{{Short description|English ice dancer}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Joseph Buckland | image = 2020 European Figure Skating Championships Robynne Tweedale Joseph Buckland 2020 01 23 4243.jpg | caption = Robynne Tweedale and Josep Buckland at the 2020 European Championships | fullname = | altname = | country = {{GBR2}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|27}} | birth_place = Nottingham, England,<br>United Kingdom | hometown = | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | partner = Robynne Tweedale (2016–20)<br>Olivia Smart (2011–15)<br>Danielle Bennett (2009–10) | beganskating = 1995 | retired = | medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=British |NC={{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=British|2015|Sheffield|d}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=British|2017|Sheffield|d}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=British|2019|Sheffield|d}}{{FS medal|b|NC|nationals=British|2018|Sheffield|d}} }} | discipline = Ice dance }}
'''Joseph Buckland''' (born 27 October 1992) is an English ice dancer. With former partner Olivia Smart, he is a three-time British national junior champion (2012–14) and competed at three World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2014.
== Personal life == Joseph Buckland was born in Nottingham, England.<ref name=ISU-1415/> He is the younger brother of Nicholas Buckland, who also competes in ice dancing.<ref name=TIN100920/>
== Career == ===Early years=== Buckland teamed up with his first partner, Georgia Robinson, at age 15.<ref name=TIN100920/> In 2008, he was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his spine, keeping him off the ice for six months.<ref name=TIN100920/> He skated with Danielle Bennett in the 2009–10 season. The two placed 15th at their sole ISU Junior Grand Prix event, in Turkey, and became the British national silver medalists on the junior level.
=== Ice dance with Olivia Smart === Buckland began skating with Olivia Smart in 2010.<ref name=TIN100920/> They made their JGP debut in autumn 2011, ranking 13th in Austria and 12th in Estonia. They came in 17th at their first World Junior Championships, held in Minsk in March 2012. In the 2012–13 season, the duo missed the JGP series and finished 22nd at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan.
In 2013–14, Smart/Buckland placed seventh at both of their JGP assignments, Poland and the Czech Republic, and finished 10th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Smart/Buckland moved up to the senior level in the 2014–15 season. In October 2014, they placed fourth at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. In November, they won silver medals at the International Cup of Nice and NRW Trophy before taking the British national title in the absence of Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland. Smart/Buckland withdrew from the 2015 European Championships before the short dance, Buckland having fallen ill with gastroenteritis.<ref name=NISA150129/><ref name=NISA150319/> The duo then went on to place 27th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China. They split in June 2015.<ref name=NP160122/>
===Later partnerships=== Buckland teamed up with Molly Lanaghan in October 2015.<ref name=NP160122/> As of October 2016, his skating partner is Robynne Tweedale.<ref name=Entries-D>{{cite web |url= https://data.tallinntrophy.eu/2016/Tallinn_Trophy/Challenger/CAT004EN.HTM |title= Entries: Ice Dance |publisher= Tallinn Trophy |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161031223641/https://data.tallinntrophy.eu/2016/Tallinn_Trophy/Challenger/CAT004EN.HTM |archivedate= 31 October 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
== Programs ==
===With Tweedale===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Rhythm dance ! Free dance |- ! 2019–20 <br> | * {{small|Quickstep:}} The Lady Is a Tramp <br>{{small| performed by Matthew Morrison }} * {{small|Foxtrot:}} Let's Face the Music and Dance <br>{{small| (from Follow the Fleet) <br>by Irving Berlin }} | * Rocket Man * Goodbye Yellow Brick Road{{Small|<br> (from ''Rocketman'') <br> by Elton John }} |- ! ! Short dance ! |- ! 2018–19 | *{{small|Tango:}} Whatever Lola Wants *{{small|Tango:}} Libertango <br>{{small| by Astor Piazzolla}} | rowspan=2 | *Ghost the Musical <br>{{small|by Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard}} |- ! 2017–18 <br><ref name=ISU-1718/> | *{{small|Samba:}} El Beso del Final <br>{{small|by Christina Aguilera}} *{{small|Rhumba:}} Loca <br>{{small|by Shakira}} |- ! 2016–17 <br><ref name=ISU-1617/> | *{{small|Blues:}} Heartbreak Hotel *{{small|Swing:}} Blue Suede Shoes <br>{{small|by Elvis Presley}} | *My Immortal <br>{{small|by Evanescence}} |}
=== Ice dance with Olivia Smart === [[File:2012 World Junior FS Olivia Smart Joseph Bucklandn.jpg|thumb|200px|Smart / Buckland at the 2012 World Junior Championships]] {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short dance ! Free dance |- ! 2014–15 <br> <ref name=ISU-1415/> | * {{small|Paso doble:}} Diablo Rojo <br>{{small|by Rodrigo y Gabriela}} * {{small|Flamenco:}} Crepuscolo Sul Mare <br>{{small|by Piero Umiliani}} | * Sunset Boulevard <br>{{small| by Andrew Lloyd Webber }} |- ! 2013–14 <br> <ref name=ISU-1314/> | * Puttin' On the Ritz <br>{{small| by Irving Berlin }} * Bang Bang | * Paso Doble * El Mariachi * Once Upon A Time In Mexico <br>{{small| by Robert Rodriguez }} |- ! 2012–13 <br> <ref name=ISU-1213/> | * Swing Set <br>{{small| by Jurassic 5 }} * Feeling Good <br>{{small| by Escala }} | * Tango In Ebony <br>{{small| by Maksim, Julian Kershaw }} * Butterflies and Hurricanes <br>{{small| by William Joseph }} |- ! 2011–12 <br> <ref name=ISU-1112/> | * Natural Passion <br>{{small| by Latin Festival }} * Sway | * That Man <br>{{small| by Caro Emerald }} * Ain't No Sunshine <br>{{small| by Lighthouse Family }} * Pencil Full of Lead <br>{{small| by Paolo Nutini }} |}
== Competitive highlights == {{smalldiv| *GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series *JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series *CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series }}
=== With Tweedale === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-RTJB/> |- ! Event ! 16–17 ! 17–18 ! 18–19 ! 19–20 |- | align=left | Europeans || 21st || || 17th || 21st |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America || || || 9th || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada || || || 7th || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Golden Spin || || 12th || 6th || 9th |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Lombardia || || || 5th || 10th |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Ondrej Nepela || || || 6th || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Tallinn Trophy || 15th || || || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Warsaw Cup || || 7th || || |- | align=left | Bavarian Open || 8th || 5th || || 4th |- | align=left | Cup of Nice || || 7th || || |- | align=left | Egna Trophy || || 6th || || |- | align=left | Mezzaluna Cup || || || || 6th |- | align=left | Toruń Cup || 6th || || || 4th |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-RTJB/> |- | align=left | British Champ. || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || |}
=== Ice dance with Olivia Smart === {{Figure skating competitive highlights |level=senior|ref={{r|SS-OSJB}} |season1=2014–15 |{{FS placements|1|World Championships|p1=27th}} |{{FS placements|1|Spanish Championships|p1=1st}} |{{FS placements|1|{{nowrap|{{small|CS}} Ondrej Nepela Trophy}}|p1=4th}} |{{FS placements|1|Cup of Nice|p1=2nd}} |{{FS placements|1|NRW Trophy|p1=2nd}} }} {{Figure skating competitive highlights |level=junior|ref={{r|SS-OSJB}}{{r|ISU-OSJB}} |season1=2011–12|season2=2012–13|season3=2013–14 |{{FS placements|3|{{nowrap|World Junior Championships}}|p1=17th|p2=22nd|p3=10th}} |{{FS placements|3|British Championships|p1=1st|p2=1st|p3=1st}} |{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} Austria|p1=13th}} |{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} Czech Republic|p3=7th}} |{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} Estonia|p1=12th}} |{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} Poland|p3=7th}} |{{FS placements|3|Bavarian Open|p2=6th|p3=3rd}} |{{FS placements|3|Mentor Cup|p1=1st}} |{{FS placements|3|NRW Trophy|p3=3rd}} |{{FS placements|3|Santa Claus Cup|p2=8th}} }}
=== With Bennett === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-DBJB/> |- ! Event ! 2009–10 |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Turkey || 15th |- | align=left | NRW Trophy || 12th J |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-DBJB/> |- | align=left | British Championships || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J |}
== References == {{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=ISU-DBJB>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012351.htm |title= Competition Results: Danielle BENNETT / Joseph BUCKLAND |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140314190943/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012351.htm |archivedate= 14 March 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-OSJB>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013566.htm |title= Competition Results: Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151104132709/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013566.htm |archivedate= 4 November 2015 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=SS-OSJB>{{cite web |url=https://skatingscores.com/gbr/dance/olivia_smart_joseph_buckland |title=GBR–Olivia Smart/Joseph Buckland |website=SkatingScores}}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |title= Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120418154050/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |archivedate= 18 April 2012 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |title= Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130618190908/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |archivedate= 18 June 2013 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |title= Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140314190724/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |archivedate= 14 March 2014 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1415>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |title= Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150520210419/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013566.htm |archivedate= 20 May 2015 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1617>{{cite web |title=Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2016/17 |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00101859.htm |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809085613/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00101859.htm |archivedate=9 August 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1718>{{cite web |title=Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND: 2017/18 |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00101859.htm |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816145559/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00101859.htm |archivedate=16 August 2018}}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-RTJB>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00101859.htm |title= Competition Results: Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>
<ref name=TIN100920>{{cite news |url= http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Joseph-keeps-family-tradition-ice/story-12269622-detail/story.html |title= Olympic hopeful Joseph keeps up the family tradition on ice |first= Lynette |last= Pinchess |work= This is Nottingham |date= 20 September 2010 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120311050207/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Joseph-keeps-family-tradition-ice/story-12269622-detail/story.html |archivedate= 11 March 2012 |url-status= dead |access-date= 11 March 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name=NISA150129>{{cite news |url= http://www.iceskating.org.uk/index.cfm/news/illness-hits-buckland-brothers-at-european-figure-skating-championships/ |title= Illness hits Buckland brothers at European Figure Skating Championships |work= National Ice Skating Association |date= 29 January 2015 |access-date= 20 March 2015 |archive-date= 20 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150320081726/http://www.iceskating.org.uk/index.cfm/news/illness-hits-buckland-brothers-at-european-figure-skating-championships/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=NISA150319>{{cite news |url= http://www.iceskating.org.uk/index.cfm/news/buckland-and-coomes-withdraw-from-world-championships-due-to-illness/ |title= Buckland and Coomes withdraw from World Championships due to illness |work= National Ice Skating Association |date= 19 March 2015 |access-date= 20 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150320052401/http://www.iceskating.org.uk/index.cfm/news/buckland-and-coomes-withdraw-from-world-championships-due-to-illness/ |archive-date= 20 March 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=NP160122>{{cite news |url= http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-ice-dance-Olympic-hopeful-Joseph/story-28585518-detail/story.html |title= Nottingham ice dance Olympic hopeful Joseph Buckland back in the groove after finding new partner |work= Nottingham Post |date= 22 January 2016 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160122232810/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-ice-dance-Olympic-hopeful-Joseph/story-28585518-detail/story.html |archivedate= 22 January 2016 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category|Joseph Buckland}} * {{ISU figure skater|00013566|Olivia Smart & Joseph Buckland}} * {{SkatingScores|gbr/dance/olivia_smart_joseph_buckland|Olivia Smart & Joseph Buckland}} * {{ISU figure skater|00012351|Danielle Bennett & Joseph Buckland}} * {{ISU figure skater|00101859|Robynne Tweedale & Joseph Buckland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckland, Joseph}} Category:English male ice dancers Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Figure skaters from Nottingham Category:21st-century English sportsmen