Steven Adcock (born 26 April 1995) is a British former pair skater who represented South Korea. With his former skating partner, Cho Hye-jin, he is the 2023 South Korean champion.
| Steven Adcock | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 April 1995 Chelmsford, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Waterloo | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Andrew Evans, Alexander Sheldrik-Male, Dima Savin | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Kitchener Waterloo Skating Club | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Adcock was born on 26 April 1995 in Chelmsford, United Kingdom. He works as a coach.[1]
Career edit
Early years edit
Adcock started skating in 2001, first training in singles.
Adcock competed as a single skater until 2010 when he switched to pair skating, first partnering with Amber Ferguson and competing at the novice level for two years. He teamed up with Robynne Tweedale in 2012 and competed at the junior level, winning the 2013 British Championships and placing 10th at the 2013 JGP Slovakia.[2]
Adcock teamed up with Annie Royapen in 2014 and split in the same season. He then partnered with Chloe Curtin for the 2015–16 season.[3]
2015–16 season edit
Curtin and Adcock made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2015 JGP Poland. The team placed eighth in both short and free program. After winning the 2016 British Championships, they were selected for the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, where they finished in 12th place.[3]
They ended their partnership in the same season. Adcock moved to Canada in 2016 to team up with Mariah McCaw for Canada.[4]
2017–18 season edit
McCaw and Adcock made their debut in 2018 Canadian Championships representing Ontario, where they finished in fourth place.
2018–19 season edit
McCaw/Adcock competed as senior skaters at the 2019 Canadian Championships, finishing last. Their partnership ended in 2019 and a year later Adcock teamed up with Patricia Andrew, also for Canada.[4]
2021–22 season edit
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew/Adcock made their debut only in 2021–22 season. Competing at the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge, a domestic competition in Canada, they won the bronze medal.[5] A month later, they finished in fifth place at the 2022 Canadian Championships. Andrew and Adcock partnership ended in the same year.
2022–23 season edit
In 2022 September, coach Andrew Evans announced Cho Hye-jin and Adcock as a new pair team for South Korea.[6]
Cho and Adcock debuted at the 2023 South Korean Championships and won, as they were the only pair team. After South Korea qualified to the 2023 World Team Trophy, the first time the nation had reached the event in its history, Cho/Adcock were named to the team as the pairs entry.[7] They finished sixth in both segments of the competition, while Team South Korea won the silver medal.[8][9] This made Korea only the fifth country to reach the podium at the event.[7] Adcock said that the team's priority over the summer was working to add a second triple throw to their free program.[9]
Cho and Adcock ended their partnership two weeks later after 2023 World Team Trophy.[10] Adcock retired due to a back injury.[11]
Programs edit
With Cho edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 [1] |
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With Curtin edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2015–2016 [3] |
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With Tweedale edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2013–2014 [2] |
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Competitive highlights edit
With Cho for South Korea edit
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 |
| South Korean Champ. | 1st |
| Team events | |
| World Team Trophy | 2nd T 6th P |
| T = Team Result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. | |
With Andrew for Canada edit
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2021–22 |
| Canadian Champ. | 5th |
| SC Challenge | 3rd |
With McCaw for Canada edit
| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
| Canadian Champ. | 4th J | 6th |
| Levels: J = Junior | ||
With Curtin for United Kingdom edit
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[12] | |
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| Event | 2015–16 |
| Junior Worlds | 12th |
| JGP Poland | 8th |
| Bavarian Open | 4th |
| National | |
| British Champ. | 1st J |
| J = Junior level | |
With Royapen for United Kingdom edit
| National | |
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| Event | 2014–15 |
| British Champ. | 1st J |
| J = Junior level | |
With Tweedale for United Kingdom edit
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[13] | ||
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| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| JGP Slovakia | 10th | |
| National[13] | ||
| British Championships | 1st J | |
| J = Junior level | ||
With Ferguson for United Kingdom edit
| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
| British Champ. | 2nd N | 1st N |
| N = Novice level | ||
Men's singles edit
| International | ||||
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| Event | 2009–10 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| Ice Challenge | 4th N | 14th J | ||
| National | ||||
| British Championships | 5th N | 8th J | 4th J | 8th |
| N = Novice level; J = Junior level | ||||
Detailed results edit
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
With Cho edit
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 World Team Trophy | 6 60.55 |
6 102.27 |
2T / 6P 162.82 |
| January 5–8, 2023 | 2023 South Korean Championships | 1 52.64 |
1 104.66 |
1 157.30 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Hyejin CHO / Steven ADCOCK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Chloe CURTIN / Steven ADCOCK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b Smiley, Brian (17 December 2020). "New skating team gets 'faster' and 'better'". Brantford Expositor.
- ^ "2022 Skate Canada Challenge Results". Skate Canada. December 2021.
- ^ @AnythingGOE (29 September 2022). "Coach Andrew Evans confirms the team will represent South Korea" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Korean figure skaters take silver at World Team Trophy". Korea JoongAng Daily. 16 April 2023.
- ^ Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (14 April 2023). "Team USA maintains lead in Tokyo; Korea and Japan follow". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (16 April 2023). "Team USA takes fifth World Team Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOEs] (6 May 2023). "🇰🇷 Hyejin Cho / Steven Adcock have ended their partnership. Cho is searching for a new partner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOE] (7 May 2023). "🇰🇷 Steven Adcock has announced his retirement from competitive skating due to his back injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Chloe CURTIN / Steven ADCOCK: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.
External links edit
- Hyejin CHO / Steven ADCOCK at the International Skating Union
- Chloe CURTIN / Steven ADCOCK at the International Skating Union
- Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK at the International Skating Union
- Annie ROYAPEN / Steven ADCOCK at the International Skating Union
- Steven ADCOCK at the International Skating Union
- Steven Adcock on Instagram