Silver Season Start for Soucisse and Firus
Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford) have opened the 2025/2026 season by taking a silver medal in the Senior Ice Dance event at the International Ice Dance Dordrecht in the Netherlands this weekend.
The three-time Irish champions performed two new routines for the first time internationally and it was a valuable opportunity to compete them for the first time and get feedback from the technical and judging panels. First up was the 1990s themed rhythm dance and Soucisse and Firus choice for the season is a New Kids on the Block medley. Their opening sequential twizzles were graded Level 3, a pattern type step sequence Level 1, as was their midline steps. They closed out with a Level 4 rotational lift and a choreographic rhythm sequence. Their score of 65.27 points put them in second place overnight.
The Irish ice dancers had debuted their “Riverdance” free dance at the end of last season at the Irish Championships. They commenced with a Level 3 dance spin, a choreographic slide and Level 1 one foot turns. Soucisse garnered Level 2 for the synchronised twizzles, while Firus obtained a Level 1 for the same element. Both parts of the straightline lift and rotational lift combination were Level 4, while a serpentine step sequence was Level 1 and a stationary lift Level 4. They wrapped things up with choreographic steps and assisted jump. They scored 94.81 points for the free which gave them a total of 160.08 points keeping them in second place in the final standings.
