Nicky Slater

Nicholas Mark Slater (born 6 April 1958) is an English former ice dancer and TV and theatrical performer.

Personal life Slater's parents, Joan Dewhirst Slater and John Slater, competed together in ice dancing, winning silver at the 1952 and 1953 World Championships. They were also World Professional champions. They retired to coach at Liverpool Rink then Manchester Ice Palace and finally Altrincham Ice Rink.

Slater attended Parr Lane County Primary School and North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham. He had previously judged the World Professional Figure Skating Championship for ABC and Strictly Ice Dancing for the BBC.

Singer-songwriter, writer, entertainer From his earliest days, Slater was involved in music through his parents' ice dancing background. From his earliest recollections, he was helping his father edit music on their Ferrograph 'Reel to Reel' tape machine for ice dance performances. Drawing on that upbringing (and over ten years of development and study across areas of songwriting, singing, instruments and music production), he composes and performs his own music.

End of commentary career On 23 March 2022, Slater and Simon Reed were acting as the commentators of the international feed of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships. After the event concluded, a hot mic recorded them referring to two-time World Champion and three-time Olympic medalist Meagan Duhamel as the "bitch from Canada", while laughing. The clip went viral, leading the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (who were employing Duhamel to do Canadian commentary) to demand a response from the International Skating Union (ISU). The ISU released a statement on social media on 24 March 2022, in which they said they were "shocked by the language used" and that there "is no place for harassing and abusive language or remarks and behavior in sport and our society." Slater and Reed were suspended by the ISU and their service provider, neither will cover any future ISU figure skating event, and an internal investigation will follow. The ISU also apologised to Duhamel.

Competitive highlights With Barber International Event 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 Olympics 12th 6th Worlds 13th 10th 7th 7th 5th 5th 6th Europeans 11th 8th 5th 5th 3rd 4th 4th NHK Trophy 2nd 1st 1st Skate America 3rd Skate Canada 2nd 2nd St. Ivel 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st National British Champ. 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st

With Winter International: Junior Event 1975–76 1976–77 World Junior Championships 1st National British Championships 3rd