Gregor Urbas

Urbas began skating when he was about eight years old.^[1][2] His first coach was Mojca Kurbos.^[1] During his career, he practiced mainly in Slovenia and occasionally traveled to Philadelphia to train under Uschi Keszler.^[1]

Urbas won his first senior national title in 2001.^[3] That year, he competed at his first senior-level European Championships and finished 27th in the short program.^[4] Then at the 2001 Junior World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 13th.^[5] He also competed at his first senior-level World Championships and qualified the last spot for the short program,^[6] where he finished 30th.^[7]

Urbas received a berth to the 2001–02 JGP Final as a representative of the host country despite finishing 14th in the Junior Grand Prix standings.^[8] He finished in eighth place out of the nine competitors.^[9] At the 2002 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate for the first time and finished 19th.^[10] He then finished sixth at the 2002 Junior World Championships.^[11] He did not advance to the free skate at the senior-level World Championships, finishing 28th.^[12]

Urbas finished 17th at the 2006 European Championships.^[13] He represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished 29th in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate.^[14] Then at the 2006 World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd.^[15]

At the 2007 European Championships, Urbas finished ninth.^[16] He finished 21st at the 2009 World Championships and earned a berth for the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[17][18] At the 2010 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 18th.^[19] He then represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 27th in the short program.^[20]

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix