St. Ivel International

The St. Ivel International was an annual international figure skating competition at the Richmond Ice Rink in England. Sponsored by the National Ice Skating Association, it included competitions in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In most years it was held in late September or early October.

History

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The competition was first held in 1978 under the name Rotary Watches International and was renamed in 1980 when it became sponsored by the St. Ivel dairy product brand. In 1988, the event was renamed to (or replaced by) Skate Electric, which in some years was held in both spring and fall versions. The competition originally scheduled for October 1991 was cancelled due to loss of sponsorship, and the British federation has not held another annual senior international competition in the years since.

The event was considered one of the more prestigious international competitions of the 1980s, comparable to events such as Skate America and NHK Trophy which later became part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

Medalists

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Men's medalists
Year Title Gold Silver Bronze Refs
1978 Rotary Watches   Fumio Igarashi   David Santee   Miroslav Šoška [1]
1979 Rotary Watches   Robin Cousins   Brian Pockar [1]
1980 St. Ivel   Brian Pockar   Scott Hamilton   Fumio Igarashi [1]
1981 St. Ivel   Brian Orser   David Santee   Rudi Cerne [1]
1982 St. Ivel   Brian Orser   Norbert Schramm   Tom Dickson [1]
1983 St. Ivel   Heiko Fischer   Gary Beacom   Falko Kirsten [1]
1984 St. Ivel   Brian Boitano   Viktor Petrenko   Grzegorz Filipowski [1]
1985 St. Ivel   Brian Orser   Grzegorz Filipowski   Christopher Bowman [1]
1986 St. Ivel   Daniel Doran   Oliver Hoener   Richard Zander [1][2]
1987 St. Ivel   Paul Wylie   Kurt Browning   Heiko Fischer [1]
1988 Skate Electric   Kurt Browning   Christopher Bowman   Ronny Winkler [1]
1989 Skate Electric   Todd Eldredge   Grzegorz Filipowski   Vladimir Petrenko [1]
1990 Skate Electric   Norm Proft   Ronny Winkler   Erik Larson [1]

Ladies

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Ladies' medalists
Year Title Gold Silver Bronze Refs
1978 Rotary Watches   Linda Fratianne   Emi Watanabe   Dagmar Lurz [1]
1979 Rotary Watches
1980 St. Ivel   Sandy Lenz   Tracey Wainman   Sanda Dubravcic [1]
1981 St. Ivel   Tracey Wainman   Jackie Farrell   Karen Wood [1]
1982 St. Ivel   Elaine Zayak   Tracey Wainman   Cornelia Tesch [1]
1983 St. Ivel   Tiffany Chin   Manuela Ruben   Karen Wood [1]
1984 St. Ivel   Kathryn Adams   Cynthia Coull   Claudia Villiger [1]
1985 St. Ivel   Debi Thomas   Susan Jackson   Joanne Conway [1]
1986 St. Ivel   Elizabeth Manley   Jill Trenary   Inga Gauter [1][2]
1987 St. Ivel   Caryn Kadavy   Patricia Neske   Joanne Conway [1]
1988 Skate Electric   Charlene Wong   Joanne Conway   Beatrice Gelmini [1]
1989 Skate Electric   Tonia Kwiatkowski   Simone Koch   Patricia Neske [1]
1990 Skate Electric   Holly Cook   Lisa Sargeant   Surya Bonaly [1]

Pairs

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Pairs medalists
Year Title Gold Silver Bronze Refs
1978 Rotary Watches
1979 Rotary Watches
1980 St. Ivel   Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini   Inna Volyanskaya / Valery Spiridonov   Susan Garland / Robert Daw [1]
1981 St. Ivel   Lorri Baier / Lloyd Eisler   Vicki Heasley / Peter Oppegard   Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins [1]
1982 St. Ivel   Lyudmila Koblova / Andrei Kalitin   Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston   Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins [1]
1983 St. Ivel   Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert   Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom   Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver [1]
1984 St. Ivel   Inna Bekker / Sergei Likhanski   Katy Keeley / Joseph Mero   Laureen Collin / David Howe [1]
1985 St. Ivel   Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold   Christine Hough / Doug Ladret   Yulia Bystrova / Alexander Tarasov [1]
1986 St. Ivel   Christine Hough / Doug Ladret   Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler   Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner [1][2]
1987 St. Ivel   Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston   Peggy Schwarz / Alexander Koenig   Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner [1]
1988 Skate Electric   Peggy Schwarz / Alexander Koenig   Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov   Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor [1]
1989 Skate Electric   Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler   Kellie Creel / Bob Pellaton   Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný [1]
1990 Skate Electric   Christine Hough / Doug Ladret   Elena Nikonova / Nikolai Apter   Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný [1]

Ice dancing

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Ice dancing medalists
Year Title Gold Silver Bronze Refs
1978 Rotary Watches   Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell   Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich   Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn [1]
1979 Rotary Watches   Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean
1980 St. Ivel   Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean   Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin   Karen Barber / Nicky Slater [1]
1981 St. Ivel   Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean   Karen Barber / Nicky Slater   Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams [1]
1982 St. Ivel   Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert   Karen Barber / Nicky Slater   Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev [1]
1983 St. Ivel   Karen Barber / Nicky Slater   Carol Fox / Richard Dalley   Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams [1]
1984 St. Ivel   Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall   Natalia Annenko / Genrikh Sretenski   Susan Wynne / Joseph Druar [1]
1985 St. Ivel   Natalia Annenko / Genrikh Sretenski   Suzanne Semanick / Scott Gregory   Klara Engi / Attila Toth [1]
1986 St. Ivel   Kathrin Beck / Christoff Beck   Sharon Jones / Paul Askham   Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay [1][2]
1987 St. Ivel   Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin   Sharon Jones / Paul Askham   Lia Trovati / Roberto Pelizzola [1]
1988 Skate Electric   Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin   Sharon Jones / Paul Askham   Suzanne Semanick / Ron Kravette [1]
1989 Skate Electric   Anjelika Krylova / Vladimir Leliukh   Jeanne Miley / Michael Verlich   Isabelle Sarech / Xavier Debernis [1]
1990 Skate Electric   Stefania Calegari / Pasquale Camerlengo   Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy   Lisa Bradby / Alan Towers [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 123–125. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Patinage Magazine N°1, December 1986 - January 1987, pp. 11–12