Entries by Sean Gillis

Irish Trio All Finish Inside Top Ten At Kurbada Cup

There were three Irish entries at this weekend’s Kurbada Cup in Riga, Latvia and all of them finished inside the top ten in their respective events. Dillon Judge was the sole representative from Ireland in the Junior Men’s category. He opened yesterday’s short programme with triple Salchow combination and double Axel attempts. He also included […]

McAnuff and O’Brien On Track For Historic Worlds

This weekend Ireland’s Sean McAnuff (24) and Liam O’Brien (23) close out their season at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada which had originally been scheduled for last month. This marks the first time that the Ice Skating Association of Ireland fields two athletes in the same category at an […]

Sean McAnuff: Man On A Mission For Short Track Worlds

Sean McAnuff (24) lines up later this week at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships (8-10 April) in Montreal, Canada three years on from his first participation in the event. In the meantime, the Irish speed skater has graduated from university, gotten married and moved overseas to a new training base all in the […]

Golding 26th At European Youth Olympic Festival

Elizabeth Golding has finished 26th in the Junior Women’s event at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland. This was the first time an Irish ice skater has competed at an EYOF. Golding took part in the short programme on the first day of the competition. She attempted a triple Salchow-double toe loop jump […]

Golding Set For Irish Ice Skating EYOF Debut

Elizabeth Golding makes history for Irish ice skating this week as she becomes the first Irish ice skater to compete at the European Youth Olympic Festival which takes place this year in Vuokatti, Finland. Golding will line up against skaters from 31 other European countries. She will skate in the short programme tomorrow (23 March) […]

Golding Named To Irish Team For Winter EYOF

In a first for Irish ice skating, figure skater Elizabeth Golding has been selected by the Olympic Federation of Ireland to participate in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland later this month (20-25 March). Golding will be one of just four athletes representing Ireland at the event which was originally scheduled to take […]

Golding 10th At Bellu Memorial

Elizabeth Golding has finished tenth at the Bellu Memorial in Otopeni, Romania this weekend. Golding began the competition with the short programme. She singled her opening triple Salchow jump combination, but went on to attempt a double flip and a double Axel. She earned Level 4 for a change foot combination spin to score 33.94 […]

McAllister Fourth At Dragon Trophy

Sam McAllister has placed fourth at this weekend’s Dragon Trophy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. McAllister opened the competition with the short programme where he attempted a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination as his first element. He went on to land a triple flip and a double Axel and secured Level 4 for all three of his […]

Golding 13th At Winter Star

Elizabeth Golding has finished in 13th place at Winter Star in Minsk, Belarus this weekend. In the short programme, Golding attempted a triple Salchow jump combination, a triple flip and a double Axel. She received a Level 3 for a layback spin and earned 26.06 points for the segment which left her in 13th place […]

Irish Junior Trio Compete At Reykjavik International Games

Robyn Foster, Adare Condon and Dracy Condon have finished 12th, 17th and 18th respectively in the Junior Women’s event at this weekend’s Reykjavik International Games in Iceland. Foster was the first of the Irish skaters to perform in the short programme. She attempted a double Axel, a triple Salchow jump combination and landed a double […]