List of Dancing on Ice professional skaters
Professional skaters from the British television show Dancing on Ice are figure skaters who appear with celebrities in front of a panel of judges. Most of the professionals on the series are former ice dancers or pair skaters.
Current skaters[edit]
Vanessa Bauer[edit]
Vanessa Bauer was born on 23 May 1996 in Berlin, Germany. Skating in partnership with Nolan Seegert, she became the German national junior pairs' champion at the 2013 German Figure Skating Championships.[28] The pair was not selected for the 2013 World Junior Championships. Bauer has no senior national medals to her name and did not compete in any ISU Championships. Following the end of her competitive years, she went on to work for Willy Bietak Productions, Inc, and Royal Caribbean. Working on board Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, she performed in their Iskate and 1887 shows.
After working numerous contracts with Royal Caribbean, she moved to London in late 2017 and joined the ITV show as a professional skater. She was partnered with Jake Quickenden for her first season on the series. The two were named the winners, ahead of Brooke Vincent and Matej Silecky.[29] In series 11, Bauer's second series on the show, she was partnered with Love Island star Wes Nelson, ending up as runner-up to James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman.[30] In series 12, she was partnered with Diversity dancer, Perri Kiely, again ending up as runner-up, this time to Joe Swash and Alex Murphy.[31] In series 13 she was paired with Emmerdale actor Joe-Warren Plant but they were forced to withdraw on 12 February due to them testing positive for COVID-19.[32] In series 14, she was partnered with Brendan Cole, where she once again ended up as runner-up, this time to Regan Gascoigne and Karina Manta.[33] In series 15, she was partnered with Joey Essex and was for the fourth time a runner-up in the competition.
Andy Buchanan[edit]
Andrew Buchanan did not appear in any ISU Championship or Grand Prix events. He was paired with Anthea Turner in series 8,[34] Zaraah Abrahams in series 9,[35] Rebekah Vardy in series 13[36] and Stef Reid in series 14.[37] [38]
Former skaters[edit]
Pavel Aubrecht[edit]
Pavel Aubrecht is a Czech skater. He has no senior national medals to his name and did not appear in any ISU Championship or Grand Prix events. He appeared in series 2 with Ulrika Jonsson,[68] series 3 with Samantha Mumba,[69] series 4 with Jessica Taylor,[70] and series 5 with Sharron Davies.[71]