Nicholas_Vrdoljak

Nicholas Vrdoljak

Nicholas Vrdoljak

Croatian figure skater


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

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Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Croatia

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United States

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References

  1. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Nicholas VRDOLJAK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Hurley, Kathleen (December 14, 2008). "Focus and passion lead Vrdoljak to gold". IceNetwork.com.
  6. "Competition Results: Nicholas VRDOLJAK". International Skating Union.
  7. "Nicholas Vrdoljak". statsonice.com.

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