Edward Appleby (born 21 December 2004) is an English figure skater. He is the Junior Grand Prix France II 2021 bronze medalist, 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup junior men's champion, two-time British junior national champion, and 2023 British senior national champion.

Edward Appleby
Appleby at the 2022 Reykjavik International Games
Born (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19)
Colchester, England
HometownWivenhoe, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachJohn Wicker
Skating clubRomford Ice Arena
Began skating2009
British Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sheffield Singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Sheffield Singles

Personal life edit

Edward Appleby was born in Colchester, England.[1] His older brother, Elliot, is also a figure skater and competes in men's singles and pairs skating.

Career edit

Early years edit

Appleby began learning to skate in 2009.[1] In October 2018, he debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, finishing 18th in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He placed 36th at the 2019 World Junior Championships and 26th at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

2021–22 season edit

In late August, Appleby won bronze in Courchevel, France, at the second event of the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix season. It was the first Junior Grand Prix medal won by a British skater in almost 20 years.[2] In April, he qualified to the final segment at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Ranked 18th in the short program and 21st in the free skate, he finished 20th overall.

2022–23 season edit

Appleby made his senior ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, where he placed last overall. At the British Figure Skating Championships, he competed in the senior category for the first time and placed second behind Graham Newberry. He was selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships, where he placed 17th.

2023–24 season edit

Competing in the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Appleby placed 6th at the 2023 JGP Austria and 4th at the 2024 JGP Poland. In December, Appleby won his first senior national title. The week after, he competed at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, where he placed 6th and achieved the technical minimums to be eligible for the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.[3] At his first European Championships, he placed 25th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.

Appleby was assigned to the 2024 World Junior Championships, and finished ninth, his highest-ever placement at the event.[4]

Programs edit

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[5]
  • Sand Wick
    by Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard
  • Excommunicado
    by Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard
  • John Wick Mode
    by Le Castle Vania, Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard
2022–2023
[6]
  • Dawn of Faith
    by Eternal Eclipse
    choreo. by Wendi Ross, John Kerr
2021–2022
[1]
2019–2020
[7]
2018–2019
[8]
  • Ice Type Beat
    by Jorge Quintero
  • 300 Violin Orchestra
    by Jorge Quintero

Competitive highlights edit

Competition placements at senior level [9]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
World Championships 38th
European Championships 25th
GP Wilson Trophy 12th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th
CS Nepela Memorial 9th
CS Warsaw Cup 9th
Tayside Trophy 4th 2nd 5th
Trophée Métropole Nice 8th
British Championships 2nd 1st
Competition placements at junior level [9]
Season 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
World Junior Championships 36th 26th 20th 17th 9th
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Croatia 16th
JGP France 3rd
JGP Latvia 9th
JGP Poland 10th 4th
JGP Slovenia 18th
Bavarian Open 9th
Challenge Cup 3rd
European Youth Olympic Festival 4th
Mentor Toruń Cup 15th 1st
Reykjavik Games 1st 1st
Skate Helena 6th
Sofia Trophy 4th
Tayside Trophy 2nd
Volvo Open Cup 1st 6th
British Championships 3rd 3rd 1st 1st

Detailed results edit

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [10]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 205.55 2024 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 75.69 2024 World Junior Championships
TES 42.11 2024 World Junior Championships
PCS 33.64 2023 JGP Poland
Free skating TSS 138.34 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
TES 65.57 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
PCS 68.43 2023 CS Warsaw Cup

Senior level edit

Results in the 2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 20–24, 2021   2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 5 69.21 12 108.36 8 177.57
Nov 6–7, 2021   2021 Tayside Trophy 4 65.96 4 124.73 4 190.69
Results in the 2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022   2022 CS Nepela Memorial 5 67.85 11 114.79 9 182.64
Oct 15–16, 2022   2022 Tayside Trophy 2 67.72 2 117.27 2 184.99
Nov 11–13, 2022   2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 11 62.52 11 117.61 12 180.13
Dec 1–4, 2022   2023 British Championships 2 73.33 3 108.96 2 182.29
Results in the 2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 14–15, 2023   2023 Tayside Trophy 4 65.31 5 120.67 5 185.98
Nov 15–17, 2023   2023 CS Warsaw Cup 6 71.21 8 131.47 9 202.68
Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2023   2024 British Championships 1 70.43 1 149.18 1 219.61
Dec 6–9, 2023   2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 10 61.18 5 138.34 6 199.52
Jan 8–14, 2024   2024 European Championships 25 63.59 25 63.59
Mar 18–24, 2024   2024 World Championships 38 59.51 38 59.51

Junior level edit

Results in the 2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2017   2018 British Championships (Junior) 3 42.88 3 72.50 3 115.38
Results in the 2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3–6, 2018   2018 JGP Slovenia 20 38.09 18 74.51 18 112.60
Nov 26 – Dec 1, 2018   2019 British Championships (Junior) 4 34.77 2 82.33 3 117.10
Jan 8–13, 2019   2019 Mentor Toruń Cup 16 41.23 14 77.48 15 118.71
Jan 16–19, 2019   2019 Skate Helena 7 41.89 5 84.45 6 126.34
Feb 5–10, 2019   2019 Sofia Trophy 6 45.07 4 92.99 4 138.06
Feb 5–10, 2019   2019 Bavarian Open 8 49.16 11 81.49 9 130.65
Mar 4–10, 2019   2019 World Junior Championships 36 44.80 36 44.80
Results in the 2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 4–7, 2019   2019 JGP Latvia 12 58.77 9 111.02 9 169.79
Sep 25–28, 2019   2019 JGP Croatia 15 52.24 16 92.09 16 144.33
Aug 12–13, 2019   2019 Tayside Trophy 2 42.51 1 105.18 2 147.69
Nov 26 – Dec 1, 2019   2020 British Championships (Junior) 1 56.62 1 114.38 1 171.00
Jan 7–12, 2020   2020 Mentor Toruń Cup 3 53.83 1 117.07 1 170.90
Jan 24–26, 2020   2020 Reykjavik International Games 1 45.71 1 99.69 1 145.40
Feb 20–23, 2020   2020 International Challenge Cup 11 47.32 2 116.20 3 163.52
Mar 2–8, 2020   2020 World Junior Championships 26 54.56 26 54.56
Results in the 2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 25–28, 2021   2021 JGP France II 2 63.23 3 119.18 3 182.41
Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2021   2021 JGP Poland 12 60.30 9 115.56 10 175.86
Nov 30 – Dec 5, 2021   2022 British Championships (Junior) 1 63.87 1 107.59 1 171.46
Feb 4–6, 2022   2022 Reykjavik International Games 1 63.69 1 98.88 1 162.57
Mar 20–25, 2022   2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 3 68.58 5 115.88 4 184.46
Apr 13–17, 2022   2022 World Junior Championships 18 64.05 21 109.91 20 173.96
Results in the 2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 19–22, 2023   2023 Volvo Open Cup 1 70.19 2 119.33 1 189.52
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023   2023 World Junior Championships 17 62.49 18 111.38 17 173.87
Results in the 2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 30 – Sept 2, 2023   2023 JGP Austria 5 66.16 7 120.03 6 186.19
Sept 27–30, 2023   2023 JGP Poland 2 71.14 9 107.83 4 178.97
Jan 18–21, 2024   2024 Volvo Open Cup 5 62.48 6 108.49 6 170.97
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024   2024 World Junior Championships 6 75.69 11 129.86 9 205.55

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Edward APPLEBY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ BritishIceSkating (2 September 2021). "Junior Grand Prix Bronze Medal "A Bit of a Blur" For Ed Appleby". British Ice Skating. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ BritishIceSkating (12 December 2023). "Worlds Scores Achieved in Zagreb!". British Ice Skating. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ Slater, Paula (2 March 2024). "Minkyu Seo clinches men's title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Edward APPLEBY: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Edward APPLEBY: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Edward APPLEBY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Edward APPLEBY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Competition Results: Edward APPLEBY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
  10. ^ "GBR-Edward APPLEBY". Skating Scores.

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