Nicholas Vrdoljak
# Nicholas Vrdoljak

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 by Goran Bregović | Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd Coming Back to Life by Pink Floyd |
| 2016–2017 | Black Cat, White Cat by Goran Bregović | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante |
| 2015–2016 | Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg Bring Him Home Finale | La Dolce Vita by Nino Rota |
| 2008–2009 | | The Mask of Zorro by James Horner |

## 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 |
| CS Autumn Classic | | 8th | |
| CS Golden Spin | 10th | 13th | 13th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 16th |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | 16th |
| Ice Star | | 5th | |
| Philadelphia | | | 12th |
| International: Junior ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 26th | | |
| JGP United States | 8th | | |
| WD = Withdrew ||||

### United States

International :

| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U.S. Championships | | | | | 7th N | 3rd N | 5th J |
| U.S. Junior Champ. | 14th V | 1st V | 5th I | | | | |
| Midwestern Sectionals | | | | 5th N | 3rd N | 2nd N | 2nd J |
| Upper Great Lakes Regionals | 2nd V | 1st V | 1st I | 3rd N | 2nd N | 3rd N | 2nd J |
| Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior ||||||||
