The first-ever ISU Grand Prix to be held in the UK, the MK John Wilson Trophy, will feature six British skaters who were included on the confirmed ISU assignment list.
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, 10th at the Winter Olympic Games, will skate in the Ice Dance. It will be their second Grand Prix of the Series as they are also due to compete at Skate Canada.
Natasha McKay who made her Olympic debut just six months ago, will take to the ice in the Women's with the current Men's British Champion Graham Newberry one of 11 confirmed skaters in the Men's competition.
Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby, who won their first British Championship at iceSheffield, will return the the same venue skating alongside reigning World Champions Alexa Knierim/Brandon Frazier (USA) in the Pairs.
As well as the strong British contingent the Grand Prix will feature 2022 ISU Four Continents Champion Mai Mihara (JPN) , 2022 ISU European silver medallist Daniel Grassl (ITA), 2022 ISU European bronze medallist Deniss Vasiljevs (LAT), and Young You (KOR). 2022 ISU World Junior Ice Dance Champions Oona Brown/Gage Brown (USA) debut on the senior-level Grand Prix circuit.
You can find the full list of those competing below.
Ice Dance
Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER (CAN)
Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA (CAN)
Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER (CAN)
Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER (CZE)
Lilah FEAR/ Lewis GIBSON (GBR)
Maria KAZAKOVA / Georgy REVIYA (GEO)
Charlene GUIGNARD/ Marco FABBRI (ITA)
Mariia HOLUBTSOVA / Kyryl BIELOBROV (UKR)
Oona BROWN / Gage BROWN (USA)
Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO (USA)
Women
Nina PINZARRONE (BEL)
Natasha McKAY (GBR)
Anastasiia GUBANOVA (GEO)
Nicole SCHOTT (GER)
Mai MIHARA (JPN)
Young YOU (KOR)
Ekaterina KURAKOVA (POL)
Julia SAUTER (ROU)
Alexia PAGANINI (SUI)
Gabriella IZZO (USA)
Isabeau LEVITO (USA)
Bradie TENNELL (USA)
Men
Vladimir LITVINTSEV(AZE)
Corey CIRCELLI (CAN)
Roman SADOVSKY (CAN)
Graham NEWBERRY (GBR)
Morisi KVITELSASHVILI (GEO)
Daniel GRASSL (ITA)
Shun SATO (JPN)
Koshiro SHIMADA (JPN)
Tatsuya TSUBOI (JPN)
Deniss VASILJEVS (LAT)
Jimmy MA (USA)
Pairs
Lori-Ann MATTE / Thierry FERLAND (CAN)
Evelyn WALSH/ Trent MICHAUD (CAN)
Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY (GBR)
Anastasiia METELKINA / Daniil PARKMAN (GEO)
Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER (GER)
Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII (ITA)
Alexa KNIERIM/ Brandon FRAZIER (USA)
Katie MCBEATH / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY (USA)
All details about the MK John Wilson Trophy, including information on how to buy tickets, will be published on the British Ice Skating website and social media channels in the coming weeks.
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