Kristen Spours
| Kristen Spours | |
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 Spours in 2017 | |
| Born | 11 April 2000 Kingston upon Thames, England |
| Hometown | Guildford, England |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coach | Christian Newberry |
| Skating club | Sapphire Ice, Leisure/Guilford |
| Began skating | 2006 |
Kristen Spours (born 11 April 2000) is an English figure skater. She has won five senior international medals and competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017, 2018, 2019).
Personal life
Spours was born on 11 April 2000 in Kingston upon Thames, England.[1] She attended Howard of Effingham School.[2]
Career
Early years
Spours began learning to skate in 2006,[3] having become interested after watching Dancing on Ice.[4] In the 2012–2013 season, she won the novice bronze medal at the British Championships.
2015–2016 season
Making her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) appearance, Spours placed 21st in Bratislava, Slovakia. At the British Championships, she finished fourth in the junior ladies' category. Her senior debut came in February 2016, at the Jégvirág Cup; she obtained the gold medal and the minimum technical scores to compete at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. As a result, she was named in the British team to senior Worlds,[5] despite not having appeared on the senior level nationally. She placed 36th in Boston. She was coached by Ruth Woodstock at Guildford Spectrum and Christian Newberry at the Lee Valley Ice Centre.[2]
2016–2017 season
Competing on the senior level, Spours won silver at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in October 2016 and bronze at the Merano Cup in November. In December 2016, she won the junior ladies' title and placed 5th on the senior level at the British Championships. In January 2017, she was awarded silver in the senior ladies' category at Skate Helena. In March, she placed 16th in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 15th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [6] |
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| 2016–2017 [3] |
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| 2015–2016 [7] |
Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[8] | ||||||||||
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| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Worlds | 36th | |||||||||
| CS Finlandia | 15th | TBD | ||||||||
| CS Lombardia | 12th | 18th | WD | |||||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | WD | |||||||||
| Denkova-Staviski | 2nd | |||||||||
| Dragon Trophy | 6th | |||||||||
| Golden Bear | 5th | |||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 10th | |||||||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | |||||||||
| Merano Cup | 3rd | 4th | ||||||||
| Skate Helena | 2nd | |||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | |||||||||
| International: Junior[8] | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 15th | 21st | 20th | |||||||
| JGP Austria | 13th | |||||||||
| JGP France | 13th | |||||||||
| JGP Italy | 14th | |||||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 21st | 13th | ||||||||
| Avas Cup | 1st | |||||||||
| GP of Bratislava | 1st | |||||||||
| Hellmut Seibt | 12th | 25th | ||||||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 2nd | |||||||||
| Lombardia Trophy | 12th | |||||||||
| Merano Cup | 14th | |||||||||
| Toruń Cup | 3rd | 12th | ||||||||
| International: Advanced novice[9] | ||||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 20th | |||||||||
| National[8][9] | ||||||||||
| British Champ. | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| British Champ. | 24th N | 13th N | 3rd N | 6th J | 5th J | 4th J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | |
| Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior | ||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Kristen SPOURS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b Gliddon, Mark (16 March 2016). "Kristen Spours selected to represent Great Britain at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston". GLL Sport Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Kristen SPOURS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Discover Kristen Spours, with 4 weeks until the British Championships". National Ice Skating Association. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Guildford teenager through to figure skating world championships". Eagle Radio. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Kristen SPOURS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Kristen SPOURS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Kristen SPOURS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Kristen Spours". tracings.net. Retrieved 19 January 2017.