Lydia Smart

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Lydia Smart
Lydia Smart & Harry Mattick 2022 Lombardia Trophy.jpg
Lydia Smart and Harry Mattick at the 2022 Lombardia Trophy
Born (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26)
Blackpool, England,
United Kingdom
Hometown Swindon, England
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Discipline Pair skating (since 2021)
Women's singles (2015–19)
Partner Harry Mattick (since 2021)
Coach Christopher Boyadji
Zoe Jones
Lloyd Jones
Medal record
British Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Sheffield Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Sheffield Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Sheffield Pairs

Lydia Smart (born 16 July 1998) [1] is an English figure skater. With her skating partner Harry Mattick, she is the 2022 Britannia Cup champion, the 2023 British Championship silver medalist, and the 2022 British Championship bronze medalist.

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Career

Women's singles

Smart began learning to skate at the age of three with the goal of becoming an Olympic athlete. As well as skating lessons, she took on additional training including ballet, flexibility, and fitness. Smart competed in her first British Championship at the age of 12. [2]

She was selected in 2012 to be part of the British International Development Squad by the National Ice Skating Association (now British Ice Skating). [2]

In 2016, Smart was invited to train in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States. [2] She trained overseas for a period of six months before returning to the United Kingdom. [3]

Pair skating

Since the 2020-21 figure skating season, Smart has competed in pair skating with Harry Mattick. The pair train at both the Oxford and Swindon rinks.

In 2022, Smart starred in the BBC Three documentary series Freeze [4] along with Harry Mattick and fellow Swindon skater Kristen Spours.

Coaching

Smart is a British Ice Skating Level 2 qualified coach [3] and teaches at the Oxford Ice Rink when not competing.

Programs

Pair skating with Mattick

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[5]

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Mattick

Competition placements at senior level  [1]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
World Championships 23rd
European Championships 15th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 14th
CS Warsaw Cup 4th
Bavarian Open 6th6th
Britannia Cup1st
Challenge Cup 5th
Ice Challenge 5th
Lombardia Trophy 5th
Tayside Trophy 5th
Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 5th
British Championships 3rd2nd2nd

Women's singles

Competition placements at senior, junior & novice level  [6]
Season 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
British Championships 29th N16th N21st N15th J5th J16th J10th S

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lydia Smart & Harry Mattick". International Skating Union . Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet the Blackpool ice queen".
  3. 1 2 "Smart Skating".
  4. ↑ "BBC Three – Freeze".
  5. ↑ "Lydia Smart / Harry Mattick: 2022/23". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lydia Smart". skatingscores.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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