Steven Adcock (born 26 April 1995) is a British former pair skater who represented South Korea. With his former skating partner, Cho Hye-jin, he is the 2023 South Korean champion.
Personal life Adcock was born on 26 April 1995 in Chelmsford, United Kingdom. He works as a coach.
Career Early years Adcock started skating in 2001, first training in singles.
Adcock competed as a single skater until 2010 when he switched to pair skating, first partnering with Amber Ferguson and competing at the novice level for two years. He teamed up with Robynne Tweedale in 2012 and competed at the junior level, winning the 2013 British Championships and placing 10th at the 2013 JGP Slovakia.
Adcock teamed up with Annie Royapen in 2014 and split in the same season. He then partnered with Chloe Curtin for the 2015–16 season.
2015–16 season Curtin and Adcock made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2015 JGP Poland. The team placed eighth in both short and free program. After winning the 2016 British Championships, they were selected for the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, where they finished in 12th place.
They ended their partnership in the same season. Adcock moved to Canada in 2016 to team up with Mariah McCaw for Canada.
2017–18 season McCaw and Adcock made their debut in 2018 Canadian Championships representing Ontario, where they finished in fourth place.
2018–19 season McCaw/Adcock competed as senior skaters at the 2019 Canadian Championships, finishing last. Their partnership ended in 2019 and a year later Adcock teamed up with Patricia Andrew, also for Canada.
2021–22 season Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew/Adcock made their debut only in 2021–22 season. Competing at the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge, a domestic competition in Canada, they won the bronze medal. A month later, they finished in fifth place at the 2022 Canadian Championships. Andrew and Adcock's partnership ended in the same year.
2022–23 season In September 2022, coach Andrew Evans announced Cho Hye-jin and Adcock as a new pair team for South Korea.
Cho and Adcock debuted at the 2023 South Korean Championships and won, as they were the only pair team. After South Korea qualified to the 2023 World Team Trophy, the first time the nation had reached the event in its history, Cho/Adcock were named to the team as the pairs entry. They finished sixth in both segments of the competition, while Team South Korea won the silver medal. This made Korea only the fifth country to reach the podium at the event. Adcock said that the team's priority over the summer was working to add a second triple throw to their free program.
Cho and Adcock ended their partnership two weeks later after 2023 World Team Trophy. Adcock retired due to a back injury.
Programs With Cho Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2022–2023 Nero Piano Concerto No. 2 Nero
With Curtin Season Short program Free skating 2015–2016 Jailhouse Rock Les Misérables
With Tweedale Season Short program Free skating 2013–2014 Roxanne Van Helsing
Competitive highlights With Cho for South Korea National Event 22–23 South Korean Champ. 1st Team events World Team Trophy 2nd T 6th P T = Team Result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.
With Andrew for Canada National Event 2021–22 Canadian Champ. 5th SC Challenge 3rd
With McCaw for Canada National Event 2017–18 2018–19 Canadian Champ. 4th J 6th Levels: J = Junior
With Curtin for United Kingdom JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International: Junior Event 2015–16 Junior Worlds 12th Poland 8th Bavarian Open 4th National British Champ. 1st J J = Junior level
With Royapen for United Kingdom National Event 2014–15 British Champ. 1st J J = Junior level
With Tweedale for United Kingdom JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International: Junior Event 2012–13 2013–14 Slovakia 10th National British Championships 1st J J = Junior level
With Ferguson for United Kingdom National Event 2010–11 2011–12 British Champ. 2nd N 1st N N = Novice level
Men's singles International Event 2009–10 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 Ice Challenge 4th N 14th J National British Championships 5th N 8th J 4th J 8th N = Novice level; J = Junior level
Detailed results Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
With Cho 2022–23 season Date Event SP FS Total April 13–16, 2023 2023 World Team Trophy 6 60.55 6 102.27 2T / 6P 162.82 January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships 1 52.64 1 104.66 1 157.30
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