Nina Povey
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| Born | 27 August 1994 Nottingham, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Helen James-Green Debbie Wright | |||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Ice Sheffield | |||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
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Nina Povey (born 27 August 1994) is a British figure skater. She has won eight senior international medals and is the 2024 British national champion, a two-time British national silver medalist (025-26), and a three-time British national bronze medalist (2016, 2022–2023).
Personal life
[edit]Povey was born on 27 August 1994 in Nottingham, England.[1] In addition to figure skating, she also works as a figure skating costume designer.[2]
In December 2023, she married her boyfriend, Nathan Wright.[3]
Career
[edit]Povey began learning to skate in 2003.[4] She trained in Solihull before eventually relocating to Sheffield.[1][5] Povey made her senior international debut at the Bavarian Open in February 2015, where she finished in twelfth place. That same year, Povey won her first medal, bronze, at the 2016 British Championships. She subsequently won her first senior international medal, bronze, at the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup.[6]
After winning her first senior international gold medal at the 2022 Britannia Cup, Povey was featured in BBC Three's Freeze: Skating on the Edge.[7]
2023–24 season
[edit]Povey began the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial. She followed this up by winning bronze at the 2023 Denkova-Staviski Cup and finishing ninth at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup.[6]
In December 2023, Povey won her first national title. In January 2024, she competed at her first European Championships with the goal of qualifying for the free skate; she did so and placed seventeenth overall.[8] The following month, she won the bronze medal at the 2024 Bellu Memorial.[6]
In March, she also competed at her first World Championships in Montreal. She placed 25th and narrowly missed qualifying to the free skate.[9]
2024–25 season
[edit]Povey opened the season by finishing fifth at the 2024 Tayside Trophy and seventh at the 2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup. She then went on to win gold at the 2024 Skate Celje.[6]
In December, Povey won the silver medal at the 2025 British Championships behind Kristen Spours.[10] She subsequently finished the season by winning bronze at the 2025 Black Sea Cup.[6]
2025–26 season
[edit]Povey started the season by competing at the 2025 Robin Cousins Cup, although she was forced to withdraw on the day of the free skate due to suffering a migraine.[11] She went on to compete at the 2025 CS Nepela Memorial, where she finished in nineteenth place.[6]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2025–2026 [12] |
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| 2024–2025 [13] |
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| 2023–2024 [14] |
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| 2022–2023 [4] |
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| 2021–2022 [15] |
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| 2019–2020 [5] |
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| 2016–2017 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
| Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| World Championships | 25th | ||||||||||
| European Championships | 17th | TBD | |||||||||
| British Championships | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| CS Autumn Classic | 9th | ||||||||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 14th | ||||||||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 21st | ||||||||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 27th | 18th | |||||||||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 19th | 5th | 10th | 7th | 19th | ||||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 4th | 9th | |||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 12th | ||||||||||
| Black Sea Ice Cup | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Bellu Memorial | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Britannia Cup | 1st | ||||||||||
| Budapest Trophy | 17th | ||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 5th | 8th | |||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 4th | ||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 8th | 16th | |||||||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 3rd | 4th | 7th | ||||||||
| EduSport Trophy | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 6th | ||||||||||
| Mentor Toruń Cup | 9th | 3rd | 9th | ||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Robin Cousins Cup | WD | ||||||||||
| Skate Celje | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
| Skate Helena | WD | ||||||||||
| Tayside Trophy | 5th | 3rd | |||||||||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 6th | ||||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 11th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 4th |
| Season | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
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| British Championships | 11th | 14th | 5th | 9th |
| Santa Claus Cup | 11th | |||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 4th |
Detailed results
[edit]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 156.92 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial |
| Short program | TSS | 54.78 | 2024 European Championships |
| TES | 29.56 | 2024 European Championships | |
| PCS | 25.22 | 2024 European Championships | |
| Free skating | TSS | 104.40 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial |
| TES | 53.00 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | |
| PCS | 53.59 | 2024 European Championships |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 28–30 September 2023 |  2023 CS Nepela Memorial
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8 | 51.18 | 10 | 96.81 | 10 | 147.99 |
| 7–12 November 2023 |  2023 Denkova-Staviski Cup
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2 | 57.53 | 4 | 102.79 | 3 | 160.32 |
| 16–19 November 2023 |  2023 CS Warsaw Cup
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10 | 53.51 | 8 | 100.28 | 9 | 153.79 |
| 27 November – 3 December 2023 | 2024 British Championships
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1 | 57.54 | 1 | 108.22 | 1 | 165.76 |
| 8–14 January 2024 |  2024 European Championships
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17 | 54.78 | 17 | 99.27 | 17 | 154.05 |
| 20–25 February 2024 |  2024 Bellu Memorial
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5 | 50.09 | 1 | 105.65 | 3 | 155.74 |
| 18–24 March 2024 |  2024 World Championships
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25 | 53.50 | - | - | 25 | 53.50 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 12–13 October 2024 | 2024 Tayside Trophy
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3 | 54.78 | 6 | 93.11 | 5 | 147.89 |
| 24–26 October 2024 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
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11 | 48.01 | 6 | 98.77 | 7 | 146.78 |
| 5–10 November 2024 | 2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup
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4 | 57.37 | 3 | 107.12 | 4 | 164.49 |
| 14–17 November 2024 |  2024 Skate Celje
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2 | 50.60 | 3 | 107.12 | 4 | 164.49 |
| 27 November – 1 December 2024 | 2025 British Championships
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2 | 53.64 | 2 | 106.06 | 2 | 159.70 |
| 5-6 April 2025 | 2025 Black Sea Ice Cup
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2 | 51.76 | 3 | 89.60 | 3 | 141.36 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 21–22 August | 2025 Robin Cousins Cup
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8 | 40.74 | – | – | – | WD |
| 25–27 September 2025 | 2025 CS Nepela Memorial
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17 | 48.48 | 19 | 82.45 | 19 | 130.93 |
| 11-12 October 2025 | 2025 Tayside Trophy
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4 | 50.33 | 3 | 94.75 | 3 | 145.08 |
| 7-9 November 2025 | 2025 Denkova-Staviski Cup
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9 | 52.32 | 8 | 93.47 | 7 | 145.79 |
| 13-16 November 2025 |  2025 NRW Trophy
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2 | 50.80 | 3 | 96.42 | 3 | 147.22 |
| 26-30 November 2025 | 2026 British Championships
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2 | 49.72 | 2 | 98.13 | 2 | 147.85 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nina POVEY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Nina Skate Designs". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Povey, Nina. "Happy 1 Year Anniversary Hubby 🥂🤍 Christmas time will always be extra special with the most magical memories✨🥹". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Nina POVEY: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Nina POVEY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "GBR–Nina Povey". SkatingScores.
- ^ Delgado, Kasia (5 February 2022). "Winter Olympic figure skaters: 'We might make it look easy but we're athletes with burning muscles'". inews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022.
- ^ BritishIceSkating (24 January 2024). "One of the most successful European Championships with the biggest team in a decade". British Ice Skating. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ BritishIceSkating (27 March 2024). "GB's Fear/Gibson Fourth in World: World Figure Skating Championships 2024". British Ice Skating. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2025 British Nationals - Womens Final Results". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Povey, Nina. "4 weeks ago, I had to withdraw from my first competition of the season after a migraine hit following my morning free program practice". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Nina POVEY: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Nina POVEY: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Nina POVEY: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Nina POVEY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Nina POVEY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nina Povey at the International Skating Union
- Nina Povey at SkatingScores
- Nina Povey on Instagram