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 held annually to crown the national champions of Great Britain. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by British Ice Skating, the sport's national governing body.
The competition is typically held in November or December; thus, for example, the 1962 Championships were held in November 1961 as part of the 1961–62 season.
The British Championships have been open to skaters from Commonwealth countries, and skaters from Canada and Australia, in particular, have entered in some years. Before the establishment of a ladies' category in 1927, female skaters would occasionally compete in the men's event.
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1997 | Guildford | Alan Street | Matthew Davies | David Walsingham | [3] |
1998 | Hull | Alan Street | Matthew Davies | James Black | [4] |
1999 | Milton Keynes | Matthew Davies | Barry Lodge | James Black | [5] |
2000 | Belfast | James Black | David Hartley | Christopher Tees | [6] |
2001 | Ayr | Tristan Cousins | David Hartley | Matthew Wilkinson | [7] |
2002 | Basingstoke | Matthew Wilkinson | John Hamer | Iain George | [8] |
2003 | Dumfries | John Hamer | Robert Murray | Mark Hanretty | [9] |
2004 | Sheffield | Matthew Parr | Alex Wilde | Elliot Hilton | [10] |
2005 | Nottingham | Elliot Hilton | Matthew Parr | Thomas Paulson | [11] |
2006 | Sheffield | David Richardson | Simon Waller | Matthew Parr | [12] |
2007 | Nottingham | Jason Thompson | Luke Chilcott | No other competitors | [13] |
2008 | Sheffield | Phillip Harris | Jono Partridge | Daniel King | [14] |
2009 | Nottingham | Harry Mattick | Jamie Wright | Luis Douglas | [15] |
2010 | Sheffield | Harry Mattick | Jamie Wright | Lawrence Evans | [16] |
2011 | Harry Mattick | Daniel King | Peter James Hallam | [17] | |
2012 | Harry Mattick | Jamie Whiteman | Jack Newberry | [18] | |
2013 | Peter James Hallam | Jamie Whiteman | Charlie Parry-Evans | [19] | |
2014 | Graham Newberry | Peter James Hallam | Charlie Parry-Evans | [20] | |
2015 | Graham Newberry | Josh Brown | Hugh Brabyn-Jones | [21] | |
2016 | Josh Brown | Hugh Brabyn-Jones CAN | Ruaridh Fisher | [22] | |
2017 | Graham Newberry | Ruaridh Fisher | Josh Brown | [23] | |
2018 | Luke Digby | Josh Brown | Edward Appleby | [24] | |
2019 | Luke Digby | Elliott Thompson | Edward Appleby | [25] | |
2020 | Edward Appleby | Connor Bray | Joseph Zakipour | [26] | |
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [27] | |||
2022 | Sheffield | Edward Appleby | Freddie Leggott | Ken Fitterer | [28] |
2023 | Freddie Leggott | Jedidiah Lincoln | Connor Bray | [29] | |
2024 | Jedidiah Lincoln | Tao Macrae | Arin Yorke | [30] | |
2025 | Edward Solovyov | Lloyd Thomson | Jack Donovan | [31] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1998 | Hull | Jennifer Holmes | Sarah Daniel | Vicky Hutchinson | [4] |
1999 | Milton Keynes | Lynne Clarke | Sayna Talebi | Vicky Hutchinson | [5] |
2000 | Belfast | Vicky Hutchinson | Fiona Palmer | Victoria McCormick | [6] |
2001 | Ayr | Dannielle Guppy | Kathryn Hedley | Victoria McCormick | [7] |
2002 | Basingstoke | Constanze Paulinus | Jenna McCorkell | Claire Smith | [8] |
2003 | Dumfries | Rebecca Collett | Kerrie Brown | Joanna Webber | [9] |
2004 | Sheffield | Joanna Webber | Karla Quinn | Pauline Smith | [10] |
2005 | Nottingham | Jody Annandale | Karla Quinn | Jessica Hitchmough | [11] |
2006 | Sheffield | Sophie Johnson | Lauren Walker | Karla Quinn | [12] |
2007 | Nottingham | Karly Robertson | Phillipa Pickard | Laura Kean | [13] |
2008 | Sheffield | Karla Quinn | Amy Tanner | Katie Powell | [14] |
2009 | Nottingham | Charlotte Robbins | Katie Powell | Stephanie Rigley | [15] |
2010 | Sheffield | Charlotte Robbins | Taylor Ronald | Natasha McKay | [16] |
2011 | Katie Powell | Toni Murray | Amani Fancy | [17] | |
2012 | Katie Powell | Isabella Larkin | Amani Fancy | [18] | |
2013 | Lana Bagen | Isabella Larkin | Natasha McKay | [19] | |
2014 | Emily Hayward | Danielle Harrison | Anastasia Vaipan-Law | [20] | |
2015 | Danielle Harrison | Anna Litvinenko | Lana Bagen | [21] | |
2016 | Emily Hayward | Lana Bagen | Anna Litvinenko | [22] | |
2017 | Kristen Spours | Anastasia Vaipan-Law | Anna Litvinenko | [23] | |
2018 | Kristen Spours | Anastasia Vaipan-Law | Anna Litvinenko | [24] | |
2019 | Kristen Spours | Anastasia Vaipan-Law | Anna Litvinenko | [25] | |
2020 | Elena Komova | Jasmine Cressey | Molly Robotham | [26] | |
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [27] | |||
2022 | Sheffield | Elena Komova | Christie Anne Shannon | Alana Pang | [28] |
2023 | Alexa Severn | Alana Pang | Emma Lyons | [29] | |
2024 | Alexa Severn | Alice Smith | Emma Lyons | [30] | |
2025 | Leilah Patten | Arina Vorobeva | Alice Smith | [31] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1998 | Hull | Sarah Kemp / Austin Freshwater | Rebecca Corne / Richard Rowlands | Rebecca Wake / Neal Bone | [4] |
1999 | Milton Keynes | Rebecca Wake / Neal Bone | Rebecca Corne / Richard Rowlands | No other competitors | [5] |
2000 | Belfast | Rebecca Corne / Richard Rowlands | Charlotte Carmody / Neal Bone | [6] | |
2001 | Ayr | Rebecca Corne / Richard Rowlands | Constanze Paulinus / Neal Bone | Olivia McCoy / Jaymes Monte | [7] |
2003 | Dumfries | Stephanie Smith / Jaymes Monte | Nicola McNab / Matthew Herbert | No other competitors | [9] |
2004 | Sheffield | Rebecca Collett / Hamish Gaman | Stephanie Smith / Jaymes Monte | [10] | |
2005 | Nottingham | Stacey Kemp / David King | No other competitors | [11] | |
2007 | Nottingham | Sally Hoolin / Jake Bennett | Tameron Drake / Edward Alton | No other competitors | [13] |
2008 | Sheffield | Sally Hoolin / Jake Bennett | Tameron Drake / Edward Alton | [14] | |
2009 | Nottingham | Sally Hoolin / Jakub Safranek | No other competitors | [15] | |
2010 | Sheffield | Catherine Clement / James Hunt | [16] | ||
2011 | Catherine Clement / James Hunt | [17] | |||
2012 | Sally Hoolin / James Hunt | [18] | |||
2013 | Robynne Tweedale / Steven Adcock | Sofia Tymchyshyn / Daniel Clark | No other competitors | [19] | |
2014 | Molly Lanaghan / Jake Astill | No other competitors | [20] | ||
2015 | Annie Royapen / Steven Adcock | Molly Lanaghan / Jake Astill | No other competitors | [21] | |
2016 | Chloe Curtin / Steven Adcock | Harriet Beatson / Jack Newberry | [22] | ||
2017 | Gabrielle Levesque / Ben Penhaligon | No other competitors | [23] | ||
2018 | Emilia Drury / Aidan Brown | [24] | |||
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [27] | |||
2022 | Sheffield | Charlotte Hodgkinson / Elliot Appleby | Neamh Davison / Shailesh Caller | No other competitors | [28] |
2023 | Lucy Hay / Kyle McLeod | Neamh Davison / Shailesh Caller | [29] | ||
2024 | Lucy Hay / Kyle McLeod | No other competitors | [30] | ||
2025 |
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1998 | Hull | Sharon Hill / Andrew Hallam | Amanda Galloway / Daniel Smith | Eve Bentley / Christopher Lomax | [4] |
1999 | Milton Keynes | Sharon Hill / Andrew Hallam | Phillipa Towler-Green / Robert Burgeman | Charlotte Goodman / Oleg Tolkach | [5] |
2000 | Belfast | Eve Bentley / Andrew Hallam | Phillipa Towler-Green / Robert Burgeman | Holly Hambrook / Phillip Poole | [6] |
2001 | Ayr | Phillipa Towler-Green / Robert Burgeman | Eve Bentley / Andrew Hallam | Corrine Jones / Alessandro Dipietrantonio | [7] |
2002 | Basingstoke | Candice Towler-Green / James Phillipson | Chloe Millard / David Davies | Joanna May / Andrew Smykowski | [8] |
2003 | Dumfries | Candice Towler-Green / James Phillipson | Nicola Trippick / Damon Latimer | Kira Geil / Andrew Smykowski | [9] |
2004 | Sheffield | Nicola Trippick / Damon Latimer | Michelle Royds / Jamie Whyte | Kira Geil / Andrew Smykowski | [10] |
2005 | Nottingham | Louise Walden / Jamie Whyte | Lauren Bradshaw / Mark Hanretty | Emma Murphy / Harry Souter | [11] |
2006 | Sheffield | Leigh Rogers / Lloyd Jones | Lindsey Woolstencroft / Jamie Whyte | Rowan Musson / John Horne | [12] |
2007 | Nottingham | Leigh Rogers / Lloyd Jones | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | No other competitors | [13] |
2008 | Sheffield | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Lindsey Cohen / Evan Roberts | Sarah Coward / Michael Coward | [14] |
2009 | Nottingham | Genevieve Deutch / Evan Roberts | Danielle Bennett / Lloyd Jones | Sarah Coward / Michael Coward | [15] |
2010 | Sheffield | Charlotte Aiken / Josh Whidborne | Danielle Bennett / Joseph Buckland | Sarah Coward / Michael Coward | [16] |
2011 | Charlotte Aiken / Josh Whidborne | Sophie Jones / Richard Sharpe | Sarah Coward / Michael Coward | [17] | |
2012 | Olivia Smart / Joseph Buckland | Katelouise Bagnall / Rory Shanahan | Sophie Jones / Richard Sharpe | [18] | |
2013 | Olivia Smart / Joseph Buckland | Millie Paterson / Edward Carstairs | Charlotte Dyson / Paul Dredge | [19] | |
2014 | Olivia Smart / Joseph Buckland | Mina Zdravkova / Henry Aiken | Eleanor Hirst / Jake Fearnley | [20] | |
2015 | Ekaterina Fedyushchenko / Lucas Kitteridge | Robynne Tweedale / Edward Carstairs | Lilah Fear / Jacob Payne | [21] | |
2016 | Gwenneth Sletten / Elliot Verburg | Ekaterina Fedyushchenko / Lucas Kitteridge | Mia-Rose Jowitt / Peter Beaumont | [22] | |
2017 | Sasha Fear / Elliot Verburg | Emily Rose Brown / James Hernandez | Jessica Marjot / Aleksandr Jemeljanov | [23] | |
2018 | Sasha Fear / George Waddell | Emily Rose Brown / James Hernandez | Natalia Pallu-Neves / Frank Roselli | [24] | |
2019 | Sasha Fear / George Waddell | Lucy Hancock / Billy Wilson French | Natalia Pallu-Neves / Frank Roselli | [25] | |
2020 | Emily Rose Brown / James Hernandez | Sasha Fear / George Waddell | Lucy Hancock / Billy Wilson French | [26] | |
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [27] | |||
2022 | Sheffield | Phebe Bekker / James Hernandez | Sophia Bushell / Alex Lapsky | Natalia Pallu-Neves / Jayin Panesar | [28] |
2023 | Phebe Bekker / James Hernandez | Ashlie Slatter / Atl Ongay-Perez | Molly Hairsine / Alessio Surenkov-Gultchev | [29] | |
2024 | Ashlie Slatter / Atl Ongay-Perez | Lou Koch / Alexander Buchholdt | No other competitors | [30] | |
2025 |
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