Amani Fancy (born 14 July 1997) is an English pair skater. With former skating partner Christopher Boyadji, she is the

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bronze medalist and a two-time British national champion (2014 and 2016). After that she was a pro ice-skater on the German version of ''

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'' in 2019, before joining the British version in 2024. She studied at Royal Holloway, University of London (2016–2020).

Personal life

Amani Fancy was born on 14 July 1997 in

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, England. She lived in

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as a child.

Career

Single skating

Fancy began learning to skate as an eight-year-old at a small ice rink in Oman. She competed in ladies' singles until the end of the 2012–13 season. She won the junior bronze medal at two consecutive British Championships and was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships, where she placed 41st. She was coached by Igor Novodran in

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, Germany.

Pair skating

In spring 2013, Fancy teamed up with Christopher Boyadji to compete in

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. In November 2013, the pair won the British national title ahead of defending champions Stacey Kemp / David King. Fancy/Boyadji placed 15th at the 2014 European Championships in

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, Hungary, and 18th at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Following an elbow surgery in November 2014, they were unable to compete at the 2015 British Championships. They were sent to the 2015 European Championships in

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, where they placed 12th. The pair finished 16th at the 2015 World Championships in

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. Fancy/Boyadji won the bronze medal at the

and placed 8th at a Grand Prix event, the 2015 NHK Trophy, as well as winning their second national title. In January 2016, they withdrew from the 2016 European Championships and announced the end of their partnership. They were coached by Alexander König and Mark Naylor in

, Germany.

Programs

With Boyadji

Ladies' singles

Competitive highlights

''GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

Pairs with Boyadji

Ladies' singles

References

External links

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