Kristen Spours

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Kristen Spours
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Spours at 2017 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Country representedUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 21)
Kingston upon Thames, England
Home townGuildford, England
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachPhillip Harris, Ondrej Hotarek
Former coachFlorent Amodio, Sofia Gassoumi, Christian Newberry, Ruth Woodstock, Veronika Bogomolova
ChoreographerFlorent Amodio
Former choreographerMark Naylor
Skating clubAmodio Figure Skating Academy
Former skating clubSapphire Ice, Leisure/Guilford, Lee Valley, London
Training locationsVaujany
Former training locationsRomford
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total136.72
2019 Junior Worlds
Short program51.08
2019 Junior Worlds
Free skate85.64
2019 Junior Worlds

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).

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
2020–2022
[6][7]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[8]
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[9]

Competitive highlights[]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Worlds 36th
CS Cup of Austria 23rd
CS Finlandia 15th
CS Lombardia 12th 18th WD 19th
CS Nebelhorn 11th
CS Ondrej Nepela WD
CS Warsaw Cup C
Budapest Trophy 8th
Denkova-Staviski 2nd
Dragon Trophy 6th
Golden Bear 5th
Challenge Cup 10th
Jégvirág Cup 1st
Merano Cup 3rd 4th
Skate Helena 2nd
Tirnavia Ice Cup 1st
Volvo Open Cup 3rd
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds 15th 21st 20th
JGP Austria 13th
JGP France 13th
JGP Italy 14th
JGP Slovakia 21st 13th
1st
1st
Hellmut Seibt 12th 25th
Jégvirág Cup 2nd
Lombardia Trophy 12th
Merano Cup 14th
Toruń Cup 3rd 12th
International: Advanced novice[11]
Ice Challenge 20th
National[10][11]
British Champ. 5th 3rd 3rd 4th
British Champ. 24th N 13th N 3rd N 6th J 5th J 4th J 1st J 1st J 1st J
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
WD = Withdrew; TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Kristen SPOURS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Kristen SPOURS: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Kristen SPOURS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Kristen SPOURS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Kristen SPOURS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Kristen Spours". tracings.net. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

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