Swedish pair skater
John Crafoord (born 28 December 2000) is a Swedish pair skater. With his twin sister and skating partner, Greta Crafoord, he is a three-time Swedish national champion (2023-25), two-time Swedish junior national champion, and placed 15th at the 2020 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
John Crafoord was born on 28 December 2000 in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] He is the son of Ann and Thomas and twin brother of Greta Crafoord.[2] The family moved to the United States in 2009.[3]
Career
John Crafoord began learning to skate in 2005.[1]
2017–18 season
During the 2017–18 season, the Crafoord twins trained in Aliso Viejo, California, coached by Jenni Meno and Todd Sand.[4] They made their junior international debut in September, placing 12th at a 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Latvia. They were 16th at their second JGP assignment in Poland and won the junior bronze medal at the Bavarian Open.
The pair made no international appearances the following season.
2019–20 season
The Crafoords placed fourth in the junior pairs event at the Bavarian Open and 15th at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[5] They trained in Colorado Springs, Colorado, under Dalilah Sappenfield.[3]
2020–21 season
Making their senior international debut, the Crafoords placed fourth at the NRW Trophy in November 2020 and eighth at the International Challenge Cup in February.[5]
2021–22 season
The pair placed tenth at the Cranberry Cup International and ninth at the John Nicks Pairs Challenge. They then competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Their placement (14th) was insufficient to qualify. The pair missed the rest of the season due to Greta's broken knee cap.[5]
2022–23 season
Having recovered from her final surgery, Greta Crafoord returned to the ice in September 2022. The twins decided to train under Aljona Savchenko in Heerenveen, Netherlands.[1]
They made their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Skate America, where they placed eighth. They were also eighth at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo. After coming twelfth at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, they won the Swedish national title, and finished thirteenth at the 2023 European Championships.[5]
2023–24 season
Prior to the season, it was announced that the Crafoords had relocated to Caen, France, where Bruno Massot became their new coach.[6] They began the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge. Going on to compete at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the pair came in twelfth place. They would then participate at the 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and the 2023 Warsaw Cup, where they placed fourth and fifth, respectively. They would follow these events with a fifth-place finish at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[5]
In December, the Crafoords won their second national title at the 2024 Swedish Championships. They were then selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, where they placed seventeenth. Shortly following this event, the Crafoords would finish eighth at the 2024 International Challenge Cup.[5]
In March, the Crafoords made their World Championship debut at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where they finished in twenty-third place.[5]
2024–25 season
The Crafoords started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing twelfth at the 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition and eleventh at the 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy. They went on to compete at the 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur; however, after completing the short program segment, the senior pairs' free skate event was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The Crafoords finished fourth based on their short program result.[7]
In November, the Crafoords competed at the 2024 Ice Challenge, the 2024 NRW Trophy, and the 2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing fourth, second, and eighth respectively. They won their third consecutive national title the following month.[2]
Programs
Pair skating with Greta Crafoord
Competitive highlights
Pair skating with Greta Crafoord
Detailed results
Pair skating with Greta Crafoord
ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [9]
| Segment
|
Type
|
Score
|
Event
|
| Total
|
TSS |
154.53 |
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|
| Short program
|
TSS |
52.95 |
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|
| TES |
29.28 |
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|
| PCS |
23.67 |
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|
| Free skating
|
TSS |
101.58 |
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|
| TES |
53.12 |
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|
| PCS |
48.46 |
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|
Note: The senior pairs free skate at the 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur was cancelled on account of inclement weather. It was later announced that the short program results would be considered as the final results for the competition.[10]
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