Olivia Smart

Olivia Smart (born 1 April 1997) is a British-Spanish ice dancer who currently skates for Spain with Adrián Díaz. With former partner Joseph Buckland, she is a three-time British national junior champion (2012–14), and competed at three World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2014.

Olivia Smart
Smart/Díaz in 2017
Personal information
Full nameOlivia Sophia Smart
Country representedSpain
Former country(ies) representedUnited Kingdom
Born (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Sheffield, England
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PartnerAdrián Díaz
Former partnerJoseph Buckland
CoachMarie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Former coachEvgeni Platov
Philip Askew
Neil Chilcott
ChoreographerGinette Cournoyer, Marie-France Dubreuil
Former choreographerPhilip Askew
Skating clubF.C. Barcelona
Former skating clubSAD Majadahonda
IceSheffield
Training locationsMontreal
Former training locationsNew Jersey
Nottingham
Sheffield
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total191.01
2019 Skate America
Short dance76.62
2019 Skate America
Free dance114.39
2019 Skate America

Personal life

Olivia Smart was born on 1 April 1997 in Sheffield, England.[1] She became a Spanish citizen in July 2017.[2]

Skating career

Partnership with Buckland

Smart teamed up with Joseph Buckland in 2010.[3] They made their JGP debut in autumn 2011, ranking 13th in Austria and 12th in Estonia. They came in 17th at their first World Junior Championships, held in Minsk in March 2012. In the 2012–2013 season, the duo missed the JGP series and finished 22nd at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan.

In 2013–2014, Smart/Buckland placed seventh at both of their JGP assignments, Poland and the Czech Republic, and finished 10th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Smart/Buckland moved up to the senior level in the 2014–2015 season. In October 2014, they placed fourth at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. In November, they won silver medals at the International Cup of Nice and NRW Trophy before taking the British national title in the absence of Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland. Smart/Buckland withdrew from the 2015 European Championships before the short dance, Buckland having fallen ill with gastroenteritis.[4][5] The duo went on to place 27th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China. Following that season, they split.

2015–2016 season: Teaming up with Díaz

On 13 December 2015, it was announced that Smart had teamed up with Spanish ice dancer Adrián Díaz and that they wished to represent Spain.[6] On 15 January 2016, Smart announced that the British skating association had released her, and that she and Díaz would train in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, under Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer.[7]

2016–2017 season: Debut of Smart/Díaz

Making their international debut, Smart/Díaz took silver behind Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in late July 2016. They later competed at three ISU Challenger Series events, placing 4th at the 2016 U.S. International Classic, 6th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, and 6th at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, before winning gold at the Open d'Andorra. Smart/Díaz finished second to Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin at the Spanish Championships. As a result, they were not nominated for the 2017 European Championships.

In February, Smart/Díaz took silver at the Bavarian Open. Later that month, Federación Española Deportes de Hielo (FEDH) selected them to compete at the 2017 World Championships, the main Olympic-qualifying competition.[8] The two placed 16th in the short dance, 19th in the free dance, and 18th overall at the event in Helsinki, Finland. Their result allowed Spain to send one ice dancing team to the Olympics.

2017–2018 season

In July 2017, FEDH announced that Spain's Olympic spot would go to the team which received the highest combined score at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and Spanish Championships.[9]

Smart/Díaz began their season on the Challenger Series, placing 7th at the 2017 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and 4th at the 2017 Autumn Classic International. Making their Grand Prix debut, the two placed 6th at the 2017 Skate Canada International in October. In December, they placed 5th at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, scoring 4.18 points less than Hurtado/Khaliavin. Later that month, they won the Spanish national title by a 3.23 point margin, resulting in a final deficit of 0.95 points. On 17 December 2017, FEDH announced that Hurtado/Khaliavin would compete at the European Championships and Olympics while Smart/Díaz would be assigned to the 2018 World Championships.[10][11] They finished 12th at the event in Milan, Italy.

2018–2019 season

Smart/Díaz began their season at the Autumn Classic International Challenger Series event where they placed second behind Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje. At the onset of the 2018–19 season, they were assigned to two Grand Prix events, the Skate Canada and Internationaux de France, finishing fifth at the former and seventh at the latter.

After winning the silver medal at the Spanish Championships, finishing behind Hurtado/Khaliavin, they placed eighth at the 2019 European Championships.

2019–2020 season

Smart/Díaz began the season with a victory at the 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, and then placed fourth at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International. At their first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America, they placed fourth, with three new personal bests set.[12][13] Smart/Díaz concluded the Grand Prix with another fourth-place finish at the 2019 Internationaux de France.[14] They also finished 8th at the 2020 Euros.

Programs

With Diaz
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2019–2020
[15]
2018–2019
[16]
  • Tango: A Evaristo Carriego
    performed by Orquestra Color Tango
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[18]

With Buckland
Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[19]
2013–2014
[20]
  • Paso Doble
  • El Mariachi
  • Once Upon A Time in Mexico
    by Robert Rodriguez
2012–2013
[21]
  • Swing Set
    by Jurassic 5
  • Feeling Good
    by Escala
  • Tango in Ebony
    by Maksim, Julian Kershaw
  • Butterflies and Hurricanes
    by William Joseph
2011–2012
[22]
  • Natural Passion
    by Latin Festival
  • Sway

Competitive highlights

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

With Díaz for Spain
International[23]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds18th12th
Europeans8th8th
GP France7th4th
GP Skate America4th
GP Skate Canada6th5th
CS Autumn Classic6th4th2nd4th
CS Finlandia Trophy6th2nd
CS Golden Spin5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy5th
CS US Classic4th7th
Bavarian Open2nd
Lake Placid IDI2nd1st
Open d'Andorra1st
National
Spanish Champ.2nd1st2nd1st

With Buckland for the United Kingdom
International[24]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Worlds27th
EuropeansWD
CS Ondrej Nepela4th
International: Junior[24]
Junior Worlds17th22nd10th
JGP Austria13th
JGP Czech Republic7th
JGP Estonia12th
JGP Poland7th
Bavarian Open6th J3rd J
NRW Trophy3rd J
Santa Claus Cup8th J
Toruń Cup1st J
National[24]
British Champ.1st J1st J1st J1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Díaz for Spain
2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
November 2019 1–3 2019 Internationaux de France 4
76.09		 4
112.09		 4
188.18
October 18-20, 2019 2019 Skate America 4
76.62		 4
114.39		 4
191.01
September 12–14, 2019 2019 Autumn Classic International 4
70.63		 4
110.88		 4
181.51
30 July - 2 August, 2019 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 4
70.11		 1
114.51		 1
184.62
2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
21-27 January, 2019 2019 European Championships 6
70.02		 9
106.82		 8
176.84
14–16 December 2018 2018 Spanish Championships 1
69.86		 2
108.82		 2
178.68
23–25 November 2018 2018 Internationaux de France 5
68.16		 8
97.53		 7
165.69
26–28 October 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 3
72.35		 5
104.22		 5
176.57
4–7 October 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
72.61		 2
107.46		 2
180.07
20–22 September 2018 2018 CS Autumn Classic 2
67.35		 2
104.06		 2
171.41
2017–18 season
Date Event SD FD Total
19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 12
63.73		 12
98.32		 12
162.05
15–17 December 2017 2017 Spanish Championships 1
69.61		 2
98.16		 1
167.77
6–9 December 2017 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 5
63.12		 5
96.28		 5
159.40
27–29 October 2017 2017 Skate Canada International 4
64.34		 7
90.47		 6
154.81
20–23 September 2017 2017 CS Autumn Classic 5
61.18		 4
93.88		 4
155.56
13–17 September 2017 2017 US Classic 8
48.15		 6
83.98		 7
132.13
2016–17 season
Date Event SD FD Total
29 March – 2 April 2017 2017 World Championships 16
60.93		 19
84.68		 18
145.61
14–19 February 2017 2017 Bavarian Open 2
67.52		 2
104.18		 2
171.70
16–20 November 2016 2016 Open d'Andorra 1
63.47		 1
100.93		 1
164.40
6–10 October 2016 2016 Finlandia Trophy 6
55.89		 6
86.23		 6
142.12
28 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2016 2016 CS Autumn Classic 5
56.10		 6
85.40		 6
141.50
14–18 September 2016 2016 US Classic 3
57.12		 5
81.22		 4
138.34
28–29 July 2016 2016 Lake Placid IDI 2
62.32		 2
83.17		 2
145.49
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