Nika Egadze ( ka, ნიკა ეგაძე; born 2 April 2002) is a Georgian

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. He is the 2021 CS Cup of Austria champion and the 2021

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bronze medalist. On the junior level, he is the 2017 European Youth Olympic bronze medalist and competed in the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Egadze was born on April 2, 2002 in

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. His father is a jeweler and his mother is a mathematician. In addition, he has a younger brother.

Career

Early years

Egadze began learning how to skate in 2011 at the age of four; his first figure skating coach was Marina Jaiani.

2016–17 season

Egadze, coached by Lea Chopikashvili in

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, made his junior international debut on the

2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 20th season of a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August 2016 through December 2016. It was the junior-level complement to the ...

circuit, finishing fourteenth at 2016 JGP France. He subsequently won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2016 Ice Star and silver on the junior level at the 2016 Santa Claus Cup. Following the season, Egadze moved to

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, Russia to train under Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov.

2017–18 season

Egadze started the season by competing on the

2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix was a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August 2017 through December 2017. It was the junior-level complement to the 2017–18 ISU Grand ...

circuit, finishing thirteenth at 2017 JGP Austria and at 2017 JGP Croatia. Although, he went on to compete on the junior level at the 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb but withdrew following the short program.

2018–19 season

Egadze began the season in January, winning gold on the junior level at the 2019 Skate Helena. He was then selected to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in

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, Croatia, finishing in eighteenth place overall.

2021–22 season

Making his senior international debut, Egadze started the season by finishing fourth at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. He followed this up by winning bronze at the 2021 Volvo Open Cup and gold at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria. He then placed eleventh at the

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, before also placing eleventh at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Egadze finished the season by making his Senior Championship debut at the

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, Estonia. He placed twenty-eighth in the short program and did not advance in the free skate segment of the competition.

2022–23 season

Egadze began the season by competing on the

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, placing fifth at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy and winning gold at the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. He followed up these results by finishing fifth at the 2022 Grand Prix de France and seventh at the 2022 NHK Trophy. Going on to compete at the 2023 European Championships in

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, Finland, Egadze finished seventh overall after placing twelfth in the short program and seventh in the free skate. He then made his World Championship debut at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Egadze placed twenty-ninth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.

2023–24 season

Egadze started the season by competing on the

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, winning silver at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy and at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial. He then went on to finish fourth at 2023 Skate America, silver at the 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, and fourth at the 2023 NHK Trophy. In January, he competed at the 2024 European Championships in

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, Lithuania, finishing in seventh place. Two months later, he placed thirteenth at the 2024 World Championships in

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, Canada.

2024–25 season

Egadze began the season by competing on the

2024–25 ISU Challenger Series The 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2024. It was the tenth season of the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions. Competitions The International Skating Union ...

, finishing fifth at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy and winning the bronze medal at the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. He subsequently competed on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, placing fourth at 2024 Skate America and at the 2024 Cup of China. Following a fourth-place finish at the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Egadze competed at the 2025 European Championships in

, Estonia. He placed second in the short program but eighth in the free skate, dropping to fourth place overall. In March, Egadze finished ninth at the 2025 World Championships in

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, United States. The following month, he competed for Team Georgia at the 2025 World Team Trophy. He finished ninth in the men's singles event and Team Georgia placed sixth overall.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Senior level

Junior level

References

External links

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Nika Egadze
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