Summary

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  • Inaugural Britannia Cup takes place in Nottingham from 11-13 January

  • Day three includes with free skating competition in the juvenile, pre-juvenile and beginner categories

  1. What is the Britannia Cup?published at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2020

    Synchronised figure skatingImage source, British Figure Skating

    The inaugural Britannia Cup takes place in Nottingham between Saturday and Monday, 11-13 January.

    Competition will form part of the qualification process to determine who will skate for Great Britain at the junior and senior world synchronised skating championships.

    The event also incorporates the British Synchronised Figure Skating Championships.

    Synchronised skating is the fastest growing figure skating discipline and involves teams of 12-16 skaters performing intricate routines in formation.

  2. Who is competing?published at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2020

    Synchronised skatingImage source, British Figure Skating

    Synchronised skating teams are spread throughout Great Britain.

    Those taking part are from as far afield as the Isle of Wight, Gosport, West Wales, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Slough, Lee Valley, Sheffield, Deeside, Bradford, Solihull, Hull, Altrincham, Deeside, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Inverness, Stirling, Dumfries and Ayr.

  3. BBC coveragepublished at 09:44 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2020

    All times GMT and subject to change

    Live coverage of the Britannia Cup will be available to watch across BBC iPlayer, the Red Button, BBC Sport website.

    Monday 13 January

    10:30-13:00 - Day three, BBC Red Button, iPlayer and online

  4. How to get into figure skatingpublished at 09:44 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2020

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    Synchronised figure skatingImage source, British Figure Skating

    Skating doesn't have to be competitive. You can put on a pair of skates (which you can hire at rinks) and start gliding across the ice.

    However, it's best to make sure you can skate in a straight line before you attempt jumps and turns!

    If you're a beginner you can check out the National Ice Skating Association, external which has all the information on getting started in figure skating and you can also read our guide on how to get involved.