The British Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organised by British Ice Skating to crown the national champions of Great Britain. The first official British Championships were held in 1903 in London. The competition – originally called the Swedish Challenge Cup – allowed for both men and women to compete, and consisted of compulsory figures and free skating; Madge Syers was the winner. Pair skating was added to the championships in 1921, separate competitions for men and women in 1927, and ice dance in 1937. They have been interrupted only three times since their inception.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although each discipline may not necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants. John Page currently holds the record for winning the most British Championship titles in men's singles (with eleven). In addition, Page and his partner Ethel Muckelt hold the record in pair skating (with nine). Jenna McCorkell holds the record in women's singles (with eleven), while Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson hold the record ice dance (with eight).

History The championships were originally called the Swedish Challenge Cup and were inaugurated by the National Skating Association of Great Britain in 1903, but were not established as the British Championships until 1906. The Swedish Challenge Cup had been presented to Great Britain on behalf of the Stockholm General Skating Club () by Viktor Balck, the then-president of the International Skating Union.

In the beginning, the British Championships were explicitly for skating in the international style, versus the English style, which had once been the standard in Great Britain. The international style incorporated ballet and dance movements with ice skating and was championed by early British skaters like Edgar Syers and Henry Yglesias. The English style, on the other hand, was much more rigid and formal, and focussed on the tracing of elaborate special figures. The International Skating Union had adopted the international style as the standard for all international competitions in 1897.

The inaugural competition in 1903 was won by Madge Syers. Pair skating was added to the championships in 1921. Although women had competed since the championships began, figure skating was dominated by men at the time, so a separate category for women was established in 1927. Kathleen Shaw, the winner of the inaugural women's event, stated: "It is much fairer now that there is a championship for women as well as for men ... It is possible that ice skating will become more popular now that women are allowed their own championship." Ice dance became a championship event in 1937, although the ice dance competitions were for many years held separately from the other events. From 1951 to 1987, the British Ice Dance Championships were held annually at the Nottingham Ice Stadium in Nottingham.

The British Championships were open to skaters from members of the British Commonwealth; skaters from Australia, Canada, and South Africa occasionally competed. They have been interrupted three times since their inception: between 1915 and 1920 due to World War I, between 1940 and 1945 due to World War II, and in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior medallists

Singles Before 1927, men and women in single skating competed in the same event. +Senior singles event medallists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1903 London Madge Syers Horatio Torromé Henry Yglesias 1904 Edgar Syers James Henry Johnson 1905 Horatio Torromé Henry Yglesias Keiller Greig 1906 Keiller Greig Henry Yglesias 1907 Keiller Greig Horatio Torromé Dorothy Greenhough-Smith 1908 Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Albert March Kinsley Field 1909 Keiller Greig Dorothy Greenhough-Smith 1910 Arthur Cumming Gwendoline Lycett 1911 Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Albert March Arthur Cumming 1912 Arthur Cumming Basil Williams Albert March 1913 Basil Williams Phyllis Johnson Herbert Clarke 1914 Arthur Cumming No competitions due to World War I 1921 Manchester Phyllis Johnson Kenneth Macdonald Beaumont Ethel Muckelt 1922 John Page Ethel Muckelt Herbert Clarke 1923 1924 Ian Bowhill 1925 Kathleen Shaw No other competitors 1926 Ian Bowhill

Men’s singles John Curry, five-time British national champion, died in April 1994. Great Britain hosted the John Curry Memorial in his honor in Sheffield in 2007 as part of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The event was held twice more, also in Sheffield, in 2008 and 2010. +Senior men's event medallists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1927 Westminster John Page Ian Bowhill Dr. H.O.J. White 1928 Manchester Montgomery Wilson Ian Bowhill 1929 London Ian Bowhill Dr. H.O.J. White 1930 Manchester Proctor Burman No other competitors 1931 Oxford William Clunie Dr. H.O.J. White 1932 Purley Ian Bowhill L.G. Cox H. Constantine 1933 Bournemouth John Page Henry Graham Sharp T.C. Patrick Low 1934 Manchester Henry Graham Sharp Jack Dunn Maurice Bennett 1935 Westminster Freddie Tomlins 1936 Streatham Freddie Tomlins No other competitors 1937 Harringay Geoffrey Yates 1938 Wembley 1939 Tony Austin No competitions due to World War II 1946 Wembley Henry Graham Sharp Arthur Apfel Adrian Pryce-Jones 1947 Arthur Apfel No other competitors 1948 Henry Graham Sharp Dennis Silverthorne Adrian Pryce-Jones 1949 London No men's competitors 1950 Michael Carrington Reginald Park John Elliott 1951 Ian Small No other competitors 1952 Adrian Swan No other competitors 1953 Streatham Michael Booker Geoffrey Duncan No other competitors 1954 No other competitors 1955 Brian Tuck Keith Kelley 1956 1957 1958 Keith Kelley Rodney Ward 1959 Nottingham David Clements Peter Burrows Keith Kelley 1960 Streatham Robin Jones David Clements No other competitors 1961 Robin Jones David Clements Malcolm Cannon 1962 Robin Jones Malcolm Cannon Hywel Evans 1963 Richmond Malcolm Cannon Hywel Evans No other competitors 1964 Wembley Hywel Evans Malcolm Cannon Harold Williams 1965 Michael Williams 1966 Malcolm Cannon Michael Williams Harold Williams 1967 Streatham Michael Williams Haig Oundjian 1968 Richmond 1969 Haig Oundjian John Curry Michael Edmonds 1970 Michael Fish 1971 John Curry Haig Oundjian 1972 Haig Oundjian John Curry Gordon Anderson 1973 John Curry Michael Fish Robin Cousins 1974 Robin Cousins Glyn Jones 1975 Stefan Wertans 1976 Glyn Jones 1977 Robin Cousins Glyn Jones Andrew Bestwick 1978 Andrew Bestwick Christopher Howarth 1979 Christopher Howarth Mark Pepperday 1980 Andrew Bestwick 1981 Christopher Howarth Andrew Bestwick Mark Pepperday 1982 Mark Pepperday Christopher Howarth Paul Robinson 1983 Solihull Paul Robinson Neil Cushley 1984 Stephen Pickavance 1985 Richmond Stephen Pickavance Spencer Durrant 1986 Solihull David Reynolds 1987 Paul Robinson Spencer Durrant Ashley Moore 1988 London Ashley Moore David Reynolds 1989 Birmingham Christian Newberry John Martin 1990 Basingstoke Steven Cousins Christian Newberry Leigh Yip 1991 Leigh Yip Simon Briggs 1992 Hull John Martin James Beaton 1993 Milton Keynes David Ings 1994 Basingstoke 1995 Hull Clive Shorten Stuart Bell 1996 Basingstoke Neil Wilson David Ings 1997 Guildford Neil Wilson Steven Cousins Clive Shorten 1998 Hull Steven Cousins Neil Wilson 1999 Milton Keynes Clive Shorten Matthew Davies Stuart Bell 2000 Belfast Neil Wilson Alan Street Matthew Davies 2001 Ayr Alan Street Neil Wilson James Black 2002 Basingstoke Matthew Davies James Black David Hartley 2003 Dumfries Neil Wilson Matthew Wilkinson 2004 Sheffield Matthew Davies Neil Wilson Stuart Bell 2005 Nottingham John Hamer James Black David Hartley 2006 Sheffield Thomas Paulson 2007 Nottingham David Richardson 2008 Sheffield Elliot Hilton Tristan Cousins 2009 Nottingham Matthew Parr David Richardson Robert Murray 2010 Sheffield Thomas Paulson David Richardson 2011 David Richardson Matthew Parr Phillip Harris 2012 Jason Thompson Luke Chilcott 2013 Matthew Parr Harry Mattick David Richardson 2014 Lewis Gibson 2015 Phillip Harris Peter James Hallam Harry Mattick 2016 Jamie Wright 2017 Graham Newberry Phillip Harris 2018 Phillip Harris Graham Newberry 2019 Graham Newberry Harry Mattick 2020 Peter James Hallam Graham Newberry 2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Graham Newberry Peter James Hallam Elliot Thompson 2023 Edward Appleby Henry Privett-Mendoza 2024 Edward Appleby Freddie Leggott Ken Fitterer 2025 Tao Macrae 2026 Tao Macrae Lucas Fitterer

Women's singles