Vikki de Vries (born July 25, 1964) is an American former competitive
figure skater
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who appeared in ladies' singles. She won gold at five internationals – the 1980
Nebelhorn Trophy
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, 1980
Grand Prix International St. Gervais,
1981 Skate America,
1982 Skate Canada International, and 1982
Ennia Challenge – and silver at the 1982
U.S. Championships. De Vries was also selected to compete at the
1982 World Championships in
Copenhagen
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, Denmark, where she finished seventh. She trained in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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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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Results
References
American female single skaters
1964 births
Living people
21st-century American women
20th-century American sportswomen
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