Lydia Smart (born 16 July 1998) is an English figure skater. With her skating partner Harry Mattick, she is the 2022 Britannia Cup champion, the 2023 British Championship silver medalist, and the 2022 British Championship bronze medalist.
Career
Women's singles
Smart began learning to skate at the age of three with the goal of becoming an Olympic athlete. As well as skating lessons, she took on additional training including ballet, flexibility, and fitness. Smart competed in her first British Championship at the age of 12.
She was selected in 2012 to be part of the British International Development Squad by the National Ice Skating Association (now British Ice Skating).
In 2016, Smart was invited to train in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States. She trained overseas for a period of six months before returning to the United Kingdom.
Pair skating From 2020 to 2025 Smart competed in pair skating with Harry Mattick. The pair trained at both the Oxford and Swindon rinks.
In 2022, Smart starred in the BBC Three documentary series Freeze along with Harry Mattick and fellow Swindon skater Kristen Spours.
Coaching
Smart is a British Ice Skating Level 2 qualified coach and teaches at the Oxford Ice Rink when not competing.
Programs Pair skating with Mattick Season Short program Free skating 2022–2023 Moonlight Sonata California Dreamin' Keeping Me Alive
Competitive highlights Pair skating with Mattick
Women's singles
References
External links
Lydia Smart at Tracings