Robin Cousins

Robin Cousins
MBE
Personal information
Born (1957-08-17) 17 August 1957
Bristol, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Skating club
  • Queen's Ice Club London
  • Bristol Ice Dance and Figure Skating Club
Retired1980 (amateur), 1997 (professional)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Lake PlacidSingles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1980 DortmundSingles
Silver medal – second place1979 ViennaSingles
Bronze medal – third place1978 OttawaSingles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1980 GothenburgSingles
Bronze medal – third place1979 ZagrebSingles
Bronze medal – third place1978 StrasbourgSingles
Bronze medal – third place1977 HelsinkiSingles

Robin John Cousins (born 17 August 1957) is a British former competitive figure skater who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980. He was the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist (1978–1980) and four-time British national champion (1977–1980), winning all of these titles during his amateur career. He followed this with a successful career as a professional figure skater and later starred in ice shows as well as producing several of his own. He is able to spin in either direction, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, which is an unusual skill for a figure skater.

Off the ice, Cousins commentates on figure skating events for the BBC and was head judge on ITV's Dancing on Ice show from 2006 to 2014. He has also appeared in theatre productions, including the West End.

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