Nikola Višňová

Nikola Višňová
Nikola Višňová
Born	25 May 1992 (age 32); Brno
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Slovakia
Coach	Roberto Pelizzola; Raffaella Cazzaniga; N. Lunghi
Skating club	SKP Bratislava

Nikola Višňová (born 25 May 1992 in Brno) is a Czech ice dancer who competed for Slovakia with Lukáš Csolley from 2006 to 2011. They are three-time (2009–2011) Slovak national champions and reached the free dance at five World Junior Championships. Their best result, 5th, came at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

Career

In 2006, Višňová teamed up with Slovak skater Lukáš Csölley. They decided to represent Slovakia. In their first two seasons, they trained under Gabriela Hrázská in Brno, Bratislava, and Oberstdorf.^[1]^[2] They finished 19th at the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf and 17th at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Sofia.

In the 2008–09 season, Višňová/Csölley trained in Berlin, Oberstdorf, and Brno, coached by Hendryk Schamberger.^[3] They placed 17th at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia.

During the next two seasons, the two were coached by Roberto Pelizzola and Raffaella Cazzaniga in Milan.^[4]^[5] They ranked 20th at the 2010 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; 19th at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands; 22nd at the 2011 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland; and 5th at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. In September 2011, it was reported that their partnership had ended.^[6]

(with Csolley)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2010–11 ^[5]	Once Upon A December performed by Deana Carter Tango Concertante by Ralf Gscheidle	Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante Les temps des cathedrales Belle Les sans-papiers Danse Mon Esmeralda
	Original dance
2009–10 ^[4]	Flamenco	Prelude (On Earth As In Heaven) by Globus Wyatt's Torch by Globus Take Me Away by Globus
2008–09 ^[3]	Charleston: Aviator The Mooch Charleston: Aviator	Billie Jean by Michael Jackson I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson Scream by Michael Jackson
2007–08 ^[2]^[7]	Na Vsetine by Čechomor Gorale by Čechomor	Volare by Gipsy Kings A Mi Manera by Gipsy Kings Volare Radio Mix by Gipsy Kings
2006–07 ^[7]^[1]	Cell Block Tango from Chicago (musical) by John Kander, Fred Ebb Tango by Jesse Cook Cell Block Tango from Chicago (musical) by John Kander, Fred Ebb	Volare by Gipsy Kings A Mi Manera by Gipsy Kings Volare Radio Mix by Gipsy Kings

^ ^a ^b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
^ Šimo, Marián (27 September 2011). "Nádejný slovenský krasokorčuliarsky pár sa nečakane rozišiel" [Promising Slovak figure skating duo suddenly parted ways]. SME (in Slovak).
^ ^a ^b "Programs". Official website of Visnova / Csolley. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.