Lydia Smart
English figure skater (born 1998)
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Lydia Smart (born 16 July 1998)[1] 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.
United Kingdom
Great BritainLydia Smart and Harry Mattick at the 2022 Lombardia Trophy | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1998 Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Home town | Swindon, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating (since 2021) Women's singles (2015–19) | |||||||||||
| Partner | Harry Mattick (2021–25) | |||||||||||
| Coach | Christopher Boyadji Zoe Jones Lloyd Jones | |||||||||||
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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.[2]
She was selected in 2012 to be part of the British International Development Squad by the National Ice Skating Association (now British Ice Skating).[2]
In 2016, Smart was invited to train in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States.[2] She trained overseas for a period of six months before returning to the United Kingdom.[3]
Pair skating
From 2020 to 2025 Smart competed in pair skating with Harry Mattick. The pair trained at both the Oxford and Swindon rinks.
In 2022, Smart starred in the BBC Three documentary series Freeze[4] along with Harry Mattick and fellow Swindon skater Kristen Spours.
Coaching
Smart is a British Ice Skating Level 2 qualified coach[3] and teaches at the Oxford Ice Rink when not competing.
Programs
Pair skating with Mattick
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2022–2023 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
Pair skating with Mattick
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
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| World Championships | 23rd | ||
| European Championships | 15th | ||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 14th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 4th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 6th | 6th | |
| Britannia Cup | 1st | ||
| Challenge Cup | 5th | ||
| Ice Challenge | 5th | ||
| Lombardia Trophy | 5th | ||
| Tayside Trophy | 5th | ||
| Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 5th | ||
| British Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
