OLIVIA Smart has joined Dancing on Ice as a professional dancer for the 2023 series.
The 25-year-old brings with her a host of accolades and is fresh from the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Who is Olivia Smart?
Olivia Smart is a British-Spanish ice dancer who was born in Sheffield on April 1, 1997.
The 25-year-old became a Spanish citizen in July 2017.
Olivia has skated with Spanish skater Adrián DÃaz since 2016.
The pair managed to reach the Beijing Olympics in 2022.
Diaz then announced that he was retiring from the competition in May 2022, and in December it was revealed that Olivia would skate with German ice dancer Tim Dieck.
Who is Olivia Smart paired up with on Dancing on Ice?
Olivia Smart is paired with Nile Wilson on the ITV show.
The 26-year-old from Leeds, rose to fame when he won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
He also was a world medallist as a member of the silver-medal-winning British team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2015.
In 2021, the gymnast announced his retirement from the competitive sport as a result of injuries.
On Janaury 29, 2023, Nile topped the ITV celebrity skating competition’s leaderboard with a score of 33.5.
He and Smart opened the show with a performance to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The judges were left in awe, with Ashley Banjo adding: “It was jam-packed full of content but you made it look easy… That is next level, my friend.
Is Olivia Smart married?
It is believed that Smart is currently single.
She previously dated her former dance partner Joseph Buckland.
The duo won three British national junior championships between 2012-2014.
In 2015, they announced their split.
Is Olivia Smart on social media?
Yes, Olivia is on Instagram with over 30,000 followers as of February 2023.
Over on her page, you can expect to see the behind-the-scenes of her skating performances.
Find her account under the username @oliviasmartx
