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Nick Škorja
Born (1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 (age 26)
Laško, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Career history
Slovenia
2022AMD Krško
Poland
2019Wilki Krosno
2021Landshut Devils
2022Wrocław U24
Individual honours
2016, 2017
2020, 2022
Slovenian national runner-up

Nick Škorja (born 28 July 1998) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3][4]

Career

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Škorja appeared twice as a track reserve in the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix and once at the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix and 2018 Speedway Grand Prix. He has finished runner-up in the Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship in 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022.[5] He reached the finals of both the 2018 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and 2019 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.

In 2019 he was selected for the Slovenian team for the 2019 Speedway of Nations. He would have made his British league debut for Newcastle Diamonds in 2020 but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The following season he signed for Landshut Devils in the Polish league.[3][7] He rode for AMD Krško in 2022.[8]

He has represented Slovenia in both the 2021 Speedway of Nations and 2022 Speedway of Nations.[9]

Major results

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World individual Championship

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World team Championships

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nick Skorja". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Nick Skorja". FIM. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Skorja leaves Newcastle". Speedway Star. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Nick Skorja". Interia Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Individual Championship of Slovenia". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ "DIAMONDS SNAP UP SMETANA, SKORJA". Speedway Star. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Nick Skorja". Speedway News. January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Nedeljsko dirko v Krškem dobil Nick Škorja". Posavski Obzornik. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Speedway of Nations Preview". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. p. 22.