冰上荣誉的背后，是四年如一日的汗水与执着。他们在克罗地亚赢得金针挑战赛冠军，那是至今最骄傲的一刻。而在2024年世锦赛上，他们斩获第17名，这是他们在世界舞台上的最好成绩——但他们知道，未来还有更高的山峰等待征服。
他们的日常，几乎是冰上的写意人生。清晨七点半开始训练，直到午后，冰上技巧、芭蕾、体能，每一项都精准而专注。之后，他们还要继续学习各种舞蹈——从霹雳舞到交际舞，从嘻哈到古典芭蕾，只为在冰面上表达更深的情绪与灵魂。
他们说：“我们热爱这种节奏，它不是消耗，而是滋养。”
而每个周末，是他们重新充电的方式。詹姆斯喜欢在高尔夫球场上放空自我，把一整周的压力随球击出；菲比则喜欢城市的街头，朋友的陪伴，音乐与咖啡香交织的自由时光。他们明白，想要一直滑下去，必须学会如何在生活里呼吸。
可这一切来得并不容易。十五岁那年，他们离开家乡，飞往大洋彼岸的美国，追逐冰上的梦想：“当时我还只是个孩子，第一次离开家，语言不熟，生活琐碎，每件事都要靠自己，包括换手机号这种看似简单的小事。”菲比回忆说。
他们曾因签证问题差点赶不上欧洲锦标赛，训练时间一再被压缩，却仍然在最后一刻拼尽全力站上冰面。那一刻，他们终于明白：滑冰不仅仅是关于得分和排名，更是关于信念、情感、坚持，还有——不放弃的勇气。
在世界青年锦标赛前夕，菲比的父亲离世。沉重的情绪让她几乎无法站上冰场。是朋友的一句话点醒了她：“你今天不是去比赛，你只是去滑冰。” 这句话，成了她心中永远的信条。不是为了赢，而是为了表达。不是为了证明，而是为了连接。
滑冰，对他们来说，是世界上最接近“飞翔”的事情。在冰上，他们释放情绪、讲述故事、连接观众。他们相信，这项运动不仅能触动人心，更能唤醒人们对美、对爱的感知。
“如果有一天我们老了，不能再滑冰了……只要能回望这段旅程，真诚地说‘我全力以赴过，真的热爱过’，那就够了。”
因为他们知道，滑冰是短暂的，但热爱和梦想，是永恒的。
Chasing Ice Dance Dreams, Aiming for the Olympics – Britain’s Rising Stars Shine on the World Stage
By May Zhao · Fang Yuan
They are the new generation of British ice dance brilliance. Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez — a perfectly synchronized duo on the ice, two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix silver medalists and British national junior champions. In 2025, they stepped onto the senior World Championships stage, presenting a Bond-themed free dance that radiated sharpness and youthful fire. Their next goal: the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
Behind the glory on the ice lies four years of relentless dedication. Their proudest moment so far? Winning gold at the Golden Spin in Croatia. At the 2024 World Championships, they ranked 17th — their best performance on the global stage yet. But they know greater peaks lie ahead.
Their daily routine is a portrait of life on ice. Training starts at 7:30 AM and stretches into the afternoon — precision work on ice skills, ballet, strength training. And afterward? More dance: from breaking to ballroom, hip-hop to classical ballet. Every movement is a language; every step a story waiting to be told on the ice.
“We love this rhythm,” they say. “It doesn’t drain us — it fuels us.”
Weekends are their time to breathe. James finds his reset on the golf course, driving the week’s pressure into the wind. Phebe prefers wandering city streets, sharing coffee and conversation with friends. They’ve learned that to keep skating forward, you must know when to pause and live.
But this life didn’t come easy. At just 15, they left home and moved to the U.S. to chase their dream. “I was still a kid,” Phebe recalls. “It was my first time away from family. Everything felt unfamiliar — the language, the small daily things. Even changing my phone number was hard.”
They nearly missed the European Championships once due to visa issues. Training time was scarce, but in the end, they made it — skating their hearts out on a tight timeline. It was then they realized: skating isn’t just about scores or rankings. It’s about belief, emotion, perseverance — and the courage not to give up.
Before the World Junior Championships, Phebe lost her father. The grief was crushing. She almost couldn’t step onto the ice. Until a friend gently reminded her,
“You’re not competing today — you’re just going out to skate.”
That sentence became her anchor. It wasn’t about winning. It was about expression. Not proving anything — but connecting with everything.
For them, skating is the closest thing to flying. On the ice, they release emotion, tell stories, and reach the hearts of others. They believe skating can move people, awaken beauty, and ignite love.
“If one day we’re old and can’t skate anymore… as long as we can look back and say, ‘I gave it my all. I truly loved it,’ that will be enough.”
Because skating may be fleeting —but passion and dreams are forever.