Natasha McKay

Natasha McKay
McKay in 2018
Personal information
Country represented United Kingdom
Born (1995-01-14) 14 January 1995
Dundee, Scotland
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Coach Debi and Simon Briggs
Former coach Yuri Bureiko
Choreographer Andrew Smith
Former choreographer Debi Briggs
Skating club Dundee ISC
Training locations Dundee
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 140.85
2017 Europeans
Short program 50.10
2017 Worlds
Free skate 94.88
2017 Europeans

Natasha McKay (born 14 January 1995) is a Scottish figure skater who competes in ladies' singles for the United Kingdom. She is the winner of the 2016 Open d'Andorra, 2017 Skate Helena, and 2017 British Championships.

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.[1]

Career

McKay began learning to skate in 2000.[1]

She 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.[1]

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.[3] In January 2017, she took gold at Skate Helena. She was named in the British team to the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava.[4] 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.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[5]
2016–2017
[6]
  • El Tango de Roxanne
    (from Moulin Rouge!)
2012–2013
[1]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 06–07 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Worlds32nd32nd
Europeans18th27th
CS Finlandia18th20th
CS Nebelhorn18th
Challenge Cup6th
Cup of Nice6th
Cup of Tyrol5th
Denkova-Staviski3rd
Merano Cup2nd
Open d'Andorra1st
Skate Helena1st
International: Junior[7]
JGP Slovenia24th
Cup of Nice14th15th
EYOF22nd
NRW Trophy18th
National[7]
British Champ.8th N3rd J4th J4th J3rd J4th J3rd5th1st
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Natasha MCKAY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Figure skating: Natasha McKay heads to European Youth Olympic Winter Festival". Coventry Telegraph. 12 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "British Figure Skating Championships 2016: Senior Ladies Result". 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships Selection 2017". NISA. December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Natasha MCKAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Natasha MCKAY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Natasha MCKAY". International Skating Union.
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