Irina Nikolaeva

Irina Vyacheslavovna Nikolaeva (Russian: Ирина Вячеславовна Николаева,[1] born 26 September 1983)[2] is a Russian 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
Personal information
Full nameIrina Vyacheslavovna Nikolaeva
Country representedRussia
Born (1983-09-26) 26 September 1983
Former coachZhanna Gromova
Tatiana Tarasova
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Retired2002

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
Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
[2]
  • Gypsy music

Competitive highlights
International[4]
Event 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 01–02
Finlandia Trophy8th
Skate Israel6th
International: Junior[4]
World Junior Champ.4th
JGP Final4th6th
JGP Canada1st
JGP France1st
JGP Germany1st
JGP Italy4th
JGP Netherlands2nd
JGP Norway2nd
National[1]
Russian Champ.8th8th8th5th18th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Nikolaeva did not compete in the 2000–01 season.

References
  1. Николаева Ирина Вячеславовна [Irina Vyacheslavovna Nikolaeva] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  2. "Irina NIKOLAEVA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. World Junior Figure Skating Championships 1999 at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
  4. "Irina NIKOLAEVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017.


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