Phillip Harris (born 29 September 1989) is a British former figure skater. He is a three-time British national champion (2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018) and has qualified for the free skate at four ISU Championships.
Career
Early career Harris began skating in Blackpool at the age of eleven, in 2000. After winning the British junior title in January 2008, he relocated to Coventry and began to be coached by Yuri Bureiko.
Harris never competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. He made his senior international debut at the 2009 NRW Trophy, placing 19th. In the 2010–2011 season, he stepped onto the British national podium for the first time, taking the bronze medal. He repeated as the bronze medalist in the 2011–2012 season, finished fourth in 2012–2013, and withdrew in the 2013–2014 Olympic season. He landed the triple Axel jump for the first time in 2013. In 2014, he began working as a coach to cover his expenses.
2014–2015 season Harris competed at three ISU Challenger Series (CS) events, placing 8th at the Lombardia Trophy, fifth at the Ice Challenge, and ninth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb. In late November 2014, he won his first senior national title. Harris was assigned to his first ISU Championship, the European Championships held in January 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. Ranked 12th in the short program, he earned qualification to the final segment and finished 15th overall.
2015–2016 season Harris began his season on the Challenger Series, placing 10th at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 6th at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge, before finishing 4th at the NRW Trophy. In December, he won his second national title. He reached the final segment at two ISU Championships – the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, where he finished 18th, and the 2016 World Championships in Boston, where he ranked 22nd.
2016–2017 season Harris finished third at the British Championships, behind Graham Newberry and Peter James Hallam. As a result, he was not assigned to any ISU Championships.
2017–2018 season Harris won his third national title in December 2017. In January, he placed 13th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow.
2018–2019 season Harris got his first Grand Prix event, the Grand Prix of Helsinki, where he placed 10th. This was the only competition he competed at this season.
He announced his retirement on 17 March 2019.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2018–2019 Bloodstream Fix You 2017–2018 Dig Down Blues for Klook 2016–2017 Le Désir 2015–2016 The Globalist 2013–2015 All Is Hell That Ends Well Medley 2012–2013 The Blues Tribute to the Eagles Private Investigation
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series
International Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 Worlds 22nd 24th Europeans 15th 18th 13th Finland 10th Finlandia WD Golden Spin 9th Ice Challenge 5th 6th Lombardia 8th Nebelhorn 10th Nepela Memorial 8th Warsaw Cup 8th Challenge Cup 8th 6th 4th Crystal Skate 9th Cup of Nice 17th 18th 10th 8th 7th Dragon Trophy 6th Golden Bear 2nd Merano Cup 6th Mladost Trophy 1st Nebelhorn Trophy 18th NRW Trophy 19th 13th 4th Seibt Memorial 12th 4th Triglav Trophy 4th Volvo Open 3rd National British Champ. 1st J 6th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th WD 1st 1st 3rd 1st J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
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