ICE DANCE
Date of birth: 06.04.1989 Penny COOMES
GBR
Place of birth: Ascott
Height: 154 cm
Home town: Nottingham
Profession: student (psychology)
Hobbies: dancing, cooking, movies, reading
Start sk. / Club: 1996 / National Ice Centre Nottingham
Former Partners
Date of birth: 09.06.1989 Nicholas BUCKLAND
GBR
Place of birth: Nottingham
Height: 182 cm
Home town: Nottingham
Profession: student (law)
Hobbies: golf, soccer, video games, movies, reading
Start sk. / Club: 1994 / National Ice Centre Nottingham
Former Partners Georgia Robinson
Coach: Evgeni Platov, Philip Askew
Choreographer: Philip Askew
Former Coach: Neil Chilcott
Practice low season: 35 h / week at New Jersey/USA
Practice high season: 30 h / week at New Jersey/USA, Nottingham
Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2010/2011
Waltz: La Valse d'Amelie by Yann Tiersen
Tango: Tango de los Exilados by Vanessa Mae and Walter Taieb
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2010/2011
Simba Confronts Scar (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Elton John & Tim Rice
King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Elton John & Time Rice
Personal Best Total Score126.2930.04.2011 World Championships 2011
Personal Best Score Short Dance51.7529.04.2011 World Championships 2011
Personal Best Score Free Dance74.5430.04.2011 World Championships 2011
 
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Olympic Games
World Champ.
European Champ.
Four Continents
World Juniors
National Champ.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International CompetitionYearPlace
Winter Universiade 2009 Harbin 2009 15.
Ice Challenge 2009 Graz 2009 9.
O. Nepela Memorial 2009 Piestany 2009 4.
Golden Spin 2009 Zagreb 2009 3.
Internation CompetitionYearPlace
O. Nepela Memorial 2010 Bratislava 2010 4.
Coupe de Nice 2010 Nice 2010 3.
ISU GP NHK Trophy 2010 Nagoya 2010 8.
ISU GP Skate America 2010 Portland OR 2010 8.
Coomes/Buckland teamed up in 2005. Coach Evgeni Platov is the 1994 and 1998 Olympic Ice Dance Champion (with Oksana Grishuk). The couple missed the 2011 National Championships due to injury.
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