Hamish Gaman

Hamish Gaman
Personal information
Country represented United Kingdom
Born (1983-04-20) 20 April 1983
Chertsey, Surrey, England
Home town Bramshott, England
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Partner Caitlin Yankowskas
Former partner Vanessa James
Rebecca Collett
Former coach Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier, Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall, Kathryn Hudson
Choreographer Julie Marcotte
Skating club Guildford IFSC Surrey
Former skating club Skating Club of Boston
Former training locations Montreal
Boston
Blackburn
Began skating 1998
Retired September 10, 2015

Hamish Gaman (born 20 April 1983) is an English pair skater. With partner Caitlin Yankowskas, he is the 2015 Challenge Cup silver medalist and 2015 British national champion.

Career

Gaman competed with Rebecca Collett in the 2003–04 season. They appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, placing 11th, and at the 2004 World Junior Championships, where they finished 14th. In 2007, he teamed up with Vanessa James but she ended the partnership in January 2008 to skate for France.[1][2] He then worked as a coach in the U.K.[3]

In May 2013, Gaman formed a partnership with American skater Caitlin Yankowskas, coached by Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[4] Representing the United Kingdom, they earned minimum technical scores at the 2013 Ice Challenge.[5] The pair went on to take the bronze medal at the 2014 British Championships.[6] In mid-February 2014, they moved to Boston and began training under Bobby Martin and Carrie Wall at the Skating Club of Boston.[7][4] After spending part of June 2014 in Montreal, coached by Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier, the pair decided to move there in July.[8] At the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Yankowskas/Gaman placed seventh in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and ninth overall.

On September 10, 2015, Yankowskas and Gaman announced their retirements from competitive figure skating due to lack of funding.[9]

Programs

With Yankowskas

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[10]
  • Cinderella
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2014–2015
[11]
2013–2014

With Collett

Season Short program Free skating
2003–2004
[12]
  • The Matrix
    by Rob Dougan
  • Yellow River Piano Concerto
    by Chengzong Yin
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Yankowskas

International[6]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
Europeans 9th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy WD
CS Autumn Classic 8th
Challenge Cup 2nd
Ice Challenge 5th
National
British Champ. 3rd 1st
WD = Withdrew

With Collett

International[13]
Event 2003–04
World Junior Champ. 14th
JGP Poland 11th
Triglav Trophy 5th J.
National[13]
British Champ. 1st J.
J. = Junior level

References

  1. ↑ Stevenson, Sandra (10 January 2008). "Vanessa James wants to represent France". Telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Stevenson, Alexandra (10 January 2008). "British nationals benefit from American presence". IceNetwork.
  3. ↑ "Bright future for ice skating Christ's Hospital pupil". West Sussex County Times. 14 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (1 April 2014). "The Inside Edge: Yankowskas gets back in the game". IceNetwork.
  5. ↑ "Denis Ten sottrae il palcoscenico a Miki Ando nell'Ice Challenge di Graz". Neve Italia (in Italian). 25 November 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / Hamish GAMAN". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ "Hamish Gaman". National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Thayer, Jacquelyn (25 November 2014). "Yankowskas and Gaman Take an International Path". Two For the Ice.
  9. ↑ Yankowskas, Caitlin; Gaman, Hamish (10 September 2015). "The End of a Journey...". Official site of Yankowskas/Gaman.
  10. ↑ Yankowskas, Caitlin; Gaman, Hamish (August 26, 2015). "End of Summer Update". Official site of Yankowskas/Gaman.
  11. ↑ "Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / Hamish GAMAN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rebecca COLLETT / Hamish GAMAN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006.
  13. 1 2 COLLETT Rebecca / GAMAN Hamish at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived September 16, 2014)
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