Competitive Record and Awards (non-table version)
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Amateur Competitions
Placements are given for Figures, Short Program, Long Program, and Free Skating (Short + Long)
- 1st, 1969 British Novices
- 1st, 1972 British Juniors (4, 1, 1, 1)
- 3rd, 1972 British (3, 2, 2, 2)
- 15th, 1973 Europeans (18, 14, 13, 14)
- 7th, 1973 St. Gervais Grand Prix (14, 4, 5, -)
- 10th, 1973 Skate Canada (11, 9, 5, 5)
- 2nd, 1973 British (2, 2, 2, 2)
- 11th, 1974 Europeans (16, 12, 7, 10)
- 6th, 1974 Skate Canada (10, 4, 3, 3)
- 2nd, 1974 British (2, 2, 2, 2)
- 11th, 1975 Europeans (11, 8, 10, 8)
- 12th, 1975 Worlds (15, 11, 11, 11)
- 2nd, 1975 Skate Safari (2, 1, 1, 1)
- 2nd, 1975 British (2, 1, 1, 1)
- 6th, 1976 Europeans (13, 7, 5, 5)
- 10th, 1976 Olympic Games (14, 11, 8, 8)
- 9th, 1976 Worlds (14, 8, 8, 8)
- 2nd, 1976 Skate Canada (4, 2, 2, 2)
- 1st, 1976 British (1, 1, 1, 1)
- 3rd, 1977 Europeans (7, 2, 2, 2)
- Withdrew, 1977 Worlds (10, 5, --, --)
- 1st, 1977 Skate Canada (2, 1, 1, 1)
- 1st, 1977 British (2, 1, 1, 1)
- 3rd, 1978 Europeans (5, 1, 1, 1)
- 3rd, 1978 Worlds (4, 2, 1, 1)
- 1st, 1978 British (1, 1, 1, 1)
- 3rd, 1979 Europeans (6, 1, 1, 1)
- 2nd, 1979 Worlds (5, 3, 1, 1)
- 1st, 1979 Rotary Watches (1, 1, 1, 1)
- 1st, NHK Trophy Free Skating (--, 1, 1, 1)
- 1st, Ennia Challenge Cup (--, 1, 1, 1)
- 1st, 1979 British (1, 1, 1, 1)
- 1st, 1980 Europeans (3, 3, 1, 1)
- 1st, 1980 Olympic Games (4, 1, 1, 1)
- 2nd, 1980 Worlds (5, 1, 1, 1)
Information compiled from Skating For Gold by Robin Cousins and Howard Bass, 1980 and various magazines.
1985 and 1987 World Professional Champion, Landover, MD
Professional Competitions
- 1980 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD (team competition, no individual scores--1st place team)
- 1981 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD (team competition, no individual scores--2nd place team)
- 2nd, 1982 Pro Skate Montreal
- 3rd, 1982 Pro Skate Vancouver
- 1st, 1982 Pro Skate New York City
- 1st, 1983 Pro Skate Calgary
- 1st, 1983 Pro Skate Vancouver
- 1st, 1983 Pro Skate Edmonton
- 1st, 1983 Pro Skate Toronto
- 1st, 1983 Pro Skate New York City
- 1st, 1984 Pro Skate Tokyo
- 1st, 1984 Pro Skate Sapporo
- 1st, 1984 Pro Skate New York City
- 1st, 1985 Pro Skate Tokyo
- 1st, 1985 Pro Skate Sapporo
- 1st, 1985 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD
- 1st, 1985 Challenge of Champions, Paris
- 2nd, 1986 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD
- 2nd, 1986 Challenge of Champions, Paris
- 1st, 1987 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD
- 4th, 1988 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD
- 1st, 1989 World Cup of Figure Skating, Ottawa, Ontario
- 2nd, 1990 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD
- 3rd, 1990 Challenge of Champions, Barcelona
- 3rd, 1991 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD
- 4th, 1991 Challenge of Champions, Oslo
- 4th, 1992 Skaters Championship. Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2nd, 1993 World Professional Championships, Landover, MD
- 2nd, 1993 Challenge of Champions, Toronto
- 3rd, 1994 North American Open, Cleveland, Ohio
- 4th, 1994 Canadian Professional Championships, Hamilton, Ontario
- 1994 World Team Championship, Amherst, Massachusetts (no individual scores--3rd place team)
- 3rd, 1995 Challenge of Champions, London
- 2nd, 1997 Legends Professional Championships, Little Rock, Arkansas
Awards & Achievements
- MBE from Queen Elizabeth II, 1980
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year, 1980
- Guinness World Records for distance--19 feet 1 inch in an axel jump and 18 feet with a back flip--set November 16, 1983 at Richmond Ice Rink, England
- Gordon's Gin Good Guy Award (for charity work), 1989
- Professional Skater of the Year Award from American Skating World, 1992 (photo)
Perfect 6.0s in amateur competition (list may be incomplete):
- 1977 Skate Canada--1 (artistic impression)
- 1977 British Nationals--2 in long (one each for technical and artistic)
- 1978 Europeans--2 (one each for short and long programs)
- 1979 Europeans--3 (one short, two long)
- 1980 Europeans--3 (for artistic, in long)
- 1980 Olympics--1 (for artistic, in short)
- 1980 Worlds--3 (for long, one technical, two artistic)
Also numerous perfect 10.0s in professional competitions.
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