Kristen Spours

Kristen Spours (born 11 April 2000) is an English figure skater. She has won five senior international medals and competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017, 2018, 2019).

Kristen Spours
Spours at 2017 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Country representedUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000
Kingston upon Thames, England
Home townGuildford, England
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachChristopher Boyadji, Zoe Jones
Former coachFlorent Amodio, Sofia Gassoumi, Christian Newberry, Ruth Woodstock, Veronika Bogomolova Phillip Harris, Ondrej Hotarek
Former choreographerFlorent Amodio, Mark Naylor
Former skating clubAmodio Figure Skating Academy, Sapphire Ice, Leisure/Guilford, Lee Valley, London
Training locationsSwindon
Former training locationsVaujany
Romford
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total147.48
2022 CS Ice Challenge
Short program53.38
2023 Worlds
Free skate97.97
2022 CS Ice Challenge

Personal life

Spours was born on 11 April 2000 in Kingston upon Thames, England.[1] She attended Howard of Effingham School.[2]

Career

Early years

Spours began learning to skate in 2006,[3] having become interested after watching Dancing on Ice.[4] In the 2012–2013 season, she won the novice bronze medal at the British Championships.

2015–2016 season

Making her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) appearance, Spours placed 21st in Bratislava, Slovakia. She finished fourth in the junior ladies' category at the British Championships. Her senior debut came in February 2016 at the Jégvirág Cup; she obtained the gold medal and the minimum technical scores to compete at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. As a result, she was named in the British team to senior Worlds,[5] despite not appearing nationally on the senior level. She placed 36th in Boston. She was coached by Ruth Woodstock at Guildford Spectrum and Christian Newberry at the Lee Valley Ice Centre.[2]

2016–2017 season

Competing on the senior level, Spours won silver at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in October 2016 and bronze at the Merano Cup in November. In December 2016, she won the junior ladies' title and placed 5th on the senior level at the British Championships. In January 2017, she was awarded silver in the senior ladies' category at Skate Helena. In March, she placed 16th in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 15th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[6]		 James Bond: Kill Bill:
2020–2022
[7][8]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[10]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Worlds36th27th
CS Cup of Austria23rd13th
CS Finlandia15th
CS Lombardia12th18thWD19th
CS Nebelhorn11th
CS Ondrej NepelaWD12th
CS Warsaw CupC
Britannia CupWD
Budapest Trophy8th
Challenge Cup13th
Cup of Nice7th
Denkova-Staviski2nd
Dragon Trophy6th
EduSport Trophy1st
Golden Bear5th
Challenge Cup10th
Jégvirág Cup1st
Merano Cup3rd4th
Skate Helena2nd
Tirnavia Ice Cup1st
Triglav Trophy2nd
Volvo Open Cup3rd
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds15th21st20th
JGP Austria13th
JGP France13th
JGP Italy14th
JGP Slovakia21st13th
Avas Cup1st
GP of Bratislava1st
Hellmut Seibt12th25th
Jégvirág Cup2nd
Lombardia Trophy12th
Merano Cup14th
Toruń Cup3rd12th
International: Advanced novice[12]
Ice Challenge20th
National[11][12]
British Champ.5th3rd3rdC4th2nd
British Champ.24th N13th N3rd N6th J5th J4th J1st J1st J1st J
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
WD = Withdrew; TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled

References
  1. "Kristen SPOURS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
  2. Gliddon, Mark (16 March 2016). "Kristen Spours selected to represent Great Britain at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston". GLL Sport Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
  3. "Kristen SPOURS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  4. "Discover Kristen Spours, with four weeks until the British Championships". National Ice Skating Association. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
  5. "Guildford teenager through to figure skating world championships". Eagle Radio. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
  6. "Kristen SPOURS: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. "Kristen SPOURS: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
  8. "Kristen SPOURS: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021.
  9. "Kristen SPOURS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  10. "Kristen SPOURS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  11. "Competition Results: Kristen SPOURS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
  12. "Kristen Spours". tracings.net. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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