Entries by Sean Gillis

Irish Wolfhound Complete Montreal World Tour Double Header

Sean McAnuff (Co. Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) have rounded out the second of two ISU Short Track World Tour events in Montreal, Canada this weekend. On the opening day of the competition, the Irish Wolfhounds took on the 500 and 1500 metre distances. In Heat 8 of the 500 metre preliminaries O’Brien was […]

Take Two For Irish Wolfhounds At Montreal Short Track World Tour

Sean McAnuff (Co Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co Cavan) resume the chase for quota places at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games when they return to the Maurice-Richard Arena ice for the second ISU Short Track World Tour event of the season in Montreal, Canada (16-19 October). The second consecutive week of racing in Montreal will once […]

Judge 11th At Tayside Trophy

Dillon Judge has finished 11th in the Senior Men’s event at this weekend’s Tayside Trophy in Dundee, Scotland. The two-time Irish champion got his short programme off to a positive start with a nice triple Lutz-double toe loop combination. However, he popped a subsequent triple flip into a double and then fell on the entry […]

Irish Wolfhounds Wrap Up Opening World Tour Leg

Sean McAnuff and Liam O’Brien duked it out with best skaters in the world as they got their campaign for Milano Cortina under way at the first ISU Short Track World Tour event of the season in Montreal, Canada. The opening day saw qualification races in the 500 and 1500 metre distances. O’Brien lined up […]

Farrell 32nd At Solidarity Cup

Julianna Farrell (18) has finished in 32nd place in the women’s event at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Solidarity Cup in Gdansk, Poland earlier today. The Irish Junior Women’s champion got her first Junior Grand Prix event off to a start yesterday in the Short Programme. The beginning of her routine proved […]

Farrell Set For Junior Grand Prix Debut

Julianna Farrell (18) makes her first appearance on the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating at the Solidarity Cup in Gdansk, Poland this week (2-4 October 2025). The 2025 Irish Junior champion made her international debut at Cranberry Cup in Norwood, United States of America where she finished 18th. She becomes the 10th athlete […]

Olympic Hopes Dashed For Team Ireland In Beijing

Team Ireland’s figure skaters have concluded their competition earlier today at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Olympic Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China missing out on securing  a quota place at next February’s Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy. Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus laid down a solid performance on the opening day in […]

Irish Figure Skaters Seeking First Ever Olympic Quota Place

Dillon Judge (Men’s Singles – Co. Down) and Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Ice Dance – Co. Wexford) have arrived in Beijing, China ahead of this weekend’s ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025, the final opportunity for figure skaters to secure quota places for their nations at next February’s Olympic Winter Games Milano […]