Nikolas Wamsteeker
Nikolas Wamsteeker | |
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Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba | October 28, 1996
Hometown | Langley, British Columbia |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Canada |
Partner | Haley Sales |
Coach | Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe |
Skating club | Champs International Skating Center |
Began skating | 2000 |
Nikolas Wamsteeker (born October 28, 1996) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Haley Sales, he placed 9th at the 2018 Four Continents Championships. The two will make their Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Skate Canada International.
Personal life
Wamsteeker was born on October 28, 1996, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] He grew up in Langley, British Columbia.[2]
Skating career
Early years
Wamsteeker began learning to skate in 2000.[1] He competed with Jessica Jiang early in his career. The two advanced to the novice level in the 2011–2012 season but missed the 2012 Canadian Championships due to injury. After a year away from skating, Wamsteeker teamed up with Jazlyn Tabachniuk in 2013.[3] They placed 6th in the novice ranks at the 2014 Canadian Championships.
Partnership with Sales
Wamsteeker teamed up with Haley Sales in March 2014.[4] They decided to train under Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe in Burnaby, British Columbia. The two placed 9th in the junior event at the 2015 Canadian Championships. The following season, they competed at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, finishing 6th in Austria, and ranked 4th at the 2016 Canadian Championships.
Sales/Wamsteeker made their senior international debut at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in late July 2016. They finished 7th in Lake Placid, 9th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, and 5th at the 2017 Canadian Championships.
Competing in their second senior season, Sales/Wamsteeker placed 10th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 6th at the 2018 Canadian Championships. They were selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan; the duo finished 9th after placing 8th in the short dance and 10th in the free.
They will make their Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Skate Canada International.
Programs
With Sales
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2017–2018 [1][5] |
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2016–2017 [6] |
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2015–2016 [7][8] |
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2014–2015 [9] |
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With Tabachniuk
Season | Free dance |
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2013–2014 [3] |
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Sales
International[10] | |||||
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Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
Four Continents | 9th | ||||
GP Skate Canada | TBD | ||||
CS Autumn Classic | 9th | ||||
CS Nebelhorn | 10th | ||||
CS U.S. Classic | 4th | ||||
Lake Placid IDI | 7th | 8th | 3rd | ||
International: Junior[10] | |||||
JGP Austria | 6th | ||||
Lake Placid IDI | 4th J | ||||
National[11][5] | |||||
Canadian Champ. | 9th J | 4th J | 5th | 6th | |
SC Challenge | 9th J | 3rd J | 3rd | 1st | |
BC/YK Sectionals | 1st J | 1st | 1st | ||
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned |
With Tabachniuk
National | |
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Event | 2013–14 |
Canadian Champ. | 6th N |
Skate Canada Challenge | 6th N |
BC/YK Sectionals | 1st N |
N = Novice level |
With Jiang
National | ||
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Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
Skate Canada Challenge | 3rd N | |
BC/YK Sectionals | 1st N | |
Canada Winter Games | 1st P | |
Levels: P = Pre-novice; N = Novice |
References
- ^ a b c "Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
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- ^ "Haley Sales & Nik Wamsteeker". vancouvericedance.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
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- ^ "Event Coverage – 2017 Canadian National Championships". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
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- ^ "Event Coverage – 2015 Canadian National Championships, Junior Profiles" (PDF). ice-dance.com. p. 18.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Haley Sales and Nikolas Wamsteeker". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
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