Lewis Gibson (figure skater)

Lewis Gibson
Personal information
Country represented United Kingdom
Born (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994
Prestwick, Scotland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Partner Lilah Fear
Former partner Heather Murdoch
Coach Karen Quinn, Romain Haguenauer
Former coach Leanne Collins, Jennifer Holmes
Choreographer Romain Haguenauer
Skating club Alexandra Palace London
Former skating club Magnum Ice Dance and Figure Skating Club
Training locations Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Former training locations East Kilbride, Scotland
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 160.61
2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short dance 60.40
2017 CS Warsaw Cup
Free dance 103.31
2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Lewis Gibson (born 1 May 1994) is a Scottish ice dancer. With partner Lilah Fear, he is the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy silver medalist and 2017 British national champion. The two competed in the free dance at the 2017 European Championships.

Personal life

Gibson was born on 1 May 1994 in Prestwick, Scotland.[1]

Early career

Gibson began skating in 2006 in Scotland, training at Ayr Ice Rink and Stevenston's Auchenharvie Leisure Centre.[2] In addition to his career in men's singles, he competed in pairs for two seasons. In 2010–11, he and Heather Murdoch won the novice pairs title at the British Championships.[3] They received the bronze medal the following season.

As a single skater, Gibson was coached by Jennifer Holmes at Ayr and Auchenharvie rinks until Junior International level. He then went on to train under Leanne Collins in East Kilbride, Scotland.[4] Competing on the senior level, he won silver at the British Championships in November 2013. In the 2014–15 season, he appeared at two Challenger Series competitions, placing 13th at the Lombardia Trophy and Volvo Open Cup, and took the silver medal at the Hamar Trophy in Norway. He ended his singles' career in December 2015.[1]

Partnership with Fear

Gibson and Lilah Fear are coached by Karen Quinn at the Alexandra Palace Ice Rink in London, England,[5] and by Romain Haguenauer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The duo made their international debut in late July 2016 at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, finishing 11th. Ranked second in both segments, they received the silver medal at a Challenger Series event, the Lombardia Trophy in September. They placed 5th at the International Cup of Nice and 4th at the Open d'Andorra. In December, they won the British national title, in the absence of Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland, and silver at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.

In January 2017, Fear/Gibson qualified to the final segment at the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; they ranked 19th in the short dance, 14th in the free dance, and 15th overall.

Later on in the season, Gibson along with Fear competed at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships, where they placed 22nd, with a new personal best score of 54.82. The team didn't qualify for the free skate.

Programs

Ice dance with Fear

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–18
[6]
2016–17
[1]
  • Blues: Save My Soul
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Swing: Diga Diga Doo
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • You Raise Me Up
    by Josh Groban
  • The New Hope Waltz
    by Karl Hugo
  • You Raise Me Up
    by Josh Groban

Men's singles

Season Short program Free skating
2014–15
[4]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

Ice dance with Fear

International[7]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Worlds22nd24th
Europeans15th
GP NHK TrophyTBD
GP Skate AmericaTBD
CS Finlandia Trophy9th
CS Lombardia Trophy2nd9th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy4th
CS Ondrej Nepela5th
CS Warsaw Cup4th
Ice Challenge2nd
Cup of Nice5th6th
Lake Placid Ice Dance11th
Open d'Andorra4th2nd
Santa Claus Cup2nd4th
National[7]
British Champ.1st

Men's singles

International[8]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
CS Lombardia Trophy13th
CS Volvo Open Cup13th
Hamar Trophy2nd
NRW Trophy12th
Triglav Trophy10th J4th J
National[8]
British Champ.5th J4t J2nd4t5th
J = Junior level

Pairs with Murdoch

National
Event 2010–11 2011–12
British Championships1st N3rd N
N = Advanced novice level

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Mike (27 January 2017). "Skaters Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear head to European Championships". Daily Record (Scotland).
  3. ↑ "2010–2011 British Figure Skating & Synchro Championships". National Ice Skating Association. November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Lewis GIBSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Corbett, Charlie (15 December 2016). "Ice dance sisters are set to take on the world". Camden New Journal. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON". International Skating Union.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Lewis GIBSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
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