Stephen Pickavance is a British former competitive figure skater. He won the British national title in 1985 and 1986. Pickavance appeared twice at the European Championships, placing 15th in 1985 and 18th in 1986. He also competed at the 1985 World Championships, finishing 21st.[1]

Stephen Pickavance
Figure skating career
CountryUnited Kingdom
Retired1986

Pickavance is a skating coach, listed as Level 4 by the National Ice Skating Association.[2] He coached Steven Cousins[3] and some of the contestants on Dancing on Ice.[4] He was formerly married to Karen Barber,[3] with whom he has two daughters, Laura and Emma.[5]

Competitive highlights

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International
Event 1984 1985 1986
World Championships 21st
European Championships 15th 18th
National
British Championships 3rd 1st 1st

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen PICKAVANCE". the-sports.org.
  2. ^ "Current Qualified NISA Coaches Level 2-5 2016-2017 (valid until 28.02.17)" (PDF). National Ice Skating Association. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b O'Hagan, Simon (12 December 1993). "Ice Skating: Cousins adds fire to the ice". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "'Emmerdale' star Matthew Wolfenden needs MRI scans after 'Dancing On Ice' victory". imediamonkey.com. 27 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Who is Christopher Dean's partner? Inside his relationship with Karen Barber". Hello!. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.