Natasha McKay
| Natasha McKay | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United Kingdom |
| Born |
14 January 1995 Dundee, Scotland |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Coach | Debi and Simon Briggs |
| Former coach | Yuri Bureiko |
| Choreographer | Debi Briggs |
| Training locations | Dundee |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Natasha McKay (born 14 January 1995) is a Scottish figure skater who competes in ladies' singles for the United Kingdom. She is the 2016 Open d'Andorra champion and British national champion.
Personal life
McKay was born on 14 January 1995 in Dundee, Scotland.[1] She attended St John's School in Dundee before moving, around 2008, to Coventry, England.[2] She returned to Dundee by 2012.[1]
Career
McKay began learning to skate in 2000.[1]
She won the junior bronze medal at the British Championships in the 2009–10 season. In February 2011, she placed 22nd at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Liberec, Czech Republic. She was coached by Yuri Bureiko in Coventry, England.[2]
In the 2012–13 season, McKay made her only appearance on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 24th in Bled, Slovenia, and won her second junior national bronze medal. She was coached by Debi and Simon Briggs in Dundee, Scotland.[1]
She won the senior bronze medal at the British Championships in the 2014–15 season and finished 5th the next year.
McKay won gold at the Open d'Andorra in November 2016 and became the British national champion the following month.[3]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 06–07 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| Open d'Andorra | 1st | ||||||||
| International: Junior[4] | |||||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 24th | ||||||||
| EYOF | 22nd | ||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 14th J | 15th J | |||||||
| NRW Trophy | 18th J | ||||||||
| National[4] | |||||||||
| British Champ. | 8th N | 3rd J | 4th J | 4th J | 3rd J | 4th J | 3rd | 5th | 1st |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Natasha MCKAY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Figure skating: Natasha McKay heads to European Youth Olympic Winter Festival". Coventry Telegraph. 12 February 2011.
- ↑ "British Figure Skating Championships 2016: Senior Ladies Result". 4 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Natasha MCKAY". International Skating Union.