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- ↑ "NISA Selection to World Figure Skating Championships 2018". NISA. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018 Selection Amendment". NISA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Official Announcement of NISA GBR Squad for ISU Figure Skating European Championships 2018". NISA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.