Buckland began skating at age two after his grandparents took him to
Nottingham Ice Stadium. On 20 February 2018, they finished in 10th place and received a scored of 101.96 in their free ice dance, and overall finished in 11th place with a 170.32 final score. In 2018, it was announced that Buckland and Coomes, will not be attending the
2018 World Figure Skating Championships, in order to give Coomes's the opportunity to fully rehabilitate her knee. In 2018, Buckland and Coomes worked as stunt doubles and consultants, on television drama called
Torvill & Dean, based on the true story of
Jayne Torvill and
Christopher Dean. Which was broadcast on UK television on 25 December 2018. == Coaching career ==