Joseph Buckland

Joseph Buckland (born 27 October 1992) is an English ice dancer. With former partner Olivia Smart, he is a three-time British national junior champion (2012–14) and competed at three World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2014.

Joseph Buckland
Robynne Tweedale and Josep Buckland at the 2020 European Championships
Born	(1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 32) Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Great Britain
Discipline	Ice dance
Partner	Robynne Tweedale (2016–20) Olivia Smart (2011–15) Danielle Bennett (2009–10)
Began skating	1995
Medal record
British Championships 2015 Sheffield Ice dance 2017 Sheffield Ice dance 2019 Sheffield Ice dance 2018 Sheffield Ice dance

Personal life

Joseph Buckland was born in Nottingham, England.^[1] He is the younger brother of Nicholas Buckland, who also competes in ice dancing.^[2]

Career

Early years

Buckland teamed up with his first partner, Georgia Robinson, at age 15.^[2] In 2008, he was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his spine, keeping him off the ice for six months.^[2] He skated with Danielle Bennett in the 2009–10 season. The two placed 15th at their sole ISU Junior Grand Prix event, in Turkey, and became the British national silver medalists on the junior level.

Ice dance with Olivia Smart

Buckland began skating with Olivia Smart in 2010.^[2] They made their JGP debut in autumn 2011, ranking 13th in Austria and 12th in Estonia. They came in 17th at their first World Junior Championships, held in Minsk in March 2012. In the 2012–13 season, the duo missed the JGP series and finished 22nd at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan.

In 2013–14, Smart/Buckland placed seventh at both of their JGP assignments, Poland and the Czech Republic, and finished 10th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Smart/Buckland moved up to the senior level in the 2014–15 season. In October 2014, they placed fourth at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. In November, they won silver medals at the International Cup of Nice and NRW Trophy before taking the British national title in the absence of Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland. Smart/Buckland withdrew from the 2015 European Championships before the short dance, Buckland having fallen ill with gastroenteritis.^[3][4] The duo then went on to place 27th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China. They split in June 2015.^[5]

Later partnerships

Buckland teamed up with Molly Lanaghan in October 2015.^[5] As of October 2016, his skating partner is Robynne Tweedale.^[6]

Programs

With Tweedale

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2019–20	Quickstep: The Lady Is a Tramp performed by Matthew Morrison Foxtrot: Let's Face the Music and Dance (from Follow the Fleet) by Irving Berlin	Rocket Man Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (from Rocketman) by Elton John
	Short dance
2018–19	Tango: Whatever Lola Wants Tango: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla	Ghost the Musical by Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard
2017–18 [7]	Samba: El Beso del Final by Christina Aguilera Rhumba: Loca by Shakira
2016–17 [8]	Blues: Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley Swing: Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley	My Immortal by Evanescence

Ice dance with Olivia Smart

Smart / Buckland at the 2012 World Junior Championships

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2014–15 [1]	Paso doble: Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela Flamenco: Crepuscolo Sul Mare by Piero Umiliani	Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2013–14 [9]	Puttin' On the Ritz by Irving Berlin Bang Bang	Paso Doble El Mariachi Once Upon A Time In Mexico by Robert Rodriguez
2012–13 [10]	Swing Set by Jurassic 5 Feeling Good by Escala	Tango In Ebony by Maksim, Julian Kershaw Butterflies and Hurricanes by William Joseph
2011–12 [11]	Natural Passion by Latin Festival Sway	That Man by Caro Emerald Ain't No Sunshine by Lighthouse Family Pencil Full of Lead by Paolo Nutini

Competitive highlights

• GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

With Tweedale

International[12]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
Europeans	21st		17th	21st
GP Skate America			9th
GP Skate Canada			7th
CS Golden Spin		12th	6th	9th
CS Lombardia			5th	10th
CS Ondrej Nepela			6th
CS Tallinn Trophy	15th
CS Warsaw Cup		7th
Bavarian Open	8th	5th		4th
Cup of Nice		7th
Egna Trophy		6th
Mezzaluna Cup				6th
Toruń Cup	6th			4th
National[12]
British Champ.	2nd	3rd	2nd

Ice dance with Olivia Smart

Competition placements at senior level ^[13]

Season	2014–15
World Championships	27th
Spanish Championships	1st
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy	4th
Cup of Nice	2nd
NRW Trophy	2nd

Competition placements at junior level ^[13][14]

Season	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
World Junior Championships	17th	22nd	10th
British Championships	1st	1st	1st
JGP Austria	13th
JGP Czech Republic			7th
JGP Estonia	12th
JGP Poland			7th
Bavarian Open		6th	3rd
Mentor Cup	1st
NRW Trophy			3rd
Santa Claus Cup		8th

With Bennett

International[15]
Event	2009–10
JGP Turkey	15th
NRW Trophy	12th J
National[15]
British Championships	2nd J

References

1. "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
2. Pinchess, Lynette (20 September 2010). "Olympic hopeful Joseph keeps up the family tradition on ice". This is Nottingham. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
3. "Illness hits Buckland brothers at European Figure Skating Championships". National Ice Skating Association. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
4. "Buckland and Coomes withdraw from World Championships due to illness". National Ice Skating Association. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
5. "Nottingham ice dance Olympic hopeful Joseph Buckland back in the groove after finding new partner". Nottingham Post. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
6. "Entries: Ice Dance". Tallinn Trophy. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016.
7. "Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2017/18". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018.
8. "Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2016/17". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017.
9. "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
10. "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013.
11. "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
12. "Competition Results: Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND". International Skating Union.
13. "GBR–Olivia Smart/Joseph Buckland". SkatingScores.
14. "Competition Results: Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015.
15. "Competition Results: Danielle BENNETT / Joseph BUCKLAND". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.

External links

• Olivia Smart & Joseph Buckland at the International Skating Union
• Olivia Smart & Joseph Buckland at SkatingScores
• Danielle Bennett / Joseph Buckland at the International Skating Union
• Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland at the International Skating Union