This weekend Thomas Steele (Co. Dublin) competes in his first international competition representing Ireland in long track speed skating. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Steele began skating at a young age just like many of his peers in a country where speed skating is one of the highest profile sports. He cites Dutchman Sven […]
Dillon Judge has finished 22nd in the Senior Men’s event at the ISU Challenger Series Golden Spin of Zagreb in Croatia this weekend. Judge opened his short programme with a clean triple Lutz-double toe loop combination. He stepped out of a double Axel and received Level 2 for a flying camel spin. He then hung […]
Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford) have secured an eighth place finish at this weekend’s Tallinn Trophy. The three-time Irish champions began the event at the Tondiraba Ice Hall with their New Kids On The Block rhythm dance. Their sequential twizzles were graded Level 3 for Soucisse and Level 4 for Firus. Their pattern […]
Dillon Judge has come seventh in the Senior Men’s event at the Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul, Türkiye this weekend. Judge opened his short programme with a clean triple Lutz-double toe loop combination. He fell on a triple flip and received Level 1 for a flying camel spin. He then had another fall on a double […]
Sean McAnuff (Co. Armagh) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) have concluded the 2025/2026 ISU Short Track World Tour at the final event in Dordrect, The Netherlands this weekend. The Irish Wolfhounds took on the opening rounds of the 1500 and 500 metres on Day One. McAnuff was first on the ice in Heat 5 of […]
Sean McAnuff (Co. Armagh) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) take on the final ISU Short Track World Tour of the season in Dordrecht, The Netherlands (27-30 November) and will need a supreme effort if they are to secure any quota places for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games. The Irish Wolfhounds are currently short of […]
Sean McAnuff (Co. Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) have completed the penultimate leg of the ISU Short Track World Tour in Gdansk, Poland this weekend. The Irish Wolfhounds embarked on the opening day with qualification rounds in the 1500 and 500 metre distances. First up in Heat 4 of the 1500 Heats was O’Brien. […]
Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford) have finished in 10th place in the Warsaw Cup ice dance event earlier this evening. The three-time Irish champions began the competition in Poland’s capital yesterday with their New Kids On The Block rhythm dance. They put down Level 3 sequential twizzles and a Level 2 pattern type […]
After two weekends of racing in Montreal, Canada last month, Sean McAnuff (Co. Antrim) and Liam O’Brien (Co. Cavan) are in Europe for the next and final two ISU Short Track World Tour events of the season. First stop for the Irish Wolfhounds is Gdansk, Poland (20-23 November). This weekend will be crucial for the […]
Dillon Judge has come eighth in the Senior Men’s event at the Cup of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria this weekend. Judge had a better showing in his short programme compared to last week’s Denkova-Staviski Cup. He overrotated a triple Lutz, but was able to tack on a double toe loop to make the combination count. […]