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Niki Angeneta Wories (born 18 June 1996) is a Dutch
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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...
. A seven-time Dutch national champion, she has won five senior international medals and qualified for the free skate at three ISU Championships.


Personal life

Niki Wories was born on 18 June 1996 in
Almere Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands across the IJmeer fro ...
, Netherlands. She is the second daughter of Annelies and Paul Wories. She studied at the Johan Cruyff Academy before moving to
Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada. Following her initial retirement in 2022, Wories moved back to the Netherlands. Her mother died in 2023.


Career


Early career

Wories began skating in 2001 and her first coach was Astrid Tameling-Winkelman, who trained her in
Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, lo ...
. Wories debuted internationally at the 2007
Merano Cup The Merano Cup () was an annual international figure skating competition which is generally held in November in Merano, Italy. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipli ...
as a novice skater, where she finished nineteenth. She would go on to finish sixteenth at the 2009
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
the following season. In March 2012, Wories debuted on the international junior level at the 2012
Coupe du Printemps The Coupe du Printemps is an annual figure skating competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum ga ...
, where she placed twenty-third. She subsequently finished eighteenth at the 2012
NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy (also known as the NRW Summer Trophy or the NRW Autumn Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
.


2013–14 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

Prior to the season, Wories switched coaches and began training under Sylvia Holtes and
András Száraz András Száraz (born 2 March 1966 in Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, ...
in
Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, lo ...
and
Zoetermeer Zoetermeer () is a city in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950. By 2023 this had grown to 126.998 ...
. She debuted on the
ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...
series in August 2013, finishing twenty-fourth at 2013 JGP Latvia. She subsequently went on to compete on the junior level at the 2013
NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy (also known as the NRW Summer Trophy or the NRW Autumn Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
and the 2014
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
, placing fifteenth and fourteenth, respectively. In March 2014, it was announced that Wories had returned to former coach, Astrid Tameling-Winkelman. Wories would then close the season with a ninth-place finish on the junior level at the 2014
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
.


2014–2015 season: European and World Championship debut

Wories remained on the junior level in the first half of the 2014–15 season. Competing on the
ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...
, she finished twenty-fourth at 2014 JGP Germany, before going on to finish sixth at the 2014
Open d'Andorra The Open d'Andorra is an international figure skating competition held annually in Canillo, Andorra, usually in November. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels. Senior r ...
and ninth at the 2014
NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy (also known as the NRW Summer Trophy or the NRW Autumn Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
. In January 2015, she became the Dutch national senior champion. She then made her senior international debut at the 2015 European Championships in
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, Sweden, but failed to advance to the free skate segment after placing thirty-first in the short program. In February, Wories won senior bronze medals at the
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
and
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
, where she also achieved the minimum technical score to compete at the senior World Championships. In March, she qualified for the free skate at the 2015 World Junior Championships in
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, Estonia by placing fifteenth in the short program; she finished twenty-third overall. Later that month, she competed at the 2015 World Championships in
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, China – the first Dutch competitor at Worlds since 2010. Ranked thirty-second in the short program, she did not make the cut for the free skate.


2015–2016 season

Wories started the season in September, finishing fifteenth at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. In October, it was announced that she had changed coaches, relocating to
Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
, Canada to train under
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. Wories subsequently competed at the 2015
NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy (also known as the NRW Summer Trophy or the NRW Autumn Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
and the
2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 48th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova in December 2015 as part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series. Medal ...
, finishing seventh and ninth, respectively. At the 2016 European Championships in
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, Slovakia, Wories advanced to the free skate segment and finished twentieth overall. She advanced to the free skate segment again at the 2016 World Championships in
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, United States, where she placed twenty-second.


2016–2017 season: Struggles with injuries

In December 2016, Wories underwent two operations due to
bursitis Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae (synovial sacs) of synovial fluid in the body. They are lined with a synovial membrane that secretes a lubricating synovial fluid. There are more than 150 bursae in the human body. The bursae (bu ...
in her foot. Having sustained a
concussion A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, difficulty with thinking and concentration, sleep disturbances, a brief ...
that same month, she decided not to compete at the 2017 European Championships. According to a February 2017 report, she has sustained five concussions. Wories' sole competition appearance was at the 2017
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
, where she finished eighteenth.


2017–2018 season

Wories began the season by competing at the
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2017 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. It also served as the final qualification event for the 2018 Wi ...
, where she placed twenty-sixth. She would go on to win gold at the 2017 Bosphorus Cup and at the 2018
Mentor Toruń Cup The Mentor Toruń Cup (previously known as the Kangus Cup in 2007, the Nestlé Kangus Cup in 2008, the GAM Nestlé Nesquik Cup from 2009 to 2010, the Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Toruń Cup from 2011 to 2016, and the Mentor Cup from 2017 to 2019) is an ...
. Between those two events, she placed eighth at the 2018
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
. Wories would close the season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2018
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
. Following the season, Wories' coach,
Bruno Marcotte Bruno Marcotte (born September 10, 1974) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor in pair skating, pairs. He is the 1993 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 1993 World Junior bronze medallist with Isabelle Coulombe and the ...
relocated to
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. Electing to remain in
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, Nicholas Young and Ian Connolly became Wories' new coaches.


2018–2019

Wories started the season by placing fourteenth at the
2018 CS Autumn Classic International The 2018 CS Autumn Classic International was held in September 2018 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dan ...
. She would subsequently go on to finish ninth at the 2018
Golden Bear of Zagreb The Golden Bear of Zagreb () was an annual figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. Held since 1986, the event was organized by the Medveščak Figure Skating Club. It was originally a companion event to the Golden Spin of Zagreb, in ...
, third at the 2018 Bosphorus Cup, and sixteenth at the
2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held in December 2018 as part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Entries The International Skatin ...
. In early 2019, Wories would place tenth at the 2019
Mentor Toruń Cup The Mentor Toruń Cup (previously known as the Kangus Cup in 2007, the Nestlé Kangus Cup in 2008, the GAM Nestlé Nesquik Cup from 2009 to 2010, the Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Toruń Cup from 2011 to 2016, and the Mentor Cup from 2017 to 2019) is an ...
, twelfth at the 2019
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
, and seventh at the 2019
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
.


2019–2020 season

Wories began the season by competing on the
2019–20 ISU Challenger Series The 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2019. It was the sixth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held. Competitions This season, the ...
, placing thirteenth at the
2019 CS Autumn Classic International The 2019 CS Autumn Classic International was held in September 2019 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance. Entries The International ...
, seventeenth at the
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy was held in October 2019 in Espoo. 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. Entries The Internationa ...
, and twelfth at the
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held in December 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia. 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 Ice dan ...
. She would also placed twelfth at the 2019
Tallinn Trophy The Tallinn Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted in Tallinn, Estonia, by the Estonian Skating Union (). It debuted in 2002 as a regional competition before e ...
between the latter two events. Selected to compete at the 2020 European Championships in
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, Wories would place thirty-fifth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment. She would then go on to win bronze at the 2020
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
and place seventh at the 2020
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
. Although Wories was scheduled to make her World Championship return post-injury in 2020 in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the
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.


2020–2021 season

Wories' only competition was at the 2020
Ice Star The Ice Star (also known as the Minsk-Arena Ice Star) is an annual international figure skating competition held in Minsk, Belarus. In some years, the event was part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in Single skating, men's sing ...
, where she completed the short program but withdrew before the free skate.


2021–2022 season: Retirement

Wories began the season by competing at the season by competing at the 2021
NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy (also known as the NRW Summer Trophy or the NRW Autumn Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
, where she placed ninth. Going on to compete on the
2021–22 ISU Challenger Series The 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2021. It was the eighth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held. Competitions This season, the ...
, Wories finished sixteenth at the
2021 CS Warsaw Cup The 2021 CS Warsaw Cup was held on November 17–20 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Int ...
and twentieth at the
2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held on December 7–11, 2021 in Sisak, Croatia. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. T ...
. She would then close the season with a twelfth-place finish at the 2022
International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for ...
. Wories' retirement from competition was announced on May 17, 2022. She was subsequently appointed the figure skating discipline manager for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond (Royal Dutch Ice Skaters Association).


2024–2025 season: Return to competition

In August 2024, at the age of twenty-eight, Wories announced her plans of returning to competitive figure skating after two and a half years of not competing. Regarding her decision, Wories said, "Life is unpredictable and sometimes takes you to places you didn't know you would go to. I realize that the ice is a place where I feel good. And whether I achieve anything with it, sport-wise or not, I don't care. It gives me peace of mind." She also announced that she would be coached by Thomas Kennes in
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. For her free program, Wories specifically selected music from the ''
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'' soundtrack in tribute to her late mother since this music was played during her funeral the year prior. She started the season by competing at the
2024 CS Budapest Trophy The 2024 CS Budapest Trophy was held on October 11–13, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The Internati ...
in early October, where she placed ninth, earning a personal best free skate and combined total scores. In an interview following the event, she stated that her main goal for the season was to compete at the European Championships. Two weeks later, Wories would deliver even stronger performances and score higher at the
2024 CS Nepela Memorial The 2024 CS Nepela Memorial was held on October 24–26, 2024, in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The International Skating ...
, where she finished in fourth place. She followed these results up by winning bronze at the 2024 Tirnavia Ice Cup, silver at the 2024 NRW Trophy, as well as another silver medal at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup. In early December, Wories would come in eighth place at the
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held on December 4–7, 2024, in Zagreb, Croatia. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. Entries The Internationa ...
. In early January, Wories finished eighth at the 2025 Bavarian Open. Later that month, she competed at the 2025 European Championships in
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, Estonia. Wories placed twenty-sixth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment. She subsequently finished sixth at the 2025 International Challenge Cup and the 2025 Bellu Memorial, before closing the season with a bronze medal win at the 2025 Coupe du Printemps.


Programs


Competitive highlights


Detailed results


Senior results


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Niki Wories
at SkatingScores * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wories, Niki 1996 births Dutch female single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Almere 21st-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch sportswomen