On 10 December, the International Skating Union (ISU) announced the cancellation of the 2021 European Figure Skating Championships scheduled to be held in Zagreb, Croatia (25-31 January 2021) due to the ongoing situation with the Covid-19 global pandemic. It will be the first time since 1946 that the annual event will not take place. The […]
Elizabeth Golding has finished fourth in the Junior Ladies event at the Santa Claus Cup in Budapest, Hungary with the best performances of her career so far over the course of two days of competition. The 2019 Irish Junior champion was drawn in the first warm-up group for the short programme. Skating to “Masquerade Waltz” […]
In light of the ongoing public health situation, the Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) has published an update on the 2020/2021 Irish National Figure Skating Championships which can be viewed in ISAI Communication No.8 at the link below. ISAI Communication No.8
Due to the current public health restrictions on indoor sport in Ireland, the Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) will not be running our Emerald Skate learn to skate courses during the 2020/2021 winter season. We look forward to hopefully being able to run Emerald Skate again in 2021/2022. In the meantime, we ask that […]
Elizabeth Golding and Sophia Tkacheva finished 11th and 12th respectively earlier today at the Budapest Trophy, their opening event of this season, in Budapest, Hungary. In the short programme, Golding attempted a double Axel, a triple Salchow combination and a double Lutz. All three of her spins were graded Level 3 and she scored 28.55 […]
This weekend sees figure skaters Elizabeth Golding and Sophia Tkacheva make their season debut at the Budapest Trophy (14-17 October) at the Vasas Jégcentrum ice rink in the Hungarian capital when they compete in the Junior Ladies event. Golding is the 2019 Irish Junior champion and she claimed silver at the 2020 Irish Championships in […]
This week was due to see the start of the 2020/2021 ISU (International Skating Union) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, but the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic has put paid to these competitions being held this season. Three Irish national team members selected to represent Ireland in the series are among the hundreds of figure […]
The Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) wishes to inform its members of the decision by the Board to remove Basic Novice and Intermediate Novice from the Irish National Figure Skating Championships. ISAI Communication No.7 can be read in full at the link below. Useful Downloads ISAI Communication No.7 Section 400 – Officials Section 700 […]
The Board of Directors of the Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) have selected seven speed skaters to the ISAI National Team for the 2020/2021 season. The following ISAI members have been chosen to represent Ireland on the international stage at International Skating Union (ISU) events:: Short Track Speed Skating Ryan McAnuff Sean McAnuff Liam […]
The Board of Directors of the Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) have selected eight figure skaters to the ISAI National Team for the 2020/2021 season. The following ISAI members have been chosen to represent Ireland on the international stage at International Skating Union (ISU) events: Senior Men – Sam McAllister Senior Men – Conor […]