Gibson forms one half of the most decorated British ice dance pairing of all time alongside Lilah Fear, with the pair looking to become their nation’s first Olympic medallists in the event since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1994
Lewis Gibson cannot wait for a Tartan takeover in Milano-Cortina as he sets his sights on ending Britain’s wait for an Olympic figure skating medal with a Scottish setlist.
Gibson forms one half of the most decorated British ice dance pairing of all time alongside Lilah Fear, with the pair looking to become their nation’s first Olympic medallists in the event since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1994.
They perform their free dance to a backdrop of crowd-pleasing Scottish classics, which the patriotic Gibson can’t wait to take to the biggest stage.
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“Representing Britain at the Olympics, the Scottish medley just seemed like the right fit,” he said.
“We have Flower of Scotland, then I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond and then Auld Lang Syne.
“There is a bit of a Lilah and Lewis twist with it being revved up, but the melody is so well known all over the world.
“We train in an environment where there are people from all over the world training and every time it plays they all sing it ‘500 Miles’, everyone knows that song.
“That’s just how universal it is. Shout out Craig and Charlie (Reid).”
Gibson and Fear finished 10th on their Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 but have become an increasing force on the global stage in the time since.
They earned bronze at the 2025 World Championships, Britain’s first podium finish at the event in over four decades, and picked up their second consecutive Grand Prix Final bronze earlier this month.
“If people were not saying [we could medal] then I would be wishing they were,” he said.
“The support we have, and our results, of course brings a bit of pressure but at the same time it is amazing.
“It has been a crazy 10 years (with Lilah). Of course we started off with goals but being able to smash them and be where we are now is just wild. We always want more.
“We really wanted to focus on our growth throughout the year and notice our improvements and things we still need to work on.
“It’s about keeping that moving along ahead of a really exciting Olympics.”
Like a lot of Scottish boys, Gibson’s first sporting experiences came on the football field but it turned out to be a brief dalliance.
He discovered skating aged 11 at the Ayr Curling Rink and has thrived on the creative expression the sport encourages.
“ Football was just for a local team,” he said. “I can’t even remember the name.
“I remember the colour of kit we were wearing though, it was navy and black. That shows you where my priorities were at.
“I was always looking for something else, it was never really my interest. I just did it because it was the normal thing.
“I loved watching pop stars on TV and as I got further into the sport, there was also then that creative piece of being able to choreograph my own programmes and choose what I was able to wear.
“I was very artistic in school and so that was a big strength for me and something I was able to grow in my sport. It’s one of my biggest strengths now as well.
“Putting the music together, why you choose songs and how you envision it going, you feels like a creative director rather than an artist. There are so many pieces to what we do.”
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