Figure skaters in two different categories represented Ireland at this weekend’s Merano Ice Trophy in Merano, Italy. This was Dillon Judge’s 2025 debut and he took on the Senior Men’s short programme yesterday afternoon. He fell on an opening triple Lutz at the start of his routine to “Northern Attitude” by Noah Kahan and Gabe […]
Allie Peterson (Co. Galway) has finished 19th in the Junior Girls’ event at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Bakuriani, Georgia. The Irish Junior champion opened her competition yesterday in the short programme. Skating to “Right Now” by The Pussycat Dolls (NBA Version), she began with a double flip and hung on to […]
The ISU Short Track World Tour reaches its climax this weekend and eyes begin to look ahead to next season as the Irish Wolfhounds take on the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic test event in Milan, Italy. Sean McAnuff (Co. Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) are coming off the back of some great racing last […]
The penultimate stop of the ISU Short Track World Tour in Tilburg, The Netherlands this weekend saw the Irish Wolfhounds move into new territory. Qualification Day began with the 500m preliminaries. In Heat 1, Sean McAnuff fought hard throughout the race to cross the line in third in a time of 42.264 which was enough […]
Allie Peterson (Co. Galway) becomes only the second figure skater to represent Ireland at a European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) as she takes to the ice later this week at the 2025 edition hosted by Bakuriani, Georgia. The ice skating events will take place in the Black Sea coastal resort of Batumi. Peterson’s competition begins […]
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 […]
Carolane Soucisse (29) and Shane Firus (30) have finished in 18th place for Ireland at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia this afternoon. In the rhythm dance, the pressure was on for the two-time Irish national champions and they faced a battle in a deep field to secure one of precious berths […]
Carolane Soucisse (29) and Shane Firus (30) fly the flag for Ireland again this year at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships which are being held this week (29 January to 2 February) in Tallinn, Estonia. This will be the second outing for the ice dance duo at Europeans. Last year in Kaunas, Lithuania, they […]
Sean McAnuff (27) marked his return to the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships this weekend with a series of races against the best skaters Europe has to offer after missing out due to injury last season. McAnuff got things under way with the qualification rounds on the opening day of the event. He […]
Sean McAnuff (27) lines up this weekend at the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dresden, Germany (17-19 January). This will be McAnuff’s fifth time competing at Europeans. He had to sit out the entirety of last season due injury, but has been in fine form on his return to competition lowering the […]