title: Irina Nikolaeva
text: # Irina Nikolaeva
  
  Irina Vyacheslavovna Nikolaeva (Russian: Ирина Вячеславовна Николаева, born 26 September 1983) is a Russian former figure skater. She won three gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for two JGP Finals, where she finished as high as fourth. She also placed fourth at the 1999 World Junior Championships.
  
  Nikolaeva competed at two senior internationals, the 1998 Skate Israel and the 2001 Finlandia Trophy, placing sixth and eighth respectively. She retired from competition in 2002 and then toured professionally.
  
  ## Programs
  
  | Season | Short program | Free skating |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2001–2002 | Gypsy music | Sheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
  
  ## Competitive highlights
  
  International :
  
  | Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 01–02 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Finlandia Trophy | | | | | 8th |
  | Skate Israel | | | 6th | | |
  | International: Junior ||||||
  | World Junior Champ. | | | 4th | | |
  | JGP Final | | | 4th | 6th | |
  | JGP Canada | | | | 1st | |
  | JGP France | | | 1st | | |
  | JGP Germany | | | 1st | | |
  | JGP Italy | | | | | 4th |
  | JGP Netherlands | | | | | 2nd |
  | JGP Norway | | | | 2nd | |
  | National ||||||
  | Russian Champ. | 8th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 18th |
  | JGP = Junior Grand Prix Nikolaeva did not compete in the 2000–01 season. ||||||
  