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The British Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organised by British Ice Skating to crown the national champions of Great Britain.[1] The first official British Championships were held in 1903 in London. The competition – originally called the Swedish Challenge Cup – allowed for both men and women to compete, and consisted of compulsory figures and free skating; Madge Syers was the winner. Pair skating was added to the championships in 1921, a separate competition for women was established in 1927, and ice dance was added in 1937. They have been interrupted only three times since their inception.
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British Figure Skating Championships | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | National championships |
Frequency | Annual |
Country | Great Britain |
Inaugurated | 1903 |
Previous event | 2025 British Championships |
Next event | 2026 British Championships |
Organised by | British Ice Skating |
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Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline may be held every year due to a lack of participants. John Page currently holds the record for winning the most British Championship titles in men's singles (with eleven). In addition, Page and his partner Ethel Muckelt hold the record in pair skating (with nine). Jenna McCorkell holds the record in women's singles (with eleven). Three teams are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with seven each): Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson; Sinead Kerr and John Kerr; and Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
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The championships were originally called the Swedish Challenge Cup and were inaugurated by the National Skating Association of Great Britain in 1903, but were not established as the British Championships until 1904.[2] The Swedish Challenge Cup had been presented to Great Britain on behalf of the Stockholm General Skating Club (Swedish: Stockholms Allmänna Skridskoklubb) by Viktor Balck, the then-president of the International Skating Union.[3]
In the beginning, the British Championships were explicitly for skating in the international style, versus the English style, which had once been the standard in Great Britain.[4] The international style incorporated ballet and dance movements with skating and was championed by early British skaters like Edgar Syers and Henry Yglesias.[4] The English style, on the other hand, was much more rigid and formal, and focussed on the tracing of elaborate special figures. The International Skating Union had adopted the international style as the standard for all international competitions in 1897.[4]
The inaugural competition in 1903 was won by Madge Syers.[5] Pair skating was added to the championships in 1921.[6] Although women competed in the competition, figure skating was dominated by men at the time, so a separate category for women was established in 1927.[7] Kathleen Shaw, the winner of the inaugural women's event, stated: "It is much fairer now that there is a championship for women as well as for men... It is possible that ice skating will become more popular now that women are allowed their own championship."[7] Ice dance became a championship event in 1937,[8] although the ice dance competitions were for many years held separately from the other events. From 1951 to 1987, the British Ice Dance Championships were held annually at the Nottingham Ice Stadium in Nottingham.[9][10]
The British Championships were open to skaters from members of the British Commonwealth; skaters from Australia, Canada, and South Africa occasionally competed.[11][12][13] They have been interrupted three times since their inception: between 1915 and 1920 due to World War I,[4] between 1940 and 1945 due to World War II,[14] and in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
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Senior medallists
The reigning British figure skating champions: Edward Appleby (men's singles); Kristen Spours (women's singles), Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby (pair skating); and Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (ice dance)
Men’s singles
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- Although several men did compete at the 1961 British Championships, the judges felt that none of them met the necessary performance standards, and thus the results remained vacant.[55]
Women's singles
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Pairs
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1921 | Manchester |
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No other competitors | [6] | |
1922 |
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[25] | |||
1923 | [26] | ||||
1924 | No other competitors | [27] | |||
1925 | [28] | ||||
1926 | [29] | ||||
1927 | Westminster | [7] | |||
1928 | Manchester | (Canada) | [11] | ||
1929 | London | No other competitors | [30] | ||
1930 | Manchester |
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[31] | |
1931 | Oxford |
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[32] | ||
1932 | Purley |
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[33] | |
1933 | Bournemouth | [34] | |||
1934 | Birmingham |
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[128] | ||
1935 | Glasgow | [129] | |||
1936 | Manchester | No other competitors | [130][131] | ||
1937 | Harringay |
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[38] | |
1938 | Wembley |
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[39] | ||
1939 | [40] | ||||
1940–45 | No competitions due to World War II | ||||
1946 | Wembley |
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[14] | ||
1947 |
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[41] | |||
1948 |
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[42] | ||
1949 |
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[43] | ||
1950 | London |
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[44] | ||
1951 |
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[45] | |||
1952 | (Australia) | [46] | |||
1953 | Streatham | [47] | |||
1954 |
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No other competitors | [48] | |
1955 |
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[49] | ||
1956 | (Australia) | [50] | |||
1957 |
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No other competitors | [51] | ||
1958 | [52] | ||||
1959 | Nottingham |
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[53] | |
1960 | Streatham | No pairs competitors | [54] | ||
1961 |
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[132][133] | |
1962 | No other competitors | [56] | |||
1963 | Richmond |
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[57] | |
1964 | Wembley |
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[58] | ||
1965 |
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[59] | ||
1966 |
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[60] | ||
1967 | Streatham |
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[61] | ||
1968 | Richmond | No other competitors | [62] | ||
1969 |
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[63] | |||
1970 |
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[64] | |||
1971 |
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[65] | ||
1972 |
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[66] | |
1973 |
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[67] | ||
1974 |
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No other competitors | [68] | |
1975 |
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[69] | ||
1976 |
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(Australia) | [70][12] | ||
1977 |
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No other competitors | [71] | |
1978 |
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[72] | |||
1979 | No other competitors | [73] | |||
1980 |
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No other competitors | [74] | ||
1981 |
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[75] | ||
1982 |
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[76] | |||
1983 | Solihull |
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[77] | ||
1984 | [78] | ||||
1985 | Richmond |
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[79] | ||
1986 | Solihull | [80] | |||
1987 | [10] | ||||
1988 | London |
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[81] | ||
1989 | Birmingham | No other competitors | [82] | ||
1990 | Basingstoke |
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[83] | |
1991 | [84] | ||||
1992 | Humberside |
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[85] | |
1993 | Milton Keynes |
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[86] | |
1994 | Basingstoke |
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[87] | |
1995 | Hull |
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[88] | |
1996 | Basingstoke |
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[89] | |
1997 | Guildford |
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No other competitors | [90] | |
1998 | Hull |
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No other competitors | [91] | |
1999 | Milton Keynes |
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[92] | |
2000 | Belfast |
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No other competitors | [93] |
2001 | Ayr |
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[94] | ||
2002 | Basingstoke | No other competitors | [95] | ||
2003–05 | No pairs competitors | ||||
2006 | Sheffield | No other competitors | [99] | ||
2007 | Nottingham | [100] | |||
2008 | Sheffield | [101] | |||
2009 | Nottingham |
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No other competitors | [102] | |
2010 | Sheffield | [103] | |||
2011 |
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[104] | |||
2012 | No other competitors | [105] | |||
2013 | [106] | ||||
2014 | [107] | ||||
2015 | No other competitors | [108] | |||
2016 | [109] | ||||
2017 | [110] | ||||
2018 | [111] | ||||
2019 | [112] | ||||
2020 | [113] | ||||
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | [114] | ||||
2023 | No other competitors | [115] | |||
2024 | [116] | ||||
2025 | No other competitors | [117] |
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Ice dance
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1937 | Richmond |
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[8] |
1938 | Westminster |
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1939 |
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1940–46 | No competitions held due to World War II | ||||
1947 | Wembley |
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No other competitors | [8][9] |
1948 |
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1949 |
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1950 | Richmond |
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1951 | Nottingham | ||||
1952 | [8] | ||||
1953 | [134] | ||||
1954 | [135] | ||||
1955 |
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[8][49] | |||
1956 |
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[50] | ||
1957 |
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[51] | |||
1958 |
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[8] | |||
1959 |
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[53] | |||
1960 |
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[8] | |||
1961 | [54] | ||||
1962 | (Canada) | [136] | |||
1963 | [57] | ||||
1964 |
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[58] | |||
1965 | [137] | ||||
1966 | [60] | ||||
1967 | [138] | ||||
1968 | [139] | ||||
1969 | [140] | ||||
1970 | [141] | ||||
1971 |
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[65] | |||
1972 |
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[142] | |||
1973 | [67] | ||||
1974 |
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[143] | |||
1975 |
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[144] | |||
1976 | [145] | ||||
1977 | [146] | ||||
1978 | [147] | ||||
1979 |
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[148] | |||
1980 |
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[149] | |||
1981 | [150] | ||||
1982 | [151] | ||||
1983 | [152] | ||||
1984 | [78] | ||||
1985 |
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[79] | |||
1986 |
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[80] | ||
1987 | [10] | ||||
1988 | Bracknell |
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[81] | |
1989 | Birmingham |
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[82] | |
1990 | Basingstoke |
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[83] |
1991 |
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[84] | ||
1992 | Nottingham |
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[85] | |
1993 | Humberside |
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[86] | |
1994 | Sheffield |
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[153] | ||
1995 | Hull |
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[88] |
1996 | Basingstoke |
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[89] | ||
1997 | Guildford |
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[90] | ||
1998 | Hull |
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[91] | ||
1999 | Milton Keynes |
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[92] | ||
2000 | Belfast |
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[93] | ||
2001 | Ayr | [94] | |||
2002 | Basingstoke | [95] | |||
2003 | Dumfries | [96] | |||
2004 | Sheffield | [97] | |||
2005 | Nottingham | [98] | |||
2006 | Sheffield |
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[99] | ||
2007 | Nottingham |
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[100] | ||
2008 | Sheffield | [101] | |||
2009 | Nottingham | [102] | |||
2010 | Sheffield | [103] | |||
2011 | No other competitors | [104] | |||
2012 | No other competitors | [105] | |||
2013 | [106] | ||||
2014 |
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[107] | ||
2015 | No other competitors | [108] | |||
2016 |
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[109] | |||
2017 |
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[110] | ||
2018 |
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[111] | |||
2019 |
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[112] | ||
2020 |
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[113] | ||
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 |
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[114] | |||
2023 |
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[115] | ||
2024 |
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[116] | |||
2025 |
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[117] |
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Junior medallists
Men’s singles
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1998 | Hull | Alan Street | Matthew Davies | James Black | [91] |
1999 | Milton Keynes | Matthew Davies | Barry Lodge | [92] | |
2000 | Belfast | James Black | David Hartley | Christopher Tees | [93] |
2001 | Ayr | Tristan Cousins | Matthew Wilkinson | [94] | |
2002 | Basingstoke | Matthew Wilkinson | John Hamer | Iain George | [95] |
2003 | Dumfries | John Hamer | Robert Murray | Mark Hanretty | [96] |
2004 | Sheffield | Matthew Parr | Alex Wilde | Elliot Hilton | [97] |
2005 | Nottingham | Elliot Hilton | Matthew Parr | Thomas Paulson | [98] |
2006 | Sheffield | David Richardson | Simon Waller | Matthew Parr | [99] |
2007 | Nottingham | Jason Thompson | Luke Chilcott | No other competitors | [100] |
2008 | Sheffield | Phillip Harris | Jono Partridge | Daniel King | [101] |
2009 | Nottingham | Harry Mattick | Jamie Wright | Luis Douglas | [102] |
2010 | Sheffield | Lawrence Evans | [103] | ||
2011 | Daniel King | Peter James Hallam | [104] | ||
2012 | Jamie Whiteman | Jack Newberry | [105] | ||
2013 | Peter James Hallam | Charlie Parry-Evans | [106] | ||
2014 | Graham Newberry | Peter James Hallam | [107] | ||
2015 | Josh Brown | Hugh Brabyn-Jones | [108] | ||
2016 | Josh Brown | Hugh Brabyn-Jones | Ruaridh Fisher | [109] | |
2017 | Graham Newberry | Ruaridh Fisher | Josh Brown | [110] | |
2018 | Luke Digby | Josh Brown | Edward Appleby | [111] | |
2019 | Elliot Thompson | [112] | |||
2020 | Edward Appleby | Connor Bray | Joseph Zakipour | [113] | |
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | Edward Appleby | Freddie Leggott | Ken Fitterer | [114] | |
2023 | Freddie Leggott | Jedidiah Lincoln | Connor Bray | [115] | |
2024 | Jedidiah Lincoln | Tao Macrae | Arin Yorke | [116] | |
2025 | Edward Solovyov | Lloyd Thomson | Jack Donovan | [117] |
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Women's singles
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1998 | Hull | Jennifer Holmes | Sarah Daniel | Vicky Hutchinson | [91] |
1999 | Milton Keynes | Lynne Clarke | Sayna Talebi | [92] | |
2000 | Belfast | Vicky Hutchinson | Fiona Palmer | Victoria McCormick | [93] |
2001 | Ayr | Dannielle Guppy | Kathryn Hedley | [94] | |
2002 | Basingstoke | Constanze Paulinus | Jenna McCorkell | Claire Smith | [95] |
2003 | Dumfries | Rebecca Collett | Kerrie Brown | Joanna Webber | [96] |
2004 | Sheffield | Joanna Webber | Karla Quinn | Pauline Smith | [97] |
2005 | Nottingham | Jody Annandale | Jessica Hitchmough | [98] | |
2006 | Sheffield | Sophie Johnson | Lauren Walker | Karla Quinn | [99] |
2007 | Nottingham | Karly Robertson | Phillipa Pickard | Laura Kean | [100] |
2008 | Sheffield | Karla Quinn | Amy Tanner | Katie Powell | [101] |
2009 | Nottingham | Charlotte Robbins | Katie Powell | Stephanie Rigley | [102] |
2010 | Sheffield | Taylor Ronald | Natasha McKay | [103] | |
2011 | Katie Powell | Toni Murray | Amani Fancy | [104] | |
2012 | Isabella Larkin | [105] | |||
2013 | Lana Bagen | Natasha McKay | [106] | ||
2014 | Emily Hayward | Danielle Harrison | Anastasia Vaipan-Law | [107] | |
2015 | Danielle Harrison | Anna Litvinenko | Lana Bagen | [108] | |
2016 | Emily Hayward | Lana Bagen | Anna Litvinenko | [109] | |
2017 | Kristen Spours | Anastasia Vaipan-Law | [110] | ||
2018 | [111] | ||||
2019 | [112] | ||||
2020 | Elena Komova | Jasmine Cressey | Molly Robotham | [113] | |
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | Elena Komova | Christie Anne Shannon | Alana Pang | [114] | |
2023 | Alexa Severn | Alana Pang | Emma Lyons | [115] | |
2024 | Alice Smith | [116] | |||
2025 | Leilah Patten | Arina Vorobeva | Alice Smith | [117] |
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Pairs
More information Year, Location ...
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1998 | Hull |
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[91] |
1999 | Milton Keynes |
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No other competitors | [92] | |
2000 | Belfast |
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[93] | |
2001 | Ayr |
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[94] | |
2002 | Basingstoke | No junior pairs competitors | [95] | ||
2003 | Dumfries |
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No other competitors | [96] |
2004 | Sheffield |
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[97] | |
2005 | Nottingham | No other competitors | [98] | ||
2006 | Sheffield | No junior pairs competitors | [99] | ||
2007 | Nottingham |
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No other competitors | [100] |
2008 | Sheffield | [101] | |||
2009 | Nottingham |
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No other competitors | [102] | |
2010 | Sheffield |
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[103] | ||
2011 | [104] | ||||
2012 |
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[105] | |||
2013 |
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No other competitors | [106] | |
2014 |
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No other competitors | [107] | ||
2015 |
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No other competitors | [108] | |
2016 |
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[109] | ||
2017 |
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No other competitors | [110] | ||
2018 |
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[111] | |||
2019 | No junior pairs competitors | [112] | |||
2020 | [113] | ||||
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 |
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No other competitors | [114] | |
2023 |
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[115] | |||
2024 | No other competitors | [116] | |||
2025 |
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No other competitors | [117] |
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Ice dance
More information Year, Location ...
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1998 | Hull |
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[91] |
1999 | Milton Keynes |
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[92] | |
2000 | Belfast |
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[93] | |
2001 | Ayr |
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[94] |
2002 | Basingstoke |
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[95] |
2003 | Dumfries |
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[96] | |
2004 | Sheffield |
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[97] | |
2005 | Nottingham |
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[98] |
2006 | Sheffield |
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[99] |
2007 | Nottingham | No other competitors | [100] | ||
2008 | Sheffield |
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[101] | |
2009 | Nottingham |
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[102] | |
2010 | Sheffield |
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[103] | ||
2011 |
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[104] | |||
2012 |
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[105] | ||
2013 |
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[106] | ||
2014 |
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[107] | ||
2015 |
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[108] | |
2016 |
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[109] | |
2017 |
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[110] | |
2018 |
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[111] | |||
2019 |
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[112] | |||
2020 |
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[113] | ||
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 |
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[114] | |||
2023 |
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[115] | ||
2024 |
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No other competitors | [116] | |
2025 |
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[117] |
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Records
From left to right: Three teams share the record for winning the most British Championship titles in ice dance (with seven each): Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean; Sinead Kerr and John Kerr; and Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson
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