Entries by Sean Gillis

O’Sullivan 33rd At Gdansk Junior Grand Prix

Saoirse O’Sullivan (Co. Tipperary) has finished 33rd at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Solidarity Cup in Gdansk, Poland. Competing in her first ever international event, O’Sullivan got under way in yesterday’s Junior Women’s short programme. Skating to “The Storm (Live)” by Havasi and Peter Pejtsik, she began with a double flip. A […]

O’Sullivan Set For Junior Grand Prix Debut

Saoirse O’Sullivan (Co. Tipperary) makes her first appearance on the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating when she competes at this week’s Solidarity Cup in Gdansk, Poland (26-28 September), the fifth stop on this year’s series. The 2024 Irish Junior Women’s silver medallist begins in the Short Programme on Thursday, 26 September and skates […]

Soucisse And Firus 5th At Lombardia Trophy

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford) have finished fifth at Lombardia Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event, in Bergamo, Italy. The two-time Irish ice dance champions made a superb start to their season yesterday when they debuted their new James Brown medley rhythm dance. They opened with a Level 2 midline step sequence and […]

Soucisse And Firus Ready For Lombardia Trophy Challenge

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford) commence the 2024/2025 season in Bergamo, Italy at this weekend’s Lombardia Trophy (13-15 September), an ISU Challenger Series event. The two-time national ice dance champions are made ice skating history earlier this year when they became the first ice dancers to represent Ireland at both the ISU European […]

Peterson 23rd At Maiden Junior Grand Prix

Allie Peterson (Co. Galway) has finished 23rd at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Riga Cup in Riga, Latvia. Peterson, in her Junior Grand Prix debut, first performed in yesterday’s Junior Women’s short programme. Skating to “Right Now” by The Pussycat Dolls (NBA Version), the current Irish Junior champion began with a triple […]

Peterson Prepared For First Junior Grand Prix

Allie Peterson (Co.Galway) is all set to make her ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating debut this week when she performs at the Riga Cup in Latvia (29-31 August), the opening event of this season’s series. The current Irish Junior Women’s champion competes in the Short Programme on Thursday, 29 August and will return […]

2024/2025 National Team Members Named

The Ice Skating Association of Ireland has selected the following athletes to represent Ireland in international competitions during the 2024/2025 season: Figure Skating Senior Men – Dillon Judge* (County Armagh) Senior Ice Dance – Carolane Soucisse/Shane Firus (County Wexford) Junior Women – Saoirse O’Sullivan (County Tipperary), Allie Peterson (County Galway), Sophia Tkacheva* (County Wexford) *Selected […]

Three Titles Decided At 2024 Irish Figure Championships

Over the course of this weekend, three podiums were decided at the 2024 Irish National Figure Skating Championships in Dundee, Scotland. For Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford), the competition was a case of out with the old and in with the new. In the Senior Ice Dance Rhythm Dance, they skated their Rick […]