Nurullah Sahaka

Nurullah Sahaka (born 10 January 2000) is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 2018 Dragon Trophy champion, the 2017 FBMA Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time Swiss national medalist. He competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Nurullah Sahaka
Personal information
Country representedSwitzerland
Born (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000
Munich, Germany
Home townBülach, Switzerland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
CoachRichard Leroy, Cornelia Leroy, Martina Pfirter
ChoreographerCornelia Leroy, Florent Amodio, Nikolai Morozov
Former choreographerKarine Arribert
Skating clubEC Küsnacht
Training locationsKüsnacht, Canton of Zürich
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total177.75
2018 Junior Worlds
Short program65.31
2018 Junior Worlds
Free skate112.44
2018 Junior Worlds

Career

Early years

Sahaka began learning to skate in 2009.[1] In January 2013, he became the Swiss national under-16 novice champion.[2] He won silver in the junior men's category at the Swiss Championships in January 2014 and made his junior international debut the following month. He won the Swiss junior title in January 2015.[2]

Sahaka debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in August 2015. Making his first appearance in the senior ranks, he placed fifth at the Swiss Championships in December.[3]

2016–2017 season

In December 2016, Sahaka won his first senior national medal, bronze, having finished third behind Stéphane Walker and Lukas Britschgi.[4] In January 2017, he won his first senior international medal – silver at the FBMA Trophy in Abu Dhabi. In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Ranked 34th in the short program, he did not advance to the free skate.

2017–2018 season

Sahaka began his season on the Junior Grand Prix series. In December, he finished fourth in the senior ranks at the Swiss Championships. In February 2018, he won the senior men's title at the Dragon Trophy in Slovenia. In March, he qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. He ranked 13th in the short program, 18th in the free skate, and 16th overall.

2018–2019 season

In December, Sahaka won silver in the senior men's event at the Swiss Championships, having placed second behind Britschgi. In March, he competed at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1]
  • Evolution: From Big Bang to Life in Space
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy, Nikolai Morozov
2017–2018
[5]
  • Les yeux de la mama/Gitrano
    by Kendji Girac
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy
  • Pierrot and the Moon
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Karine Arribert
2016–2017
[6]
  • Indigène (Tarzan)
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy
  • Pierrot and the Moon
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Karine Arribert
2015–2016
[7]
  • Indigène (Tarzan)
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy
  • L'Enfant Pur (Le Petit Prince)
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
CS Nebelhorn12th
CS Warsaw13th
Dragon Trophy1st3rd
FBMA Trophy2nd
Golden Bear12th
Halloween Cup5th
Tirnavia Ice Cup1st
Toruń Cup6th
Warsaw Cup9th
International: Junior[8][2]
Junior Worlds34th16th31st
JGP Austria16th15th
JGP Poland14th
JGP Slovakia15th
JGP Slovenia12th13th
Bavarian Open7th1st
Challenge Cup1st
Coupe Printemps15th
Cup of Nice7th
Cup of Tyrol4th
EYOF15th
Golden Bear2nd
Heiko Fischer5th
Lombardia8th
Tallinn Trophy7th10th
National[8][2]
Swiss Champ.2nd J1st J5th3rd4th2nd2nd
J = Junior level
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References
  1. "Nurullah SAHAKA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019.
  2. "Nurullah SAHAKA". rinkresults.com.
  3. "Ein Neuling geht in die Offensive". Zürichsee-Zeitung (in German). 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019.
  4. Kolb, Albert René (19 December 2016). "Sahaka glänzt mit erster Elite-Bronze". Zürcher Unterländer (in German). Archived from the original on 7 March 2019.
  5. "Nurullah SAHAKA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  6. "Nurullah SAHAKA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  7. "Nurullah SAHAKA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  8. "Competition Results: Nurullah SAHAKA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019.
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