Graham Newberry
Birth date7 June 1998 (age 28)
Birth placeHershey, Pennsylvania,
United States
HometownLondon, England,
United Kingdom
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beganskating1999
RetiredMarch 10, 2024
DisciplineMen's singles

Graham Newberry (born June 7, 1998) is a retired British figure skater. He won eight senior international medals, including gold at the 2017 Merano Cup, and is a four-time British national champion. He reached the final segment at seven ISU Championships.[1]

Personal life

Graham Newberry was born June 7, 1998, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.[2] He has dual British and American citizenship.[3] He is the son of Christian Newberry, the 1989 British senior champion, and brother of Jack Newberry, the 2012 British junior bronze medalist.[4]

Career

Newberry competed on the novice level in the 2011–12 season and moved up to the junior level the following season. At the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival, he placed third in both segments but came in fourth overall.

In the 2013–14 season, Newberry received his first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments; he placed tenth in Mexico City and fifth in Ostrava. After winning the British junior title, he was sent to the 2014 World Junior Championships, where he qualified for the free skate. Ranked 21st in the short and 17th in the free, he finished 19th overall. Coached by his father, he trained at Twin Ponds in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania until the end of the season.[5]

In mid-2014, Newberry began training in London, England, where he continued to be coached by his father.[6] In his second JGP season, he placed seventh in Ostrava and sixth in Zagreb. Making his senior international debut, he finished eighth at the Volvo Open Cup, an ISU Challenger Series in November 2014. In February 2015, he won the senior silver medal at the Jégvirág Cup in Hungary. At the 2015 World Junior Championships, he placed 21st overall.

In December 2016, Newberry won the British senior title.[7][8] He also won his third junior national title.

On March 10, 2024, Newberry announced his retirement from competitive skating.[9]

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2022–2023
[10]
  • No Good
    by Kaleo
    choreo. by Graham Newberry, Christian Newberry
2021–2022
[10]
  • Tortured
    by Les Friction
    choreo. by Graham Newberry, Christian Newberry
2020–2021
[11]
  • Take You Down
  • Che Vuole Questa Musica Stasera
  • Breaking Out
    choreo. by Graham Newberry, Christian Newberry
2019–2020
[12]
  • La Vendetta
  • John Wick Mode
  • Run Boy Run
    by Woodkid
    choreo. by Graham Newberry, Christian Newberry
2018–2019
[13]
  • Louder Than Words
2017–2018
[14]
2016–2017
[2]
2015–2016
[15]
2014–2015
[6]
2013–2014
[16]

Competitive highlights

*GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series

References

  1. ^ "Competition Results: Graham NEWBERRY". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Newberry to skate in Jr. World Championships". PA Cyber. January 2, 2014. Archived March 19, 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Jack NEWBERRY". International Skating Union. Archived March 19, 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Graham Newberry". National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  7. ^ "British Figure Skating Championships 2016: Senior Men Result". December 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "Romford's Newberry is double British champion". Romford Recorder. 10 December 2016. Archived 21 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Today, I'm officially, announcing my retirement from competitive skating.". March 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived August 31, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived February 17, 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
  16. ^ "Graham NEWBERRY: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.