Kristen Spours

Kristen Spours (born 11 April 2000) is an English figure skater. She has won five senior international medals and competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017, 2018, 2019).

Kristen Spours
Spours in 2017
Personal information
Country representedUnited Kingdom
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000
Kingston upon Thames, England
Home townGuildford, England
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
CoachChristian Newberry
Former coachRuth Woodstock, Veronika Bogomolova
ChoreographerFlorent Amodio
Former choreographerMark Naylor
Skating clubSapphire Ice, Leisure/Guilford
Former skating clubLee Valley, London
Training locationsRomford
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total131.09
2018 JGP Slovakia
Short program51.09
2019 Junior world championships
Free skate80.48
2018 JGP Slovakia

Personal life

Spours was born on 11 April 2000 in Kingston upon Thames, England.[1] She attended Howard of Effingham School.[2]

Career

Early years

Spours began learning to skate in 2006,[3] having become interested after watching Dancing on Ice.[4] In the 2012–2013 season, she won the novice bronze medal at the British Championships.

2015–2016 season

Making her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) appearance, Spours placed 21st in Bratislava, Slovakia. At the British Championships, she finished fourth in the junior ladies' category. Her senior debut came in February 2016, at the Jégvirág Cup; she obtained the gold medal and the minimum technical scores to compete at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. As a result, she was named in the British team to senior Worlds,[5] despite not having appeared on the senior level nationally. She placed 36th in Boston. She was coached by Ruth Woodstock at Guildford Spectrum and Christian Newberry at the Lee Valley Ice Centre.[2]

2016–2017 season

Competing on the senior level, Spours won silver at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in October 2016 and bronze at the Merano Cup in November. In December 2016, she won the junior ladies' title and placed 5th on the senior level at the British Championships. In January 2017, she was awarded silver in the senior ladies' category at Skate Helena. In March, she placed 16th in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 15th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1]
  • La La Land medley
    by Justin Horowitz
2017–2018
[6]
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[7]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds36th
CS Finlandia15thTBD
CS Lombardia12th18thWD
CS Ondrej NepelaWD
Denkova-Staviski2nd
Dragon Trophy6th
Golden Bear5th
Challenge Cup10th
Jégvirág Cup1st
Merano Cup3rd4th
Skate Helena2nd
Volvo Open Cup3rd
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds15th21st20th
JGP Austria13th
JGP France13th
JGP Italy14th
JGP Slovakia21st13th
Avas Cup1st
GP of Bratislava1st
Hellmut Seibt12th25th
Jégvirág Cup2nd
Lombardia Trophy12th
Merano Cup14th
Toruń Cup3rd12th
International: Advanced novice[9]
Ice Challenge20th
National[8][9]
British Champ.5th3rd3rd
British Champ.24th N13th N3rd N6th J5th J4th J1st J1st J1st J
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
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References
  1. "Kristen SPOURS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
  2. Gliddon, Mark (16 March 2016). "Kristen Spours selected to represent Great Britain at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston". GLL Sport Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
  3. "Kristen SPOURS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  4. "Discover Kristen Spours, with 4 weeks until the British Championships". National Ice Skating Association. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
  5. "Guildford teenager through to figure skating world championships". Eagle Radio. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
  6. "Kristen SPOURS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  7. "Kristen SPOURS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  8. "Competition Results: Kristen SPOURS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
  9. "Kristen Spours". tracings.net. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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