# John Crafoord

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. He is the son of Ann and Thomas and twin brother of Greta Crafoord. The family moved to the United States in 2009.

## Career

John Crafoord began learning to skate in 2005.

### 2017–18 season

During the 2017–18 season, the Crafoord twins trained in Aliso Viejo, California, coached by Jenni Meno and Todd Sand. 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. They trained in Colorado Springs, Colorado, under Dalilah Sappenfield.

### 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.

### 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.

### 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.
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.

### 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. 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.
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.
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.

### 2024–25 season

The Crafoords started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing twelfth at the 2024 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition and eleventh at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Going 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 were declared fourth due to their short program result.
In November, the Crafoords competed at the 2024 Ice Challenge, the 2024 NRW Trophy, and the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing fourth, second, and eighth respectively. They won their third consecutive national title the following month.

## Programs
### Pair skating with Greta Crafoord

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2024–2025 | Start a War And so It Begins by Klergy & Valerie Broussard | LUX Gregg Lehrman, Cyrus Reynolds, & Connor Shambrook Hold Your Breath by Astyria |
| 2023–2024 | Bring Me Sunshine by The Jive Aces | In the End by 2WEI, Linkin Park Will It Ever Be the Same by Young Summer Survivor by 2WEI, Destiny's Child choreo. by Aljona Savchenko |
| 2022–2023 | Fix You by Coldplay choreo. by Aljona Savchenko | In the End by 2WEI, Linkin Park Will It Ever Be the Same by Young Summer Survivor by 2WEI, Destiny's Child choreo. by Aljona Savchenko |
| 2019–2020 | Fiesta Flamenco performed by 101 Strings Orchestra choreo. by Ilona Melnichenko | Khorobushko performed by Bond choreo. by Ilona Melnichenko |
| 2017–2018 | Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive by Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer performed by The Jive Aces choreo. by Renée Roca | Good Vibrations by Brian Wilson, Mike Love performed by The Beach Boys God Only Knows by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher performed by The Beach Boys Fun, Fun, Fun by Brian Wilson, Mike Love performed by The Beach Boys choreo. by Philip Mills |

## Competitive highlights
### Pair skating with Greta Crafoord

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from event
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | | | | 23rd | |
| European Championships | | | 13th | 17th | 17th |
| Swedish Championships | | | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| GP Finland | | | 8th | | |
| GP Skate America | | | 8th | | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | 12th | 5th | 8th |
| CS John Nicks Pairs | | 9th | | 4th | 12th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 14th | | 12th | 11th |
| Bavarian Open | | | 7th | | |
| Challenge Cup | 8th | | | 8th | |
| Cranberry Cup | | 10th | | | |
| Ice Challenge | | | | | 4th |
| NRW Trophy | 4th | | | | 2nd |
| Road to 26 Trophy | | | | | 8th |
| Trophée Métropole Nice | | | | 4th | 4th |
| Warsaw Cup | | | | 5th | |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2017–18 | 2019–20 |
| World Junior Championships | | 15th |
| Swedish Championships | 1st | 1st |
| JGP Latvia | 12th | |
| JGP Poland | 16th | WD |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | 4th |

## Detailed results
### Pair skating with Greta Crafoord

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| 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 |
| Short program | TES | 29.28 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | PCS | 24.03 | 2025 European Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 101.58 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free skating | TES | 53.12 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free skating | PCS | 48.46 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 3–4, 2024 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition | 12 | 47.47 | 11 | 94.85 | 12 | 142.32 |
| Sep 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 10 | 49.08 | 11 | 91.26 | 11 | 140.34 |
| Oct 16–20, 2024 | 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 | 44.70 | — | — | 4 | 44.70 |
| Nov 5–10, 2024 | 2024 Ice Challenge | 2 | 52.68 | 4 | 97.51 | 4 | 150.19 |
| Nov 12–17, 2024 | 2024 NRW Trophy | 2 | 47.82 | 2 | 95.39 | 2 | 143.21 |
| Dec 4–7, 2024 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7 | 52.95 | 8 | 101.58 | 8 | 154.53 |
| Dec 12–15, 2024 | 2025 Swedish Championships | 1 | 54.47 | 1 | 102.64 | 1 | 157.11 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 17 | 49.14 | — | — | 17 | 49.14 |
| Feb 18–20, 2025 | Road to 26 Trophy | 7 | 49.15 | 8 | 87.26 | 8 | 136.41 |
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.