Entries by Sean Gillis

Irish Wolfhounds Embark On World Tour European Leg

After two weekends of racing in Montreal, Canada last month, Sean McAnuff (Co. Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) are in Europe for the next and final two ISU Short Track World Tour events of the season. First stop for the Irish Wolfhounds is Gdansk, Poland (20-23 November). This weekend will be crucial for the […]

Judge 8th At Cup of Innsbruck

Dillon Judge has come eighth in the Senior Men’s event at the Cup of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria this weekend. Judge had a better showing in his short programme compared to last week’s Denkova-Staviski Cup. He overrotated a triple Lutz, but was able to tack on a double toe loop to make the combination count. […]

Judge 9th At Denkova-Staviski Cup

Dillon Judge has come ninth in the Senior Men’s event at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria this weekend. Judge had a challenging time in his short programme. He fell on an opening triple Lutz and then also struggled with a triple flip that he was unable to put into combination. He garnered positive grade […]

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 […]