Edward Appleby

Edward Appleby
Edward Appleby
	Appleby at the 2024 World Championships
Born	21 December 2004 (age 19); Colchester, England
Hometown	Wivenhoe, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Great Britain
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	John Wicker
Skating club	Romford Ice Arena
Began skating	2009
Medal record
British Championships

Edward Appleby (born 21 December 2004) is an English figure skater. He is the 2021 JGP France II bronze medalist, 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup junior men's champion, two-time British junior national champion, and 2023 British senior national champion.

Personal life

Edward Appleby was born in Colchester, England.^[1] His older brother, Elliot, is also a figure skater and competes in men's singles and pairs skating.

Career

Early years

Appleby began learning to skate in 2009.^[1] In October 2018, he debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, finishing 18th in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He placed 36th at the 2019 World Junior Championships and 26th at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

2021–22 season

In late August, Appleby won bronze in Courchevel, France, at the second event of the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix season. It was the first Junior Grand Prix medal won by a British skater in almost 20 years.^[2] In April, he qualified to the final segment at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Ranked 18th in the short program and 21st in the free skate, he finished 20th overall.

2022–23 season

Appleby made his senior ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, where he placed last overall. At the British Figure Skating Championships, he competed in the senior category for the first time and placed second behind Graham Newberry. He was selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships, where he placed 17th.

2023–24 season

Competing in the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Appleby placed 6th at the 2023 JGP Austria and 4th at the 2024 JGP Poland. In December, Appleby won his first senior national title. The week after, he competed at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, where he placed 6th and achieved the technical minimums to be eligible for the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.^[3] At his first European Championships, he placed 25th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.^[4]

Appleby was assigned to the 2024 World Junior Championships, and finished ninth, his highest-ever placement at the event.^[5] Weeks later, he competed at the 2024 World Championships, placing thirty-eighth in the short program and failing to advance to the free skate.^[4]

2024–25 season

Appleby began the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. He would then go on to finish fifth at the 2024 Tayside Trophy. Continuing to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, he finished seventh at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial.^[4]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2024–2025 ^[6]	Step Out for a While by Patrick Watson choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Sand Wick by Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard Excommunicado by Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard John Wick Mode by Le Castle Vania, Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Main Theme (from Johnny English) by Edward Shearmur Sandstorm by Darude
2023–2024 ^[7]	You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson Disco Inferno (Glee Cast Version) by Glee Cast, Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Ryan Murphy choreo. by Wendi Ross
2022–2023 ^[8]	Dawn of Faith by Eternal Eclipse choreo. by Wendi Ross, John Kerr	Scars by Michael Malarkey Bad Things by Jace Everett choreo. by Wendi Ross, John Kerr	Disco Inferno by The Trammps performed by Amber Riley
2021–2022 ^[1]	Don't You Know by Kungs ft. Jamie N Commons	Cry by Jon Batiste I Need You by Jon Batiste
2019–2020 ^[9]	I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons	Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer Discombobulate I Never Woke Up in Handcuffs Before Catatonic
2018–2019 ^[10]	Ice Type Beat by Jorge Quintero 300 Violin Orchestra by Jorge Quintero

Competitive highlights

GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[11]
Season	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
World Championships			38th
European Championships			25th
British Championships		2nd	1st
GP Wilson Trophy		12th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb			6th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy				6th
CS Nepela Memorial		9th		7th
CS Warsaw Cup			9th
Tayside Trophy	4th	2nd	5th	5th
Trophée Métropole Nice	8th

Competition placements at junior level ^[11]
Season	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24
World Junior Championships		36th	26th	20th	17th	9th
British Championships	3rd	3rd	1st	1st
JGP Austria						6th
JGP Croatia			16th
JGP France				3rd
JGP Latvia			9th
JGP Poland				10th		4th
JGP Slovenia		18th
Bavarian Open		9th
Challenge Cup			3rd
European Youth Olympic Festival				4th
Mentor Toruń Cup		15th	1st
Reykjavik Games			1st	1st
Skate Helena		6th
Sofia Trophy		4th
Tayside Trophy			2nd
Volvo Open Cup					1st	6th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[11]
Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	216.48	2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program	TSS	75.69	2024 World Junior Championships
	TES	42.11	2024 World Junior Championships
	PCS	34.56	2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skating	TSS	142.46	2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
	TES	75.57	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
	PCS	71.27	2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[11]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 20–24, 2021	2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	5	69.21	12	108.36	8	177.57
Nov 6–7, 2021	2021 Tayside Trophy	4	65.96	4	124.73	4	190.69

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[11]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022	2022 CS Nepela Memorial	5	67.85	11	114.79	9	182.64
Oct 15–16, 2022	2022 Tayside Trophy	2	67.72	2	117.27	2	184.99
Nov 11–13, 2022	2022 MK John Wilson Trophy	11	62.52	11	117.61	12	180.13
Dec 1–4, 2022	2023 British Championships	2	73.33	3	108.96	2	182.29

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[11]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 14–15, 2023	2023 Tayside Trophy	4	65.31	5	120.67	5	185.98
Nov 15–17, 2023	2023 CS Warsaw Cup	6	71.21	8	131.47	9	202.68
Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2023	2024 British Championships	1	70.43	1	149.18	1	219.61
Dec 6–9, 2023	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	10	61.18	5	138.34	6	199.52
Jan 8–14, 2024	2024 European Championships	25	63.59	–	–	25	63.59
Mar 18–24, 2024	2024 World Championships	38	59.51	–	–	38	59.51

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[11]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 18-21, 2024	2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	5	74.02	7	142.46	6	216.48
Oct 12–13, 2024	2024 Tayside Trophy	5	61.43	5	121.57	5	183.00
Oct 25–27, 2024	2024 CS Nepela Memorial	11	62.87	7	122.10	7	184.97

Junior level

Results in the 2017–18 season
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2017	2018 British Championships (Junior)	3	42.88	3	72.50	3	115.38

Results in the 2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 3–6, 2018	2018 JGP Slovenia	20	38.09	18	74.51	18	112.60
Nov 26 – Dec 1, 2018	2019 British Championships (Junior)	4	34.77	2	82.33	3	117.10
Jan 8–13, 2019	2019 Mentor Toruń Cup	16	41.23	14	77.48	15	118.71
Jan 16–19, 2019	2019 Skate Helena	7	41.89	5	84.45	6	126.34
Feb 5–10, 2019	2019 Sofia Trophy	6	45.07	4	92.99	4	138.06
Feb 5–10, 2019	2019 Bavarian Open	8	49.16	11	81.49	9	130.65
Mar 4–10, 2019	2019 World Junior Championships	36	44.80	–	–	36	44.80

Results in the 2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 4–7, 2019	2019 JGP Latvia	12	58.77	9	111.02	9	169.79
Sep 25–28, 2019	2019 JGP Croatia	15	52.24	16	92.09	16	144.33
Aug 12–13, 2019	2019 Tayside Trophy	2	42.51	1	105.18	2	147.69
Nov 26 – Dec 1, 2019	2020 British Championships (Junior)	1	56.62	1	114.38	1	171.00
Jan 7–12, 2020	2020 Mentor Toruń Cup	3	53.83	1	117.07	1	170.90
Jan 24–26, 2020	2020 Reykjavik International Games	1	45.71	1	99.69	1	145.40
Feb 20–23, 2020	2020 International Challenge Cup	11	47.32	2	116.20	3	163.52
Mar 2–8, 2020	2020 World Junior Championships	26	54.56	–	–	26	54.56

Results in the 2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 25–28, 2021	2021 JGP France II	2	63.23	3	119.18	3	182.41
Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2021	2021 JGP Poland	12	60.30	9	115.56	10	175.86
Nov 30 – Dec 5, 2021	2022 British Championships (Junior)	1	63.87	1	107.59	1	171.46
Feb 4–6, 2022	2022 Reykjavik International Games	1	63.69	1	98.88	1	162.57
Mar 20–25, 2022	2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival	3	68.58	5	115.88	4	184.46
Apr 13–17, 2022	2022 World Junior Championships	18	64.05	21	109.91	20	173.96

Results in the 2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 19–22, 2023	2023 Volvo Open Cup	1	70.19	2	119.33	1	189.52
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023	2023 World Junior Championships	17	62.49	18	111.38	17	173.87

Results in the 2023–24 season
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 30 – Sept 2, 2023	2023 JGP Austria	5	66.16	7	120.03	6	186.19
Sept 27–30, 2023	2023 JGP Poland	2	71.14	9	107.83	4	178.97
Jan 18–21, 2024	2024 Volvo Open Cup	5	62.48	6	108.49	6	170.97
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024	2024 World Junior Championships	6	75.69	11	129.86	9	205.55

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Edward Appleby: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
^ BritishIceSkating (2 September 2021). "Junior Grand Prix Bronze Medal "A Bit of a Blur" For Ed Appleby". British Ice Skating. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ BritishIceSkating (12 December 2023). "Worlds Scores Achieved in Zagreb!". British Ice Skating. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Edward Appleby". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
^ Slater, Paula (2 March 2024). "Minkyu Seo clinches men's title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "Edward Appleby: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024.
^ "Edward Appleby: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023.
^ "Edward Appleby: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023.
^ "Edward Appleby: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
^ "Edward Appleby: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "GBR–Edward Appleby". SkatingScores.com.

External links

Edward Appleby at the International Skating Union
Edward Appleby at SkatingScores.com

[ISU-2122-1] "Edward Appleby: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.

[2] BritishIceSkating (2 September 2021). "Junior Grand Prix Bronze Medal "A Bit of a Blur" For Ed Appleby". British Ice Skating. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[3] BritishIceSkating (12 December 2023). "Worlds Scores Achieved in Zagreb!". British Ice Skating. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[ISU-EA-4] "Competition Results: Edward Appleby". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.

[GS240302-5] Slater, Paula (2 March 2024). "Minkyu Seo clinches men's title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[ISU-2425-6] "Edward Appleby: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024.

[ISU-2324-7] "Edward Appleby: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023.

[ISU-2223-8] "Edward Appleby: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023.

[ISU-1920-9] "Edward Appleby: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.

[ISU-1819-10] "Edward Appleby: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.

[SS-EA-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "GBR–Edward Appleby". SkatingScores.com.

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