British Skating News, 2022 and beyond

[Karen-W]

Lilah Fear has been named as one of Team GB's flag bearers!

https://x.com/i/status/2019037112105136206

 

[morqet]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qcrt Lilah & Lewis were on the Radio 2 breakfast show this morning (at about 8:10). Really nice that they are getting so much positive attention, and they are doing a fantastic job as ambassadors for the sport.

 

[Belsornia]

Did BIS/Team GB ever say who was captain for the team event? It's a moot issue since there was no chance of having to do a presser, but I was telling someone it was Lewis and realised that was just my assumption based on Lilah being flagbearer.

Fingers crossed for this evening

 

[Sylvia]

Lilah Fear handwrote 4 pages of "midnight musings from a few days after the free dance" (Feb. 17, 2026):

Lilah Fear on Instagram: "I feel most myself when I write on a page or perform on a stage. Here are some midnight musings from a few days after the free dance. I wanted to share with you a glimpse into my inner world, and the story that I chose to wr

3,817 likes, 172 comments - thelilahjoshow on February 23, 2026: "I feel most myself when I write on a page or perform on a stage. Here are some midnight musings from a few days after the free dance. I wanted to share with you a glimpse into my inner world, and the story that I chose to write...

www.instagram.com

 

[Belsornia]

Looks like we may have another country-swap skater in junior women: Veronika Lucko, who came first at the Qualifier this week has previously competed for Lithuania (ISU bio). Her most recent competition was the NRW Trophy in November so if she is switching to GB she wouldn't be eligible for the JGP next season.

Aleksandra Golovkina-Dolinske withdrew from the Qualifier.

 

[Sylvia]

Spours 'grateful' for final performance for father (Jan. 14):

European Figure Skating Championships: Kristen Spours 'grateful' for final performance for father

British champion Kristen Spours is "grateful" her father could see her perform a final time before retirement at the European Figure Skating Championships.

www.bbc.com

Heartfelt condolences to Kristen Spours who posted today that her father passed away yesterday (she was competing in the Women's SP in Prague) - she shared 2 beautiful photos with him:

Kristen Reeds on Instagram: "13/01/1952 - 25/03/2026 Always your Little One X"

1,932 likes, 107 comments - kristen_spours on March 26, 2026: "13/01/1952 - 25/03/2026 Always your Little One X".

www.instagram.com

 

[Belsornia]

2022-23 and 2023-24 junior women’s champion and Junior Worlds competitor Alexa Severn has returned to competition - in solo ice dance. She won the bronze medal in juniors at the Unicorn Dance Trophy international at the weekend, finishing ahead of a couple of national medallists, but she won’t be at the Solo Dance Championships next month since she didn’t take part in the qualifying series.

 

[Belsornia]

Cross-posting from the discussion in the retirements announcements thread: Ana Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby have ended their partnership as Luke is retiring from competition.

Luke Digby has retired. https://www.instagram.com/p/DWwLoGjjIDZ/

Anastasia Vaipan-Law is thinking about future possibilities but hasn't shared specifics. https://www.instagram.com/p/DWwLqn0CNn4/

It’s been a great six years (every invalid death spiral and all) and ultimately it must be very satisfying that they were able to achieve their biggest goals and end things on such good terms. British pairs skating is in a much more optimistic place than when they first teamed up.

Wishing them both all the best in whatever comes next. It doesn’t sound like Luke is moving on from skating entirely so hopefully we’ll still see him around. And I hope Ana has a fun and restful break, and is able to find a new partner who is an equally good fit for her, if that’s the direction she ends up going (even if that means losing her from Team GB).