Nicholas Vrdoljak

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Nicholas Vrdoljak
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Other namesNikola Vrdoljak
Born (1996-07-11) July 11, 1996 (age 28)
Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
HometownWestmont, Illinois
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Croatia
Coach Yevgeny Martynov
Began skating2004

Nicholas Vrdoljak or Nikola Vrdoljak (born July 11, 1996) is a Croatian figure skater. He has competed at one World and two European Championships, qualifying to the free skate at the 2016 European Championships.

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Personal life

Vrdoljak was born on July 11, 1996, in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. [1] His parents are from Split, Croatia. [2] His father died in 2007. Growing up in a family of auto enthusiasts, he enjoys building, tuning, and racing muscle cars. Vrdoljak attends College of DuPage majoring in Automotive Technology.

Career

Vrdoljak began learning to skate in 2004. [1] He became the 2009 U.S. national juvenile champion and 2013 U.S. national novice bronze medalist. He placed 5th in the junior ranks at the 2014 U.S. Championships. He made no international appearances for the United States.

Vrdoljak debuted internationally for Croatia in September 2015, placing 8th at a Junior Grand Prix event in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Making his first senior-level appearance, he placed 10th at the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in December. In January, he competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia; he qualified to the free skate and finished 21st overall.

Vrdoljak placed 26th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and 34th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[3]
  • Black Cat, White Cat
    by Goran Bregović
2015–2016
[4]
2008–2009
[5]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Croatia

International [6]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18
World Champ. 34th34th
European Champ. 21st26th27th
CS Autumn Classic 8th
CS Golden Spin 10th13th13th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 16th
CS Tallinn Trophy 16th
Ice Star 5th
Philadelphia 12th
International: Junior [6]
World Junior Champ. 26th
JGP United States 8th

United States

International [7]
Event 13–14
U.S. Championships 5th J

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nicholas VRDOLJAK: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  2. Paić, Vinko (7 December 2015). "Baš kao i nogometaši odlučio je nastupati za Hrvatsku". Croatian Radiotelevision (in Croatian). Archived from the original on November 10, 2017.
  3. "Nicholas VRDOLJAK: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
  4. "Nicholas VRDOLJAK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  5. Hurley, Kathleen (December 14, 2008). "Focus and passion lead Vrdoljak to gold". IceNetwork.com .
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