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Vikki de Vries (born July 25, 1964) is an American former competitive
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 ...
who appeared in ladies' singles. She won gold at five internationals – the 1980
Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competitio ...
, 1980
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, 1981 Skate America, 1982 Skate Canada International, and 1982
Ennia Challenge The International Challenge Cup (formerly the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held during the last week in February, up till the 2021 edition held in The Hague, Netherlands. Since the 2022 ...
– and silver at the 1982 U.S. Championships. De Vries was also selected to compete at the 1982 World Championships in
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, Denmark, where she finished seventh. She trained in
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. De Vries was one of top US women's skaters of the time period, but injuries slowed down her career, and she was left off the 1983 World team and was unable to compete in 1984.


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