Robin Cousins

Robin Cousins
MBE
Born (1957-08-17) 17 August 1957 (age 67)
Bristol, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Figure skating career
Skating club
  • Queen's Ice Club London[2]
  • Bristol Ice Dance and Figure Skating Club
Retired1980 (amateur), 1997 (professional)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1980 Dortmund Singles
Silver medal – second place 1979 Vienna Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Ottawa Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Gothenburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Zagreb Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Strasbourg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Helsinki Singles
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Robin John Cousins MBE[3] (born 17 August 1957) is a British former competitive figure skater who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980. He was the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist (1978–1980) and four-time British national champion (1977–1980), winning all of these titles during his amateur career. He followed this with a successful career as a professional figure skater and later starred in ice shows as well as producing several of his own. He is able to spin in either direction, both clockwise and anti-clockwise,[4] which is an unusual skill for a figure skater.

Off the ice, Cousins has commentated on figure skating events for the BBC, and he assumed the position of head judge on ITV's Dancing on Ice show from 2006 to 2014. He has also appeared in theatre productions, including the West End.

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  2. ^ British Figure Skating Championships – Colour. YouTube. 21 July 2015 [19 December 1976]. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ 'Interview with Robin Cousins' Sussex Life, 4 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022
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