If you think of figure skating, the chances are you're imagining Bolero - and more specifically, Torvill and Dean skating around the Sarajevo 1984 rink to the orchestral tones of Ravel's most famous musical composition. Their skating track features Michael Jackson's Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. The new kids on the block burst on to the scene in 2017, finishing 22nd at the World Championships, and 15th at the Europeans. The decision came naturally to him - despite it being far removed from the football he also played. The British Figure Skating Championships (known in some years as the British Ice Figure and Dance Championships and the British Ice Figure & Synchronized Skating Championships) are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom. London 2012 . The level of athleticism and fitness required to excel in figure skating is incredible, and to make it look easy raises Gibson & Fear to the truly elite level. But before and after the controversy, you’ll find a rich and fascinating history of the Winter Olympics figure skaters who have made their own contribution to the sport and to olympics history. Olympics Olympic Figure Skating 2018: ... Ladies' Figure Skating Total score (Free skate score) 1. By Maura Sullivan Hill Their sporting beginnings may have been different but, 13 years later, the 2016 British ice dance champions are ranked 28th in the world and have the same goal: to reach the Winter Olympic Games. Gala Exhibition - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays.

We've partnered with selected media partners in the US to bring you Olympic Channel Plus content. How to get into curling - an intricate, tactical back-and-forth game on a sheet of ice, accessible to all ages. To celebrate the end of the competition, the best skaters performed free of any constraints at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 25 February 2018. Gibson, now aged 24, had been dancing for two years when he decided to take his moves on to the ice. All The Best International Figure Skaters To Watch For At The 2018 Olympics Cheer for Team USA, but know that these athletes are serious medal contenders too. Turin 2006 . Lewis has to lift me so it is very intense.". Rio 2016 . Sochi 2014 . Indeed, it does look easy but Gibson soon found that his initial thoughts couldn't have been further from the truth. Long read: BBC Sport looks at the stories of seven black sportswomen who were trailblazers of their time.

However, 2018 has been Gibson and Fear's breakthrough year. Learn how to get involved in ice hockey to put your skating and hand-eye co-ordination to the test. At the latter, they placed second in the free dance section to a standing ovation. But not for Gibson and Fear. All the best photo and video highlights of Figure skating at the PyeongChang Winter Games Olympics, ... the best skaters performed free of any constraints at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 25 February 2018. "They just looked to be having so much fun," he tells BBC Sport. In October, they were invited to compete at Skate America, the first event of the ISU Grand Prix calendar. The Scot loved the thrills and the spills and wanted a piece of the action for himself. "But in the pursuit of making it look effortless, you have to be super strong. Alina Zagitova (gold) of Olympic Athlete from Russia competes during the Ladies Single Skating Free Skating on 14 three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 23, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

By the time skating events concluded on February 23 in Pyeongchang , the US team had nabbed a bronze medal in the team event — and celebrated some history-making moments on the ice.