2008 British Figure Skating Championships

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2008 British Championships
Type:National Championship
Date:7 January – 12
Season:2007–08
Location: Sheffield
Champions
Men's singles:
Jahan Miah
Ladies' singles:
Jenna McCorkell
Pair skating:
Stacey Kemp / David King
Ice dance:
Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
Synchronized skating:
Storm
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The 2008 British Figure Skating Championships were held from 7 to 12 January 2008 in Sheffield. Skaters competed across the levels of senior (Olympic-level), junior, and novice, and across the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating. The event was used to help pick the British teams to the 2008 World Championships, the 2008 European Championships, and the 2008 World Junior Championships.

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The senior compulsory dance was the Yankee Polka and the junior compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz. The first novice compulsory dance was the Rocker Foxtrot and the second one was the Paso Doble.

Senior results

Men

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Elliot Hilton COVEN149.72250.81198.91
2 Thomas Paulson NIC148.68151.62297.06
3 Tristan Cousins NIC145.25350.69394.56
4 David Richardson COVEN140.34550.63489.71
5 Nick Rigby DUNDE133.81450.66583.15
6 Robert Murray EK113.02634.23678.79

Ladies

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Jenna McCorkell NISA142.76148.90193.86
2 Karly Robertson DUNDE105.45234.04271.41
3 Phillipa Pickard DUNDE95.10332.52362.58

Pairs

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Stacey Kemp / David King NISA128.99141.38187.61

Ice dancing

RankNameClubTotal pointsCDODFD
1 Sinead Kerr / John Kerr MURR169.26131.61156.95180.70
2 Phillipa Towler-Green / Phillip Poole STREA150.74226.46347.88276.40
3 Christina Chitwood / Mark Hanretty ICESH145.13423.83248.25373.05
4 Louise Walden / Owen Edwards DEES141.12325.00446.79569.33
5 Kira Geil / Andrew Smykowski ICESH138.10623.04545.22469.84
6 Melyssa James / Jamie Burns NISA120.83523.08638.84658.91
WD Candice Towler-Green / James Phillipson STREA721.53

Synchronized

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Storm BAS99.58132.98166.60

Junior results

Men

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Phillip Harris BL-PO110.69137.11173.58
2 Jono Partridge LEE V101.81332.95268.86
3 Daniel King BRADF95.17430.66364.51
4 Luke Chilcott GILL93.23236.74456.49

Ladies

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Karla Quinn ICESH96.09137.64358.45
2 Amy Tanner NIC92.39233.56158.83
3 Katie Powell DEES89.35330.52258.83
4 Toni Murray HULL81.41430.50650.91
5 Stephanie Smith DUNDE79.34824.36454.98
6 Laura Kean DUNDE78.86625.60553.26
7 Marissa Henderson DUNDE74.12526.90847.22
8 Amanda Hughes EK72.17724.90747.27

Pairs

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Sally Hoolin / Jake Bennett BLACK94.10134.62159.48
2 Tameron Drake / Edward Alton DUNDO75.09225.00250.09

Ice dancing

RankNameClubTotal pointsCDODFD
1 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland NIC129.71121.50143.65164.56
2 Lindsey Cohen / Evan Roberts NISA119.25221.16237.47260.62
3 Sarah Coward / Michael Coward CHELM103.26316.04336.26350.96
4 Rebecca Forsyth / Christopher Hockaday BRACK94.65415.76530.73448.16
5 Danielle Bennett / Josh Boulton GUILD91.35512.02431.26548.07

Novice results

Men

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Jamie Whiteman NIC81.50128.69152.81
2 Mark Frost DUNDE70.80228.38242.42
3 Michael Duffield BILL66.06325.35340.71

Ladies

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Jodi Easson DUNDE75.05226.60148.45
2 Annabel Colenutt BAS73.94127.46346.48
3 Laura Freeman BAS72.43624.26248.17
4 Jessica Roebuck HULL67.49325.74541.75
5 Anastasia Vinnikova COVEN66.89823.84443.05
6 Daisy Lloyd-Hazelgreaves BLACK65.45425.26740.19
7 Rowena Mackessack-Leitch ELGIN64.36923.24641.12
8 Shelley Thomson DUNDE63.38723.98839.40
9 Alisha Annandale HULL62.80525.041337.76
10 Natasha Mckay DUNDE60.521121.981138.54
11 Jordan Bonello SWIND60.511023.121537.39
12 Sophie Kent ICESH60.321321.16939.16
13 Sarah-Jane Smith ELGIN59.621520.701038.92
14 Lauren Fenton LEE V58.311420.801437.51
15 Kirsty Richardson GUILD57.971720.181237.79
16 Sasha Crompton COVEN56.421620.641635.78
17 Carys Birse DUNDE53.531221.422032.11
18 Lauren Mackessack-Leitch ELGIN53.291819.901733.39
19 Helen Clark DUNDE51.372018.681932.69
20 Lorna Jade Skipper NIC51.012218.061832.95
21 Kristie Robertson DUNDE49.692118.382131.31
22 Eleanor Warn DUNDE47.521918.862228.66

Pairs

RankNameClubTotal pointsSPFS
1 Catherine Clement / James Hunt CHELM53.67117.98135.69

Ice dancing

RankNameClubTotal pointsCD1CD2FD
1 Georgia Robinson / Joseph Buckland NIC53.56111.15210.11132.30
2 Melissa Chan / Tobias Wallis STREA49.33210.35110.24228.74
3 Zoeanna Battershill / Stephen Moore GUIL45.6049.7847.51328.31
4 Sophie Jones / Richard Sharpe GILLI44.3358.9457.30428.09
5 Charlotte Aiken / Fergus Finden-Browne GUILD43.87310.0438.10525.73

Synchronized

RankNameClubFS
1 Wight Diamonds I_O_W31.75
2 Shadows Nic NIC29.14
3 Fusion BRACK28.31

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