Nikita Nazarov

Nikita Gennadievich Nazarov (Russian: Никита Геннадьевич Назаров; born 14 May 1998) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva, he is the 2019 World Junior silver medalist and the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. He has also won four ISU Junior Grand Prix medals, including gold medals at 2018 JGP Slovakia and 2018 JGP Czech Republic.

Nikita Nazarov
Personal information
Native nameНикита Геннадьевич Назаров
Full nameNikita Gennadievich Nazarov
Country representedRussia
Born (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998
Ryazan, Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Former partnerElizaveta Khudaiberdieva, Daria Shirokova, Anastasia Skoptsova, Ekaterina Lautova
CoachDenis Samokhin, Maria Borovikova
ChoreographerNikolai Nikonov
Skating clubOlimpiets Balashikha Moscow
Training locationsMoscow
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total171.22
2019 Junior Worlds
Short dance68.69
2019 Junior Worlds
Free dance102.53
2019 Junior Worlds
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2019 ZagrebIce dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2018–19 VancouverIce dancing

Personal life

Nikita Nazarov was born on 5 May 1998 in Ryazan, Russia.[1]

Career

Early career

Nazarov began learning to skate in 2006.[1] He focused in ice dancing very early on and he competed ice dancing already season 2009–2010 season with his first partner Ekaterina Lautova. He later teamed up with Anastasia Skoptsova with whom he skated two seasons from 2010 to 2012. In 2012 he teamed up with Daria Shirokhova with whom he skated three seasons from 2012 to 2015. He then teamed up with his current partner Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva with whom he started to compete together in 2016–2017 season.[2] They are coached by Denis Samokhin and Maria Borovikova.

2016–2017 season

Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov made their international junior debut in January 2017 at the 2017 Toruń Cup where they won the gold medal.

They placed 8th at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.

2017–2018 season

Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2017–2018 season. They won medals at both JGP events, first a bronze medal in late August in Brisbane, Australia and then the silver medal in October in Gdańsk, Poland.

They placed fifth at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing second in the short dance and sixth in the free dance.

2018–2019 season

Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov won their first JGP gold medal in August at the 2018 JGP event in Bratislava, Slovakia, after placing first in both the rhythm dance and the free dance. They scored their personal best score of 159.62 points and they beat the silver medalists, Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy, by about seven points.[3] Their rhythm dance, free dance and combined total scores at this competition were the highest scores achieved in an international junior ice dance competition at the time, subsequently surpassed by others.

At their second JGP event of the season in Ostrava, Czech Republic, they won a second gold medal. Again they were ranked first in both the rhythm dance and the free dance.[4] With two JGP gold medals they qualified for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final. At the Final, Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov won the bronze medal after placing third in the rhythm dance and fourth in the free dance. They were part of a Russian sweep of the ice dance podium. Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov were about 6 points behind both the gold medalists, Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko and the silver medalists, Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov, who were separated by only a 0.01 point. Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov won the bronze medal over Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha, who placed fourth, by a margin of only 0.03 points.

After winning the bronze medal at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov concluded the season at the 2019 World Junior Championships. They placed second in the rhythm dance, winning a silver small medal and unexpectedly beating their Russian teammates due to superior results on the tango pattern dance.[5] They came fourth in the free dance, but remained in second place overall, winning the silver medal. Khudaiberdieva said the result was not something they had expected, as "we were the number three Russian team, a confident number three though. For us, it was more about overcoming ourselves than anyone else. We haven’t realized yet that we are second at our first Junior Worlds." Noting that it was their final junior season, Nazarov said "there are many teams in Russia, but if you look at the results at major events, they are not that great. But all these teams also once came up from juniors. We just have to work very hard in order to achieve something."[6]

On May 13, 2019, it was announced that Khudaiberdieva and Nazarov had split.

2019–2020 season

It was announced on June 8, 2020, that Nazarov began working with Alena Kanysheva, who recently switched from ladies' singles to ice dance.

Programs

With Khudaiberdieva
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[1]
Short dance
2017–2018
[7]
2016–2017

With Shirokhova
Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
2013–2014
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Records and achievements

(with Khudaiberdieva)

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Khudaiberdieva
International[8]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19
Junior Worlds2nd
JGP Final3rd
JGP Australia3rd
JGP Czech Republic1st
JGP Poland2nd
JGP Slovakia1st
Halloween Cup1st J
Tallinn Trophy2nd J1st J
Toruń Cup1st J
National[2]
Russian Jr. Champ.8th5th3rd
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

With Shirokhova
National[2]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
Russian Junior Championships12th8th
Russian Youth Champ. Elder Age2nd

With Skoptsova
International[2]
Event 2010–11 2011–12
NRW Trophy13th N
Tirnavia Ice Cup1st N
National[2]
Russian Junior Championships13th
N = Advanced novice level

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Khudaiberdieva

2018–2019 season
Date Event Level RD FD Total
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 2
68.69		 4
102.53		 2
171.22
1–4 February 2019 2019 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3
69.89		 3
106.96		 3
176.85
6–9 December 2018 2018–19 JGP Final Junior 3
66.29		 4
98.25		 3
164.54
26 November – 2 December 2018 2018 Tallinn Trophy Junior 1
66.04		 1
97.79		 1
163.83
19–21 October 2018 2018 Halloween Cup Junior 1
62.79		 1
96.82		 1
159.61
26–29 September 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic Junior 1
65.29		 1
95.71		 1
161.00
22–25 August 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia Junior 1
64.39		 1
95.23		 1
159.62
2017–2018 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
63.99		 6
85.22		 5
149.21
15–17 December 2017 2017 Grand Prix of Bratislava Junior 1
60.87		 1
84.47		 1
145.34
21–26 November 2017 2017 Tallinn Trophy Junior 2
61.57		 2
84.36		 2
145.93
4–7 October 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 2
59.03		 3
74.82		 2
133.85
23–26 August 2017 2017 JGP Australia Junior 3
57.25		 4
74.55		 3
131.80
2016–2017 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 9
52.71		 7
82.30		 8
135.01
10–15 January 2017 2017 Toruń Cup Junior 2
51.69		 1
80.70		 1
132.39
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References
  1. "Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
  2. "Никита Геннадьевич Назаров" [Nikita Gennadievich Nazarov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. "2018 JGP Slovakia: Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 25 August 2018.
  4. "2018 JGP Czech Republic: Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 25 August 2018.
  5. Slater, Paula (7 March 2019). "Lajoie and Lagha first after Rhythm Dance in Zagreb". Golden Skate.
  6. Slater, Paula (9 March 2019). "Canada's Lajoie and Lagha take ice dance title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  7. "Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  8. "Competition Results: Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV". International Skating Union.
World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by
Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy		 Junior Rhythm Dance
24 August 2018 – 7 September 2018		 Succeeded by
Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
Preceded by
Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy		 Junior Free Dance
25 August 2018 – 8 September 2018		 Succeeded by
Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
Preceded by
Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy		 Junior Ice Dance Total Score
25 August 2018 – 8 September 2018		 Succeeded by
Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
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