Stacey Kemp


Stacey King is an English former competitive pair skater who represented Great Britain. With her husband David King, she is an eight-time British national champion.

Personal life

Stacey Kemp was born on 25 July 1988 in Preston, Lancashire. She was raised in Clayton-le-Woods and attended Leyland St Mary's Catholic High School. She became engaged to David King in 2010. They married in April 2016.

Career

Kemp began skating at age six. She teamed up with King in 2003. The pair began appearing internationally in the 2004–05 season. After competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, they placed 11th at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
The following season, Kemp/King moved up to the senior level. They placed 11th at the 2006 European Championships in Lyon, France, and 17th at the 2006 World Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were coached by Dawn Spendlove and Stephen Pickavance in Blackburn.
The pair's Grand Prix debut came in November 2006; they placed ninth at the 2006 Cup of China and then seventh at the 2006 NHK Trophy. They trained in Blackburn under Dawn Spendlove. Following the 2006–07 season, they joined Mariusz Siudek and Dorota Siudek in Toruń, Poland.
In January 2010, Kemp/King placed 13th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 11th overall at the European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. In February, the pair represented the UK at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They finished 16th after ranking 16th in both segments. Concluding their season, they placed 16th at the 2010 World Championships, held in March in Turin, Italy.
Kemp/King were coached by the Siudeks until the end of the 2010–11 season. After moving to Florida, they were coached by Jeremy Barrett in the 2011–12 season and then joined Lyndon Johnston.
In January 2014, Kemp/King finished 13th at the European Championships in Budapest, having placed 16th in the short and 13th in the free. In February, they competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. During the team trophy, the pair placed tenth in their segment and the UK team had the same result. During the separate pairs' event, Kemp/King placed 19th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate. Their coaches were Lyndon Johnston, Jim Peterson, and Alison Smith.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2013–14

  • Piano Concerto No. 1
by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky

  • "Eleanor Rigby"
by The Beatles
  • Imagine
by John Lennon
by The Beatles
2012–13

  • Doctor Zhivago
by Maurice Jarre

by Edward Elgar
2011–12

  • Cello Suite No. 1 in G major
by Johann Sebastian Bach
performed by Yo-Yo Ma

by John Williams
2010–11

  • Coldplay
  • Sweeney Todd
  • by Stephen Sondheim
    2009–10

    • Numb
    by Linkin Park and Jay Z

    by M. Kaplan
    2008–09

    • Numb
    by Linkin Park and Jay Z

    by Clint Mansell
    2007–08

    • Flamenco Fantasy
    by Rodriguez

    • James Bond medley
    2006–07
    • Guitar Concerto
    by Rodriguez

    by Edvin Marton
    2005–06

    • Kill Bill
  • Art on Ice
  • by Edvin Marton

    Competitive highlights

    ''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''