Nikita Nazarov

Nikita Nazarov
Personal information
Native name Никита Геннадьевич Назаров
Full name Nikita Gennadievich Nazarov
Country represented Russia
Born (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998
Ryazan, Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva
Former partner Daria Shirokova, Anastasia Skoptsova, Ekaterina Lautova
Coach Denis Samokhin, Maria Borovikova
Choreographer Nikolai Nikonov
Skating club Olimpiets Balashikha Moscow
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 161.00
2018 JGP Czech Republic
Short dance 65.29
2018 JGP Czech Republic
Free dance 95.71
2018 JGP Czech Republic

Nikita Gennadievich Nazarov (Russian: Никита Геннадьевич Назаров, born 14 May 1998) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With his skating partner, Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva, he has won four ISU Junior Grand Prix medals, including gold medals at 2018 JGP Slovakia and 2018 JGP Czech Republic.

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 MNNT 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 they won the bronze medal in late August in Brisbane, Australia and then the silver medal in October in Gdańsk, Poland.

They placed 5th at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing 2nd in the short dance and 6th 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, their teammates Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy, by about seven points.[3] As of August 2018, their rhythm dance, free dance and combined total scores at this competition are the highest scores achieved in an international junior ice dance competition.

At their 2nd JGP event of the season they won another gold medal, now in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Again they were ranked first in both the rhythm dance and the free dance.[4] With 2 JGP gold medals they have qualified to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Programs

With Khudaiberdieva

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[1]
Short dance
2017–2018
[5]
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[6]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19
JGP FinalTBD
JGP Australia3rd
JGP Czech Republic1st
JGP Poland2nd
JGP Slovakia1st
MNNT Cup1st J
Tallinn Trophy2nd J
National[2]
Russian Jr. Champ.8th5th
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

With Khudaiberdieva

2018–2019 season
Date Event Level RD FD Total
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 CS 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 MNNT Cup Junior 2
51.69		 1
80.70		 1
132.39

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ "Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Competition Results: Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV". International Skating Union.
World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by
Russia Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy		 Junior Rhythm Dance
24 August 2018 – 7 September 2018		 Succeeded by
Russia Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
Preceded by
Russia Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy		 Junior Free Dance
25 August 2018 – 8 September 2018		 Succeeded by
Russia Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
Preceded by
Russia Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy		 Junior Ice Dance Total Score
25 August 2018 – 8 September 2018		 Succeeded by
Russia Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
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