Lydia Smart Explained

Lydia Smart
Birth Date:1998 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Blackpool, England,
United Kingdom
Partner:Harry Mattick
Coach:Christopher Boyadji
Lloyd Jones
Zoe Jones
Hometown:Swindon, England

Lydia Smart (born 16 July 1998) is an English figure skater. With her skating partner Harry Mattick, she is the 2022 Britannia Cup champion, the 2023 British Championship silver medalist, and the 2022 British Championship bronze medalist.

Career

Women's singles

Smart began learning to skate at the age of three with the goal of becoming an Olympic athlete. As well as skating lessons, she took on additional training including ballet, flexibility, and fitness. Smart competed in her first British Championship at the age of 12.

She was selected in 2012 to be part of the British International Development Squad by the National Ice Skating Association (now British Ice Skating).

In 2016, Smart was invited to train in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States. She trained overseas for a period of six months before returning to the United Kingdom.

Pair skating

Since the 2020-21 figure skating season, Smart has competed in pair skating with Harry Mattick. The pair train at both the Oxford and Swindon rinks.

In 2022, Smart starred in the BBC Three documentary series Freeze along with Harry Mattick and fellow Swindon skater Kristen Spours.

Coaching

Smart is a British Ice Skating Level 2 qualified coach and teaches at the Oxford Ice Rink when not competing.

Programs

Pair skating with Mattick

Competitive highlights

Women's singles

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