Paul Askham

Paul Askham
Full namePaul Askham
Born (1962-10-26) 26 October 1962 (age 62)
Blackpool, England
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
PartnerSharon Jones
CoachJoan Slater MBE
Skating clubAltrincham Ice Dance & Figure Skating Club
Blackpool Ice Figure Skating Club

Paul Askham (born 26 October 1962)[1] is a British former competitive ice dancer. With partner Sharon Jones, he is the 1985–1988 British national champion. They represented Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[1]

They later went on to perform as principal skaters with Holiday on Ice and became the World Professional ice dance champions in Jaca, Spain.

Askham has produced and directed shows in the UK, the USA, and the United Arab Emirates.

Askham worked as a coach and the Director of Coaching in Kent Valley Ice Centre in Seattle Washington until his retirement in 2023.[2] Askham is an all round coach and has produced a number of USA solo ice dance champions and medalists, along with free skaters reaching senior USA National Championships.

Competitive highlights

(with Jones)

International
Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89
Winter Olympics 13th
World Championships 15th 13th 13th 12th 9th
European Championships 11th 9th 8th 8th 6th
International de Paris 2nd
NHK Trophy 3rd 5th
Skate America 4th
St. Ivel / Skate Electric 2nd 2nd 2nd
National
British Championships 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Paul Askham". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Seattle Skating Club Professionals". Seattle Skating Club. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013.


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