Nurullah Sahaka

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Born (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 26)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Country Switzerland
Nurullah Sahaka
Personal information
Born (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 26)
Home townBülach, Switzerland
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Switzerland
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachChafik Besseghier
Martina Pfirter
Skating clubEC Küsnacht Zürich
Began skating2009
Medal record
Swiss Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chur Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wetzikon Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Biel/Bienne Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lucerne Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lucerne Singles

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 four-time Swiss national medalist. He competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

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. He made his first appearance in the senior ranks and 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.[5]

2017–2018 season

Sahaka began his season on the Junior Grand Prix series. He finished fourth in the senior ranks in December 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.[5]

2018–2019 season

In December, Sahaka won silver in the senior men's event at the Swiss Championships, placing second behind Britschgi. In March, he competed at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.[5]

2019–2020 season

Sahaka made his debut on the Challenger series, placing twelfth at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and thirteenth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. In addition to competing at some minor internationals, he won another silver medal at the Swiss championships.[5]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly limiting international competitions, Sahaka's sole event of the year was the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he placed fifteenth.[5]

2021–2022 season

Sahaka made his debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy.[5]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[6]
2020–2021
[7]
  • Evolution: From Big Bang to Life in Space
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy, Nikolai Morozov
2019–2020
[8]
2018–2019
[1]
  • Evolution: From Big Bang to Life in Space
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy, Nikolai Morozov
2017–2018
[9]
  • 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
[10]
  • Indigène (Tarzan)
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy
2015–2016
[11]
  • L'Enfant Pur (Le Petit Prince)
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Cornelia Leroy

Competitive highlights

References

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