List of Dancing on Ice professional skaters
Professional skaters from the British television show Dancing on Ice are figure skaters who appear with celebrities in front of a panel of judges. Most of the professionals on the series are former ice dancers or pair skaters.Competitive appearances
If the skater competed at a given international event, the highest placement is indicated. All information relates to senior-level events, except the World Junior Championships. The European Championships is for skaters from Europe, while the Four Continents Championships is for skaters from the other continents.
Those not included in the table below have no senior national medals to their name and did not compete in any ISU Championship or Grand Prix events.Current skaters
Vanessa Bauer
Vanessa Bauer was born on 23 May 1996 in Berlin, Germany. Skating in partnership with Nolan Seegert, she became the German national junior pairs' champion at the 2013 German Figure Skating Championships. The pair was not selected for the 2013 World Junior Championships. Bauer has no senior national medals to her name and did not compete in any ISU Championships. Following the end of her competitive years, she went on to work for Willy Bietak Productions, Inc, and Royal Caribbean. Working on board Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, she performed in their Iskate and 1887 shows.
After working numerous contracts with Royal Caribbean, she moved to London in late 2017 and joined the ITV show as a professional skater. She was partnered with Jake Quickenden for her first season on the series. The two were named the winners, ahead of Brooke Vincent and Matej Silecky. In series 11, Bauer's second series on the show, she was partnered with Love Island star Wes Nelson, ending up as runner-up to James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman. In series 12, she was partnered with Diversity dancer, Perri Kiely, again ending up as runner-up, this time to Joe Swash and Alex Murphy. In series 13 she was paired with Emmerdale actor Joe-Warren Plant but they were forced to withdraw on 12 February due to them testing positive for COVID-19. In series 14, she was partnered with Brendan Cole, where she once again ended up as runner-up, this time to Regan Gascoigne and Karina Manta. In series 15, she was partnered with Joey Essex and was for the fourth time a runner-up in the competition. In series 16, she was paired with Miles Nazaire, and again finished as the runner-up. For series 17, she was paired with Chris Taylor but had to withdraw due to an injury and was subsequently replaced by Robin Johnstone.Andy Buchanan
Andrew Buchanan did not appear in any ISU Championship or Grand Prix events. He was paired with Anthea Turner in series 8, Zaraah Abrahams in series 9, Rebekah Vardy in series 13 and Stef Reid in series 14. After a series break, he returned for series 16 and was paired with Hannah Spearritt. They were the second couple to be eliminated. In series 17, he was paired with Chelsee Healey.Annette Dytrt is a German figure skater who competed internationally for the Germany and the Czech Republic. She is the 1999 Czech national champion and the 2003–06 German national champion. She joined the show in series 16 and was paired with actor Ricky Norwood. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated. For series 17, she was paired with footballer and pundit Anton Ferdinand.Colin Grafton
Colin Grafton is an American pair skater. He is the 2012 U.S. junior bronze medalist and finished eighth at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk. He joined as a professional in fourteenth series; however did not receive a partner until the fifteenth series, when he was partnered with The Vivienne and they finished in third place. For series 16, he was paired with actress Claire Sweeney and the pair were third to be eliminated. In series 17, he was paired with Mollie Pearce.Mark Hanretty is a Scottish ice dancer. With Christina Chitwood, he is a two-time senior bronze medalist at the British Championships and competed at the 2010 World Championships, where they placed 23rd. He appeared in series 6 with Nadia Sawalha and series 7 with Rosemary Conley. He was paired with Oona King in series 8. Hanretty returned to the show in its 10th series with actress and television presenter Donna Air, they were eliminated in week 7. For the 2019 series, he was paired with Saira Khan. In series 12, he was partnered with paralympic sprinter, Libby Clegg, finishing in 3rd place of the competition. For series 13 he was paired with Reality TV star Billie Shepherd but they withdrew from the competition on 6 February when Billie missed out on two weeks of the competition, one due to a family bereavement and another to Billie suffering a head injury in rehearsals. For series 14, he was paired with Kimberly Wyatt and they finished in third place. In series 15, he was paired with Carley Stenson and they were the sixth couple to be eliminated. In series 16, he was paired with Adele Roberts and they finished in third place. Prior to the start of series 17, in October 2024 5 confirmed it would be his final series as a professional; he was paired with Michaela Strachan.Brendyn Hatfield
Brendyn Hatfield is an American skater. Prior to Dancing on Ice, he was in Disney on Ice and Holiday on Ice. He was partnered with Lucrezia Millarini for the series 12 and they were the second couple to be eliminated. In series 13, he was paired with rapper Lady Leshurr. In series 14, he was paired with Rachel Stevens. In series 15, he was paired with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu. They were the third couple to be eliminated. For series 16, he was paired with stand-up comedian Lou Sanders and they were the fifth couple to be eliminated. Hatfield confirmed in October 2024 that the upcoming 17th series would be his last as a professional; for that series he was paired with television personality Ferne McCann.Vanessa James
Vanessa James is a Canadian pair skater. She is the 2019 European Champion, the 2018 World bronze medallist, the 2017 European bronze medallist, the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time French national champion. James also represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She joined the show as a professional in series 16 and was paired with Olympic long jumper Greg Rutherford. They reached the final however were forced to withdraw after Rutherford sustained an injury. She returned for series 17 and was paired with Dan Edgar.Robin Johnstone
Robin Johnstone did not appear in any ISU Championship or Grand Prix events. She was paired with Gareth Thomas in series 8, but she withdrew in week 9 due to Gareth's sickness and Joe Pasquale in series 9. Robin returned for the 2021 series, and was partnered with Rufus Hound but withdrew on 3 February after Rufus came in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. They were replaced by Matt Richardson who made his debut in the competition in week 4 but left the same week. In series 14, she was paired with rugby player Ben Foden but they were eliminated first. After a series break, Johnstone returned for series 16 where she was paired with professional boxer Ricky Hatton. They were eliminated first. She returned for series 17 as a replacement partner for Chris Taylor after his original partner Vanessa Bauer withdrew due to injury.Molly Lanaghan
Molly Lanaghan is an English figure skater from Doncaster. With Dmirtre Razgulajevs, she has appeared at various national and international ice dance events. She joined the show in series 17 and was paired with Coronation Street actor Sam Aston.Sylvain Longchambon is a French ice dancer. With Caroline Truong, he won bronze at the 2002 French Championships and competed for two years on the senior international level. He appeared in series 6 with Jennifer Metcalfe. He was due to appear in series 7 with Heidi Range, but due to injury had to pull out. He was paired with Samia Ghadie, whom he later married and had a son with, in series 8 and Jorgie Porter in series 9. He returned to the show when it was revived for its 10th series in 2018, he partnered Stephanie Waring, they were eliminated in 11th place. For the 11th series he was paired with Jane Danson. Longchambon returned for series 15 and was paired with Coronation Street actress Mollie Gallagher, and they were eliminated in the semi-final. For series 16, he was paired with Emmerdale actress Roxy Shahidi. They were the fourth couple to be eliminated. In series 17, he was due to be paired with paralympian Sarah Storey however Storey had been forced to withdraw from the competition due to injury.Vicky Ogden
Vicky Ogden is from Milton Keynes. She has no senior national medals to her name and did not compete in any ISU Championships. She appeared in series 7 with Andy Whyment and in series 8 with Joe Pasquale. In series 9, she was partnered with Sam Attwater whom she married in 2014. She temporarily returned for series 13, where she was partnered with Matt Richardson, joining the competition in week 4 after Rufus Hound and his partner Robin Johnstone were forced to withdraw from the competition but left the same week. For the fifteenth series, she did not receive a partner however took part in professional group routines and was used as a reserve. In series 16, Ogden was a replacement partner for Eddie the Eagle after Tippy Packard sustained an injury. They were the seventh couple to be eliminated. For series 17, she was paired with Olympic rower Steve Redgrave.Eric Radford is a Canadian pair skater. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is a two-time world champion, a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medallist in the pairs event, a two-time Four Continents champion, the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian national champion. He is also the first openly gay man to have won a gold medal at any Winter Olympics. He joined the show in series 17 and was paired with EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks.