Nikolai Velikov, Russian figure skater and coach

Nikolai Matveyevich Velikov (Russian: Николай Матвеевич Великов; born June 6, 1945 in Nerekhta) is a Russian pair skating coach.

Velikov competed with his wife Ludmila Sinitsina, placing fifth at the Soviet Championships. Velikov later retired from competitive skating and became the coach of his wife with Anatoly Yevdokimov, a team who won bronze medals at the 1972 USSR Cup and 1973 RSFSR.

Velikov and his wife, now known as Ludmila Velikova, are based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Their current students include:

Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov

Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin

Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii KolesovTheir former students include:

Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev

Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov

Maria Petrova / Anton Sikharulidze

Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov

Ekaterina Vasilieva / Alexander Smirnov

Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov

Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov

Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov

Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov