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Luke Digby

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British pair skater

Luke Digby
Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby at the2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Born (2001-02-05)5 February 2001 (age 24)
Sheffield, England,
United Kingdom
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
DisciplinePair skating (since 2021)
Men's singles (2016–19)
PartnerAnastasia Vaipan-Law
CoachSimon Briggs
Debi Briggs
Jason Briggs
Skating clubDundee Ice Skating Club
Began skating2007
Medal record
British Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 SheffieldPairs
Gold medal – first place2023 SheffieldPairs
Gold medal – first place2024 SheffieldPairs
Gold medal – first place2025 SheffieldPairs

Luke Digby (born 5 February 2001) is a Britishfigure skater. With pair partner,Anastasia Vaipan-Law, he is a four-timeBritish national champion (2022–2025) and the2024 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist.

Personal life

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Digby was born on February 5, 2001.[1] In February 2024, he became engaged to his girlfriend, former British ice dancer, Megan Morley.[2]

Career

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Early years and singles career

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Digby began skating in 2007 at iceSheffield as asingle skater.[3]

Digby participated at2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, where he finished eighth and then went on to place sixth at the2017 Volvo Open Cup. He competed at the2017 Junior Nationals, placing fifth.[4]

Digby also won side-to-side Junior Nationals in 2018 and 2019. Nevertheless, his best international result was second place at the2018 Torun Cup. He also finished eighth at the2018 Minsk Arena Ice Star and fourth at the2018 Volvo Open Cup. His only performance at the JGP inEgna was scored in eighteenth place. He also competed at two JGP in 2018, twelfth in Slovakia and eleventh in Lithuania.[4] His last international ISU competition in single skating was theWorld Junior Championships. He finished in forty-third place with 40.37 points and did not advance to free skating.[5]

Pair skating career

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2021–22 season: Pairs debut with Vaipan-Law

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Following the2018–19 figure skating season, Digby moved topair skating, teaming up withAnastasia Vaipan-Law with Simon Briggs, Debi Briggs, and Jason Briggs becoming their coaching team.[6]

Vaipan-Law/Digby made their international debut as a team at the2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. They finished twelfth overall and recorded personal bests in all three segments of competition. The team competed at three more events throughout the fall, winning the 2021 Tayside Trophy and finishing fourth at both the2021 Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d’Azur and the2021 CS Warsaw Cup respectively.[7]

At their firstBritish Championships in November, Vaipan-Law/Digby narrowly took the title ahead of the long-dominant teamJones/Boyadji. Jones/Boyadji initially received the assignment to Great Britain's single berth in the pairs' field at the2022 European Figure Skating Championships, but after Jones recorded a positiveCOVID-19 test shortly before the event, Vaipan-Law/Digby were assigned to replace them.[7]

Vaipan-Law/Digby set a new personal best in the short program at 2022 Europeans but finished eighteenth in the segment and did not advance to the free skate.[7]

2022–23 season: World Championship debut

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Vaipan-Law/Digby began the2022–23 figure skating season with a tenth-place finish at the2022 CS Finlandia Trophy and a silver medal at the 2022 Tayside Trophy. On the2022-23 ISU Grand Prix, they were the host-picked pair team for the2022 MK John Wilson Trophy inSheffield, where they finished seventh. Following this, the pair finished seventh at the2022 CS Warsaw Cup.[7]

Vaipan-Law/Digby went on to defend their title at the2023 British Championships and were selected to compete at theEuropean andWorld Championships.[8] The pair finished in tenth place at the European Championships inEspoo,Finland.[9] They then went on to place tenth at the2023 International Challenge Cup.[7]

Making their World Championship debut inSaitama,Japan, Vaipan-Law/Digby qualified for the free skate after placing seventeenth in the short program and went on to place sixteenth in the free skate, finishing in sixteenth place overall.[10][11]

Vaipan-Law and Digby during their short program at the2024 World Championships

2023–24 season

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Vaipan-Law and Digby during their free skate at the2024 World Championships

Beginning the season with twoChallenger series assignments, Vaipan-Law/Digby came eighth at the2023 CS Lombardia Trophy and fifth at the2023 CS Autumn Classic International.[7] They received an unexpected opportunity to compete on theGrand Prix when reigning world championsMiura/Kihara withdrew from the2023 Skate America. They finished seventh at the event.[12] Vaipan-Law/Digby subsequently took gold at the2024 British Championships for a third time.[7]

In January, the pair finished ninth at the2024 European Championships.[13] At the2024 World Championships in March, they attempted a more difficult jump in the short program than at the European Championships. Despite a mistake on it, they qualified for the free skate, and they ended in twentieth place.[14]

2024–25 season

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Vaipan-Law/Digby started the season by finishing sixth at the2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prix series, the pair placed sixth at2024 Skate America, earning personal best scores in the process. They subsequently placed sixth at the2024 NHK Trophy.[15][7]

In late November, the pair won their first ISU medal, a silver at the2024 CS Warsaw Cup before going on to win their fourth consecutive national title at the2025 British Championships.[7]

Programs

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Pair skating with Anastasia Vaipan-Law

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SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2024–2025
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2023–2024
[1][17]
2022–2023
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2021–2022
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2020–2021
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Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Anastasia Vaipan-Law

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Competition placements at senior level [15]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships16th20thTBD
European Championships18th10th9th5th
British Championships1st1st1st1st
GPNHK Trophy6th
GPSkate America7th6th
GPWilson Trophy7th
CSAutumn Classic5th
CSFinlandia Trophy12th10th
CSLombardia Trophy8th
CSNebelhorn Trophy6th
CSWarsaw Cup17th7th2nd2nd
Challenge Cup10th
Tayside Trophy1st2nd2nd2nd
Trophée Métropole Nice4th

Single skating

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Competition placements at junior level [21]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
World Junior Championships43rd
British Championships5th1st1st
JGPItaly18th
JGPLithuania11th
JGPSlovakia12th
Ice Star8th
Mentor Cup2nd
Volvo Open Cup6th4th

Detailed results

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Pair skating with Anastasia Vaipan-Law

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [15]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS183.762025 European Championships
Short programTSS66.542024 CS Warsaw Cup
TES37.152024 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS29.392024 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skatingTSS118.932025 European Championships
TES61.052024 Skate America
PCS59.972025 European Championships
Results in the2024–25 season[15]
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 19–21, 2024Germany2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy660.054114.636174.68
Oct 12–13, 2024United Kingdom2024 Tayside Trophy261.962109.802171.76
Oct 18–20, 2024United States2024 Skate America661.316118.826180.13
Nov 8–10, 2024Japan2024 NHK Trophy758.176116.286174.45
Nov 20–24, 2024Poland2024 CS Warsaw Cup266.542115.832182.37
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2024United Kingdom2025 British Championships165.281123.391188.67
Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025Estonia2025 European Championships464.836118.935183.76
2023–2024 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
March 18–24, 20242024 World Championships20
54.69
20
98.37
20
153.06
January 8–14, 20242024 European Championships8
56.79
9
102.22
9
159.01
November 16–19, 20232023 Warsaw Cup2
61.84
3
102.50
2
164.34
October 20–22, 20232023 Skate America6
50.60
7
83.24
7
133.84
October 14–15, 20232023 Tayside Trophy3
50.70
2
107.59
2
158.29
September 14–17, 20232023 CS Autumn Classic International6
52.64
4
107.18
5
159.82
September 8–10, 20232023 CS Lombardia Trophy6
55.32
10
87.65
8
142.97
2022–2023 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
March 22–26, 20232023 World Championships17
55.42
16
97.96
16
153.38
February 23–26, 20232023 International Challenge Cup10
41.12
10
85.81
10
126.93
January 25–29, 20232023 European Championships9
49.43
10
88.06
10
137.49
December 1–4, 20222023 British Championships1
55.20
1
105.76
1
160.96
November 17–20, 20222022 CS Warsaw Cup8
48.30
7
99.56
7
147.86
November 11–13, 20222022 MK John Wilson Trophy7
50.29
6
93.52
7
143.81
October 15–16, 20222022 Tayside Trophy2
52.31
2
93.19
2
145.50
October 4–9, 20222022 CS Finlandia Trophy10
40.79
10
70.89
10
111.68
2021–2022 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 10–16, 20222022 European Championships18
51.11
18
51.11
Nov. 30 – Dec. 5, 20212022 British Championships1
50.49
2
91.42
1
141.91
November 6–7, 20212021 Tayside Trophy1
57.56
1
101.37
1
158.93
October 20–24, 20212021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur4
40.72
4
81.33
4
122.05
October 7–10, 20212021 CS Finlandia Trophy13
45.79
12
86.77
12
132.56

References

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  2. ^Morley, Megan."02/07/2024 💍 We're Engaged! My first, only and forever love, I'm still in shock. Truly the most magical surprise. Together forever ♾️".Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved7 November 2024.
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  17. ^abVaipan-Law, Anastasia."2023/24 Free Program".Instagram. Retrieved27 June 2023.
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