Alexander Majorov retires from competition

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Interview in Swedish (machine translates pretty well): http://skatesweden.se/nyheter/alexander-majorov-avslutar-en-fantastisk-karriar/

Excerpt from the end:

Can you imagine becoming a coach? Or maybe a choreographer?
- Maybe coaches at camp, but not full time. I am a trained physiotherapist, I will certainly work with it.

- I have done a number of programs as a choreographer, it would be fun to continue as well. But how much I do not know.

Which people have meant the most to you in your career?
- My family has obviously meant the most in the competition career, but I had not been as good as I am today. I have received training from my father, choreography and dance from my mother, and I have had my little brother Nikolaj as a training buddy. They have taught me to take responsibility for my training in recent years and to trust my knowledge.

- Everyone in the union has had a great significance, even those who have stopped during my career. They have almost become like a second family, and I have had strong faith in them. I would therefore like to thank the Swedish Figure Skating Association for all support and all memorable years. And I want to thank all the figure skating friends I have met. Two to be mentioned in particular, it is Kristoffer Berntsson and Adrian Schultheiss. Although I didn't have the time to get to know them well, it was those who made me start jumping triple shoulder and quadruple jump. I looked very much up to them in my teens.

What do you want to say to everyone who has you as a role model and who wants to become good figure skaters?
- Dare to find your own way. There is no good answer to how to be good, you have to find your concept and dare to try it.
 
I am happy that Alexander was able to end his career with a seasons best score at Worlds.
I am still upset at the stupid Swedish NOC that didn't send him to PyeongChang. He had earned a spot and he was in the top 10 at Europeans. It was so unfair they didn't send him. The positive side was that he got a lot of support from people in Sweden and his story drew attention, he even found a sponsor. At least he was able to compete in Sochi in 2014, so he had the Olympic experience.
 
Best of luck to him, he is a character. Glad he has a solid career as a physiotherapist to rely on, and has options in regards to how much he wants to be involved in sports.
 

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