Mark Hanretty

Mark Hanretty (born 21 March 1985) is a Scottish former competitive ice dancer who represented the United Kingdom with Christina Chitwood. They are two-time (2008, 2010) British medalists and competed at the 2009 European Championships, placing 18th and at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. Hanretty served as a professional skater on the ITV competition series Dancing on Ice from 2011 until his departure in 2025.

Competitive career Hanretty began figure skating in 1995. As a single skater, he was coached by John Christie and Diane C. Dewar in Edinburgh and East Kilbride. He switched to ice dancing in 2004. he was paired with Michaela Strachan and they finished as runner-ups to Sam Aston and his professional partner Molly Lanaghan.

+ Hanretty's statistics Series Celebrity Partner Place 6 (2011) Nadia Sawalha DNQ 7 (2012) Rosemary Conley 10th 8 (2013) Oona King 10th 10 (2018) Donna Air 6th 11 (2019) Saira Khan 9th 12 (2020) Libby Clegg 3rd 13 (2021) Billie Shepherd 10th 14 (2022) Kimberly Wyatt 3rd 15 (2023) Carley Stenson 6th 16 (2024) Adele Roberts 3rd 17 (2025) Michaela Strachan 2nd

Other work In 2012, Hanretty won the Young Artists Showcase, a choreography competition in the United States. He works as a coach and choreographer, based mainly in Sheffield, England.

Personal life Hanretty was born in Erskine, near Glasgow in Scotland. He lives with his wife, Kathy – a skating coach – in Nottinghamshire.