Nikolaj Memola

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Nikolaj Memola
Personal information
Country representedItaly
Born (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 (age 18)
Monza, Italy
Home townMonza, Italy
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
CoachOlga Romanova
ChoreographerCorrado Giordani
Skating clubIceLab Bergamo
Former skating clubAgorà Skating Team Milan
Training locationsBergamo, Italy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Former training locationsMilan
Began skating2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total211.59
2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Short program73.98
2022 Europeans
Free skate142.00
2021 CS Warsaw Cup

Nikolaj Memola (born 18 November 2003) is an Italian figure skater. He is the 2021 Santa Claus Cup champion and qualified to the final segment at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

Career[]

Early years[]

Memola began learning to skate in 2008.[1] He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in October 2018, placing 19th in Slovenia. Memola competed at the Youth Olympic Game in Lausanne in 2020, placing 8th.

2021–22 season[]

Memola finished fourth at JGP Austria in October 2021. He made his senior international debut later that month, placing fourth at Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. In November, he finished ninth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. In December, he stepped onto his first senior international podium, taking gold at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.

Following the withdrawal of Matteo Rizzo, Italy selected Memola to skate at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[2] Competing in his first ISU Championship, he qualified to the final segment by placing twelfth in the short program and finished in fifteenth overall.[3]

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–22
[1]
2020–21
2019–20
[4]
  • Fly
    by Ludovico Einaudi
  • Experience
    by Ludovico Einaudi
    choreo. by Andrea Gilardi
2018–19
[5]
  • Sarabande Suite
    by Globus
    choreo. by Andrea Gilardi

Competitive highlights[]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[3]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Europeans 15th
CS Warsaw Cup 9th
Métropole Nice 4th
Santa Claus Cup 1st
International: Junior[3]
Youth Olympics 8th
JGP Austria 4th
JGP Italy 16th
JGP Latvia 18th
JGP Slovenia 19th
Crystal Skate 1st
Cup of Tyrol 3rd
Dragon Trophy 4th
Egna Trophy 3rd 1st 1st
EYOF 11th
2nd
Merano Cup 6th
3rd
2nd
Sofia Trophy 2nd
International: Advanced novice[6]
Cup of Tyrol 1st
Dragon Trophy 2nd 1st
Egna/Gardena 6th 2nd
Lombardia 5th
Merano Cup 4th 2nd
Printemps 2nd
2nd
National[3][6]
Italy 2nd N 2nd N 1st N 4th J 2nd J 2nd J 2nd J 1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Nikolaj MEMOLA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Figura Europei di Tallinn: Nikolaj Memola sostituisce Matteo Rizzo" [Nikolaj Memola replaces Matteo Rizzo] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Nikolaj MEMOLA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Nikolaj MEMOLA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Nikolaj MEMOLA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Nikolaj MEMOLA". rinkresults.com.

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