Entries by Sean Gillis

McAllister Back On Ice For Golden Bear

After competing last weekend in Hungary, Sam McAllister is competes once again this weekend at the Golden Bear in Zagreb, Croatia (25-27 October). The Irish national champion will participate in the short programme tomorrow evening (25 October). He will conclude the event with the free skating on Sunday 27 October. There is no live stream […]

McAllister Top Ten At Halloween Cup

Ireland’s Sam McAllister skated to a top ten finish at the Halloween Cup in Budapest, Hungary which concluded earlier this evening. In the short programme, McAllister performed his routine to “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck and attempted a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination before going on to land a triple flip and a double Axel. […]

Irish Figure In Action At Halloween Cup

Two Irish figure skaters will compete this week at the Halloween Cup (17-18 October) in Budapest, Hungary. Sam McAllister is entered in the senior men’s category at the event. At last month’s Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, McAllister finished 14th. Dillon Judge was named to the Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) Development Team for […]

Learn To Skate Classes At South Dublin On Ice

The Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) is pleased to announce Learn to Skate classes will be available at South Dublin on Ice, Tallaght for the 2019/2020 season. Classes will run for eight weeks starting 16 November. Each class is 50 minutes long and taught by a qualified ISAI Emerald Skate Instructor. Participants will be […]

Golding Breaks Records At Italian Junior Grand Prix

Elizabeth Golding (15) completed her second International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix assignment of the season today in Egna, Italy. On the first day of competition, Golding skated her “Masquerade Waltz” short programme. She included double Axel, triple Salchow-double toe loop and double loop attempts in her routine which also featured a Level 4 […]

Golding Lines Up For Second Junior Grand Prix

Elizabeth Golding (15) participates in her second competition of the season at the International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Egna/Neumarkt in Egna, Italy (2-5 October). This is the second year the Irish Junior champion takes her place on the circuit which features up and coming global figure skating talent and provides […]

McAllister 14th, Stakelum 15th At Nebelhorn Trophy

Over the course of the past two days, Sam McAllister (20) and Conor Stakelum (26) competed at the 51st edition of the Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany. McAllister opened the competition with his short programme to “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck. He attempted a triple Lutz, a triple flip-double toe loop combination and a double […]

McAllister and Stakelum Take On Nebelhorn Trophy

The season steps up another gear this week as Irish figure skaters Sam McAllister (20) and Conor Stakelum (26) compete in the men’s event at the prestigious Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany (26-28 September). This will be the second foray onto the international stage for both men this season. Last month, Stakelum and McAllister skated […]

Golding 35th At Riga Cup

In her first competition of the season, Elizabeth Golding participated in the International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Riga Cup in Riga, Latvia. Golding began with the short programme. Skating to “Masquerade Waltz” by Aram Khachaturian, she attempted a double Axel, a triple Salchow combination and a double loop. She earned […]

Golding Takes To The Stage At Riga Cup

Elizabeth Golding (14) returns to the ice this week when she makes her season debut at the International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating’s Riga Cup in Riga Latvia (4-7 September). This is the second year the Irish Junior champion takes her place on the circuit which features up and coming global […]