John Crafoord
Born (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySweden Sweden
PartnerGreta Crafoord
CoachBruno Massot
Skating clubYKK
Began skating2005

John Crafoord (born 28 December 2000) is a Swedish pair skater. With his twin sister and skating partner, Greta Crafoord, he is a two-time Swedish national champion, 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

The Crafoords came twelfth at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to start the season.[5] At the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, the Crafoords placed fifth, earning a personal best score of 139.38.[5]

Programs

with Greta Crafoord
Season Short program Free skating
2023–2024
[6]
2022–2023
[1]
2019–2020
[3]
2017–2018
[4]

Competitive highlights

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

with Crafoord for Sweden
International[5]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Europeans13th17th
GP Finland8th
GP Skate America8th
CS Golden Spin12th5th
CS Nebelhorn14th13th
CS Warsaw CupWD
Bavarian Open7th
Challenge Cup8thWD
Cranberry Cup10th
John Nicks9th4th
NRW Trophy4th
Trophée Nice4th
Warsaw Cup5th
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds15th
JGP Latvia12th
JGP Poland16th
Bavarian Open3rd4th
National[5]
Swedish Champ.1st J1st J1st1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
J = Junior level
with Crafoord for the United States
National
Event 12-13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
U.S. Champ.4th V2nd V5th I3rd N
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Greta Crafoord & John Crafoord". skatesweden.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Competition Results: Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
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