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Waugh and Jacoby 12th At Bolero Cup

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Anna Waugh and Matthew Jacoby have finished in 12th place in the Junior Ice Dance event at Bolero Cup in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

In their second international event of the season, the ice dance duo began the competition with the rhythm dance to music by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. The highlight of their performance was a straightline lift garnering them a Level 4. They posted a score 38.61 points putting themselves in 10th midway.

Waugh and Jacoby struggled somewhat in their free dance to the “Wednesday” soundtrack. They fell on both of their lifts and incurred five points in deductions due to the errors. A free score of 36.64 points left them with a final total of 75.25 points.

Anna Waugh and Matthew Jacoby at Lake Placid Ice Dance International (Photo by Robin Ritoss)

Waugh And Jacoby 16th On International Debut

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In their international debut, Anna Waugh and Matthew Jacoby have finished 16th in the Junior event at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in Lake Placid, United States of America.

Waugh and Jacoby were drawn in Warm-Up Group 4 of the Rhythm Dance and were the penultimate team to take to the ice on the opening day of competition in their event. They posted a new Irish Junior record of 40.07 points to put themselves in 14th place overnight.

Third to skate in Warm-Up Group 1 of the Free Dance, Waugh and Jacoby earned a score of 59.88 points, another Irish best, to place 15th in the segment. They ended the competition with a total of 99.95.

Reigning World Junior champions Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin (USA) won the event with Aneta Vaclavikova and William Lissauer (USA) and Jane Calhoun and Mark Zheltyshev (USA) rounding out the podium respectively for a host nation clean sweep.

2026/2027 Figure Skating National Team Members Named

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The Ice Skating Association of Ireland has selected the following athletes to represent Ireland in international figure skating competitions during the 2026/2027 season:

Figure Skating

Senior Men – Dillon Judge (County Antrim)

Senior Women – Sophia Tracey (County Wexford)

Junior Women – Saoirse O’Sullivan (County Tipperary), Catherine Pinkerton

Junior Ice Dance – Anna Waugh/Matthew Jacoby