Maxim Nekrasov
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| Native name | Максим Александрович Некрасов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Maxim Alexandrovich Nekrasov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Individual Neutral Athlete (since 2026)  Russia (until 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Vasilisa Kaganovskaia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Alexei Gorshkov, Anjelika Krylova, Ekaterina Ryazanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Megasport SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maxim Alexandrovich Nekrasov (Russian: Максим Александрович Некрасов, born 27 September 2000) is a Russian competitive ice dancer who currently competes as an Individual Neutral Athlete. With his former skating partner, Arina Ushakova, he is the 2018 World Junior bronze medalist and 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist. He has also won six medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold medals in 2017 Italy, 2018 Lithuania and 2018 Armenia.
Personal life
Maxim Alexandrovich Nekrasov was born on 27 September 2000 in Odintsovo, Russia.[1]
Career
Early career
Nekrasov began learning to skate in 2004.[1] He trained as a single skater until 2010; he then switched to ice dancing. He and his first partner, Polina Velikanova, competed together during the 2011–2012 season. He skated the following season with Maria Oleynik.
Nekrasov and Polina Kalinina skated two seasons together, 2013–2014 and 2014–2015. In 2015, he teamed up with Arina Ushakova. They were coached by Alexei Gorshkov and Maxim Bolotin.
2016–2017 season
Ushakova/Nekrasov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2016–2017 season. They won bronze medals at both events, competing in late August in Ostrava, Czech Republic and in October in Dresden, Germany.
In November 2016, they won the silver medal at the 2016 Ice Star. They placed seventh at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.
2017–2018 season
Competing in the 2017 JGP series, Ushakova/Nekrasov took bronze in August in Minsk, Belarus. They won their first JGP gold medal in October at the event in Egna, Italy, beating the silver medalists, their teammates Polishchuk/Vakhnov, by about two points.[2] With these results they qualified for the 2017–18 JGP Final, where they placed fifth.
In January 2018, Ushakova/Nekrasov took the bronze medal at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing fifth in the short dance and third in the free dance. In March, they won bronze at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, having placed third in both segments.
2018–2019 season
Ushakova/Nekrasov started their season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At their first JGP event of the season, they won the gold medal in Kaunas, Lithuania. They were ranked first in both the rhythm dance and the free dance and won the gold medal by a margin of more than 6 points over the silver medalists, Nguyen/Kolesnik.[3] Their rhythm dance, free dance and combined total scores at that competition were the highest scores achieved in an international junior ice dance competition at the time, though since surpassed.
At their second JGP event of the season, they won another gold medal, now in Yerevan, Armenia. Again they were ranked first in both the short program and the free skate. Ushakova/Nekrasov also upgraded their earlier short program, free skate, and combined total World record scores. With two JGP gold medals, they qualified for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final. At the Final, Ushakova/Nekrasov won the silver medal after placing second in the rhythm dance and first in the free dance. They were part of a Russian sweep of the ice dance podium. Ushakova/Nekrasov beat the bronze medalists, Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov, by about 6 points, but the race for the gold medal was extremely tight. The gold medalists, Shevchenko/Eremenko, beat Ushakova/Nekrasov by a margin of only 0.01 points.[4]
Following the Final, Ushakova/Nekrasov were again defeated by Shevchenko/Eremenko at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, winning the silver medal after second-place finishes in both segments. They won the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup in late February.
Their final event of the season was the 2019 World Junior Championships, where they unexpectedly placed fourth in the rhythm dance after hitting only two of the eight key points on the tango pattern dance.[5] They dropped to fifth place overall after placing fifth in the free dance.[6]
2019–2020 season
Ushakova/Nekrasov missed the first half of the season, including the Junior Grand Prix, due to Nekrasov undergoing and recovering from leg surgery. They returned to competition with a victory at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and then competed at the Russian Junior Championships, where they placed second behind Shanaeva/Naryzhnyy. Their silver medal at junior nationals led to their being assigned to compete at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. They placed fourth in the rhythm dance, hitting only three of the eight key points on the Teatime Foxtrot pattern dance.[7] Fourth in the free dance, they finished fourth overall.[8]
2020–2021 season
With the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the cancellation of the international junior season, Ushakova/Nekrasov competed exclusively domestically. In their final junior event, they won the gold medal at the 2021 Russian Junior Championships.[9]
2021–2022 season
Ushakova and Nekrasov moved to the senior level. They withdrew from the Russian test skates, citing medical reasons.[10] It was subsequently reported that Ushakova had contracted COVID-19.[11]
Appearing at their first senior Russian championships, Ushakova/Nekrasov placed seventh.[12]
2022–2023 season
In 2022, Nekrasov teamed up with Elizaveta Pasechnik[13]. Together they won a bronze and a silver medal at stages of the Russian Grand Prix[14][15] and placed third at the Russian Championships[16].
2023–2024 season
In September 2023 Nekrasov teamed up with Vasilisa Kaganovskaia and began training under Alexei Gorshkov and Anjelika Krylova[17]. During this season, Kaganovskaia/Nekrasov did not compete in official events and appeared only in exhibitions and ice shows.
2024–2025 season
In October 2024, Kaganovskaia/Nekrasov made their debut at the N.A. Panin-Kolomenkin Memorial[18]. The following month they competed in the third and fifth stages of the Russian Grand Prix, winning silver medals at both events[19][20].
In December they competed at the Russian Championship, where they placed fourth[21]. In February they took part in the Russian Grand Prix Final, winning the gold medal[22].
2025–2026 season: Silver national medalists
In the lead-up to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Kaganovskaia and Nekrasov were reportedly considered substitute candidates for participation under the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) by the Russian Figure Skating Federation, as Russia remained banned from competing in international competitions by the ISU. The primary candidates from their discipline, Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, were ultimately not granted neutral status. As a result of the ISU Rules, the quota place was not reassigned, and Kaganovskaia and Nekrasov were not considered for Olympic Participation.[23]
Kaganovskaia/Nekrasov placed first and second at stages of the Russian Grand Prix.[24][25]
In December, at the Russian Championships in Saint Petersburg, they won the silver medal, finishing behind only Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin.[26]
In March they participated in the Russian Grand Prix Final, placing second in the rhythm dance, second in the free dance and second overall.[27]
2026–2027 season
On 30 June 2026, the International Skating Union announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs).[28] Each of these skaters are be required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they meet the criteria for neutral status. Nekrasov's application was approved, making him eligible to compete internationally as a neutral athlete.[29]
Programs
With Kaganovskaia
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2025–2026 |
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| 2024–2025 |
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With Pasechnik
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2022–2023 |
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With Ushakova
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2020–2021 |
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| 2019–2020 [30] |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [31] |
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| 2016–2017 [32] |
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| 2015–2016 |
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With Kalinina
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2014–2015 |
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Records and achievements
(with Ushakova)
- Set the junior-level ice dancing record of the new +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system for the combined total (168.17 points), rhythm dance (67.63 points) and free dance (100.54 points) at the 2018 JGP Lithuania.
- They became the first junior team to score above 100 points in the free dance at the 2018 JGP Lithuania.
- Upgraded their junior-level ice dancing record for the combined total (172.81 points), rhythm dance (69.18 points) and free dance (103.63 points) at the 2018 JGP Armenia.
- They became the first junior team to score above 170 points at the 2018 JGP Armenia.
Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Skating as an Individual Neutral Athlete
| Season | 2026–27 |
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| CS Kinoshita Group Cup | TBD |
Skating for Russia
With Kaganovskaia
| National | ||
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| Event | 24-25 | 25-26 |
| Russian Champ. | 4th | 2nd |
| Russian GP Final | 1st | 2nd |
| Russian GP Stage 1 | 1st | |
| Russian GP Stage 2 | 2nd | |
| Russian GP Stage 3 | 2nd | |
| Russian GP Stage 5 | 2nd | |
| N.A. Panin Memorial | 1st | 1st |
| F.A. Klimov Comp. | 1st | |
With Pasechnik
| National | |
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| Event | 22–23 |
| Russian Champ. | 3rd |
| Russian GP Stage 3 | 3rd |
| Russian GP Stage 6 | 2nd |
With Ushakova
| International[33] | |||||||
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| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | 5th | 4th | ||||
| JGP Final | 5th | 2nd | |||||
| JGP Armenia | 1st | ||||||
| JGP Belarus | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Germany | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Italy | 1st | ||||||
| JGP Lithuania | 1st | ||||||
| Golden Spin | 1st J | ||||||
| Ice Star | 2nd J | ||||||
| Open Ice Mall Cup | 1st J | ||||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 5th J | ||||||
| National[34] | |||||||
| Russian Champ. | 7th | ||||||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||
| J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned | |||||||
With Velikanova, Oleynik, and Kalinina
| Event | 14–15 (PK) |
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| National[34] | |
| Russian Cup 3 | 12th J |
| Russian Cup 4 | 9th J |
| J = Junior | |
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
With Kaganovskaia
| 2025–2026 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
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| 06–09 March 2026 | 2025 Russian Grand Prix Final | Senior | 2
87.61 |
2
128.44 |
2
216.05 |
| 17–22 December 2025 | 2026 Russian Championships | Senior | 2
84.82 |
2
126.62 |
2
211.44 |
| 01–04 November 2025 | 2025 Russian Grand Prix, 2nd Stage | Senior | 2
80.87 |
2
123.67 |
2
204.54 |
| 24–26 October 2025 | 2025 Russian Grand Prix, 1st Stage | Senior | 2
74.30 |
1
123.66 |
1
197.96 |
| 08–12 October 2025 | 2025 N.A. Panin-Kolomenkin Memorial | Senior | 1
78.74 |
1
116.42 |
1
195.16 |
| 2024–2025 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
| 13–17 February 2025 | 2024 Russian Grand Prix Final | Senior | 1
81.51 |
1
124.07 |
1
205.58 |
| 18–23 December 2024 | 2025 Russian Championships | Senior | 5
79.72 |
4
123.04 |
4
202.76 |
| 02–04 December 2024 | 2024 F.A. Klimov Competition | Senior | 1
82.37 |
1
124.35 |
1
206.72 |
| 22–25 November 2024 | 2024 Russian Grand Prix, 5th Stage | Senior | 1
82.28 |
2
123.46 |
2
205.74 |
| 08–11 November 2024 | 2024 Russian Grand Prix, 3rd Stage | Senior | 2
79.81 |
2
121.12 |
2
200.93 |
| 01–05 October 2024 | 2024 N.A. Panin-Kolomenkin Memorial | Senior | 1
82.18 |
1
119.33 |
1
201.51 |
With Pasechnik
| 2022–2023 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
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| 20–26 December 2022 | 2023 Russian Championships | Senior | 3
79.48 |
3
116.04 |
3
195.52 |
| 25–28 November 2022 | 2022 Russian Grand Prix, 6th Stage | Senior | 2
79.05 |
2
113.90 |
2
192.95 |
| 04–07 November 2022 | 2022 Russian Grand Prix, 3rd Stage | Senior | 3
75.33 |
3
106.97 |
3
182.30 |
With Ushakova
| 2021–2022 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
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| 21–26 December 2021 | 2022 Russian Championships | Senior | 9 70.27 |
7 109.96 |
7 180.23 |
| 2020–2021 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
| 1–5 February 2021 | 2021 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 1 75.85 |
1 111.70 |
1 187.55 |
| 5–8 December 2020 | 2020 Cup of Russia Series, 5th Stage, Moscow domestic competition |
Senior | 1 73.03 |
1 112.79 |
1 187.55 |
| 8–12 November 2020 | 2020 Cup of Russia Series, 4th Stage, Kazan domestic competition |
Senior | 1 72.95 |
1 111.03 |
1 183.98 |
| 2019–2020 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
| 2–8 March 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | Junior | 4 66.97 |
4 102.21 |
4 169.18 |
| 4–8 February 2020 | 2020 Russian Junior championships | Junior | 1 71.37 |
2 110.35 |
2 181.72 |
| 4–7 December 2019 | 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Junior | 2 62.34 |
1 102.61 |
1 164.95 |
| 2018–2019 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
| 4–10 March 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | Junior | 4 65.96 |
5 100.52 |
5 166.48 |
| 20–23 February 2019 | 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup | Junior | 1 75.15 |
1 110.31 |
1 185.46 |
| 1–4 February 2019 | 2019 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 2 70.87 |
2 109.93 |
2 180.80 |
| 6–9 December 2018 | 2018–19 JGP Final | Junior | 2 67.49 |
1 103.16 |
2 170.65 |
| 10–13 October 2018 | 2018 JGP Armenia | Junior | 1 69.18 |
1 103.63 |
1 172.81 |
| 5–8 September 2018 | 2018 JGP Lithuania | Junior | 1 67.63 |
1 100.54 |
1 168.17 |
| 2017–2018 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
| 5–11 March 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | Junior | 3 61.29 |
3 85.59 |
3 146.88 |
| 23–26 January 2018 | 2018 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 5 63.06 |
3 90.21 |
3 153.27 |
| 7–10 December 2017 | 2017–18 JGP Final | Junior | 6 58.53 |
5 83.35 |
5 141.88 |
| 11–14 October 2017 | 2017 JGP Italy | Junior | 2 61.07 |
1 87.94 |
1 149.01 |
| 20–24 September 2017 | 2017 JGP Belarus | Junior | 3 59.62 |
2 83.32 |
3 142.94 |
| 2016–2017 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
| 1–5 February 2017 | 2017 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 7 55.99 |
8 79.55 |
7 135.54 |
| 18–20 November 2016 | 2016 Ice Star | Junior | 2 58.97 |
2 89.57 |
2 148.54 |
| 5–9 October 2016 | 2016 JGP Germany | Junior | 4 57.13 |
3 83.08 |
3 140.21 |
| 31 August – 4 September 2016 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 3 53.46 |
3 82.64 |
3 136.10 |
| 2015–2016 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
| 18–22 November 2015 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy | Junior | 5 51.47 |
5 71.30 |
5 122.77 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 14 October 2017.
- ↑ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 8 September 2018.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (December 7, 2018). "Shocked, Shevchenko and Eremenko pocket gold in Vancouver". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (March 7, 2019). "Lajoie and Lagha first after Rhythm Dance in Zagreb". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (March 9, 2019). "Canada's Lajoie and Lagha take ice dance title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (March 5, 2020). "Shanaeva and Naryzhnyy take narrow lead at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (March 7, 2020). "Nguyen and Kolesnik dance to Junior World title". Golden Skate.
- ↑ "Арина Ушакова - Максим Некрасов -- победители первенства России в Красноярске, Елизавета Шанаева - Девид Нарижный завоевали серебро, Ирина Хавронина - Дарио Чиризано - бронзу" [EArina Ushakova - Maxim Nekrasov - winners of the Russian championship in Krasnoyarsk, Elizaveta Shanaeva - David Narizhny won silver, Irina Khavronina - Dario Chirizano - bronze] (in Russian). FS Russia.ru. 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "Расписание контрольных прокатов сборной России в Челябинске, состав участников" [Schedule of test skates of the Russian national team in Chelyabinsk, list of participants]. fsrussia.ru (in Russian). September 8, 2021.
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- ↑ "Максим Некрасов: «Ушакова перестала приходить на тренировки без объяснения причин. Все шло к тому, что мне нужно искать новую партнершу»". Спортс’’ (in Russian). 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
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- ↑ "Василиса Кагановская будет выступать в дуэте с Максимом Некрасовым. Ее дуэт с Ангелополом распался из-за контракта". Спортс’’ (in Russian). 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Мемориал Н А Панина-Коломенкина". rez.fskating.spb.ru. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ ЕРМОЛИНА, Ольга. "Елизавета Худайбердиева - Егор Базин выиграли Ростелеком Гран-при "Красноярье", Василиса Кагановская - Максим Некрасов завоевали серебро, Екатерина Миронова - Евгений Устенко - бронзу". www.fsrussia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ ЕРМОЛИНА, Ольга. "Елизавета Худайбердиева - Егор Базин первенствовали на Ростелеком Гран-при "Невский лед", Василиса Кагановская - Максим Некрасов стали обладателями серебра, Екатерина Миронова - Евгений Устенко - бронзы". www.fsrussia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Ростелеком - Чемпионат России 2025 - Tанцы на льду". fsrussia.ru. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ ЕРМОЛИНА, Ольга. "Василиса Кагановская - Максим Некрасов - чемпионы финала Гран-при России, Елизавета Пасечник - Дарио Чиризано завоевали серебро, Анна Щербакова - Егор Гончаров - бронзу". www.fsrussia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Special Screening Process Completed For AINs For The 2025/26 Olympic Qualification Events". 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "Гран При России - Звезды Магнитки - Tанцы на льду, МС". fsrussia.ru. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Гран При России - Красноярье - Tанцы на льду, МС". fsrussia.ru. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ ЕРМОЛИНА, Ольга. "Александра Степанова – Иван Букин – пятикратные чемпионы России, Василиса Кагановская – Максим Некрасов – серебряные призеры, Елизавета Пасечник – Дарио Чиризано – бронзовые". www.fsrussia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ ЕРМОЛИНА, Ольга. "Челябинск. Финал Гран-при России. Танцы на льду. Фоторепортаж". www.fsrussia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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- ↑ "Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
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