Irish Wolfhounds Back In The Hunt For Tilburg World Tour

The Irish Wolfhounds resume racing this weekend (7-9 February) as the ISU Short Track World Tour  moves to Europe for the penultimate stop in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Sean McAnuff (Co. Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) will contest the 500, 1000 and 1500 metre distances over three days inside the IJssportcentrum in the Dutch city competing against the best skaters from all over the world.

“It’s the first competition of 2025 for me and I’m looking to build on the season I’ve had so far,” O’Brien said. “This competition I’m looking to improve my times across all the distances and to move up in the rankings.”

“I started racing this season in the Netherlands and am happy to be back here for World Tour #5,” McAnuff said. “My goals this weekend are to improve my 1000m personal best time as well as achieve a new best overall finish in the 500m or 1000m distance.”

The ISU Short Track World Tour can be followed live on the Skating ISU YouTube channel and via the #ShortTrackWorldTour and #ShortTrackSkating hashtags on social media.

Competition Schedule (Tilburg, The Netherlands)

Friday, 7 February – Qualification Rounds

Saturday, 8 February – 500m/1500m

Sunday, 9 February – 1000m