Robynne Tweedale (born 5 March 1996) is a British

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. With her skating partner,

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, she is a three-time

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medalist, having won two silvers and one bronze. They have competed together on the

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series and at the

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Personal life

Robynne Tweedale was born on 5 March 1996 in

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, England. She is the daughter of Justine and Christopher Tweedale.

Career

Early years

Tweedale started learning to skate in 2007. In 2012, she teamed up with Steven Adcock to compete in junior

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. The two took gold at the British Championships in November 2012 and competed at the

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in September 2013. They were coached by Daniel Thomas in

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, England.

2014–2015 season

In 2014, Tweedale switched to

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, teaming up with Edward Carstairs. They won the junior silver medal at the British Championships in November 2014. In March, they competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships in

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, Estonia; ranked 26th in the short dance, they did not advance to the final segment. The two were coached by Philip Askew, Neil Chilcott, and Andrew Smykowski.

2016–2017 season: Debut of Tweedale/Buckland

In 2016, Tweedale teamed up with

. The two made their first international appearance in November, placing 15th at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy. Ranked 21st in the short dance, they just missed qualifying for the final segment at the 2017 European Championships, which took place in January in

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, Czech Republic. Coached by

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, they trained in

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, United States, and in

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, England.

2017–2018 season

Tweedale/Buckland placed 7th at the

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and 12th at the

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. In December 2017, they took bronze at the British Championships, finishing third behind

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and

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/ Lewis Gibson.

2018–2019 season

Making their

debut, Tweedale/Buckland finished ninth at the

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and then seventh at the

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. They also competed at three Challenger events for the season, and won the silver medal at the British championships. They concluded the season at the 2019 European Championships, where they placed seventeenth.

2019–2020 season

After placing tenth at the

2019 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy was held in September 2019 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance. Entries The International Sk ...

, Tweedale/Buckland competed at a number of other minor internationals, missing the British Championships for the season. They concluded at the 2020 European Championships, where they placed twenty-first.

Programs

With Buckland

With Carstairs

With Adcock

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

Ice dancing with Buckland

Ice dancing with Carstairs

Pairs with Adcock

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tweedale, Robynne 1996 births English female ice dancers Living people Sportspeople from London