Nikola Višňová Explained

Nikola Višňová
Birth Date:25 May 1992
Birth Place:Brno, Czechoslovakia
Formerpartner:Lukáš Csölley
Coach:Roberto Pelizzola
Raffaella Cazzaniga
N. Lunghi
Formercoach:Hendryk Schamberger
Gabriela Hrázská
Choreographer:Corrado Giordani
Roberto Pelizzola
Formerchoreographer:Hendryk Schamberger
Gabriela Hrázská
Skating Club:SKP Bratislava
Dance Score:114.11
Dance Date:2010 JGP Czech Skate
Sd Score:52.00
Sd Date:2011 World Junior Championships
Fd Score:65.85
Fd Date:2010 JGP Czech Skate

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

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. 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. 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. 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.

Programs

(with Csolley)

SeasonShort danceFree dance
2010–11
Original dance
2009–10
  • Flamenco
  • Prelude (On Earth As In Heaven)
  • Wyatt's Torch
  • Take Me Away
2008–09
  • Aviator
  • The Mooch
  • Aviator
2007–08
  • Na Vsetine
  • Gorale
  • Volare
  • A Mi Manera
  • Volare Radio Mix
2006–07
  • Volare
  • A Mi Manera
  • Volare Radio Mix

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
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International: Junior
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National
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J = Junior level

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