Karen Barber
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Full name | Karen Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Manchester, England | 21 June 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Richmond Ice Dance & Figure Skating Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Barber (born 21 June 1961 in
ice dancer. She is the 1983 European bronze medalist and competed at two Olympics with partner Nicky Slater
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Skating career
Barber won the silver medal at the 1977 World Junior Championships with partner Kim Spreyer.[1] When that partnership ended, she teamed up with Nicky Slater. They won the bronze medal at the 1983 European Championships.[2] They represented Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics, placing 12th, and at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where they placed 6th.
Following her retirement from competitive skating, Barber worked as a coach and skated professionally.
Media work
From 2006 Barber served as a judge on series 11 as head coach in 2019.
Personal life
Barber has two daughters, Laura and Emma, with her former husband, Stephen Pickavance.[3]
She has been in a relationship with Christopher Dean since 2011.[4]
Competitive highlights
(with Slater)
Event | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 |
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Olympic Winter Games |
12th | 6th | |||||
World Championships | 13th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 6th |
European Championships | 11th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th |
NHK Trophy | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||
Skate America | 3rd | ||||||
Skate Canada International | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
St. Ivel International | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||
British Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
(with Spreyer)
Event | 1977 |
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World Junior Championships | 2nd |
References
- ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results: Ice Dancing Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Ice Dancing Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
- ^ O'Boyle, Claire (9 January 2013). "Dancing On Ice's Karen Barber on rival judge Jason Gardiner, partner Christopher Dean, weight loss and menopause". Mirror.co.uk.
- ^ "Who is Christopher Dean's partner? Inside his relationship with Karen Barber". Hello!. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Barber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2009-09-20.
- Biogs.com profile