ICE SKATING: Oxford turn on style to scoop four golds

8:00am Saturday 20th October 2007

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Oxford ice skaters captured four gold medals at the British Championships at Lee Valley Ice Rink in London.

Caroline Lordan set the ball rolling by winning the bronze level ladies' freeskate title after performing a clean programme.

Fiona Brown and Mike Jones, who were also competing at bronze level, posted Oxford's second success in the compulsory ice dance.

They also took second place in the bronze level freedance.

In the gold level ice dance, husband-and-wife team Maggie and Vernon Leigh enjoyed a double success in the compulsory dance and the freedance.

There was also a silver for Mike Jones, who achieved his third championship medal when finishing second in the bronze level compulsory dance.

And Pamela Rhodes and Richard Leach made it seven medals for Oxford skaters at the championships with bronze in the gold level compulsory dance.