Skatecast #84: Courtney Jones, British ice dance champion

[manleywoman]

Happy new year!

Strap yourselves in for a fun (and long . . . about 1 hr 19 mins) podcast!
Episode #84 features Britain’s Courtney Jones.

If you’re unfamiliar with his formidable contributions to the sport, here’s a quick (and incomplete) list:

• This former British ice dancer won the World and European championships multiple times with two different partners … the only ice dancer to have won the World Championships with two different partners:
  • World, European and British titles with June Markham in 1957 and 1958
  • World Champion in 1959 and 1960 with Doreen Denny, as well as the European Champs and British Champs in 1959, 1960, and 1961
• In 1963 he became one of the inventors of the Starlight Waltz and the Silver Samba compulsory dances.
• In 1980, he was head ice dance referee at the Olympics in Lake Placid
• As a clothes designer, Mr Jones designed the British Olympic team's uniforms in 1976 and 1984, but . . .
• . . . most notably, he designed and created Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s iconic Bolero costumes!
• Was deservedly inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1986.
• Lastly, he just released his autobiography called “Around the Ice in Eighty Years: An irreverent Memoir by an Accidental Champion.” Available directly from York Publishing Services www.ypdbooks.com

Listen at my site at manleywoman.com, or on Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, or Apple Podcasts. There is also a transcription provided on my website for accessibility.

Enjoy!