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.
Personal life Vrdoljak was born on July 11, 1996, in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. His parents are from Split, Croatia. 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. 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 Season Short program Free skating 2017–2018 Black Cat, White Cat Welcome to the Machine Coming Back to Life 2016–2017 Notre-Dame de Paris 2015–2016 Les Misérables Bring Him Home Finale La Dolce Vita 2008–2009 The Mask of Zorro
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
For Croatia International Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 World Champ. 34th 34th European Champ. 21st 26th 27th Autumn Classic 8th Golden Spin 10th 13th 13th Nebelhorn Trophy 16th Tallinn Trophy 16th Ice Star 5th Philadelphia 12th International: Junior World Junior Champ. 26th United States 8th
United States International Event 13–14 U.S. Championships 5th J
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