Daniel Albert Naurits (born 22 March 1998) is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2017 Nordic bronze medalist and a two-time Estonian national champion. He has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.
Career Early years in Estonia Naurits began learning to skate in 2001. Early in his career, he represented Estonia, coached by Irina Kononova in Tallinn. His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) came in October 2011. In March 2012, he competed at the World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus, but did not advance to the free skate. The Warsaw Cup in November 2012 was his final competition representing Estonia for four years.
Switch to France Naurits debuted internationally for France in April 2014 at the Triglav Trophy, where he won the junior silver medal. In the 2014–2015 season, he competed at two JGP events, placing 8th in Tallinn and 10th in Courchevel, 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 in Logroño, Spain. He placed 6th as a senior at the French Championships in December 2015. During his time in France, he trained under Katia Gentelet in Nice.
Return to Estonia In the 2016–2017 season, Naurits was coached by Anna Levandi in Tallinn. He made his senior international debut and his return to representing Estonia in October 2016 at the Finlandia Trophy, a Challenger Series (CS) event at which he finished 14th. He won the Estonian national senior title in December 2016 and the junior title in January 2017.
In January, Naurits competed at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, 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 the 2017 World Junior Championships, finishing 20th in Taipei, Taiwan.
Coached by Liina-Grete Lilender, Naurits placed 21st at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2018–2019 La identidad inaccesible Smile Liquid Spirit 2017–2018 Nocturne No. 20 W.E. 2016–2017 Charms Requiem 2015–2016 The Pianist Mozart in Egypt 2014–2015 The Admiral Inception 2012–2013 Hit the Road Jack Sherlock Holmes 2011–2012 Notre-Dame de Paris Shadowboxing
Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 Europeans 22nd 21st Alpen Trophy 17th Finlandia 14th 18th 16th Golden Spin 10th Tallinn Trophy 14th 10th 13th Warsaw 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 Junior Worlds 29th 20th Estonia 17th 8th France 10th Germany 16th Spain 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 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
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