| Ian Jenkins | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Sport: | Figure skating |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
Ian Jenkins (born 18 May 1962) is a British figure skater. He competed in the pairs event at the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]
1975 started to skate at Silver Blades in Bristol.
1977-1979 winner of many ice rink competitions in pair skating category in UK.
1979- British junior pair skating champion and
second place British senior pair skating
1980- British intermediate pair skating champion
1981-1983 3 times British pair skating champion
1982- 6th place in European championships in the pair skating category
1982- Award as “sport personality” in Birmingham/UK
1983- competitor in the world figure skating championships in the pair skating category
1984- competitor in the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo
1984 winter -Star Performer in the “Die Lustige Witwe”
1984-1986, 1988-1989 -Star Performer in the “Hot Ice “ show at Blackpool pleasure beach
1985 - Star performer in “Phantasie on Ice” tour in Germany
1986- Star performer in “Phantasie on Ice” Athens, Greece
1986 summer - Star performer in “Angel Cristo ‘s”
circo sobre hielo, Spain
1987 - Star Performer for 25 years in shows around the world, Europe, USA, Canada, Al Ain UAE, etc
1988- world professional pair skating champion, winning the perfect mark of 10 from all of the 16 judges, Jaca/ Spain
1989 - world professional pair skating champion
in Jaca/Spain
1989- Star Performer “Broadway on ice “ tour in the USA
1990- produced,directed and performed in “Christmas on Ice” watched by Queen Elisabeth II
1990- 1991 -Star performer “Ice Capades”, USA tour
1988-1991- British professional pair skating champion
1992- Star performer “Sun Valley Ice show “ in Idaho, USA
1992- Star Performer “Simply the Best “ with Olympic champions as Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean - and Robin Cousins
1993- Star performer and assistant choreographer “Europa Park Ice show “, Germany
1993- Star Performer “Christmas on Ice” in the Caribbean Islands
1994- Assistant choreographer at “Europa Park Ice show”, Germany
1993-1994- Star Performer in French ice skating tour with world champions Paul and Isabelle Duchesnay
1994- 1995 Star performer “Magic on Ice” in Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
1995- Star Performer in “Theiry Fierry Christmas circus on ice show” - Lilly, France
1994-1998 - USA Representative Stageworks Worldwide Productions
1996-2009 - Star Performer in “Lido de Paris”, Paris/France
1997- European team captain and winner of the Masters Miko professional skating championships - beating North America
1997 - 2004 - consultant high level coach for the French national figure skating team
1998-2002 - Choreographer and coach for Sarah Abitbol and Stephane Bernadis French Figure skating champions and world bronze medalist
2007 - Producer, Director, Choreographer and Performer “Christmas Ice show “ at the Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris / France
2008 - choreographer and consultant coach for Brian Joubert - world figure skating champion
2009 - Project Development and show Director for Europa Park, Germany
2010-2017 - Director of Entertainment “Europa Park”, Germany
2017 - creative director “blue banana ent”, Germany
2019 - producer and director “ Paddington on Ice” at Hyde Park / London
2020- Host and Presenter of the „Going Bananas show“, Germany
2020 - producer and director “Masha and the bear “ summer family show in Antalya/Turkey at the “Land of legends “
2022- producer and director “Masha and the bear “ winter family show in Antalya / Turkey at the “land of legends “
2023 - Creative Director „Circo Sobre Hielo“ in Lima / Peru
Former Member of IAAPA Entertainment Committee
Director of 9 Productions winning the IAAPA Brass Ring Awards
Official Adjudicator for IAAPA Brass Ring Award Nominees
11x times Jury Member - “Young Stage circus Festival” in Basel/ Switzerland
Jury Member of international circus festivals in Spain, Ukraine, Russia
Member of the British Hall of Fame of the National Ice skating Association of Great Britain
Qualified Figure skating Coach -Authorised by the French Figure skating Association