AMBASSADORS
Meet our Ambassadors!
Our British Ice Skating Ambassadors are skaters just like you, here to share their experiences, knowledge, and love of skating.
Some have been skating their whole lives while some only started a few years ago, they compete at different levels and in different disciplines, but they share a passion for making the ice skating community as welcoming, accessible and supportive as possible.
Meet our Ambassadors below - you can also submit questions for them to answer, so you can find out more about them and get their insights into the world of ice skating!
Phebe Bekker
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Years Skating: 10 Years
Age: 18
Interests: Fashion, Fitness, Photography
Jashan Bhoora
Location: Cambridge
Years Skating: 5 Years
Age: 28
Interests: Martial Arts, Food, Travel
"I've been skating since the day the Cambridge Ice Arena opened in 2019; I was in their very first Learn to Skate intake! I'm now around BIS Skills Level 3 or 4. (I've never taken a test though!) I started with Free Skating, and have since joined the Cambridge's Adult Synchro Team - Paradox. More recently, I've started training in Short Track Speed Skating too!"
Got a question for Jashan? Submit it here; a selection of his responses will be updated here regularly:
Follow Jashan on socials:
Jessica Cupitt
Location: Nottingham
Years Skating: 10 Years
Age: 23
Interests: Ice hockey, Animals and Travelling!
Suzi Murray
Location: Ayrshire
Years Skating: 17 Years
Interests: TikTok creator for figure skating, travelling, photography
Alana Pang
Location: Sheffield
Years Skating: 14 Years
Age: 18
Interests: Cross country, knitting, writing poetry
Rachael Richards
Location: Whitley Bay
Years Skating: 21 Years
Age: 51
Interests: Walking the dog on the beach, spending time with my family, dancing like nobody is watching
"I started skating in 1984 and was totally hooked and in love with the sport from day one..! I had a hiatus between 1992 and 2009 and once I got back to skating as an adult I fell in love all over again. I had achieved my silver level tests (junior standard equivalent in modern times), and I skate in Adult Gold Class 3 now as a singles skater - although I would love to do dance or pairs as well."
Got a question for Rachael? Submit it here; a selection of her responses will be updated here regularly:
Follow Rachael on socials:
Ian Smith
Location: Chelmsford
Years Skating: 2.5 Years
Age: 24
Interests: Photography, Music and Art
