Neil Wilson (figure Skater)
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Neil Wilson (born 26 June 1978) is a British former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time
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champion in men's singles (1997, 2000, and 2003) and reached the free skate at nine ISU Championships – two World Championships, four European Championships, and three World Junior Championships.


Career

Wilson began skating at age eight after a rink opened near his home. He competed at three World Junior Championships, achieving his best result, sixth, in
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, South Korea. He also competed at four World Championships – best result: 20th at the 1996 Worlds in
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— and four European Championships, obtaining his best result, 13th, at the 1999 Europeans in
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, Czech Republic. Wilson defeated Steven Cousins to win the 1997 British Championships, held in November 1996. He would go on to win two more senior national titles. In 1997, Wilson entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most rotations in an upright spin — he performed a forward scratch spin with 60 uninterrupted rotations. His coaches included Philip and Sue Walsh and then Kevin Bursey in
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, Scotland. In June 2001, he moved to
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, where his coach became Joanne McLeod. Wilson retired from competition after the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund. He became a figure skating coach and choreographer at the BC Center of Excellence in
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. He has worked with Kevin Reynolds,
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, and Kelsey Wong.


Programmes


Competitive highlights

''GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix''


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Neil 1978 births British male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Belfast Figure skaters from Northern Ireland