Alexander Alexandrovich Majorov (, 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. 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. At the 2017 World Championships, he ended in 23rd place.

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2018–19 Bang Bang Tina Saint James Infirmary Cuban Pete 2017–18 The Man with the Golden Arm From Russia With Love Peter Gunn Theme 2016–17 Tulipalo hongan juurella Ievan polkka remix 2015–16 Tango Emore Archangel 2014–15 The Great Gig in the Sky 2013–14 Korobushka Life Begins Again

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

Moonlight Sonata Bolero de Ravel 2010–11 Austin Powers Polovtsian Dances 2009–10 Libertango 2008–09 Sirtaki Carmen Suite

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

International Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 Olympics 14th Worlds 28th 26th 18th 32nd 23rd WD 23rd 12th 18th Europeans 22nd 11th 6th 11th 11th 11th 11th 7th 8th Cup of China 10th France 6th 8th Rostelecom WD WD 12th 9th Skate America 10th 7th Skate Canada 9th WD 10th Finlandia 8th 9th 11th Golden Spin 7th 6th Lombardia 6th Nebelhorn 3rd 2nd Warsaw Cup 1st Coupe Printemps 1st Cup of Nice 2nd Finlandia Trophy 4th Golden Spin 11th 3rd Hellmut Seibt 2nd Ice Challenge 1st Lombardia Trophy 1st Merano Cup 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 12th New Year's Cup 1st Nordics 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd NRW Trophy 1st 1st 1st Triglav Trophy 2nd Volvo Open Cup 2nd Warsaw Cup 1st Universiade 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 13th 8th 3rd Croatia 10th 4th Czech Rep. 8th 3rd Estonia 15th Germany 10th Japan 5th Netherlands 9th Romania 9th South Africa 7th U.S. 6th EYOF 2nd Nordics 1st 1st National Swedish Champ. 1st J 1st J 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st WD WD 1st 1st 1st

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 Date Event SP FS TotalMarch 18–24, 20192019 World Championships 17 79.17 17 150.55 18 229.72 21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships 11 79.88 8 145.50 8 225.38 December 5–8, 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 5 83.87 7 143.60 6 227.47 November 16–18, 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 3 82.33 10 123.26 9 205.59 October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada 6 84.64 12 135.66 10 220.30 4–7 October 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 7 73.41 11 129.14 11 202.55 26–29 September 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2 78.86 2 147.78 2 226.64 2017–18 season Date Event SP FS Total 19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 10 82.71 13 155.08 12 237.79 15–21 January 2018 2018 European Championships 12 71.28 7 154.58 7 225.86 6–9 December 2017 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7 75.23 7 148.00 7 223.23 3–5 November 2017 2017 Cup of China 11 64.27 10 121.77 10 186.04 27 – 30 September 2017 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3 77.71 5 148.03 3 225.04 14–17 September 2017 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 4 80.85 7 137.93 6 218.78 2016–17 season Date Event SP FS Total 29 March – 2 April 2017 2017 World Championships 18 77.73 23 127.81 23 205.04 1–5 February 2017 2017 Winter Universiade 681.01 2165.55 3246.56 25–29 January 2017 2017 European Championships 7 78.87 12 139.11 11 217.98 14–18 December 2016 2017 Swedish Championships 1 78.90 1 150.07 1 228.97 4–6 November 2016 2016 Rostelecom Cup 11 67.80 12 124.34 12 192.14 6–10 October 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 12 56.06 7 137.72 9 193.78

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