Sasha Fear

Sasha Fear (born 23 May 2002) is a British-Canadian ice dancer. With her skating partner, George Waddell, she is a two-time British junior national champion (2018, 2019) and has competed in the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Sasha Fear
Personal information
Country represented Great Britain
Born (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002
London, England, United Kingdom
Home townLondon, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PartnerGeorge Waddell
Former partnerElliot Verburg
Jack Osman
CoachRomain Haguenauer
Karen Quinn
Former coachAlan Abretti
ChoreographerRomain Haguenauer
Ginette Cournoyer
Émilie Josset
Skating clubAlexandra Palace London
Training locationsMontreal, Canada
London, United Kingdom
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total152.34
2020 CS Budapest Trophy
Short dance62.69
2020 CS Budapest Trophy
Free dance93.29
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Personal life

Fear was born on 23 May 2002 in London, England to Canadian parents. Her mother Kirsten was a skater and ran collegiately at the University of Western Ontario.[1] Fear's eldest sister, Georgia, was a competitive cross country and track athlete at Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia.[1] Her second oldest sister, Lilah, is also a competitive ice dancer for Great Britain with Lewis Gibson.[2] Fear's uncle, Xavier Majic, competed in the NHL and for the Canadian national hockey team.[2] She studied at South Hampstead High School in London, until beginning online school in 2019.[3][2] Fear used to run cross country competitively up through high school.[4] She holds British, Canadian, and American citizenship.[5][6]

Career

Early career

Fear began skating in 2004 in London.[7] She competed in ladies' singles and ice dance simultaneously throughout her youth; she also has experience competing in solo dance.[2] Fear trains under Karen Quinn and Alan Abretti at the Alexandria Palace Ice Rink in London during the school year and splits the remainder of her training time with Romain Haguenauer in Montreal, Canada. She spends summers at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club in Toronto, Canada.[2]

Fear competed four seasons with Jack Osman beginning in 2013–14.[8] Fear/Osman split following the 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix and she teamed up with Elliot Verburg later that season. Fear/Verburg won the 2017 British junior national title three months into their partnership.[3] They finished 15th at the 2017 World Junior Championships. Fear/Verburg split after one season together, after she began outgrowing him.[5][2]

Fear teamed up with Canadian skater George Waddell in May 2017; their families were already acquainted and the partnership tryout was initiated by coach Romain Haguenauer.[5]

2017–2018 season

Fear/Waddell made their international debut at the 2017 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, finishing sixth. They finished seventh and tenth at their Junior Grand Prix assignments in Brisbane, Australia and Minsk, Belarus, respectively. Fear/Waddell won their first international title at the 2017 Leo Scheu Memorial.

Fear/Waddell won the 2018 British junior national title by over 20 points ahead of Emily Rose Brown / James Hernandez and Natalia Paillu Neves / Frank Roselli. At the 2020 World Junior Championships, they finished 21st, narrowly missing qualification to the free dance segment.

2018–2019 season

Fear/Waddell again opened the season at the 2018 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, finishing eighth. On the 2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix, they finished 11th in Kaunas, Lithuania and 9th in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Fear/Waddell defended their national title at the 2019 British Championships, winning by over 40 points ahead of Lucy Hancock / Billy Wilson French and Paillu Neves / Roselli. They finished 18th at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

2019–2020 season

Fear/Waddell opened the season with a pair of eighth-place finishes on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lake Placid, New York, United States and Gdańsk, Poland. They won the junior titles at the Mezzaluna Cup and the Pavel Roman Memorial.

Fear/Waddell won silver at the 2020 British Championships, finishing around four points behind Brown / Hernandez. As a result, they missed the World Junior Championships for the first time in their partnership.

2020–2021 season

Fear/Waddell made their senior international debut at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, which, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, was attended only by European skaters.[9] They won the silver medal.[10] Attending a second Challenger, the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, they won the bronze medal.[11] With the British Championships cancelled as a result of the pandemic, Fear/Waddell were named to the British team for the 2021 European Championships, alongside Fear's older sister Lilah.[12] The competition was cancelled on 10 December 2020.[13]

Programs

With Waddell
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2020–2021
[14]
2019–2020
[7]
2018–2019
[15]
Short dance
2017–2018
[16]

With Verburg
Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[17]

With Osman
Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[18]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Waddell
International[19]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
EuropeansC
CS Budapest3rd
CS Nebelhorn2nd
CS Warsaw CupWD
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds21st18th
JGP Australia7th
JGP Belarus10th
JGP Czech Rep.9th
JGP Lithuania11th
JGP Poland8th
JGP USA8th
Egna Trophy4th3rd
Golden SpinWD
GP Bratislava4th
Ice Star6th2nd
Leo Scheu1st
Mezzaluna Cup1st
Open d'Andorra5th
Pavel Roman3rd1st
National[19]
British Champ.1st J1st J2nd JC
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
Levels: J = Junior

With Verburg
International: Junior[20]
Event 2016–17
Junior Worlds15th
Bavarian Open5th
NRW Trophy8th
Open d'Andorra4th
Santa Claus Cup3rd
National[20]
British Champ.1st J
Levels: J = Junior

With Osman
International: Junior[8][21]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
JGP France12th
Bavarian OpenWD
NRW Trophy14th
Open d'Andorra3rd
National[8][21]
British Champ.3rd N2nd N4th J
WD = Withdrew
Levels: J = Junior; N = Novice

References
  1. "Georgia Fear". Virginia Cavaliers.
  2. Wein, Aly Leia (17 February 2019). "Meet Sasha Fear". Edges of Glory.
  3. Corbett, Charlie (15 December 2016). "Ice dance sisters are set to take on the world". Camden New Journal. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017.
  4. "Sasha Fear". The Power of 10. British Athletics.
  5. Smith, Bev (29 August 2017). "The Waddell Brothers: an extraordinary test". Bev Smith Writes.
  6. "Getting to Know Sasha Fear & George Waddell". ice-dance.com. 12 September 2017.
  7. "Sasha FEAR / George WADDELL: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020.
  8. "Sasha Fear & Jack Osman". Stats on Ice.
  9. "2020 NEBELHORN TROPHY". International Figure Skating. September 19, 2020.
  10. "ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 Results". International Skating Union.
  11. "ISU CS Budapest Trophy 2020 Results". International Skating Union.
  12. "European Figure Skating Championships 2021 – GBR team announced". British Ice Skating. 3 December 2020.
  13. "Update on ISU Event Calendar season 2020/21". International Skating Union. 10 December 2020.
  14. "Sasha FEAR / George WADDELL: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.
  15. "Sasha FEAR / George WADDELL: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
  16. "Sasha FEAR / George WADDELL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
  17. "Sasha FEAR / Elliot VERBURG: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  18. "Sasha FEAR / Jack OSMAN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  19. "Sasha FEAR / George WADDELL: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  20. "Sasha FEAR / Elliot VERBURG: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  21. "Sasha FEAR / Jack OSMAN: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
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