| Nina Bates | |
| Fullname: | Nina Bates |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Sarajevo |
| Residence: | Chicago |
| Height: | 165 cm |
| Coach: | Alexander Ouriashev |
| Formercoach: | Oleg Vasiliev Alexander Fadeev Cydele Knobbs |
| Choreographer: | Oleg Epstein |
| Skating Club: | KK Bosna |
| Retired: | 2007 |
| Sp Score: | 19.31 |
| Sp Date: | 2005 Europeans |
Nina Bates (pronounced BAH-tes) (born May 26, 1985, in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2005 Bosnian and Herzegovinian national champion. She is the first single skater to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in an ISU Championship, which she achieved at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
She moved from Sarajevo to the United States at age nine because of the Bosnian War.
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | Selections from the Children of Dune soundtrack by Brian Tyler | Cantilena Ave Maria Sviraj (Lullabye) by Paul Schwartz Inhaler (from As if to Nothing) by Craig Armstrong | |
| 2003-2004 | Selections from the Children of Dune soundtrack by Brian Tyler | Cantilena Ave Maria Sviraj (Lullabye) by Paul Schwartz Inhaler (from As if to Nothing) by Craig Armstrong | |
| 2002-2003 | Music selections by Pachelbel | Global Journey by Daniel Summers |
| Event | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41st | WD | |||
| 37th | ||||
| 47th | ||||
| National Championships | 1st | |||
| 18th |