Robynne Tweedale Explained

Robynne Tweedale (born 5 March 1996) is a British ice dancer. With her skating partner, Joseph Buckland, she is a three-time British national medalist, having won two silvers and one bronze. They have competed together on the Grand Prix series and at the European Championships.

Personal life

Robynne Tweedale was born on 5 March 1996 in London, England. She is the daughter of Justine and Christopher Tweedale.

Career

Early years

Tweedale started learning to skate in 2007. In 2012, she teamed up with Steven Adcock to compete in junior pair skating. The two took gold at the British Championships in November 2012 and competed at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia in September 2013. They were coached by Daniel Thomas in Chelmsford, England.

2014–2015 season

In 2014, Tweedale switched to ice dancing, teaming up with Edward Carstairs. They won the junior silver medal at the British Championships in November 2014. In March, they competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; ranked 26th in the short dance, they did not advance to the final segment. The two were coached by Philip Askew, Neil Chilcott, and Andrew Smykowski.

2016–2017 season: Debut of Tweedale/Buckland

In 2016, Tweedale teamed up with Joseph Buckland. The two made their first international appearance in November, placing 15th at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy. Ranked 21st in the short dance, they just missed qualifying for the final segment at the 2017 European Championships, which took place in January in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Coached by Igor Shpilband, they trained in Novi, Michigan, United States, and in Nottingham, England.

2017–2018 season

Tweedale/Buckland placed 7th at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup and 12th at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In December 2017, they took bronze at the British Championships, finishing third behind Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland and Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson.

2018–2019 season

Making their Grand Prix debut, Tweedale/Buckland finished ninth at the 2018 Skate America and then seventh at the 2018 Skate Canada International. They also competed at three Challenger events for the season, and won the silver medal at the British championships. They concluded the season at the 2019 European Championships, where they placed seventeenth.

2019–2020 season

After placing tenth at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy, Tweedale/Buckland competed at a number of other minor internationals, missing the British Championships for the season. They concluded at the 2020 European Championships, where they placed twenty-first.

Programs

With Buckland

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2019–2020	The Lady Is a Tramp Let's Face the Music and Dance	Rocket Man Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2018–2019	Whatever Lola Wants Libertango	Ghost the Musical
	Short dance
2017–2018	El Beso del Final Loca	Ghost the Musical
2016–2017	Heartbreak Hotel Blue Suede Shoes	My Immortal

With Adcock

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Buckland

International
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
align=left		21st		17th	21st
align=left				9th
align=left				7th
align=left			12th	6th	9th
align=left				5th	10th
align=left				6th
align=left		15th
align=left			7th
align=left		8th	5th		4th
align=left			7th
align=left			6th
align=left					6th
align=left		6th			4th
National
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ice dancing with Carstairs

International: Junior
Event	2014–15
align=left		26th
align=left		19th
align=left		14th
align=left		11th
National
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd J
J = Junior level

Pairs with Adcock

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International: Junior
Event	2012–13	2013–14
align=left			10th
National
align=left		bgcolor=gold	1st J
J = Junior level