Brits watchpublished at 14:22 GMT 14 January
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All eight members of the TeamGB figure skating squad for the 2026 Winter Olympics will be competing in Sheffield.
There is British interest in all the other events too, with all members of the Team GB figure skating squad for the Winter Olympics competing in Sheffield.
It would be a surprise if any of the group, other than Fear and Gibson, were to win a medal, but there are plenty of interesting stories, nonetheless.
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Nina Povey (left), Edward Appleby (centre) and Kristen Spours (right) will represent GB in the singles events
The only men’s singles competitor is Edward Appleby, a three-time British national champion at only 21 years old.
Viewed as an up-and-coming talent on the global stage, Appleby finished ninth at the 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Taiwan.
There are two British contenders in the women’s singles – including Nottingham’s Nina Povey, who also works as a figure skating costume designer.
She is joined by Kristen Spours, who has skated since the age of six and recovered from a spinal injury to return to Olympic level.
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Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby of Great Britain compete
British interest in the pairs comes from Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby. The pair only came together to compete from 2019 but are already five-time British national champions.
They finished fifth at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and will make their Olympic debuts in Milan. They are a good outside bet for a medal in Sheffield.
Fear and Gibson are not the only British duo in the ice dance event.
Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez, aged 20 and 24 respectively, will also compete this week before jetting to the Olympics. The pair came fourth at the Junior World Figure Skating Championships in 2023.
