Luke Digby | |||||||||||||||
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![]() 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 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Pair skating (since 2021) Men's singles (2016–19) | ||||||||||||||
Partner | Anastasia Vaipan-Law | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Simon Briggs Debi Briggs Jason Briggs | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | Dundee Ice Skating Club | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Digby was born on February 5, 2001.[1] In February 2024, he became engaged to his girlfriend, former British ice dancer, Megan Morley.[2]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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World Championships | 16th | 20th | TBD | |
European Championships | 18th | 10th | 9th | 5th |
British Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
GPNHK Trophy | 6th | |||
GPSkate America | 7th | 6th | ||
GPWilson Trophy | 7th | |||
CSAutumn Classic | 5th | |||
CSFinlandia Trophy | 12th | 10th | ||
CSLombardia Trophy | 8th | |||
CSNebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |||
CSWarsaw Cup | 17th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd |
Challenge Cup | 10th | |||
Tayside Trophy | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Trophée Métropole Nice | 4th |
Season | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
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World Junior Championships | 43rd | ||
British Championships | 5th | 1st | 1st |
JGPItaly | 18th | ||
JGPLithuania | 11th | ||
JGPSlovakia | 12th | ||
Ice Star | 8th | ||
Mentor Cup | 2nd | ||
Volvo Open Cup | 6th | 4th |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 183.76 | 2025 European Championships |
Short program | TSS | 66.54 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
TES | 37.15 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | |
PCS | 29.39 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | |
Free skating | TSS | 118.93 | 2025 European Championships |
TES | 61.05 | 2024 Skate America | |
PCS | 59.97 | 2025 European Championships |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 19–21, 2024 | ![]() | 6 | 60.05 | 4 | 114.63 | 6 | 174.68 |
Oct 12–13, 2024 | ![]() | 2 | 61.96 | 2 | 109.80 | 2 | 171.76 |
Oct 18–20, 2024 | ![]() | 6 | 61.31 | 6 | 118.82 | 6 | 180.13 |
Nov 8–10, 2024 | ![]() | 7 | 58.17 | 6 | 116.28 | 6 | 174.45 |
Nov 20–24, 2024 | ![]() | 2 | 66.54 | 2 | 115.83 | 2 | 182.37 |
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2024 | ![]() | 1 | 65.28 | 1 | 123.39 | 1 | 188.67 |
Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | ![]() | 4 | 64.83 | 6 | 118.93 | 5 | 183.76 |
2023–2024 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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March 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 20 54.69 | 20 98.37 | 20 153.06 |
January 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 8 56.79 | 9 102.22 | 9 159.01 |
November 16–19, 2023 | 2023 Warsaw Cup | 2 61.84 | 3 102.50 | 2 164.34 |
October 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate America | 6 50.60 | 7 83.24 | 7 133.84 |
October 14–15, 2023 | 2023 Tayside Trophy | 3 50.70 | 2 107.59 | 2 158.29 |
September 14–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 6 52.64 | 4 107.18 | 5 159.82 |
September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 6 55.32 | 10 87.65 | 8 142.97 |
2022–2023 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 17 55.42 | 16 97.96 | 16 153.38 |
February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 10 41.12 | 10 85.81 | 10 126.93 |
January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 9 49.43 | 10 88.06 | 10 137.49 |
December 1–4, 2022 | 2023 British Championships | 1 55.20 | 1 105.76 | 1 160.96 |
November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 8 48.30 | 7 99.56 | 7 147.86 |
November 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 7 50.29 | 6 93.52 | 7 143.81 |
October 15–16, 2022 | 2022 Tayside Trophy | 2 52.31 | 2 93.19 | 2 145.50 |
October 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 40.79 | 10 70.89 | 10 111.68 |
2021–2022 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 18 51.11 | – | 18 51.11 |
Nov. 30 – Dec. 5, 2021 | 2022 British Championships | 1 50.49 | 2 91.42 | 1 141.91 |
November 6–7, 2021 | 2021 Tayside Trophy | 1 57.56 | 1 101.37 | 1 158.93 |
October 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 40.72 | 4 81.33 | 4 122.05 |
October 7–10, 2021 | 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy | 13 45.79 | 12 86.77 | 12 132.56 |