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  • Inaugural Britannia Cup takes place in Nottingham from 11-13 January

  • Day two starts with free skating competition in the intermediate, junior B, senior B and advanced novice categories

  • The day culminates with main junior and senior free skating competition

Live Reporting

  1. What is the Britannia Cup?

    Synchronised figure skatingBritish Figure Skating

    The inaugural Britannia Cup takes place in Nottingham between Saturday and Monday, 11-13 January.

    Competition will form part of the qualification process to determine who will skate for Great Britain at the junior and senior world synchronised skating championships.

    The event also incorporates the British Synchronised Figure Skating Championships.

    Synchronised skating is the fastest growing figure skating discipline and involves teams of 12-16 skaters performing intricate routines in formation.

  2. Who is competing?

    Synchronised skatingBritish Figure Skating

    Synchronised skating teams are spread throughout Great Britain.

    Those taking part are from as far afield as the Isle of Wight, Gosport, West Wales, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Slough, Lee Valley, Sheffield, Deeside, Bradford, Solihull, Hull, Altrincham, Deeside, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Inverness, Stirling, Dumfries and Ayr.

  3. 大象传媒 coverage

    All times GMT and subject to change

    Live coverage of the Britannia Cup will be available to watch across 大象传媒 iPlayer, the Red Button, 大象传媒 Sport website.

    Sunday, 12 January

    14:30-20:30 - Day two, iPlayer and online (14:30-19:00, 大象传媒 Red Button)

    Monday 13 January

    10:30-13:00 - Day three, 大象传媒 Red Button, iPlayer and online

  4. How to get into figure skating

    Get Inspired
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    Synchronised figure skatingBritish Figure Skating

    Skating doesn't have to be competitive. You can put on a pair of skates (which you can hire at rinks) and start gliding across the ice.

    However, it's best to make sure you can skate in a straight line before you attempt jumps and turns!

    If you're a beginner you can check out the which has all the information on getting started in figure skating and you can also read our guide on how to get involved.