Natasha McKay

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Natasha McKay
2018 EC Natasha McKay 2018-01-18 15-10-53.jpg
McKay in 2018
Personal information
Country representedUnited Kingdom
Born (1995-01-14) 14 January 1995 (age 26)
Dundee, Scotland
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
CoachDebi and Simon Briggs
Former coachYuri Bureiko
ChoreographerAndrew Smith
Former choreographerDebi Briggs
Skating clubDundee ISC
Training locationsDundee
Began skating2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total162.54
2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program58.15
2021 Worlds
Free skate105.28
2021 CS Finlandia Trophy

Natasha McKay (born 14 January 1995) is a Scottish figure skater who competes in ladies' singles for the United Kingdom. She is the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb champion, the 2017 Skate Helena champion, the 2017 Open d'Andorra champion, and a five-time British national champion (2017–2020, 2022).

Personal life[]

McKay was born on 14 January 1995 in Dundee, Scotland.[1] She attended St John's School in Dundee before moving, around 2008, to Coventry, England.[2] She returned to Dundee by 2012.[3]

Career[]

McKay began learning to skate in 2002.[1] In a 2018 interview, she recalled, "I begged my mum for skates for a whole year [...] until she gave in."[4]

McKay won the junior bronze medal at the British Championships in the 2009–10 season. In February 2011, she placed 22nd at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Liberec, Czech Republic. She was coached by Yuri Bureiko in Coventry, England.[2]

In the 2012–13 season, McKay made her only appearance on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 24th in Bled, Slovenia, and won her second junior national bronze medal. She was coached by Debi and Simon Briggs in Dundee, Scotland.[3]

She won the senior bronze medal at the British Championships in the 2014–15 season and finished 5th the next year.

McKay won gold at the Open d'Andorra in November 2016 and became the British national champion the following month.[5] In January 2017, she took gold at Skate Helena. She was named in the British team to the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava.[6] In the Czech Republic, she ranked 24th in the short program, giving her the final qualifying spot, and then rose to 18th overall by placing 16th in the free skate.

In December 2018, McKay won her third consecutive national title.

At the 2019 World Championships, McKay qualified for the free skate for the first time, and placed twenty-first overall.[7]

British champion for a fourth time in 2020, McKay was assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

With the lockdowns in Britain greatly affecting the availability of ice time, McKay temporarily relocated to Bradford in West Yorkshire during the summer of 2020, until the Scottish government revised its guidelines.[9] McKay was named to the British team for the 2021 European Championships, but they were cancelled as a result of ongoing pandemic.[10] Additional lockdown measures introduced by the Scottish government after Christmas resulted in her only being able to train four days a week, an hour and a half a day. Competing at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, McKay placed twenty-third.[11] This result qualified a place for the United Kingdom at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[12]

McKay was fifteenth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy to begin the Beijing Olympic season.[13]

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[14]
2019–2021
[15]
  • 5 Years
    by Daniel Pemberton
  • Best Friend
    by Soffi Tucker
  • Moog Necklace
    by Daniel Pemberton
  • Game On
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[16]
2016–2017
[17]
2012–2013
[3]

Competitive highlights[]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[13]
Event 06–07 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Olympics TBD
Worlds 32nd 32nd 21st C 23rd
Europeans 18th 27th 20th 23rd C
CS Alpen Trophy 9th
CS Cup of Austria 14th
CS Finlandia Trophy 18th 20th 15th
CS Lombardia Trophy 12th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 18th
CS Warsaw Cup 11th
Cup of Nice 6th
Cup of Tyrol 5th 10th
Denkova-Staviski 3rd 2nd
Golden Bear 1st 3rd
Int. Challenge Cup 6th 4th
Merano Cup 2nd
Open d'Andorra 1st
Skate Helena 1st
1st 1st
Volvo Open Cup 6th
International: Junior[13]
JGP Slovenia 24th
Cup of Nice 14th 15th
EYOF 22nd
NRW Trophy 18th
National[13]
British Champ. 8th N 3rd J 4th J 4th J 3rd J 4th J 3rd 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st C 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior


References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Natasha MCKAY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Figure skating: Natasha McKay heads to European Youth Olympic Winter Festival". Coventry Telegraph. 12 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Natasha MCKAY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ MacBeath, Amy (29 November 2018). "Natasha McKay: Dundee skater says sacrifices worth it for Olympic dream". BBC News.
  5. ^ "British Figure Skating Championships 2016: Senior Ladies Result". 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships Selection 2017". NISA. December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  7. ^ Woodger, Calum (20 March 2019). "Dundee ice skating star Natasha McKay dazzles to qualify for World final in Japan". Evening Telegraph.
  8. ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  9. ^ Bradley, Jane (March 21, 2021). "World Figure Skating Championships: 'The whole experience is going to be strange'". The Scotsman.
  10. ^ "Update on ISU Event Calender season 2020/21". ISU. December 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Bradley, Jane (March 26, 2021). "World Figure Skating Championships: McKay hopes for Olympic spot after free skate final". The Scotsman.
  12. ^ "Communication No. 2388". International Skating Union. April 1, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Natasha MCKAY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Natasha MCKAY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Natasha MCKAY: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Natasha MCKAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Natasha MCKAY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.

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