Daniel Albert Naurits(born 22 March 1998) is an Estonianfigure skater.He is the 2017Nordicbronze medalist and a two-timeEstonian nationalchampion. He has competed in the final segment at threeISU Championships.
| Daniel Albert Naurits | |
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 Naurits at the2018 European Championships | |
| Born | 22 March 1998 Tallinn,Estonia |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Coach | Liina-Grete Lilender, Keegan Murphy, Ellen Murphy |
| Skating club | Tallinn FSC |
| Began skating | 2001 |
Career
editEarly years in Estonia
editNaurits began learning to skate in 2001.[1]Early in his career, he represented Estonia, coached by Irina Kononova inTallinn.[2][3]HisISU Junior Grand Prix(JGP) came in October 2011. In March 2012, he competed at theWorld Junior ChampionshipsinMinsk,Belarus, but did not advance to the free skate. TheWarsaw Cupin November 2012 was his final competition representing Estonia for four years.
Switch to France
editNaurits debuted internationally for France in April 2014 at theTriglav Trophy,where he won the junior silver medal. In the2014–2015 season,he competed at two JGP events, placing 8th in Tallinn and 10th inCourchevel,France. He placed 7th competing on the senior level at the French Championships and later took the bronze medal at the French Junior Championships.
Naurits made his final international appearance for France in early October 2015, placing 13th at a JGP event inLogroño,Spain. He placed 6th as a senior at the French Championships in December 2015. During his time in France, he trained under Katia Gentelet inNice.[4][5]
Return to Estonia
editIn the2016–2017 season,Naurits was coached byAnna Levandiin Tallinn.[6]He made his senior international debut and his return to representing Estonia in October 2016 at theFinlandia Trophy,aChallenger Series(CS) event at which he finished 14th. He won theEstonian nationalsenior title in December 2016 and the junior title in January 2017.[7]
In January, Naurits competed at the2017 European ChampionshipsinOstrava,Czech Republic. Ranked 24th in the short program, he obtained the final qualifying spot and then placed 20th in the free skate, resulting in a final placement of 22nd. He also qualified to the free skate at the2017 World Junior Championships,finishing 20th inTaipei,Taiwan.
Coached by Liina-Grete Lilender, Naurits placed 21st at the2018 European ChampionshipsinMoscow,Russia.[8]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [8] |
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| 2016–2017 [6] |
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| 2015–2016 [5] |
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| 2014–2015 [4] |
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| 2012–2013 [3] |
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| 2011–2012 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
edit
CS:Challenger Series;JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[9] | |||||||||
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| Event | 11–12 (EST) |
12–13 (EST) |
13–14 (FRA) |
14–15 (FRA) |
15–16 (FRA) |
16–17 (EST) |
17–18 (EST) |
18–19 (EST) |
19–20 (EST) |
| Europeans | 22nd | 21st | |||||||
| CSAlpen Trophy | 17th | ||||||||
| CSFinlandia | 14th | 18th | 16th | ||||||
| CSGolden Spin | 10th | ||||||||
| CSTallinn Trophy | 14th | 10th | 13th | ||||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 8th | ||||||||
| Denis Ten Memorial | 3rd | ||||||||
| Golden Bear | 10th | ||||||||
| Ice Star | 6th | ||||||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | ||||||||
| Nordics | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 3rd | ||||||||
| Universiade | 12th | ||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| International: Junior[9] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 29th | 20th | |||||||
| JGPEstonia | 17th | 8th | |||||||
| JGPFrance | 10th | ||||||||
| JGPGermany | 16th | ||||||||
| JGPSpain | 13th | ||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | ||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 4th | ||||||||
| Ice Star | 5th | ||||||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
| Warsaw Cup | 8th | ||||||||
| National[9] | |||||||||
| Estonian Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| Estonian Junior | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | ||||||
| French Champ. | 7th | 6th | |||||||
| French Junior | 6th | 3rd | |||||||
| Masters | 4th J | 4th J | |||||||
| J = Junior; WD = Withdrew | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ab"Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2018/2019".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on 8 October 2018.
- ^ab"Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2012.
- ^ab"Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2012/2013".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2013.
- ^ab"Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2014/2015".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2015.
- ^ab"Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2015/2016".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2016.
- ^ab"Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2016/2017".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 21 May 2017.
- ^Kalkun, Kristjan (8 January 2017)."Daniel Albert Naurits tuli ka juunioride Eesti meistriks"[Daniel Albert Naurits is also the Estonian junior champion].Eesti Rahvusringhääling(in Estonian).Archivedfrom the original on 25 February 2017.
- ^ab"Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2017/2018".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 29 May 2018.
- ^abc"Competition Results: Daniel Albert NAURITS".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on 8 October 2018.