[1] Jane represented New Zealand from 2009 to 2018,[2] before switching to the Cook Islands for the 2019 season, her father's country of birth.
[3] Nicholas made her international debut for New Zealand aged 16 at the 2009 Canoe Slalom World Cup, where she finished 26th in the overall ranking.
[9] Her father Rob had grown up in the Cooks Islands and moved to New Zealand at 15 with a high school scholarship.
At the Rio Games Ella was also the Cook Islands flagbearer at the opening ceremony, and their brother Bryden Nicholas made his Olympic debut, finishing 21st in the men's K1 event.
[10] Nicholas resigned from her job at the Bay of Plenty District Health Board at the end of May 2019 in order to dedicate herself to qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and become the third member of their family to compete as Olympians.