Edward Appleby

Edward Appleby (born 21 December 2004) is an English figure skater. He is the Junior Grand Prix France II 2021 bronze medalist, 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup junior men's champion, and two-time British junior national champion 2020 & 2022).

Edward Appleby
Appleby at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Country represented Great Britain
Born (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004
Colchester, England
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
CoachJohn Wicker
Former coachJane Faux
ChoreographerJohn Wicker, Stuart Bell, Wendi Ross
Skating clubRomford Ice Arena
Training locationsRomford
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total182.64
2022 CS Nepela Memorial
Short program64.85
2022 CS Nepela Memorial
Free skate119.18
2021 JGP France II

Personal life

Edward Appleby was born in Colchester.[1] His older brother, Elliot, is also a figure skater and competes in men's and pairs.

Career

Early years

Appleby began learning to skate in 2009.[1] In October 2018, he debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, finishing 18th in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He placed 36th at the 2019 World Junior Championships and 26th at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

2021–22 season

In late August, Appleby won bronze in Courchevel, France, at the second event of the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix season. In April, he qualified to the final segment at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Ranked 18th in the short and 21st in the free, he finished 20th overall.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[1]
  • Dawn of Faith
    by Eternal Eclipse
    choreo. by Wendi Ross, John Kerr
2021–2022
[1]
2019–2020
[2]
2018–2019
[3]
  • Ice Type Beat
    by Jorge Quintero
  • 300 Violin Orchestra
    by Jorge Quintero
  • Sherlock Holmes
    by Hans Zimmer
    • Discombobulate
    • I Never Woke Up in Handcuffs Before
    • Catatonic

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
GP Wilson Trophy12th
CS Nepela Memorial9th
Tayside Trophy4th2nd
Trophée Nice8th
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds36th26th20th17th
JGP Croatia16th
JGP France II3rd
JGP Latvia9th
JGP Poland10th
JGP Slovenia18th
Bavarian Open9th
Challenge Cup3rd
EYOF4th
Reykjavik IG1st
Skate Helena6th
Sofia Trophy4th
Tayside Trophy2nd
Toruń Cup15th1st
Volvo Open Cup1st
International: Advanced Novice[4]
Challenge Cup4th7th
Golden Bear3rd
Open d'Andorra1st
Volvo Open Cup4th
National[4]
British Championships4th N1st N3rd J3rd J1st JC1st J2nd
Levels: N = Advanced Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "Edward APPLEBY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
  2. "Edward APPLEBY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
  3. "Edward APPLEBY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
  4. "Competition Results: Edward APPLEBY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
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