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Phillip Harris
Harris at the 2018 European Championships
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35)
Blackpool, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited Kingdom
CoachYuri Bureiko, Marina Serova
Skating clubISS Coventry
Began skating2000
Retired17th March 2019

Phillip Harris (born 29 September 1989) is a British figure skater. He is a three-time British national champion (2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018) and has qualified for the free skate at four ISU Championships.

Career

Early career

Harris began skating in Blackpool at the age of eleven, in 2000.[1][2] After winning the British junior title in January 2008,[3] he relocated to Coventry and began to be coached by Yuri Bureiko.[1][4]

Harris never competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.[5] He made his senior international debut at the 2009 NRW Trophy, placing 19th. In the 2010–2011 season, he stepped onto the British national podium for the first time, taking the bronze medal. He repeated as the bronze medalist in the 2011–2012 season, finished fourth in 2012–2013, and withdrew in the 2013–2014 Olympic season. He landed the triple Axel jump for the first time in 2013.[1] In 2014, he began working as a coach to cover his expenses.[4][1]

2014–2015 season

Harris competed at three ISU Challenger Series (CS) events, placing 8th at the Lombardia Trophy, fifth at the Ice Challenge, and ninth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb. In late November 2014, he won his first senior national title.[6] Harris was assigned to his first ISU Championship, the European Championships held in January 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. Ranked 12th in the short program, he earned qualification to the final segment and finished 15th overall.

2015–2016 season

Harris began his season on the Challenger Series, placing 10th at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 6th at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge, before finishing 4th at the NRW Trophy. In December, he won his second national title. He reached the final segment at two ISU Championships – the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, where he finished 18th, and the 2016 World Championships in Boston, where he ranked 22nd.

2016–2017 season

Harris finished third at the British Championships, behind Graham Newberry and Peter James Hallam. As a result, he was not assigned to any ISU Championships.

2017–2018 season

Harris won his third national title in December 2017. In January, he placed 13th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow.

2018–2019 season

Harris got his first Grand Prix event, the Grand Prix of Helsinki, where he placed 10th. This was the only competition he competed at this season.

He announced his retirement on 17 March 2019.[7]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
2017–2018
[8]
2016–2017
[1][2]
  • Blues for Klook
    by Eddy Louiss
2015–2016
[9]
  • Le Désir
    by Saint-Preux
  • The Globalist
    by Muse
2013–2015
[10][11]
  • Medley
    by Two Steps From Hell
2012–2013
[12]
  • The Blues
  • Tribute to the Eagles

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

International[5]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Worlds 22nd 24th
Europeans 15th 18th 13th
GP Finland 10th
CS Finlandia WD
CS Golden Spin 9th
CS Ice Challenge 5th 6th
CS Lombardia 8th
CS Nebelhorn 10th
CS Nepela Memorial 8th
CS Warsaw Cup 8th
Challenge Cup 8th 6th 4th
Crystal Skate 9th
Cup of Nice 17th 18th 10th 8th 7th
Dragon Trophy 6th
Golden Bear 2nd
Merano Cup 6th
Mladost Trophy 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 18th
NRW Trophy 19th 13th 4th
Seibt Memorial 12th 4th
Triglav Trophy 4th
Volvo Open 3rd
National[5]
British Champ. 1st J 6th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th WD 1st 1st 3rd 1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Interview: Phillip Harris". Artistika Magazine. No. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Phillip HARRIS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "British Ice Figure & Synchro Skating Championship Junior Men Result". johnds.org. 12 January 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Phil Harris, the UK's best figure skater, shares his secrets [interview]". Oh My Quad Magazine. 6 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Phillip HARRIS". International Skating Union.
  6. ^ "British Figure Skating Championships: Senior Men". National Ice Skating Association. 30 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Phil Harris on Instagram: "Hi everyone! The time has finally come to hang up my boots and officially retire as an athlete ⛸ I was waiting to announce anything because…"". Instagram. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Phillip HARRIS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Phillip HARRIS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Phillip HARRIS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Phillip HARRIS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Phillip HARRIS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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