Lilah Fear

Lilah Fear
Personal information
Country represented United Kingdom
Born (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999
Greenwich, United States
Home town London, England
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Lewis Gibson
Former partner Jacob Payne
Coach Karen Quinn, Romain Haguenauer
Former coach Phillip Poole
Choreographer Romain Haguenauer
Former choreographer Phillip Poole
Skating club Alexandra Palace London
Training locations Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Former training locations Slough, England
Began skating 2004
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

Lilah Fear (born 11 June 1999) is a British ice dancer. With partner Lewis Gibson, she 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

Fear was born on 11 June 1999 in Greenwich, CT United States.[1] She was raised in London, England, and attended South Hampstead High School.[2][3] She has a younger sister, Sasha, who competes in junior ice dancing for Great Britain with her partner George Waddell. She also has a second sister, Georgia, who is a cross country and track athlete for Dartmouth College in the United States.

Early career

Fear began learning to skate in 2004.[1] In the 2013–14 season, she and Jacob Payne won the novice ice dancing title at the British Championships.

In 2014–15, Fear/Payne received two Junior Grand Prix assignments and placed 15th at both. In November 2014, they were awarded the junior bronze medal at the British Championships. They were coached by Phillip Poole in Slough, England.[4]

Partnership with Gibson

Fear and Lewis Gibson are coached by Karen Quinn at the Alexandra Palace Ice Rink in London, England,[2] 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.

Programs

With Gibson

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
[1]
  • Blues: Save My Soul
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Swing: Diga Diga Doo
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

With Payne

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
[5]
  • Foxtrot
  • Waltz
  • Polka
2014–15
[4]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Gibson

International[6]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Worlds.22nd24th
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[6]
British Champ.1st

With Payne

International[7]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
JGP Estonia15th
JGP Germany15th
NRW Trophy10th J
Santa Claus Cup11th J
National[7]
British Champ.1st N3rd J
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Mike (27 January 2017). "Skaters Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear head to European Championships". Daily Record (Scotland).
  4. 1 2 "Lilah FEAR / Jacob PAYNE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lilah FEAR / Jacob PAYNE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON". International Skating Union.
  7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Lilah FEAR / Jacob PAYNE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
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