Amani Fancy
Amani Fancy | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | United Kingdom |
Born | London, England | 14 July 1997
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) |
Former partner | Christopher Boyadji |
Former coach | Alexander König, Mark Naylor, Igor Novodran |
Choreographer | Mark Naylor |
Skating club | EC Oberstdorf |
Training locations | Oberstdorf |
Began skating | 2005 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 104.48 |
Short program | 37.28 |
Free skate | 67.20 |
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 TV show Dancing On Ice (2019).
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 |
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2015–16 [1] |
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2014–15 [8] |
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2013–14 [4] |
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Ladies' singles[]
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2012–13 [3] |
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Competitive highlights[]
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Boyadji[]
International[9] | |||
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Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
World Champ. | 18th | 16th | |
European Champ. | 15th | 12th | |
GP NHK Trophy | 8th | ||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | WD | |
CS Tallinn Trophy | 3rd | ||
Bavarian Open | 4th | ||
Lombardia Trophy | 8th | ||
Warsaw Cup | 4th | ||
National[9] | |||
British Champ. | 1st | 1st | |
WD = Withdrew |
Ladies' singles[]
International[10] | |||
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Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
World Junior Champ. | 41st | ||
JGP Germany | 17th | ||
Bavarian Open | 4th J | ||
Challenge Cup | 7th J | ||
Crystal Skate of Romania | 1st J | ||
Euro. Youth Olympics | 15th J | ||
Merano Cup | 7th J | ||
National[10] | |||
British Champ. | 3rd J | 3rd J | 4th J |
J = Junior level |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Amani FANCY / Christopher BOYADJI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Discover Elite Figure Skaters Christopher and Amani". National Ice Skating Association. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Amani FANCY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ a b "Amani FANCY / Christopher BOYADJI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Interview Amani Fancy/Christopher Boyadj". Figureskating-Online. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
- ^ Williams, Ollie (30 November 2013). "Figure skating: GB champions target Sochi 2014 top eight". BBC News.
- ^ "Zoe Wilkinson and Christopher Boyadji confirmed as new skating partnership". National Ice Skating Association. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ "Amani FANCY / Christopher BOYADJI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Amani FANCY / Christopher BOYADJI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Amani FANCY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- British female pair skaters
- British female single skaters
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London