Karen Barber
| Karen Barber | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karen Barber |
| Country represented |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 21 June 1961 Manchester |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Former partner | Nicky Slater Kim Spreyer |
| Skating club | Richmond Ice Dance & Figure Skating Club |
Karen Barber (born 21 June 1961 in Manchester) is a British ice dancer.
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[edit] Skating career
With partner Kim Spreyer, she is the 1977 World Junior silver medalist. With partner Nicky Slater, she is the 1983 European bronze medalist. They represented Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics, placing 12th, and at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where they placed 6th.
Following her retirement from competitive skating, Barber worked as a coach and skated professionally.
[edit] Media work
She has appeared on Dancing on Ice and Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice as a judge/coach. She also appeared with her husband and two daughters as contestants on the All Star Family Fortunes UK game show.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal Life
In 2010 Barber announced she was separating from her husband Stephen Pickavance. She is presently in a relationship with Christopher Dean.[1]
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Slater)
| Event | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Winter Games | 12th | 6th | |||||
| World Championships | 13th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 6th |
| European Championships | 11th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th |
| British Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Skate America | 3rd | ||||||
| Skate Canada International | 2nd | 2nd |
(with Spreyer)
| Event | 1976-1977 |
|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 2nd |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Sports-reference profile
- "World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results: Ice Dancing Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf.
- "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Ice Dancing Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf.
