Nurullah Sahaka (born 10 January 2000) is a Swiss
figure skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
. 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.
Career
Early years
Sahaka began learning to skate in 2009.
[ In January 2013, he became the Swiss national under-16 novice champion.][ 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.][
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.][
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2016–2017 season
In December 2016, Sahaka won his first senior national medal, bronze, having finished third behind Stéphane Walker
Stéphane Walker (born 25 December 1990) is a Swiss figure skater. Competing in men's singles, he won ten international medals, including two on the ISU Challenger Series, and became a five-time Swiss national champion (2013–14, 2016–18). He ...
and Lukas Britschgi.[ In January 2017, he won his first senior international medal – silver at the FBMA Trophy in ]Abu Dhabi
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. 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.[
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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.[
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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.[
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2019–2020 season
Sahaka made his debut on the Challenger series, placing twelfth at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held in September 2019 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
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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.[
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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
The 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held in September 2020 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
On August ...
, where he placed fifteenth.[
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2021–2022 season
Sahaka made his debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
The 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy was held on October 7–10, 2021 in Espoo, Finland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, pairs, and ...
.[
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Programs
Competitive highlights
''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''
References
External links
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2000 births
German emigrants to Switzerland
Living people
Sportspeople from Munich
Figure skaters from Zürich
Swiss male single skaters
Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games