Steven Adcock

Steven Adcock (born April 26, 1995) is a British pair skater who represents South Korea. With his skating partner, Cho Hye-jin, he is the 2023 South Korean champion.

Steven Adcock
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Former country(ies) represented Canada
 United Kingdom
Born (1995-04-26) April 26, 1995
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Home townWaterloo
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
PartnerCho Hye-jin
Former partnerPatricia Andrew, Mariah McCaw, Chloe Curtin, Annie Royapen, Robynne Tweedale, Amber Ferguson
CoachAndrew Evans, Alexander Sheldrik-Male, Dima Savin
Former coachAlison Purkiss, Daniel Thomas, Paula Austin
ChoreographerMary Angela Larmer, Pavol Poráč
Former choreographerDaniel Thomas, Alison Purkiss
Skating clubKitchener Waterloo Skating Club
Former skating clubWayne Gretzky Sports Centre, Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club, Chelmsford Riverside ISC
Training locationsMississauga, Burlington
Former training locationsBrantford, Waterloo, Chelmsford
Began skating2001

Personal life

Adcock was born on 26 April 1995 in Chelmsford, United Kingdom. He works as a coach.[1]

Career

Early years

Adcock started skating in 2001, first training in singles.

Adcock competed as a single skater until 2010 when he switched to pair skating, first partnering with Amber Ferguson and competing at the novice level for two years. He teamed up with Robynne Tweedale in 2012 and competed at the junior level, winning the 2013 British Championships and placing 10th at the 2013 JGP Slovakia.[2]

Adcock teamed up with Annie Royapen in 2014 and split in the same season. He then partnered with Chloe Curtin for the 2015–16 season.[3]

2015–16 season

Curtin and Adcock made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2015 JGP Poland. The team placed eighth in both short and free program. After winning the 2016 British Championships, they were selected for the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, where they finished in 12th place.[3]

They ended their partnership in the same season. Adcock moved to Canada in 2016 to team up with Mariah McCaw for Canada.[4]

2017–18 season

McCaw and Adcock made their debut in 2018 Canadian Championships representing Ontario, where they finished in fourth place.

2018–19 season

McCaw/Adcock competed as senior skaters at the 2019 Canadian Championships, finishing last. Their partnership ended in 2019 and a year later Adcock teamed up with Patricia Andrew, also for Canada.[4]

2021–22 season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew/Adcock made their debut only in 2021–22 season. Competing at the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge, a domestic competition in Canada, they won the bronze medal.[5] A month later, they finished in fifth place at the 2022 Canadian Championships. Andrew and Adcock partnership ended in the same year.

2022–23 season

In 2022 September, coach Andrew Evans announced Cho Hye-jin and Adcock as a new pair team for South Korea.[6]

Cho and Adcock debuted at the 2023 South Korean Championships and won, as they were the only pair team. They were selected for represent South Korea in 2023 World Team Trophy in pairs category, making their international debut.[7]

Programs

With Cho
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[1]
  • Nero
    by Nick Phoenix
    choreo. by Mary Angela Larmer

With Curtin
Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[3]

With Tweedale
Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[2]
  • Roxanne
    by Max Olsen
    choreo. by Daniel Thomas

Competitive highlights

With Cho for South Korea
National
Event 2022–23
South Korean Champ.1st
Team events
World Team TrophyTBD
TBD = Assigned

With Andrew for Canada
National
Event 2021–22
Canadian Champ.5th
SC Challenge3rd

With McCaw for Canada
National
Event 2017–18 2018–19
Canadian Champ.4th J6th
Levels: J = Junior

With Curtin for United Kingdom

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[8]
Event 2015–16
Junior Worlds12th
JGP Poland8th
Bavarian Open4th
National
British Champ.1st J
J = Junior level

With Royapen for United Kingdom
National
Event 2014–15
British Champ.1st J
J = Junior level

With Tweedale for United Kingdom

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[9]
Event 2012–13 2013–14
JGP Slovakia10th
National[9]
British Championships1st J
J = Junior level

With Ferguson for United Kingdom
National
Event 2010–11 2011–12
British Champ.2nd N1st N
N = Novice level

Men's singles
International
Event 2009–10 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Ice Challenge4th N14th J
National
British Championships5th N8th J4th J8th
N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References
  1. "Hyejin CHO / Steven ADCOCK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union.
  2. "Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  3. "Chloe CURTIN / Steven ADCOCK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018.
  4. Smiley, Brian (December 17, 2020). "New skating team gets 'faster' and 'better'". Brantford Expositor.
  5. "2022 Skate Canada Challenge Results". Skate Canada. December 2021.
  6. @AnythingGOE (September 29, 2022). "Coach Andrew Evans confirms the team will represent South Korea" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "World Team Trophy in Figure Skating 2023: Pairs". International Skating Union. March 30, 2023.
  8. "Chloe CURTIN / Steven ADCOCK: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  9. "Competition Results: Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.
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