Irina Vyacheslavovna Nikolaeva (Russian: Ирина Вячеславовна Николаева,[1] born 26 September 1983)[2] is a Russian former figure skater. She won three gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for two JGP Finals, where she finished as high as fourth. She also placed fourth at the 1999 World Junior Championships.[3]
| Irina Nikolaeva | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Irina Vyacheslavovna Nikolaeva |
| Born | 26 September 1983 |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Skating club | CSKA Moscow |
| Retired | 2002 |
Nikolaeva competed at two senior internationals, the 1998 Skate Israel and the 2001 Finlandia Trophy, placing sixth and eighth respectively. She retired from competition in 2002 and then toured professionally.
Programs edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 [2] |
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Competitive highlights edit
| International[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 01–02 |
| Finlandia Trophy | 8th | ||||
| Skate Israel | 6th | ||||
| International: Junior[4] | |||||
| World Junior Champ. | 4th | ||||
| JGP Final | 4th | 6th | |||
| JGP Canada | 1st | ||||
| JGP France | 1st | ||||
| JGP Germany | 1st | ||||
| JGP Italy | 4th | ||||
| JGP Netherlands | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Norway | 2nd | ||||
| National[1] | |||||
| Russian Champ. | 8th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 18th |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix Nikolaeva did not compete in the 2000–01 season. | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b Николаева Ирина Вячеславовна [Irina Vyacheslavovna Nikolaeva] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ^ a b "Irina NIKOLAEVA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ World Junior Figure Skating Championships 1999 at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- ^ a b "Irina NIKOLAEVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017.
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