Joseph Buckland

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Joseph Buckland
File:2020 European Figure Skating Championships Robynne Tweedale Joseph Buckland 2020 01 23 4243.jpg
Robynne Tweedale and Josep Buckland at the 2020 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 33)
Nottingham, England,
United Kingdom
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFile:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
DisciplineIce dance
PartnerRobynne Tweedale (2016–20)
Olivia Smart (2011–15)
Danielle Bennett (2009–10)
Began skating1995
Medal record
British Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sheffield Ice dance
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sheffield Ice dance
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sheffield Ice dance
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sheffield Ice dance

Joseph Buckland (born 27 October 1992) is an English ice dancer. With former partner Olivia Smart, he is a three-time British national junior champion (2012–14) and competed at three World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2014.

Personal life

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Joseph Buckland was born in Nottingham, England.[1] He is the younger brother of Nicholas Buckland, who also competes in ice dancing.[2]

Career

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Early years

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Buckland teamed up with his first partner, Georgia Robinson, at age 15.[2] In 2008, he was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his spine, keeping him off the ice for six months.[2] He skated with Danielle Bennett in the 2009–10 season. The two placed 15th at their sole ISU Junior Grand Prix event, in Turkey, and became the British national silver medalists on the junior level.

Ice dance with Olivia Smart

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Buckland began skating with Olivia Smart in 2010.[2] They made their JGP debut in autumn 2011, ranking 13th in Austria and 12th in Estonia. They came in 17th at their first World Junior Championships, held in Minsk in March 2012. In the 2012–13 season, the duo missed the JGP series and finished 22nd at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan.

In 2013–14, Smart/Buckland placed seventh at both of their JGP assignments, Poland and the Czech Republic, and finished 10th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Smart/Buckland moved up to the senior level in the 2014–15 season. In October 2014, they placed fourth at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. In November, they won silver medals at the International Cup of Nice and NRW Trophy before taking the British national title in the absence of Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland. Smart/Buckland withdrew from the 2015 European Championships before the short dance, Buckland having fallen ill with gastroenteritis.[3][4] The duo then went on to place 27th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China. They split in June 2015.[5]

Later partnerships

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Buckland teamed up with Molly Lanaghan in October 2015.[5] As of October 2016, his skating partner is Robynne Tweedale.[6]

Programs

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With Tweedale

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Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–20
Short dance
2018–19
2017–18
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2016–17
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Ice dance with Olivia Smart

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File:2012 World Junior FS Olivia Smart Joseph Bucklandn.jpg
Smart / Buckland at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Season Short dance Free dance
2014–15
[1]
2013–14
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  • Paso Doble
  • El Mariachi
  • Once Upon A Time In Mexico
    by Robert Rodriguez
2012–13
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  • Swing Set
    by Jurassic 5
  • Feeling Good
    by Escala
  • Tango In Ebony
    by Maksim, Julian Kershaw
  • Butterflies and Hurricanes
    by William Joseph
2011–12
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  • Natural Passion
    by Latin Festival
  • Sway

Competitive highlights

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With Tweedale

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International[12]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Europeans 21st 17th 21st
GP Skate America 9th
GP Skate Canada 7th
CS Golden Spin 12th 6th 9th
CS Lombardia 5th 10th
CS Ondrej Nepela 6th
CS Tallinn Trophy 15th
CS Warsaw Cup 7th
Bavarian Open 8th 5th 4th
Cup of Nice 7th
Egna Trophy 6th
Mezzaluna Cup 6th
Toruń Cup 6th 4th
National[12]
British Champ. 2nd 3rd 2nd

Ice dance with Olivia Smart

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Competition placements at senior level [13]
Season 2014–15
World Championships 27th
Spanish Championships 1st
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 4th
Cup of Nice 2nd
NRW Trophy 2nd
Competition placements at junior level [13][14]
Season 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
World Junior Championships 17th 22nd 10th
British Championships 1st 1st 1st
JGP Austria 13th
JGP Czech Republic 7th
JGP Estonia 12th
JGP Poland 7th
Bavarian Open 6th 3rd
Mentor Cup 1st
NRW Trophy 3rd
Santa Claus Cup 8th

With Bennett

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International[15]
Event 2009–10
JGP Turkey 15th
NRW Trophy 12th J
National[15]
British Championships 2nd J

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