Olivia Smart

Olivia Smart
Smart/Díaz in 2017
Personal information
Country represented Spain
Former country(ies) represented United Kingdom
Born (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Sheffield, England
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Partner Adrián Díaz
Former partner Joseph Buckland
Coach Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Former coach Evgeni Platov
Philip Askew
Neil Chilcott
Choreographer Ginette Cournoyer, Marie-France Dubreuil
Former choreographer Philip Askew
Skating club F.C. Barcelona
Former skating club SAD Majadahonda
IceSheffield
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations New Jersey
Nottingham
Sheffield
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 180.07
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short dance 72.61
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free dance 107.46
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy

Olivia Smart (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish-British ice dancer who currently skates for Spain with Adrián Díaz. With former partner Joseph Buckland, she is a three-time British national junior champion (2012–14) and competed at three World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2014.

Personal life

Olivia Smart was born on 1 April 1997 in Sheffield, England.[1] She became a Spanish citizen in July 2017.[2]

Skating career

Partnership with Buckland

Smart teamed up with Joseph Buckland in 2010.[3] They made their JGP debut in autumn 2011, ranking 13th in Austria and 12th in Estonia. They came in 17th at their first World Junior Championships, held in Minsk in March 2012. In the 2012–2013 season, the duo missed the JGP series and finished 22nd at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan.

In 2013–2014, Smart/Buckland placed seventh at both of their JGP assignments, Poland and the Czech Republic, and finished 10th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Smart/Buckland moved up to the senior level in the 2014–2015 season. In October 2014, they placed fourth at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. In November, they won silver medals at the International Cup of Nice and NRW Trophy before taking the British national title in the absence of Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland. Smart/Buckland withdrew from the 2015 European Championships before the short dance, Buckland having fallen ill with gastroenteritis.[4][5] The duo went on to place 27th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China. Following that season, they split.

2015–2016 season: Teaming up with Díaz

On 13 December 2015, it was announced that Smart had teamed up with Spanish ice dancer Adrián Díaz and that they wished to represent Spain.[6] On 15 January 2016, Smart announced that the British skating association had released her, and that she and Díaz would train in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, under Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer.[7]

2016–2017 season: Debut of Smart/Díaz

Making their international debut, Smart/Díaz took silver behind Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in late July 2016. They later competed at three ISU Challenger Series events, placing 4th at the 2016 U.S. International Classic, 6th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, and 6th at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, before winning gold at the Open d'Andorra. Smart/Díaz finished second to Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin at the Spanish Championships. As a result, they were not nominated for the 2017 European Championships.

In February, Smart/Díaz took silver at the Bavarian Open. Later that month, Federación Española Deportes de Hielo (FEDH) selected them to compete at the 2017 World Championships, the main Olympic-qualifying competition.[8] The two placed 16th in the short dance, 19th in the free dance, and 18th overall at the event in Helsinki, Finland. Their result allowed Spain to send one ice dancing team to the Olympics.

2017–2018 season

In July 2017, FEDH announced that Spain's Olympic spot would go to the team which received the highest combined score at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and Spanish Championships.[9]

Smart/Díaz began their season on the Challenger Series, placing 7th at the 2017 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and 4th at the 2017 Autumn Classic International. Making their Grand Prix debut, the two placed 6th at the 2017 Skate Canada International in October. In December, they placed 5th at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, scoring 4.18 points less than Hurtado/Khaliavin. Later that month, they won the Spanish national title by a 3.23 point margin, resulting in a final deficit of 0.95 points. On 17 December 2017, FEDH announced that Hurtado/Khaliavin would compete at the European Championships and Olympics while Smart/Díaz would be assigned to the 2018 World Championships.[10][11] They finished 12th at the event in Milan, Italy.

2018–2019 season

At the onset of the 2018-19 season, Smart/Díaz were assigned to two Grand Prix events; Skate Canada and Internationaux de France.[12]

They began their season at the Autumn Classic International Challenger Series event where they placed second behind Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje.

Programs

With Diaz

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2018–2019
[1]
  • Tango: A Evaristo Carriego
    performed by Orquestra Color Tango
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[14]

With Buckland

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[15]
  • Paso doble
  • Flamenco
  • Paso doble
2013–2014
[16]
  • Paso Doble
  • El Mariachi
  • Once Upon A Time in Mexico
    by Robert Rodriguez
2012–2013
[17]
  • Swing Set
    by Jurassic 5
  • Feeling Good
    by Escala
  • Tango in Ebony
    by Maksim, Julian Kershaw
  • Butterflies and Hurricanes
    by William Joseph
2011–2012
[18]
  • Natural Passion
    by Latin Festival
  • Sway

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Díaz for Spain

International[19]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
World Championships18th12th
GP Intern. de FranceTBD
GP Skate Canada6thTBD
CS Autumn Classic6th4th2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy6th
CS US Classic4th7th
CS Golden Spin5th
Bavarian Open2nd
Lake Placid IDI2nd
Open d'Andorra1st
National
Spanish Championships2nd1st

With Buckland for the United Kingdom

International[20]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Worlds27th
EuropeansWD
CS Nepela Trophy4th
International: Junior[20]
Junior Worlds17th22nd10th
JGP Austria13th
JGP Czech Republic7th
JGP Estonia12th
JGP Poland7th
Bavarian Open6th J3rd J
Nesquik Cup1st J
NRW Trophy3rd J
Santa Claus Cup8th J
National[20]
British Champ.1st J1st J1st J1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Olivia SMART / Adria DIAZ: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Olivia Smart y Kirill Khalyavin obtienen la nacionalidad española" [Olivia Smart and Kirill Khalyavin obtain Spanish citizenship]. hieloespanol.es (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Pinchess, Lynette (20 September 2010). "Olympic hopeful Joseph keeps up the family tradition on ice". This is Nottingham. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Illness hits Buckland brothers at European Figure Skating Championships". National Ice Skating Association. 29 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Buckland and Coomes withdraw from World Championships due to illness". National Ice Skating Association. 19 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Se oficializa la nueva pareja Olivia Smart y Adriá Díaz" [The new pairing of Olivia Smart and Adriá Diaz becomes official]. hieloespanol.es (in Spanish). 13 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "La Federación Británica permite a Olivia Smart competir por España". hieloespanol.es. 15 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Informe Técnico para la designación de la Pareja de Danza que participará en el Campeonato del Mundo, Helsinki, Marzo 2017" [Ice dancing team designated for the World Championships] (PDF) (in Spanish). Federación Española Deportes de Hielo. 28 February 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Criterios de selección de patinaje artístico para los JJOO" [Figure skating selection criteria for the Olympics] (in Spanish). Federación Española Deportes de Hielo. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Javier Fernández, Felipe Montoya y Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khalyavin, a los Juegos" [Javier Fernández, Felipe Montoya and Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khalyavin heading to the Olympics]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sara Hurtado & Kirill Jalyavin y Felipe Montoya son Olímpicos" [Sara Hurtado & Kirill Jalyavin and Felipe Montoya are Olympians] (in Spanish). Federación Española Deportes de Hielo. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  13. ↑ ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 Skate Canada International - Gala Exhibition (Television production). Eurosport. October 29, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Olivia SMART / Adria DIAZ: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013.
  18. ↑ "Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
  19. ↑ "Competition Results: Olivia SMART / Adria DIAZ". International Skating Union.
  20. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015.

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