Amani Fancy

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Amani Fancy
AmaniFancySkating.jpg
Born (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26)
London, England
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country United Kingdom
Skating clubEC Oberstdorf
Began skating2005

Amani Fancy (born 14 July 1997) is an English pair skater. With former skating partner Christopher Boyadji, she is the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist and a two-time British national champion (2014 and 2016). After that she was a pro ice-skater on the German version of Dancing On Ice in 2019, before joining the British version in 2024. She studied at Royal Holloway, University of London (2016–2020).

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Personal life

Amani Fancy was born on 14 July 1997 in London, England. [1] She lived in Oman as a child. [2]

Career

Single skating

Fancy began learning to skate as an eight-year-old at a small ice rink in Oman. [2] She competed in ladies' singles until the end of the 2012–13 season. She won the junior bronze medal at two consecutive British Championships and was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships, where she placed 41st. She was coached by Igor Novodran in Oberstdorf, Germany. [3]

Pair skating

In spring 2013, Fancy teamed up with Christopher Boyadji to compete in pair skating. [4] [5] In November 2013, the pair won the British national title ahead of defending champions Stacey Kemp / David King. [6] Fancy/Boyadji placed 15th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and 18th at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

Following an elbow surgery in November 2014, they were unable to compete at the 2015 British Championships. They were sent to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, where they placed 12th. The pair finished 16th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai.

Fancy/Boyadji won the bronze medal at the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy and placed 8th at a Grand Prix event, the 2015 NHK Trophy, as well as winning their second national title. In January 2016, they withdrew from the 2016 European Championships and announced the end of their partnership. [7] They were coached by Alexander König and Mark Naylor in Oberstdorf, Germany. [1]

Programs

With Boyadji

Season Short program Free skating
2015–16
[1]
2014–15
[8]
  • La Vie en rose
    by Louis Armstrong
2013–14
[4]

Ladies' singles

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2012–13
[3]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Boyadji

International [9]
Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
World Champ. 18th16th
European Champ. 15th12th
GP NHK Trophy 8th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8thWD
CS Tallinn Trophy 3rd
Bavarian Open 4th
Lombardia Trophy 8th
Warsaw Cup 4th
National [9]
British Champ. 1st1st
WD = Withdrew

Ladies' singles

International [10]
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
World Junior Champ. 41st
JGP Germany 17th
Bavarian Open 3rd N4th J
Challenge Cup 7th J
Crystal Skate of Romania 1st J
Euro. Youth Olympics 15th J
Merano Cup 7th J
National [10]
British Champ. 2nd N3rd J3rd J4th J
German Champ. 3rd N3rd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

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