Natasha McKay
| Natasha McKay | |
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 McKay in 2018 | |
| Born | 14 January 1995 Dundee, Scotland |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coach | Debi and Simon Briggs |
| Skating club | Dundee ISC |
| Began skating | 2002 |
Natasha McKay (born 14 January 1995) is a Scottish figure skater who competes in ladies' singles for the United Kingdom. She is the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb champion, the 2017 Skate Helena champion, the 2017 Open d'Andorra champion, and a four-time British national champion (2016–2019). She has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.
Personal life
McKay was born on 14 January 1995 in Dundee, Scotland.[1] She attended St John's School in Dundee before moving, around 2008, to Coventry, England.[2] She returned to Dundee by 2012.[3]
Career
McKay began learning to skate in 2002.[1] In a 2018 interview, she recalled, "I begged my mum for skates for a whole year [...] until she gave in."[4]
McKay won the junior bronze medal at the British Championships in the 2009–10 season. In February 2011, she placed 22nd at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Liberec, Czech Republic. She was coached by Yuri Bureiko in Coventry, England.[2]
In the 2012–13 season, McKay made her only appearance on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 24th in Bled, Slovenia, and won her second junior national bronze medal. She was coached by Debi and Simon Briggs in Dundee, Scotland.[3]
She won the senior bronze medal at the British Championships in the 2014–15 season and finished 5th the next year.
McKay won gold at the Open d'Andorra in November 2016 and became the British national champion the following month.[5] In January 2017, she took gold at Skate Helena. She was named in the British team to the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava.[6] In the Czech Republic, she ranked 24th in the short program, giving her the final qualifying spot, and then rose to 18th overall by placing 16th in the free skate.
In December 2018, McKay won her third consecutive national title.
At the 2019 World Championships, McKay qualified for the free skate for the first time, and placed twenty-first overall.[7]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2019–2020 [8] |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [9] |
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| 2016–2017 [10] |
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| 2012–2013 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[11] | ||||||||||||
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| Event | 06–07 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Worlds | 32nd | 32nd | 21st | |||||||||
| Europeans | 18th | 27th | 20th | 23rd | ||||||||
| CS Alpen Trophy | 9th | |||||||||||
| CS Finlandia | 18th | 20th | ||||||||||
| CS Lombardia | 12th | |||||||||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 18th | |||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 6th | 4th | ||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 6th | |||||||||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 5th | 10th | ||||||||||
| Denkova-Staviski | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Golden Bear | 1st | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Merano Cup | 2nd | |||||||||||
| Open d'Andorra | 1st | |||||||||||
| Skate Helena | 1st | |||||||||||
| Tayside Trophy | 1st | |||||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 6th | |||||||||||
| International: Junior[11] | ||||||||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 24th | |||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 14th | 15th | ||||||||||
| EYOF | 22nd | |||||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 18th | |||||||||||
| National[11] | ||||||||||||
| British Champ. | 8th N | 3rd J | 4th J | 4th J | 3rd J | 4th J | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Natasha MCKAY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Figure skating: Natasha McKay heads to European Youth Olympic Winter Festival". Coventry Telegraph. 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Natasha MCKAY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013.
- ^ MacBeath, Amy (29 November 2018). "Natasha McKay: Dundee skater says sacrifices worth it for Olympic dream". BBC News.
- ^ "British Figure Skating Championships 2016: Senior Ladies Result". 4 December 2016.
- ^ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships Selection 2017". NISA. December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Woodger, Calum (20 March 2019). "Dundee ice skating star Natasha McKay dazzles to qualify for World final in Japan". Evening Telegraph.
- ^ "Natasha MCKAY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Natasha MCKAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Natasha MCKAY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Natasha MCKAY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018.