Lydia Smart
Lydia Smart (born 16 July 1998) is an English figure skater. She is the 2022 Brittania Cup champion, the 2023 British national silver medalist, the 2022 British national bronze medalist, and a multiple time ISU International Competitor.
| Lydia Smart | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Great Britain |
| Born | 16 July 1998 Blackpool, England |
| Residence | Oxford |
| Partner | Harry Mattick |
| Coach | Zoe Jones, Christopher Boyadji, Lloyd Jones |
| Choreographer | Lloyd Jones |
| Skating club | Oxford Ice Skating Club |
| Training locations | Link Centre, Swindon, Oxford Ice Rink |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Short program | 43.82 2023 Worlds |
Career
Singles
Smart began learning to skate at the age of three, with the goal to become an Olympic Athlete. As well as skating lessons she took on additional training including Ballet classes as well as flexibility and fitness. Smart competed in her first British national championship at the age of 12.[1]
She was selected in 2012 to become part of the British International Development Squad by the National Ice Skating Association (now British Ice Skating). [1]
In 2016 Smart was invited to train in the United States at Colorado Springs, a well known Olympic training centre.[1] She trained overseas for a period of six months before returning to the UK.[2]
Pairs
Since the 2020-21 figure skating season, Smart has competed in pair skating with Harry Mattick. The pair train at both Oxford and Swindon rinks.
In 2022 Lydia starred in the BBC Three documentary series Freeze[3] along with skating partner Harry Mattick and fellow Swindon skater Kristen Spours.
Coaching
Smart is a British Ice Skating Level 2 qualified coach[2] and teaches at the Oxford Ice Rink when not competing.
Programs
With Mattick
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 [4] |
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Results
Pairs with Mattick
| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
| Worlds | 23rd[5] | ||
| Britannia Cup | 1st | ||
| Challenge Cup | 5th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 6th | ||
| Cup of Nice | 5th | ||
| Ice Challenge | 5th | ||
| Lombardia Trophy | 5th | ||
| Tayside Trophy | 5th | ||
| National | |||
| British Champ. | C | 3rd | 2nd |
References
- "Meet the Blackpool ice queen".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Smart Skating".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "BBC Three - Freeze".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Lydia Smart / Harry Mattick: 2022/23". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- "ISU Worlds 2023 Results" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "British Figure Skating Championships 2018". Archived from the original on 29 December 2018.
External links
- Lydia Smart & Harry Mattick at the International Skating Union
- Lydia Smart at Tracings