Three Irish Skaters Beijing Bound For Final Olympic Qualifier
The final opportunity for figure skaters to earn quota places for their countries at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games is the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 – Beijing to be held at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China on 19-21 September 2025. Ireland will be represented by Dillon Judge (Men’s Singles) and Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Ice Dance).
Dillon Judge is a two-time Irish senior national champion. He is currently coached by Barbara Luoni at Ice Lab in Bergamo, Italy, an ISU Centre of Excellence.
Married couple Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus were the first Irish ice dance partnership to compete at European and World Championships in 2024. They are three-time Irish senior national champions and are coached by Carol Lane and Juris Razgulajevs in Toronto, Canada.
At the Beijing qualifier, countries seeking to earn quota places will have one entry in each event. There will be five quota places up for grabs in men’s singles and four in ice dance.
Provisional Schedule (Irish time – Subject to change)
Friday, 19 September
ICE DANCE – Rhythm Dance (Begins 04:30am)
Saturday, 20 September
MEN – Short Programme (Begins 03:00am)
Sunday, 21 September
ICE DANCE – Free Dance (Begins 03:00am)
MEN – Free Skating (Follows above)