Niki Wories

Wories at the2019 International Challenge Cup
Personal information
Full name	Niki Angeneta Wories
Born	(1996-06-18)18 June 1996 (age 29) Almere, Netherlands
Height	1.67 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Netherlands
Discipline	Women's singles
Coach	Thomas Kennes
Skating club	MSB, Breda, The Netherlands
Began skating	2001
Medal record
Dutch Championships 2015 Den Bosch Singles 2016 The Hague Singles 2017 The Hague Singles 2018 The Hague Singles 2019 The Hague Singles 2020 The Hague Singles 2014 Amsterdam Singles 2022 Tilburg Singles

Niki Angeneta Wories (born 18 June 1996) is a Dutchfigure skater. A seven-time Dutch national champion, she has won five senior international medals and qualified for the free skate at threeISU Championships.

Niki Wories was born on 18 June 1996 inAlmere, Netherlands.^[1] She is the second daughter of Annelies and Paul Wories.^[2] She studied at the Johan Cruyff Academy before moving toQuebec, Canada.^[2] Following her initial retirement in 2022, Wories moved back to the Netherlands.^[3]

Her mother died in 2023.^[4]

Wories began skating in 2001 and her first coach wasAstrid Tameling-Winkelman, who trained her inDordrecht.^[1][5] Wories debuted internationally at the 2007Merano Cup as a novice skater, where she finished nineteenth. She would go on to finish sixteenth at the 2009International Challenge Cup the following season.^[6]

In March 2012, Wories debuted on the international junior level at the 2012Coupe du Printemps, where she placed twenty-third. She subsequently finished eighteenth at the 2012NRW Trophy.^[6]

Prior to the season, Wories switched coaches and began training under Sylvia Holtes andAndrás Száraz inDordrecht andZoetermeer.^[7]

She debuted on theISU Junior Grand Prix series in August 2013, finishing twenty-fourth at2013 JGP Latvia. She subsequently went on to compete on the junior level at the 2013NRW Trophy and the 2014Bavarian Open, placing fifteenth and fourteenth, respectively.^[6]

In March 2014, it was announced that Wories had returned to former coach,Astrid Tameling-Winkelman.^[8]

Wories would then close the season with a ninth-place finish on the junior level at the 2014International Challenge Cup.^[6]

Wories remained on the junior level in the first half of the 2014–15 season. Competing on theISU Junior Grand Prix, she finished twenty-fourth at2014 JGP Germany, before going on to finish sixth at the 2014Open d'Andorra and ninth at the 2014NRW Trophy.^[9][6]

In January 2015, she became theDutch national senior champion. She then made her senior international debut at the2015 European Championships inStockholm, Sweden, but failed to advance to the free skate segment after placing thirty-first in the short program.^[6][9]

In February, Wories won senior bronze medals at theBavarian Open andInternational Challenge Cup, where she also achieved the minimum technical score to compete at the senior World Championships.^[10] In March, she qualified for the free skate at the2015 World Junior Championships inTallinn, Estonia by placing fifteenth in the short program; she finished twenty-third overall.^[6][9] Later that month, she competed at the2015 World Championships inShanghai, China – the first Dutch competitor at Worlds since 2010.^[11] Ranked thirty-second in the short program, she did not make the cut for the free skate.^[6][9]

Wories started the season in September, finishing fifteenth at the2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. In October, it was announced that she had changed coaches, relocating toMontreal, Canada to train underBruno Marcotte.^[11][1] Wories subsequently competed at the 2015NRW Trophy and the2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing seventh and ninth, respectively.^[6][9]

At the2016 European Championships inBratislava, Slovakia, Wories advanced to the free skate segment and finished twentieth overall. She advanced to the free skate segment again at the2016 World Championships inBoston, United States, where she placed twenty-second.^[6][9]

In December 2016, Wories underwent two operations due tobursitis in her foot.^[12] Having sustained aconcussion that same month, she decided not to compete at the2017 European Championships.^[13][14] According to a February 2017 report, she has sustained five concussions.^[15]

Wories' sole competition appearance was at the 2017International Challenge Cup, where she finished eighteenth.^[6]

Wories began the season by competing at the2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she placed twenty-sixth. She would go on to win gold at the 2017Bosphorus Cup and at the 2018Mentor Toruń Cup. Between those two events, she placed eighth at the 2018Bavarian Open. Wories would close the season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2018International Challenge Cup.^[6]

Following the season, Wories' coach,Bruno Marcotte relocated toOakville, Ontario. Electing to remain inMontreal,Nicholas Young and Ian Connolly became Wories' new coaches.^[16][17]

Wories started the season by placing fourteenth at the2018 CS Autumn Classic International. She would subsequently go on to finish ninth at the 2018Golden Bear of Zagreb, third at the 2018Bosphorus Cup, and sixteenth at the2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.^[6][9]

In early 2019, Wories would place tenth at the 2019Mentor Toruń Cup, twelfth at the 2019Bavarian Open, and seventh at the 2019International Challenge Cup.^[6]

Wories began the season by competing on the2019–20 ISU Challenger Series, placing thirteenth at the2019 CS Autumn Classic International, seventeenth at the2019 CS Finlandia Trophy, and twelfth at the2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. She would also placed twelfth at the 2019Tallinn Trophy between the latter two events.^[9][6]

Selected to compete at the2020 European Championships inGraz, Austria, Wories would place thirty-fifth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment.^[9][6] She would then go on to win bronze at the 2020Bavarian Open and place seventh at the 2020International Challenge Cup.^[6]

Although Wories was scheduled to make her World Championship return post-injury in2020 in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of thecoronavirus pandemic.^[18]

Wories' only competition was at the 2020Ice Star, where she completed the short program but withdrew before the free skate.^[6]

Wories began the season by competing at the season by competing at the 2021NRW Trophy, where she placed ninth. Going on to compete on the2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, Wories finished sixteenth at the2021 CS Warsaw Cup and twentieth at the2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. She would then close the season with a twelfth-place finish at the 2022International Challenge Cup.^[9][6]

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).^[19]

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 inBreda. For her free program, Wories specifically selected music from theGladiator soundtrack in tribute to her late mother since this music was played during her funeral the year prior.^{[20][21][22][23]}

She started the season by competing at the2024 CS Budapest Trophy in early October, where she placed ninth, earning a personal best free skate and combined total scores.^[6] In an interview following the event, she stated that her main goal for the season was to compete at the European Championships.^[4] Two weeks later, Wories would deliver even stronger performances and score higher at the2024 CS Nepela Memorial, where she finished in fourth place. She followed these results up by winning bronze at the2024 Tirnavia Ice Cup, silver at the2024 NRW Trophy, as well as another silver medal at the2024 Santa Claus Cup. In early December, Wories would come in eighth place at the2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.^[6]

In early January, Wories finished eighth at the2025 Bavarian Open. Later that month, she competed at the2025 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia. Wories placed twenty-sixth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.^[6]

She subsequently finished sixth at the2025 International Challenge Cup and the 2025 Bellu Memorial, before closing the season with a bronze medal win at the2025 Coupe du Printemps.^[6]

Results in the2024-25 season ^[6]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 11–13, 2024	2024 CS Budapest Trophy	11	47.22	6	101.76	9	148.98
Oct 24–26, 2024	2024 CS Nepela Memorial	6	53.33	4	104.71	4	158.04
Nov 1–3, 2024	2024 Tirnavia Ice Cup	5	46.43	2	103.49	3	149.92
Nov 12–17, 2024	2024 NRW Trophy	3	51.83	2	108.02	2	159.85
Nov 27 – Dec 2, 2024	2024 Santa Claus Cup	3	56.43	1	110.69	2	167.12
Dec 5–7, 2024	2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	10	50.01	7	109.64	8	159.65
Jan 7-12, 2025	2025 Sofia Trophy	7	53.72	7	105.87	7	159.59
Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025	2025 European Championships	26	42.26	—	—	26	42.26
Feb 13–16, 2025	2025 Challenge Cup	6	54.21	6	106.99	6	161.20
Feb 18–23, 2025	Bellu Memorial	4	55.52	7	103.03	6	158.55
Mar 14–16, 2025	Coupe du Printemps	1	55.44	3	94.80	3	150.27

Results in the2025-26 season ^[6]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 18-21, 2025	2025 ISU Skate to Milano	22	39.50	23	66.84	23	106.34
Nov 13-16, 2025	2025 NRW Trophy	1	52.82	1	101.11	1	153.93
Nov 19–23, 2025	2025 CS Warsaw Cup	12	47.88	7	100.37	11	148.25

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