at the 2010 World Junior Championships and ended his season by winning the senior silver medal at the Triglav Trophy.

In 2010–11, Majorov won his first JGP medal, bronze, at the JGP in Ostrava. He also won two senior events, the Ice Challenge in Graz and the 2010 NRW Trophy. In March 2011, he won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships. It was Sweden's first ISU Championships medal in 74 years. Majorov had back problems in 2011.

In the 2011–12 season, Majorov finished 11th at the 2012 European Championships and 26th at the 2012 World Championships.

In 2012–13, Majorov was 6th at the 2013 European Championships and 18th at the 2013 World Championships.

In the 2015–16 season, Majorov placed 8th at the 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy and won silver medals at two events – the International Cup of Nice and Volvo Open Cup. To prepare for his father's treatment, one bag of blood was drawn from the skater a week before the Volvo Open Cup and another a week before the 2015 Rostelecom Cup, from which he withdrew. He withdrew from the Swedish Championships to recover after an operation to extract bone marrow for his father. Majorov won gold at the Nordics Open in February 2016. His withdrawal from the 2016 World Championships in Boston followed the detection of a precursor to a stress fracture of the pelvis.

In the 2016–17 season, Majorov competed at the Rostelecom Cup. He had a nosebleed during his free skate and made several errors on his jumps, and he placed last in the men's field.[1] A few weeks later, he won gold at the Warsaw Cup, and he also won the NRW Trophy. In January, he again placed 11th at the European Championships; shortly after, he competed at the 2017 Winter Universiade, where he won the bronze medal and set a new personal best.[2] At the 2017 World Championships, he ended in 23rd place.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2018–19
  • Bang Bang
  • Tina
  • Saint James Infirmary
  • Cuban Pete
2017–18
  • Bang Bang
2016–17
  • The Man With the Golden Arm
  • From Russia With Love
  • Peter Gunn Theme
2015–16
  • Tango Emore
  • Archangel
2014–15
  • Archangel
2013–14
  • Life Begins Again

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  • Archangel
  • The Mask
2012–13
  • Ray's Blues
  • Life Begins Again
2011–12

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  • Bolero de Ravel
2010–11
  • Austin Powers
2009–10
  • Polovtsian Dances
2008–09

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event05–0606–0707–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–19
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align=left 28th 26th 18th 32nd 23rd WD 23rd 12th 18th
align=left 22nd 11th 6th 11th 11th 11th 11th 7th 8th
align=left 10th
align=left 6th 8th
align=left WD WD 12th 9th
align=left 10th 7th
align=left 9th WD 10th
align=left 8th 9th 11th
align=left 7th 6th
align=left 6th
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=silver2nd
align=left 4th
align=left 11th bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left Hellmut Seibt bgcolor=silver2nd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left 12th
align=left New Year's Cup bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=silver2nd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
International: Junior
align=left 13th 8th bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left 10th 4th
align=left 8th bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left 15th
align=left 10th
align=left 5th
align=left 9th
align=left 9th
align=left 7th
align=left 6th
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left 1st bgcolor=gold 1st
National
Swedish Champ.1st J 1st J 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st WD WD 1st 1st 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

2018–19 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
March 18–24, 20192019 World Championships17
79.17		17
150.55		18
229.72
21–27 January 20192019 European Championshipsalign=center 11
79.88 		align=center 8
145.50 		align=center 8
225.38
December 5–8, 20182018 CS Golden Spin of Zagrebalign=center 5
83.87 		align=center 7
143.60 		align=center 6
227.47
November 16–18, 20182018 Rostelecom Cupalign=center 3
82.33 		align=center 10
123.26		align=center 9
205.59
October 26–28, 20182018 Skate Canadaalign=center 6
84.64		align=center 12
135.66		align=center 10
220.30
4–7 October 20182018 CS Finlandia Trophyalign=center 7
73.41		align=center 11
129.14		align=center 11
202.55
26–29 September 20182018 CS Nebelhorn Trophyalign=center 2
78.86		align=center 2
147.78		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
226.64
2017–18 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
19–25 March 20182018 World Championshipsalign=center 10
82.71		align=center 13
155.08		align=center 12
237.79
15–21 January 20182018 European Championshipsalign=center 12
71.28		align=center 7
154.58		align=center 7
225.86
6–9 December 20172017 CS Golden Spin of Zagrebalign=center 7
75.23		align=center 7
148.00		align=center 7
223.23
3–5 November 20172017 Cup of Chinaalign=center 11
64.27		align=center 10
121.77		align=center 10
186.04
27 – 30 September 20172017 CS Nebelhorn Trophyalign=center 3
77.71		align=center 5
148.03		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
225.04
14–17 September 20172017 CS Lombardia Trophyalign=center 4
80.85		align=center 7
137.93		align=center 6
218.78
2016–17 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
29 March – 2 April 20172017 World Championshipsalign=center 18
77.73		align=center 23
127.81		align=center 23
205.04
1–5 February 20172017 Winter Universiadealign=center 6
81.01		align=center 2
165.55		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
246.56
25–29 January 20172017 European Championshipsalign=center 7
78.87		align=center 12
139.11		align=center 11
217.98
14–18 December 20162017 Swedish Championshipsalign=center 1
78.90		align=center 1
150.07		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
228.97
4–6 November 20162016 Rostelecom Cupalign=center 11
67.80		align=center 12
124.34		align=center 12
192.14
6–10 October 20162016 CS Finlandia Trophyalign=center 12
56.06		align=center 7
137.72		align=center 9
193.78

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zaccardi . Nick . 2016-11-06 . Skater can't stop bleeding during Rostelecom Cup long program (video) . 2024-03-13 . NBC Sports . en-US.
  2. Web site: 5 February 2017 . Majorov: "Min bästa tävling i karriären" . Majorov: "The best competition of my career" . 2024-03-13 . nsd.se . sv.

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