Nicholas Buckland

Nicholas "Nick" Buckland (born 9 June 1989) is a former English competitive ice dancer who represented Great Britain. With partner Penny Coomes, he is the 2014 European bronze medalist and has won six other international medals. They are also five-time British national champions (2012–2014, 2016, 2018), and they have also competed three-times at the Winter Olympics in 2010, 2014 and 2018.

Nicholas Buckland
Coomes and Buckland skate their short dance at the 2011 Cup of China
Personal information
Country representedUnited Kingdom
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989
Nottingham, England
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
PartnerPenny Coomes
Former partnerGeorgia Robinson
CoachIgor Shpilband
Former coachEvgeni Platov, Philip Askew, Neil Chilcott
ChoreographerPhilip Askew
Christopher Dean [1]
Former choreographerZhanna Palagina
Skating clubNational Ice Centre Nottingham
Igloo Ice Rink NJ
Training locationsNovi, Michigan
Former training locationsNew Jersey
Nottingham
Began skating1992
Retired2018
ISU personal best scores
Combined total177.13
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short dance71.79
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free dance105.34
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2014 BudapestIce dancing

Personal life

Nicholas Buckland was born on 9 June 1989 in Nottingham, England.[2] He studied law at Nottingham Trent University.[3] His grandfather, Bryan Grummitt, was a speed skater and his grandmother, Jean, an ice dancer.[4][5] His younger brother, Joseph, is also a competitive ice dancer.[6] Coomes and Buckland were in a relationship for many years.[7] On December 24, 2018, Coomes accepted Buckland's marriage proposal.[8]

Career

Buckland began skating at age two after his grandparents took him to Nottingham Ice Stadium.[9][4]

Seasons: 2005–06 to 2009–10

Buckland teamed up with Penny Coomes in 2005, having met her at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham.[3] In the 2007–08 season, Coomes injured her foot in a collision with another skater at the British Championships.[10] Told it was not broken, she and Buckland went on to win the national junior title. Three months later, a scan indicated a broken cuboid bone, leading to a bone graft and reconstructive surgery.[10][11]

Coomes/Buckland made their senior international debut at the 2008 Finlandia Trophy, placing 9th. Their season ended after Coomes sustained a head injury in a fall on the ice.[12] In the 2009–10 season, they placed 9th at the Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria, and fourth at the 2009 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They won the silver medal at the British Championships and then won the bronze medal at the 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb.

Coomes/Buckland trained at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham until December 2009 when they moved to New Jersey to train with coach Evgeni Platov.[4][13] Along with Sinead Kerr / John Kerr, they were selected to represent Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[14] On 13 February 2010, Buckland began experiencing symptoms of tachycardia.[15] He and Coomes finished 20th at the Olympics.

Seasons: 2010–11 to 2013–14

In the 2010–11 season, they withdrew from their national championships after a fall in training resulted in a sprained ligament in Coomes' left knee.[16] The two finished 14th at the European Championships and 16th at the World Championships.

In 2011–12, Coomes/Buckland placed fourth at their Grand Prix event, the 2011 Cup of China, before winning silver at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb and gold at the Toruń Cup. The duo ranked sixth at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England.[17] They placed 14th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France. Coomes sustained a back and hip injury in Nice.[18]

In 2012–13, they were fifth at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb and 13th at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. In July 2013, a device was implanted under Buckland's skin in order to monitor his heart rhythm.[19]

In 2013–14, Coomes/Buckland won gold at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy in Bratislava.[20] Following the event, Buckland was informed that he needed an operation due to readings of up to 270–280 beats per minute. In November 2013, a nerve in his heart was cauterized in a successful procedure leading to normal functioning of his heart.[15][19] Coomes/Buckland went on to win the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest. They placed tenth at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[21]

2014–15 season

Coomes/Buckland began the 2014–15 season with gold medals at the 2014 International Cup of Nice and NRW Trophy. In November, they were awarded the first Grand Prix medal of their career, bronze at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. At their next GP event, the 2014 NHK Trophy, they placed second in the short dance but sixth in the free dance, slipping to fifth overall.

In late January 2015, Coomes/Buckland placed tenth in the short dance at the European Championships in Stockholm. They withdrew prior to the next segment, Buckland having fallen ill with gastroenteritis.[22][23] Coomes developed an illness in the third week of March, resulting in her hospitalization and the team's withdrawal from the 2015 World Championships, to be held in Shanghai the following week.[23] Back in the United Kingdom, she was diagnosed with nonspecific interstitial pneumonia.[24]

2015–16 season

In May 2015, Coomes/Buckand announced that they would be coached by Igor Shpilband in Michigan, following a directive by UK Sport, their funding agency.[24] In October, they won silver at Ondrej Nepela Trophy, their first medal at an ISU Challenger Series competition.[25] They placed 4th at the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, 5th at the 2015 NHK Trophy, 6th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, and 7th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston.

2016–17 season

Coomes fractured her patella on 24 June 2016, having fallen while trying a new lift entry with Buckland in Novi, Michigan; she underwent surgery four days later, wore a brace for ten weeks, and returned to the ice on 11 November.[26] During her recovery, Buckland worked in coaching and choreography, and healed a minor shoulder injury from the previous season.[26] Coomes/Buckland withdrew from their Grand Prix assignments – the 2016 Trophée de France and 2016 NHK Trophy.[27] They trained in preparation for the 2017 European Championships but later decided to withdraw.[28] Coomes underwent an operation on 10 January 2017 to remove the wires in her knee, which were digging into the patellar tendon, and was expected to be off the ice for three months.[26]

2017–18 season

Buckland and Coomes started their 2017–18 season at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they won the gold medal, set new personal bests in all segments and qualified an Olympic spot for Great Britain in ice dance at the 2018 games.[29] They were assigned to the 2017 NHK Trophy in November due to a withdrawal from the competition were they placed 5th in the short dance and 9th in the free dance, finishing in 7th overall.

Buckland and Coomes started in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which was their third appearance of the Winter Olympic Games. On 19 February 2018, they finished in 10th place and received a scored of 68.36 for their short ice dance.[30] On 20 February 2018, they finished in 10th place and received a scored of 101.96 in their free ice dance, and overall finished in 11th place with a 170.32 final score.[31][32]

In 2018, it was announced that Buckland and Coomes, will not be attending the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships, in order to give Coomes's the opportunity to fully rehabilitate her knee.[33]

In 2018, Buckland and Coomes worked as stunt doubles and consultants, on television drama called Torvill and Dean, based on the true story of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. Which was broadcast on UK television on 25 December 2018.[34]

Programmes

(with Coomes)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2017–2018
[26][35][36]
2016–2017
[26]

Not shown in competition

  • Battle Remembered
    by Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble
2015–2016
[37][38]
2014–2015
[2]
  • Flamenco: Malagdena & Poeta
  • Paso doble: Poeta en el Mar
  • Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 1
    by Muse
  • Hurricanes and Butterflies
    by Muse
2013–2014
[39][40]
2012–2013
[41]
  • Polka: Scalliwag
    by Gaelic Storm
  • Waltz: Stolen Kiss
    by Niamh Fahy
  • Polka: Rhythms of the Fall
2011–2012
[42]
2010–2011
[43]
Original dance
2009–2010
[44][45]		 Irish folk dance
  • Reel Around the Sun
  • The Countess Cathleen
    by Bill Whelan
2007–2008
[46]
  • Spanish flamenco

Competitive highlights

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

With Coomes

International[25]
Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Olympics20th10th11th
Worlds16th14th13th9thWD7thWD
Europeans16th14th6th5th3rdWD6th7th
GP Cup of China4th
GP NHK Trophy8th6th5th5thWD7th
GP Rostelecom7th3rd
GP Skate America8th
GP Trophée7th4thWD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy1st
CS Nepela Trophy2nd
Bavarian Open1st1st
Cup of Nice3rd1st1st
Finlandia Trophy9th
Golden SpinWD3rd2nd
Ice Challenge9th
Nepela Memorial4th4th1st
NRW Trophy1st
Toruń Cup1st
U.S. Classic5th
Universiade15th
International: Junior[25]
JGP Germany13th
JGP U.K.10th
National[25]
British Champ.5th J2nd J1st J2ndWD1st1st1st1st1st
Team events
Olympics10th T
7th P
Team Challenge
Cup		2nd T
4th P
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result

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