Olivia Smart

Olivia Smart (born 1 April 1997) is a British-Spanish 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.

Olivia Smart
Smart/Díaz in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Olivia Sophia Smart
Country represented	Spain
Former country(ies) represented	United Kingdom
Born	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	191.01 2019 Skate America
Short dance	76.62 2019 Skate America
Free dance	114.39 2019 Skate America

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

Smart/Díaz began their season at the Autumn Classic International Challenger Series event where they placed second behind Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje. At the onset of the 2018–19 season, they were assigned to two Grand Prix events, the Skate Canada and Internationaux de France, finishing fifth at the former and seventh at the latter.

After winning the silver medal at the Spanish Championships, finishing behind Hurtado/Khaliavin, they placed eighth at the 2019 European Championships.

2019–2020 season

Smart/Díaz began the season with a victory at the 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, and then placed fourth at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International. At their first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America, they placed fourth, with three new personal bests set.[12][13] Smart/Díaz concluded the Grand Prix with another fourth-place finish at the 2019 Internationaux de France.[14]

After winning the Spanish national title for the second time, they finished eighth at the 2020 European Championships, below Hurtado/Khaliavin in seventh place.[15] Despite this, they were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[16]

2020–2021 season

Smart/Díaz were assigned to the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[17]

Programs

With Diaz

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2020–2021	Swing: Grease performed by Frankie Valli Quickstep: You're the One That I Want performed by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Jive: Born to Hand Jive performed by Sha-Na-Na (from Grease)	Power of Imagination (from Fantasia) by Leopold Stokowski
2019–2020 [18]	Swing: Grease performed by Frankie Valli Swing: Greased Lightnin' performed by John Travolta Quickstep: You're the One That I Want performed by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Jive: Born to Hand Jive performed by Sha-Na-Na (from Grease)	Larrons en Foire (from Micmacs) by Raphaël Beau My One and Only Love by Guy Wood, Robert Mellin performed by Thomas Hanreich	Maniac (from Flashdance) by Dennis Matkovsky, Michael Sembello performed by Michael Sembello
2018–2019 [19]	Tango: A Evaristo Carriego performed by Orquestra Color Tango	A Day in the Life by Jeff Beck Something by The Beatles Let It Be by The Beatles
2017–2018 [1]	Rhumba: One to Eight Cha Cha: Rhumba Merengue: Bailar by DJ Deorro feat. Elvis Crespo	It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome performed by Seal Composition by Karl Hugo You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler performed by Amanda Brown	Proud Mary[20] by John Fogerty covered by Tina Turner
2016–2017 [21]	Blues and Jive Proud Mary by John Fogerty covered by Tina Turner	Experience by Ludovico Einaudi Circles (Experience remix) by Ludovico Einaudi, Greta Svabo Bech Composition by Karl Hugo

With Buckland

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2014–2015 [22]	Paso doble: Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela Flamenco: Crepuscolo Sul Mare by Piero Umiliani	Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2013–2014 [23]	Puttin' On the Ritz by Irving Berlin Bang Bang	Paso Doble El Mariachi Once Upon A Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez
2012–2013 [24]	Swing Set by Jurassic 5 Feeling Good by Escala	Tango in Ebony by Maksim, Julian Kershaw Butterflies and Hurricanes by William Joseph
2011–2012 [25]	Natural Passion by Latin Festival Sway	That Man by Caro Emerald Ain't No Sunshine by Lighthouse Family Pencil Full of Lead by Paolo Nutini

Competitive highlights

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

With Díaz for Spain

International[26]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21
Worlds	18th	12th		C
Europeans			8th	8th
GP France			7th	4th
GP Skate America				4th
GP Skate Canada		6th	5th		C
CS Autumn Classic	6th	4th	2nd	4th
CS Finlandia Trophy	6th		2nd
CS Golden Spin		5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy				5th
CS US Classic	4th	7th
Bavarian Open	2nd
Lake Placid IDI	2nd			1st
Open d'Andorra	1st
National
Spanish Champ.	2nd	1st	2nd	1st
TBD = Assigned WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

With Buckland for the United Kingdom

International[27]
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
Worlds				27th
Europeans				WD
CS Ondrej Nepela				4th
International: Junior[27]
Junior Worlds	17th	22nd	10th
JGP Austria	13th
JGP Czech Republic			7th
JGP Estonia	12th
JGP Poland			7th
Bavarian Open		6th J	3rd J
NRW Trophy			3rd J
Santa Claus Cup		8th J
Toruń Cup	1st J
National[27]
British Champ.	1st J	1st J	1st J	1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Díaz for Spain

2019–20 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
January 20–26, 2020	2020 European Championships	9 72.19	8 110.93	8 183.12
December 13–15, 2019	2019 Spanish Championships	1 80.07	1 118.26	1 198.33
November 1–3, 2019	2019 Internationaux de France	4 76.09	4 112.09	4 188.18
October 18–20, 2019	2019 Skate America	4 76.62	4 114.39	4 191.01
September 12–14, 2019	2019 Autumn Classic International	4 70.63	4 110.88	4 181.51
30 July - 2 August, 2019	2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	4 70.11	1 114.51	1 184.62
2018–19 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
21-27 January, 2019	2019 European Championships	6 70.02	9 106.82	8 176.84
14–16 December 2018	2018 Spanish Championships	1 69.86	2 108.82	2 178.68
23–25 November 2018	2018 Internationaux de France	5 68.16	8 97.53	7 165.69
26–28 October 2018	2018 Skate Canada International	3 72.35	5 104.22	5 176.57
4–7 October 2018	2018 CS Finlandia Trophy	2 72.61	2 107.46	2 180.07
20–22 September 2018	2018 CS Autumn Classic	2 67.35	2 104.06	2 171.41
2017–18 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
19–25 March 2018	2018 World Championships	12 63.73	12 98.32	12 162.05
15–17 December 2017	2017 Spanish Championships	1 69.61	2 98.16	1 167.77
6–9 December 2017	2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	5 63.12	5 96.28	5 159.40
27–29 October 2017	2017 Skate Canada International	4 64.34	7 90.47	6 154.81
20–23 September 2017	2017 CS Autumn Classic	5 61.18	4 93.88	4 155.56
13–17 September 2017	2017 US Classic	8 48.15	6 83.98	7 132.13
2016–17 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
29 March – 2 April 2017	2017 World Championships	16 60.93	19 84.68	18 145.61
14–19 February 2017	2017 Bavarian Open	2 67.52	2 104.18	2 171.70
16–20 November 2016	2016 Open d'Andorra	1 63.47	1 100.93	1 164.40
6–10 October 2016	2016 Finlandia Trophy	6 55.89	6 86.23	6 142.12
28 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2016	2016 CS Autumn Classic	5 56.10	6 85.40	6 141.50
14–18 September 2016	2016 US Classic	3 57.12	5 81.22	4 138.34
28–29 July 2016	2016 Lake Placid IDI	2 62.32	2 83.17	2 145.49

References

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External links

Media related to Olivia Smart at Wikimedia Commons

• Olivia Smart / Joseph Buckland at the International Skating Union
• Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz at the International Skating Union