Nikola Višňová
| Nikola Višňová | |
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| Born | 25 May 1992 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| 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 Csölley 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
[edit]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]
Programs
[edit](with Csolley)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2010–11 [5] |
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| 2009–10 [4] |
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| 2008–09 [3] |
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| 2007–08 [2][7] |
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| 2006–07 [7][1] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[8] | |||||
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| Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 |
| European Champ. | 20th | 22nd | |||
| Golden Spin | 9th | ||||
| Nepela Memorial | 6th | ||||
| Pavel Roman | 2nd | ||||
| International: Junior[8] | |||||
| World Junior Champ. | 19th | 17th | 17th | 19th | 5th |
| JGP Austria | 13th | 10th | |||
| JGP Czech Republic | 14th | 7th | |||
| JGP France | 15th | ||||
| JGP Germany | 8th | 14th | |||
| JGP Hungary | 13th | ||||
| JGP Turkey | 8th | ||||
| JGP United Kingdom | 11th | ||||
| Grand Prize SNP | 4th J | ||||
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 3rd J | ||||
| Pavel Roman | 4th J | ||||
| National[8] | |||||
| Slovak Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| J = Junior level | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006.
- ^ a b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Nikola VISNOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
- ^ 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.
External links
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