February 27 - March 4, 2012

World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Preview

The city of Minsk in Belarus plays host to more than 200 athletes in the crowning event of the junior international calendar. Past champions have included Kristi Yamaguchi / USA (1988), Dan Zhang & Hao Zhang / CHN (2001), Daisuke Takahashi / JPN (2002), and Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir / CAN (2006).

Skaters to look out for include:

Yan Han (CHN)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Men's Silver Medallist

Jason Brown (USA)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Men's Champion

Joshua Farris (USA)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Men's Bronze Medallist

Viktoria Sinitsina & Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Dance Champions

Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin (RUS)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Dance Bronze Medallists

Anna Yanovskaya & Sergey Mozgov (RUS)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Dance Silver Medallists

Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Ladies' Champion

Adelina Sotnikova (RUS)
2010/11 Junior Grand Prix Ladies' Champion, 2011 World Junior Ladies' Champion
2012 National Ladies' Champion of Russia, 2012 Youth Olympics Silver Medallist

Gracie Gold (USA)
2012 National Ladies' Junior Champion of the United States

Katherine Bobak & Ian Beharry (CAN)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Pairs' Silver Medallists

Wenjing Sui & Cong Han (CHN)
2010 & 2011 World Junior Pairs' Champions, 2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Pairs' Champions
2012 Four Continents Pairs' Champions

Britney Simpson & Matthew Blackmer (USA)
2011/12 Junior Grand Prix Final Pairs' Bronze Medallists


Team Australia:

Brooklee Han / Ladies' Singles
2011 World Junior Championships, 21st Place, 2011/12 JGP of Brisbane, 8th Place

Brendan Kerry / Men's Singles
2010/11 National Junior Men's Champion, 2011/12 National Senior Men's Champion

Veera Kestila & Callum Bullard / Pairs
2011/12 National Junior Pairs' Champions

Hannah Sparke & Lochran Doherty / Dance
2011/12 National Junior Dance Bronze Medallists


Team New Zealand:

Madelaine Parker / Ladies' Singles
2 - Time National Junior Ladies' Champion, 2011 World Junior Championships, Entrant

Ayesha Yigit & Shane Speden / Dance
3 - Time National Junior Dance Champions


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February 13, 2012

Four Continents Championships from Colorado Springs, U.S.A. Day Four

On the final day of competition, the top two dance teams flip - flopped, with Canada's 2010 Olympic Champions, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir taking gold ahead of their training partners, the 2011 World Champions, Meryl Davis and Charlie White from the U.S.A. Bronze was won by Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje, ahead of the 2011 World Bronze Medallists, Maia and Alex Shibutani (USA).

Australia's Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman skated a lively free dance to In The Mood, Moonlight Serenade and Sing Sing Sing. With much improved twizzles, speed and complexity, the young couple posted a personal best free dance score and matched their ninth place finish from Four Continents in 2011.

Links to Team Australia's performances may be found on the aussieSKATES Facebook page.

Click here for all results.

February 12, 2012

Four Continents Championships from Colorado Springs, U.S.A. Day Three

On the third day of competition, 11 teams performed the latin - themed short dance, and 24 ladies skated in the free program final.

In the short dance, the current World Champions, Meryl Davis & Charlie White (USA) have a slight lead over Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (CAN), their training partners and the 2010 Olympic Champions. There is also a battle for bronze between third and fourth, led by Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje (CAN) over the brother and sister combination, Maia & Alex Shibutani (USA)

Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman, the 5 - Time National Champions, lie in eight place after the short dance. Training in Michigan with Angelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo, they skated a vibrant Samba to Mambo Mambo and a Samba Dance Mix.

It was a great day for the U.S. ladies.

Ashley Wagner built on the momentum she created two weeks ago winning the national title, taking gold over Mao Asada (JPN). Earning 128.34 points for her free skate and 192.41 points overall, Wagner must now be considered a serious medal threat at the upcoming world championships, if not for the title itself.

Caroline Zhang, also from the U.S, skated the comeback performance of her career, winning bronze.

Australia's Chantelle Kerry rose from 20th to 17th, placing 14th in the free skate. This was her debut at the international senior level.

Competition concludes tomorrow with the pairs' free skating, the free dance, and the gala exhibition.

Links to Team Australia's performances to date may be found on the aussieSKATES Facebook page.

Click here for all results.

February 11, 2012

Four Continents Championships from Colorado Springs, U.S.A. Day Two.

On the second day of competition, 30 ladies skated their short programs with 24 qualifying for the final.

Mao Asada of Japan continues her path along the comeback trail. She is in first place with the new United States Champion, Ashley Wagner in second, and Kanako Murakami, also from Japan in third place.

Australia's Chantelle Kerry qualified for Saturday's free skating final and is currently in 20th place. Zara Pasfield and Jaimee Nobbs finished 29th and 30th.

Whilst the high altitude affected many of the skaters, stand outs included the champion, Patrick Chan of Canada, winner of the silver medal, Daisuke Takahashi of Japan, and a pair of U.S. men, bronze medallist, Ross Miner, and in fourth, Adam Rippon. Other highlights included Misha Ge (UZB) and Christopher Caluza from the Philipines.

In the men's competition, Brendan Kerry skating a strong free program, moving from 23rd after the short program to 19th overall. He overtook Mark Webster, still recovering from an injury that put the skater on the sidelines for most of the season, dropping from 18th to 20th. Nicholas Ferdandez placed 21st in the free skate and finished 24th overall.

Links to Team Australia's performances to date may be found on the aussieSKATES Facebook page.

Click here for all results.

February 10, 2012

Four Continents Championships from Colorado Springs, U.S.A. Day One.

On the first day of competition, 28 men skated their short progams with 24 qualifying for the final.

As expected, the 2011 World Champion, Patrick Chan from Canada is in first place. He is immediately followed by a trio of Japanese men, led by Takahito Mura, Daisuke Takahashi, and Tatsuki Machida. Denis Ten from Kazakhstan and Ross Miner from the United States of America round out the top six.

Australia entered three competitors, Nicholas Ferdandez (2008/09 National Champion), Mark Webster (2010/11 National Champion) and Brendan Kerry (2011/12 National Champion).

Webster, returning from injury, skated a good program with only a few negative grades of execution for a shaky combination jump (triple flip / double toe loop). He is currently in 18th place heading into the free skate.

Finishing in 23rd place, Kerry skated a personal best program, landing a triple flip / triple toe loop right off the bat. However, tumbling out of the required triple from steps and reducing it to a double, he also caught an edge early and fell, earning a one point deduction.

Fernandez, skating in his first ISU championship event since 2010, and the first athlete to perform today, did well apart from his blade slipping out from under him entering the change foot sit spin. He lies in 24th place.

All three made Friday's final free skating round, due to start at 7pm local time.

Tomorrow, the ladies competition begins with the short program. Chantelle Kerry has drawn to skate first with Zara Pasfield, skating sixth, and Jaimee Nobbs, skating fifteenth.

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February 7 - 12, 2012

Four Continents Championships from Colorado Springs, U.S.A.

As part of the lead up to the World Figure Skating Championships from Nice, France, Colorado Springs in the United States holds this ISU Championship event for the third time. The Broadmoor World Arena has hosted many championships, and for five days, more than 80 athletes from Asia, North America, and Oceania will compete for personal bests, podium finishes, cash prizes, and places on the World Team.

Skaters to look out for include:

Patrick Chan (CAN)
2011 World Men's Champion, 2009 Four Continents Men's Champion

Meryl Davis & Charlie White (USA)
2011 World Dance Champions, 2009 & 2011 Four Continents Dance Champions

Mao Asada (JPN)
2008 & 2010 Four Continents & World Ladies' Champion

Wenjing Sui & Cong Han (CHN)
2010 & 2011 World Junior Pairs' Champions

Australia's team includes:

Danielle O'Brien & Gregory Merriman
5 - Time National Dance Champions; 9th Place, 2011 Four Continents

Nicholas Fernandez
2011/12 National Senior Men's Runner - Up

Brendan Kerry
2010/11 National Junior Men's Champion; 2011/12 National Senior Men's Champion

Mark Webster
2010/11 National Senior Men's Champion

Chantelle Kerry
2 - Time National Junior Ladies' Champion

Jaimee Nobbs
2 - Time National Junior Ladies' Champion

Zara Pasfield
2011/12 National Senior Ladies' Champion

December 3 - 10, 2011

2011 Australian Figure Skating Championships: Brisbane, Queensland

This week, more than 500 athletes in singles, dance, pairs and synchronized divisions ranging from the primary to senior elite levels will be competing for personal best scores and podium placements. Berths on international, Four Continents, Junior World and Worlds teams are also up for consideration.

Skaters to watch will include Brendan Kerry (2010 National Junior Men's Champion), Mark Webster (2010 National Senior Men's Champion), Robert McNamara (2009 National Senior Men's Champion), and Nicholas Fernadez (2008 National Senior Men's Champion) battling it out for the senior men's crown. Other athletes to watch are Mitchell Chapman and Brad McLachlan.

In the senior ladies' division, with the 2010 Winter Olympian, Cheltzie Lee, taking this year off and the defending champion, Phoebe Di Tommaso not contesting the championship, the title is up for grabs. Victoria's Brooklee Han is the front - runner, and with excellent skates on the Junior Grand Prix Circuit this year, she looks set to take the title.

Other skaters in the event include Jaimee Nobbs (a 2 - time former National Ladies' Junior Champion and 2011 Four Continents' team member), Rebecca Dellaca, Sydnee Knight and Zara Pasfield (all from NSW) and the guest skater from Ukraine, Iryna Movchan. Movchan was that country's ladies' representative at the 2011 World Championships in Moscow, placing 23rd.

Look for NSW dancers, Danielle O'Brien and Greg Merriman to add another senior title to their string of wins, with Katherine Firkin and Henri Dupont also aiming to acrue enough points for nomination to next year's Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, U.S.A..

In the junior men's event, Oliver Porter (runner - up in 2010) and David Kranjec (3rd in 2010) will be competing head - to - head for a spot on the Junior World Team. Harley Dahlstrom from NSW or Alex Dillon from Victoria should round out the top three.

The defending junior ladies' champion, Chantelle Kerry, should easily retain her title. Zara Pasfield or Kailani Craine could make it a podium sweep for NSW, with Queensland's Taylor Dean (4th in 2010) acting as spoiler.

Click here for the official link.

October 12 - October 16, 2011

Kerry, Kestila & Bullard to skate at the JGP Tallinn Cup

Chantelle Kerry and the pair team of Veera Kestila and Callum Bullard skate at the JGP event in Tallinn, EST.

Click here for the competition overview.

October 5 - October 9, 2011

Han and Kerry to skate at the JGP Trofeo W. Lombardi

Brooklee Han and Brendan Kerry skate at their second and final JGP event in Milano, Italy.

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September 28 - October 2, 2011

Competitors announced for the JGP of Austria

Singles' skaters David Kranjec and Zara Pasfield join the pair team of Veera Kestila and Callum Bullard in Innsbruck, Austria from September 28 - October 2.

Click here for the competition overview.

September 21 -24, 2011

Chapman to skate at the Nebelhorn Trophy

Mitchell Chapman, 3rd in the senior men's division at the 2010/11 Australian National Championships, competes in Oberstdorf, Germany.

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September 10, 2011

JGP of Brisbane / Day Three Wrap - Up

Today competition concluded with both the free dance and the men's free skate final.

In dance, nine couples challenged for the title, and with places in December's Junior Grand Prix Series Final at stake, almost all of the couples switched positions after the short dance. Highlights included Canada's Nicole Orford & Thomas Williams' rousing free routine to Gone With The Wind, elevating them from third to first overall. Like this couple's short dance a day earlier, it was again a program that wouldn't look out of place skated by Senior World Champions, Meryl Davis & Charlie White.

The overnight leaders, Lauri Bonacorsi & Travis Mager, presented a sophisticated and passionate dance to Toni and Sandra Alessi's "Close to You". With less technical content than the Canadians, they dropped to second. Presenting a folk dance for their final routine, the Russians, Valeria Zenkova & Valerie Sinitsin rounded out the podium, finishing third.

With an elegant routine of their own skated to Sunset Boulevard, New Zealand's Ayesha Yigit and Shane Speden however, dropped one spot to finish ninth.

Jason Brown from the USA maintained first place, skating a confident routine that would do well on the senior level. Even without a triple axel, Brown held off Japan's Keiji Tanaka (one of only two men to attempt the triple) and Liam Firus of Canada for the gold.

Australia's David Kranjec finished first of our men, skating a quality routine with pumping music ranging from Aerosmith's Walk This Way, to Wings' Live and Let Die. He finished the event in 12th, with Brendan Kerry, 14th, and Oliver Porter in 16th.

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September 9, 2011

JGP of Brisbane / Day Two Wrap - Up

Today nine couples began competition with the Cha Cha / Rhumba short dance. As expected, international powerhouses from the United States, Russia and Canada lead the field. Highlights included performances from Canada's Davis and White clones, Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams, Valeria Zenkova & Valerie Sinitsin of Russia, and Lauri Bonacorsi & Travis Mager from the USA. Medal favourites from Britain, Sarah Coward & Avidan Brown, took an unexpected deduction when Brown stumbled and fell during the side by side straight line step sequence. New Zealand's Ayesha Yigit and Shane Speden sit in eighth place at this stage, decimal points ahead of Natalia Jancosek & Petr Seknicka of the Slovak Republic.

In the ladies event, it was drama to the finish line. Last to skate, only Korea's Hae-Jin Kim would determine the final podium outcome. The leader after the short program, Kim took four hard falls during the free skate, dropping to fifth overall. Gold went to Courtney Hicks of the USA. With a program also packed with technical difficulty, she too fell twice attempting the triple loop, once in combination with a triple flip. One of the few clean performances of the day belonged to Japan's Risa Shoji. Skating to "Legends of the Fall", she has a particularly impressive knee bend, used to advantage in the double axel/triple toe loop and triple salchow/triple toe loop/double toe loop combinations. Vaness Lam, skating a mature performance to Rhapsody on a Theme, won bronze for the USA.

Team Australia did us proud with strong free skate showings from Jaimee Nobbs, Chantelle Kerry, Brooklee Han, and New Zealand's Madelaine Parker. Han in particular, skated a personal best, landing five triples in her free program. She moved from 11th to 8th, with a 7th place finish in the long.

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September 8, 2011

JGP of Brisbane / Day One Wrap - Up

Today 22 ladies and 19 men skated their short programs. While the pre-event favourites did their jobs, both competitions featured some new names to watch out for and a few surprises as well.

On the first day of competition, skaters from Korea, Japan and the United States of America dominated the top spots. A small but appreciate crowd particularly enjoyed the stand-out performances from Jason Brown (USA) and Hae-Jin Kim (KOR), respective winners of the men's and ladies' rounds.

Brown skated to a thumping upbeat techno soundtrack whilst Kim took a more traditional route, using music to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Other skates worth noting in the ladies event came from Courtney Hicks and Vanessa Lam, (both from the USA), as well as Japan's Risa Shoji and Haruna Suzuki. In the men's field, Brown is closely followed by Japan's Keiji Tanaka and Canada's Liam Firus. Japan's Yoji Tsuboi and Philip Warren from the USA rounded out the top five.

The performance of the evening has to go to Michael Christian Martinez of the Philippines. Though his technical content only featured a triple loop/double toe loop combination and steps into a solo double lutz, a cantilever spread eagle into the required double axel and the best Biellmann spin by a man (or woman) ever were both highlights. He is currently in 8th place.

Team Australia was represented by Brooklee Han, Chantelle Kerry and Jaimee Nobbs in the ladies' event, with Brendan Kerry, David Kranjec and Oliver Porter for the men. Both Han and Kranjec have added the triple lutz to their routines since the 2010 National Championships, each attempting it as their required solo jump in yesterday's short.

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September 7 - 11, 2011

JGP of Brisbane Competition Preview

Exactly ten years ago, Australia hosted its last major international figure skating championship.

In that instance, Brisbane's Entertainment Centre showcased top athletes from around the globe as part of the 2001 Goodwill Games. The figure skating event became the first official sneak preview in the lead up to the Olympic Winter Games held the following February.

This week, Queensland is the second of seven stops selected in the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Series. Skaters will be honing their technical and presentation skils, working towards the senior level and in particular, the 2014 and 2018 Games respectively.

Many of the competitors invited to Australia already have significant international experience, particularly athletes from Asia, North America, and Eastern Europe. It will be exciting to see their development in the months and years to come.

Entrants include:

September 7 - 11, 2011

Competitors announced for the JGP of Brisbane

Ladies' and men's singles skaters, Courtney Hicks and Jason Brown, both from the United States, lead a star - studded entry list at the upcoming ISU Junior Grand Prix of Brisbane. Australia's team includes the 2010 Winter Olympian, Cheltzie Lee and Brendan Kerry, the 2010/11 National Junior Men's Champion.

Click here for the complete list of competitors.

September 3, 2011

Taylor Dean skates at the JGP Volvo Cup

Taylor Dean, 4th at the 2010 Australian Figure Skating Championships in Junior Ladies, finished 25th in a very strong field of skaters. The event was won by Polina Shelepen from Russia, with China's Zijun Li second, and Polina Agafonova, Shelepen's team-mate in third.

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August 31 - September 4, 2011

Jaimee Nobbs to skate at the JGP Volvo Cup in Riga, Latvia

Nobbs, the 2009 and 2010 National Junior Ladies' Champion, is one of Team Australia's squad members chosen to compete on the Junior Grand Prix Circuit. Last year she finished 20th at the 2011 Four Continents Championships in Taipei City, Taiwan.

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August 24, 2011

Jamiee Nobbs added to the JGP of Brisbane

Nobbs, the 2009 and 2010 National Junior Ladies' Champion, replaces Cheltzie Lee at the JGP of Brisbane.

Originally slated to skate at the JGP Volvo Cup in Riga, Taylor Dean, 4th at the 2010 National Junior Ladies' Championship, will now compete in Latvia in place of Nobbs.

Here are the official Facebook & Ice Skating Queensland JPG Event Information Links.

May 1, 2011

aussieSKATES heads to Moscow Worlds: Wrap - Up

It has been quite a week for Team Australia.

Congratulations must be given to Danielle O'Brien & Greg Merriman for achieving a new season's and personal best of 63.57 points for Tuesday's qualifying free dance. Though they were mere decimal points away from making the short dance, their progress this season with international coaches, Anjelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo, is a very good sign for the future.

The 2010 Australian Men's Champion, Mark Webster also continues to improve. Though he fell on the opening triple axel in the men's preliminary round, Mark regrouped and also posted a personal best score.

Cheltzie Lee showed that the extra three week's preparation time for worlds was to her advantage. She landed a triple toe loop / triple toe loop combination in the short program, and warmed - up a perfect triple lutz before the free skate.

Though the majority of our time was spent doing play by play results for Twitter, aussieSKATES will be sourcing photos from this event, Four Continents and Junior Worlds for a special commemorative issue in July.

Stay tuned.

May 1, 2011

aussieSKATES heads to Moscow Worlds: Day 5

Cheltzie Lee skates her short program today, with competition beginning at 1:30pm local time.

Drawn to start in 7th place, she needs to beat the top six ladies in the group skating prior to her in order to have a clear shot at the free skate. Her jump content includes a triple toe loop/double toe loop and footwork into the triple salchow.

The two U.S. women, Alissa Czisny and Rachael Flatt have good draws, starting in 26th and 28th respectively. Yuna Kim from Korea will be skating last.

Dancers begin competition today with the short component. The 2010 Olympic Champions, Canada's Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, have drawn to skate 17th of the 25 couples. Their main rivals and training partners, Meryl Davis & Charlie White of the USA, will be skating 22nd.

Remember to follow us on Twitter at aussieSKATES for all the play - by - play action.

April 26, 2011

aussieSKATES heads to Moscow Worlds: Day 2

On day two, the dancers and the ladies compete in the preliminary free qualifying rounds. 26 ladies will be gunning for a spot in the top twelve. Of those, Sweden's Joshi Heglesson, Estonia's Elena Glebova, and Canada's Amelie Lacoste will be looking to qualify.

Teams expected to move on to the short dance include Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, and Georgia's Allison Reed & Otar Japaridze. Australia's Danielle O'Brien and Greg Merriman, also competing, will look to improve upon their 25th placing in Torino last year.

In yesterday's men's qualifying, Australia's Mark Webster just missed making the short program. He finished in 13th place. The winner was Japan's Takahiko Kozuka on 165.00 points.

Competition begins at 12pm Moscow time.

April 25, 2011

aussieSKATES heads to Moscow Worlds: Day 1

Today the men will be skating the preliminary qualifying round. 24 men are scheduled to skate, and in order to move forward to the short program, Australia's Mark Webster must finish in the top 12. Mark is the 9th athlete to skate in the starting order.

Skaters expected to qualify include Japan's Takahiko Kozuka, Michael Brezina from the Czech Republic, Joel Russell from Canada, and Viktor Pfeifer from Austria.

Competition begins a 2pm Moscow time.

April 25 - May 1, 2011

aussieSKATES heads to Moscow Worlds

From April 25 to May 1, we will be live from the Megasport Arena, featuring Team Australia at the 2011 Worlds Figure Skating Championships.

Watch this space for further details

March 15, 2011

World Championships from Tokyo, Japan postponed, possibly cancelled

Further to Friday's earthquake and tsunami, The ISU made a decision late yesterday to postpone the upcoming World Championships in Japan. With years of planning going into this prestigious event, the option of moving it to an alternate country and venue at such short notice would be a tremendous challenge.

We will keep our readers updated with any information as it is received.

aussieSKATES thoughts and prayers are with our friends in Japan at this difficult time.

March 21 - 28, 2011

World Championships from Tokyo, Japan
Competition Preview

This year, Australia sends a team of veteran skaters to the event.

Mark Webster is the current National Men's Champion, placing 16th at the recent Four Continents Championships in Korea. Mark has added a triple axel to his reportoire of jumps, and looks to land it again in Japan.

Cheltzie Lee, a 2010 Olympian, finished 10th in Korea. With direct entry into the ladies' short program, she is no doubt looking to equal or improve upon her 17th placing at the World Championships last year in Torino, Italy. With two programs choreographed by the 1980 Olympic Men's Champion, Robin Cousins, she appears well on her way to meeting this goal.

In dance, the 4 - time national champions, Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman, are looking to qualify for both the short and free dance segments. With new rules requiring skaters without direct entry into the competition to skate their free dance, they will need to finish within the top ten in order to do so. Last year they finished 25th.

Competition begins on Monday March 21. Click here for the official entry list and schedule.

February 28, 2011

World Junior Championships from Gangneung, Korea: Day Two
All hopes rest on Han

Following preliminary qualification rounds in both the men's and dance categories, Australia and New Zealand will not advance to the main competition later this week.

Brendan Kerry, fresh from an 18th place at the recent Four Continents Championships in Chinese Taipei, skated below his best, finishing 17th with 76.62 points.

In dance, newcomers to the world scene, Kimberley Hew-Low and Cameron Hemmert, were, by their own admission, simply here to soak up the experience. They finished in 18th with 36.48 points, slightly ahead of their training mates from New Zealand, Ayesha Yigit and Shane Speden (19th place and 36.25 points)

Victoria's Brooklee Han, squeaked through to the ladies short program, finishing in 12th place after the ladies' preliminary free skating qualification round. The ladies short progam will be held at 1pm, Korean time, this Friday.

February 19, 2011

Four Continents from Taipei City, Taipei: Day Three

Today the ladies skated their short programs. In group two of five, Jaimee Nobbs qualified for the free skate with a good performance. Landing both her double axel and the triple loop/double toe loop, only a miss on the triple salchow cost the young skater. She earned 31.94 to place 20th.

Cheltzie Lee, in her return to championship competition, gave an powerful performance, finishing 9th with 48.72 points.

The men's competition concludes today with two skaters from NSW, Mark Webster, currently in 16th and Brendan Kerry in 17th place.

January, 2011

ISA announces the Four Continents and World Junior teams.

At the upcoming Four Continents Championships in Taipai, Chinese Taipai, Team Australia will be represented by Mark Webster and Brendan Kerry, the 2010 Senior and Junior Men's Champions. Danielle O'Brien & Gregory Merriman, along with the husband and wife team of Maria and Evgueni Boronov will contest dance, and in the ladies' event, 2010 Winter Olympian, Cheltzie Lee, makes her return to competition along with the 2008 and 2009 National Junior Ladies' Champion, Jaimee Nobbs.

At the Junior World Championships from Gangneung, Korea, Brendan Kerry will skate in the men's event, Brooklee Han, in the ladies' championship, with Kimberley Hew - Low & Cameron Hemmert skating in the dance championship.

World Junior Championships
Minsk, Belarus
February 27 - March 4, 2012