Lewis Gibson (figure skater)
Lewis Gibson | |
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Born | Prestwick, Scotland | 1 May 1994
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Partner | Lilah Fear |
Coach | Karen Quinn, Romain Haguenauer |
Skating club | Alexandra Palace London |
Lewis Gibson (born 1 May 1994) is a Scottish ice dancer. With partner Lilah Fear, he is the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy silver medalist and 2017 British national champion. The two competed in the free dance at the 2017 European Championships.
Personal life
Gibson was born on 1 May 1994 in Prestwick, Scotland.[1]
Early career
Gibson began skating in 2006 in Scotland, training at Ayr Ice Rink and Stevenston's Auchenharvie Leisure Centre.[2] In addition to his career in men's singles, he competed in pairs for two seasons. In 2010–11, he and Heather Murdoch won the novice pairs title at the British Championships.[3] They received the bronze medal the following season.
As a single skater, Gibson was coached by Jennifer Holmes at Ayr and Auchenharvie rinks until Junior International level. He then went on to train under Leanne Collins in East Kilbride, Scotland.[4] Competing on the senior level, he won silver at the British Championships in November 2013. In the 2014–15 season, he appeared at two Challenger Series competitions, placing 13th at the Lombardia Trophy and Volvo Open Cup, and took the silver medal at the Hamar Trophy in Norway. He ended his singles' career in December 2015.[1]
Partnership with Fear
Gibson and Lilah Fear are coached by Karen Quinn at the Alexandra Palace Ice Rink in London, England,[5] and by Romain Haguenauer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The duo made their international debut in late July 2016 at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, finishing 11th. Ranked second in both segments, they received the silver medal at a Challenger Series event, the Lombardia Trophy in September. They placed 5th at the International Cup of Nice and 4th at the Open d'Andorra. In December, they won the British national title, in the absence of Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland, and silver at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.
In January 2017, Fear/Gibson qualified to the final segment at the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; they ranked 19th in the short dance, 14th in the free dance, and 15th overall.
Later on in the season, Gibson along with Fear competed at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships, where they placed 22nd, with a new personal best score of 54.82. The team didn't qualify for the free skate.
Programs
Ice dance with Fear
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2017–18 [6] |
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2016–17 [1] |
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Men's singles
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2014–15 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Fear
International[7] | |||
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Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
Worlds | 22nd | 24th | |
Europeans | 15th | ||
GP NHK Trophy | TBD | ||
GP Skate America | TBD | ||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 9th | ||
CS Lombardia Trophy | 2nd | 9th | |
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | ||
CS Ondrej Nepela | 5th | ||
CS Warsaw Cup | 4th | ||
Ice Challenge | 2nd | ||
Cup of Nice | 5th | 6th | |
Lake Placid Ice Dance | 11th | ||
Open d'Andorra | 4th | 2nd | |
Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | 4th | |
National[7] | |||
British Champ. | 1st |
Men's singles
International[8] | |||||
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Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
CS Lombardia Trophy | 13th | ||||
CS Volvo Open Cup | 13th | ||||
Hamar Trophy | 2nd | ||||
NRW Trophy | 12th | ||||
Triglav Trophy | 10th J | 4th J | |||
National[8] | |||||
British Champ. | 5th J | 4t J | 2nd | 4t | 5th |
J = Junior level |
Pairs with Murdoch
National | ||
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Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
British Championships | 1st N | 3rd N |
N = Advanced novice level |
References
- ^ a b c d "Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
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- ^ "2010–2011 British Figure Skating & Synchro Championships". National Ice Skating Association. November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
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- ^ a b "Competition Results: Lewis GIBSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
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