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SAISA is a member organisation of Ice Skating Australia and is the recognised State sporting organisation
for the sport of ice skating in South Australia

               

SAISA members train at IceArenA, home of the Ice Factor program

                

     

SAISA affiated clubs are: Silver Blades FSC, Noarlunga FSC, SA Synchronised ISC
                  


Watch international Ice Skating on the ISU Skating Channel 


SAISA Diary Dates 2024 in brief
(N.B. also check 'Alerts" below, and Calendar Page)

  • Test Sessions: 1st Friday of each month from Feb - Oct @ 6:00pm
    Entries close the 15th day of the previous month or earler if session full
  • SAISA AGM: May
  • SA Skate July 13 & 14 (Sat & Sun) 
  • State Championships: October 12 and 13 (Sat & Sun) 
  • Skating Workshop: 
  • Workshop 2:  

Alerts!

Test Form: April Test Session here
Further Test Dates: 
Apr 5, May 3, Jun 7, Jul 5, Aug 2, Sep 6, Oct 4
SA Skate 2024: 13 & 14 July
State Championships 2024: 12 & 13 Oct


Congratulations !


Congratulations Allanah Merriman and James Klaebe, Ellected today to the SAISA Board 

Congratulation Skaters and their coaches and families! Excellent results at Nationals 2023!
Australian Figure Skating Championships Erina, NSW, 2 - 8 Dec 2023
Results for the South Australian skaters
Synchronised Skating (SYS)
Advanced Adult SYS
      Adelaide Ice Magic (AIM) Advanced Adult Team, 1st / 5   *Australian Champions*
Basic Novice SYS
      Adelaide Ice Magic (AIM) Basic NoviceTeam,  2nd / 6  *Silver Medalists*
Adult SYS
      Adelaide Ice Magic (AIM) Adult Team, 1st / 6  *Australian Champions*
Mixed Age SYS
      Adelaide Ice Magic (AIM) Mixed Age Team 1st / 5   *Australian Champions*
Singles Skating
Basic Novice Boys
   Winston Zhang, 5th / 10
Basic Novice Girls
      Sienna Young, 4th / 28
   Nina Li, 10th / 28            
      Katherine Chen, 22nd / 28
Intermediate Novice Girls
      Holly Smith-Joseph, 12th / 20
   Kaitlyn Buckingham, 19th / 20
Intermediate Women
      Charlotte Farley, 19th / 24
Advanced Novice Boys
   Jasper Cusack, 2nd / 6  *Sliver Medalist*
   Noah Cook-Shakles, 5th / 6
Advanced Novice Girls
   Isabella Wang, 6th / 29
   Kate Ying Thomson, 12th / 29
   Ava Burns, 13th / 29
   Iyla Wilson, 21st / 29
   Alyssa Kelly, 27th /29
Junior Men
   James Lin, 3rd / 4  * Bronze Medalist*
Junior Women
   Isabella Wang, 6th / 17            
      Kate Ying Thomson, 10th / 17
   Sophie Storey, 14th / 17
   Hope Rowe, 17th / 17
Senior Men
      Douglas Gerber, 2nd / 2. * Silver Medalist*
Senior Women
      Ashley Colliver, 4th / 8
Adult Singles Skating 
Adult Silver Women Class 1 (18 – 35 years old)
      Stephanie Dumuid, 3rd / 21  *Bronze Medalist*
   Lauren Ford, 15th / 21
   Bella Willis, 16th / 21
Adult Gold Women Class 1 (18 – 28 years old)
      Richelle Perrin, 3rd / 7 *Bronze Medalist*
Adult Gold Women Class 2 (29 years & older)
   Angela Schuurmans, 1st / 6  *Australian Champion* 
   Jahmeil Wilson, 3rd / 6   * Bronze Medalist*
   Allanah Merriman, 5th / 6
Adult Masters Women
   Lauren Moore, 1st /7 *Australian Champion*

Australian Figure Skating Championships event page here


Extra pratice times - State Team only
Times are Friday 1 Dec 5.45am-6.45am and Saturday 2 Dec 6-7am.
Please email SAISA to secure your spot


Rink opening again !!!!
Dear Members,
Great news from Richard Laidlaw
All has been resolved and the rink will be back to normal operations as of tomorrow morning, Sat 25 Nov
Thank you Richard
SAISA


SAISA AGM New Date: Wednesday 13 Dec 2023 @ 6pm @ Sport SA, Military Road West Beach. Members welcome.
Taking into consideration the concerns raised by our members in relation to the date of the AGM,we sought an extension to hold the AGM due to extenuating circumstances. As a result the AGM will now be held on 13 December.
Nominations will be open until 4 December.
For those who have already nominated, there is no need to resubmit your nomination as it has already been received by SAISA.


SAISA's invitation to AIS Athlete Wellbeing and Education Programs is posted  in the Activities section here
The Starting Strong in High Performance Sport Program is an initiative delivered by the Wellbeing and Education Team at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).  It's aim is to prepare athletes to be successful in life and sport. There are webinars for parents of high performances athletes as well. See the link above for more information and links


SA State Championships & Spring Cup: 14 & 15 October
Results page here


Australian Masters Games 2023
AMG Results page here


  
 


  • SA Skate 2023 Results here

  • Silver Blades information including Membership form on the SBFSC  page here

Rule Refresher:

  • Ice Arena Figure Skating Etiquette & Safety Rules here on the SAISA Policies page and also download here
  • SAISA endorses these best practice rules and asks the figure skating community to abide by the rules and in doing so promote safety and well-being in all of its forms at all times
  • Sharing the ice in a figure skating session: Excellent advice about sharing the ice in a figure skating session from @chiquitalimer

Good Luck Wishes 

Good Luck to Adelaide Ice Magic Basic Novice and Mixed Age Synchronised Skating teams at the Steel City Trophy 2023 in Sheffield, UK, 3 - 6 March


Congratulations

Well Done!
to Sophie Storey who competed in Advanced Novice and to India Nette and Eron Westwood who competed in Senior Ice Danceat at the 2023 International Challenge Cup in Tilburg, Netherlands, 23 - 26 February 2023 

Congratulations to SAISA board member Tara O'Connor who passed the ISU International Judges Exam for Singles and Pairs held in Frankfurt, Germany July 5-10 2022. Well done!

 

Congratulations to SAISA member coach Sean Adram who passed the ISU International Technical Specialists exam for Singles held in Frankfurt, Germany July 3 -12 2022

 

Well done! Skaters, coaches and officials who took part in the first  ISA Online National Competition on 3 December 2020 at the IceArena. Vidoes of the performances are currently being assessed by judging panels.

Congratulations new Honorary Life Members: Nicola Reese and Moira Henningsen were elected to Honorary Life Membership of the South Australian Ice Skating Association (SAISA) at the SAISA AGM of 2020 (December 7 2020) in recognition of their lengthy and valuable service to the sport of figure skating

Gold Medalists!: Adelaide Ice Magic's Advanced Adult Team won 2 gold medals at the Porter Classic, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, Dec 5 - 6 2020. They won gold in the Travelling Circle and gold in the Rotating Wheel in the Best of Elements divisions.
This year the Porter Classic was run as a virtual event (the first of its kind for Synchro) with video footage of competitors submitted online and subsequently judged by panels which included international officials. 90 teams from 8 countries competed,

 
   
Congratulations coaches Bernadette Mercurio and Ashley Colliver. Congratulations skaters: Sarah Chapman, Madison Dempsey, Bianca Martin, Jessinta Martin, Lauren Moore, Katrina Norwood, Kayla Nicholson, Tahlia Nimmo, Mikayla Roy


Well done! Preliminary and Elementary skaters who took part in the online competition trial on 17 September 2020 at the IceArena. Videos of the performances were sent to ISA and assessed by appointed judging panels via Zoom meetings. Thank you skaters and coaches and SA judges and officials Tara O'Connor, Elizabeth Henningsen and Reina O'Connor

Well Done! James Min and coach George Galanis. James did well the Short Program and qualified for the Free Skate finishing 19th place overall at ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, Korea 4 - 9 Feb
 

Well Done!  India Nette & Eron Westwood SA's Senior Ice Dance couple at the Egna Dance Trophy in Egna, Italy 7 - 9 Feb, 13th place  

Gold Medalists! Adelaide Ice Magic Adult  Team win first place in Adult Division at the Hevelius Cup, Gdansk, Poland, 18 - 19 Jan 2020 along with Gold Medalists! Adult Ice Magic Junior B Team in the Junior B Division. Well Done! 
  

Well Done!  Tara O'Connor First International judging assignments at Hevelius Cup 2020, Gdansk Poland 18 - 19 Jan and Challenger Series: Leon Lurje Trophy, Goteborg Sweden 24 - 26 Jan.
 

Gold Medalist! Ash Stuart wins first place in Adult Silver Men 1 Division at the Winter World Masters Games in Innsbruck, Austria  10 - 19 Jan 2020
 

Gold Medalist! Angela Schuurmans wins first place in Gold Ladies 3 Division at the Winter World Masters Games in Innsbruck, Austria  10 - 19 Jan 2020

9th Place at International Competition! Sophie Storey in Basic Novice Girls at EduSport Trophy 2020,  Otopeni, Romania 8 - 12 January
Sophie pictured with coach Teresa Sinclair


2019......................


Great skating SA skaters at the Australian Figure Skating Championships 2019:
(TES scores here)

Eron Westwood & India Nette (Senior Ice Dance), Ashley Colliver (Senior Ladies), James Min (Senior Men)
Synchronized Skating Divisions:
Basic Novice: Adelaide Ice Magic Basic Novice Team (3rd Place) - Bronze Medalists!

Advanced Adult: Adelaide Ice Magic Advanced Adult Team (1st Place) - Australian Champions!

AIM Basic Novice & Advanced Adult Teams
Mixed Age: Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Team (1st Place) - Australian Champions!

AIM ​Mixed Age team
Junior: Adelaide Ice Magic Junior Team (3rd Place) - Bronze Medalists!
Singles Skating Divisions:
Basic Novice Ladies: Ciana Tang-Edwards (8th Place), Sophie Storey (17th), Alyssa Kelly (22nd), Hope Rowe (24th), Kate Ying Thomson (27th)
Basic Novice Men: James Lin (3rd Place) - Bronze Medalist!, Masato Rafinian (6th Place)
Intermediate Novice Ladies: Breeanna Smolski (20th Place), Desiree Williams (22nd Place), Sophia Lewis (23rd Place)
Intermediate Ladies: Laura McArthur (11th Place), Rebecca McGlashan (18th Place), Madison Dempsey (19th Place)
Advanced Novice Ladies: Meg Rafinian (11th Place)
Junior Ladies: Meg Rafinian (18th Place)
Junior Men: Andy Yao (4th Place)
Senior Ladies: Ashley Colliver (3rd Place) - Bronze Medalist!, Arielle Jennings (6th Place)
Senior Men: James Min (2nd Place) - Silver Medaist!
Pairs Skating Divisions:
Basic Novice Pairs: Iyla Wilson & Lucas Giveen Gomes De Reis (1st Place) - 
Australian Champions!
Junior Pairs: Campbell Young & Tremayne Bevan (1st Place) - Australian Champions!
Ice Dance Divisions:
Senior Dance: India Nette & Eron Westwood (4th Place)
Adult Divisions:
Silver Ladies (18-35): Sophie Messent (10th Place)
SIlver Ladies (36+): Jahmeil Wilson (1st Place) - 
Australian Champion!
Gold Ladies (18-29): Richelle Perrin (3rd Place) - Bronze Medalist!, Katrina Norwood (4th Place)
Gold Ladies (29+): Angela Schuurmans (1st PLace) - 
Australian Champion!, Jane Kahlbaum (3rd Place) -  Bronze Medalist!
Master Ladies: Lauren Moore (1st Place) - Australian Champion!


Well Done!
James Min, Ashley Colliver, Ciana Tang-Edwards at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2019
 
Congratulations!
Ciana Tang-Edwards 
winner of the 2019 Abram Family Cup awarded at the State Championships
 
Ciana with Abram family member Clare Kirby


Ashley Colliver
 winner of the 2019 Dejan Jovanovic Memorial Trophy presented at the State Championships

Well Done! to Andy Yao at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Chelyabinsk, Russia 11-14 Sep 2019
at his first JGP competition

click on image to read article

Advertiser Adelaide
Congratulations Adelaide Ice Magic at the Sydney Synchro Festival Aug 31 & Sep 1
2nd Place

Congratulations SA's first ISU accredited judge:
Tara O'Connor passed the ISU Synchronized Skating exam for International Judge held in Frankfurt July 2019

Great seminar! Monday 10 June 2019 "Skills & Performance" moderated by Sean Abram
Thank you Sean and Melina. Well done skaters!

Good work at the Core class!
Thank you Essential Talent


Congratulations!: Disney On Ice Pre-Show cast and crew. Excellent show 9 June 2019.
Thank you choreographer Sean Abram and Melina for creating a great show.
Thank you DOI and Feld Entertainment for the opportunity and Chelsea Skene for liaising with everyone and thank you volunteers for your assistance

Congratulations! at ISU Oberstdorf International Adult Figure Skating Competition 19-25 May
Angela Schuurmans, 2nd in Silver Ladies Free Skating, 1st in Silver Ladies Artistic Free Skating

Well done! at Oceania International Interclub competitin in Melbourne 15-19 May:
Alyssa Kelly (1st place), Ava Burns (2nd Place), Kate Ying Thomson (3rd Place) in Cubs Ladies

Well done! At 2019 Autumn Cup Canberra:

Lilly Green (1st Place), Holly Green (2nd Place), Ava Burns (1st Place), Sophie Storey (3rd Place), Henry Green (1st Place)
Coach Bernadette Mercurio

 


Thank you! to our friendly SAISA skaters, volunteers and the IceArenA for hosting cast members and special guests at the Disney on Ice Meet & Greet Event at the IceArenA

Well Done! Arielle Jennings competed in 3 International Competitions in 2019:
5-10 Feb, Bavarian Open Oberstdorf, Germany (20th place)
22-24 Feb, Tallink Hotels Cup, Tallinn, Estonia (12th place)
25Feb - 3 Mar, Cup of Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria (18th place)



Juna Cup 2019, Estonia, 19 - 20 Jan
Well done! Adult skaters and their coaches 
(Coach Bernadette Mercurio, Lauren Moore, Katrina Norwood, Bianca Martin, Natasha Colliver, coach Teresa Sinclair; not shown, Madison Murray)
Juna Cup website

Mentor Torun Cup 2019, Poland, 8 - 12 Jan
Well Done! Senior Dance couple India Nette and Eron Westwood
Results page

National Championships 2018

State Championships 2018

Abram Family Cup 2018

Dejan Jovanovic Memorial Tropy 2018

Crystal Challenge 2018

Oceania International 2018 Coaches Seminar May 19 & 20, Melbourne
Presented by Brian Orser:
SA coaches attending are: Stephanie, Deb, Tremayne, Richard, Joda & Melissa


Oceania International Novice Competition, 16-20 May 2018, Melbourne

Andy Yao, Basic Novice A Men, 1st Place
Jasmine Nelson, Basic Novice B Ladies, 5th Place
Abby Sims, Basic Novice B Ladies, 15th Place

Jasmine

Oceania Interclub International Competition, 16.20 May 2018, Melbourne

Ciana Tang-Edwards, Cubs-Girls, 3rd Place
James Lin, Cubs-Boys, 3rd Place
Jasper Cusack, Cubs-Boys, 4th Place
Masato Rafinian, Cubs-Boys, 5th Place

  

Autumn Cup ACT 11 - 12 May 2018

Henry Green, Preliminary Men, 1st Place
Kate Ying Thomson, Preliminary Ladies, 4th Place
  

National Championships Dec 2017 Brisbane

Andy Yao, Basic Novice B Men Australian Champion

Kaitlyn Ineson & Tremayne Bevan, Junior Pairs Australian Champions


Angela Schuurmans, Adult Silver Ladies 36+ Australian Champion

Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Team, Mixed Age Synchronized Australian Champions

Giuseppe Triulcio, Junior Men Silver Medalist



Lauren Moore, Adult Master Ladies Silver Medalist

Adelaide Ice Magic Basic Novice Team, Basic Novice Synchronized Silver Medalists

Mixed Company Syncchronized Team, Adult Basic Synchronized Bronze Medalists


State Championships Oct 2017

Kiana Castro, winner of the Abram Family Cup , presented by the Abram family 

  

Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Synchronized Team, winner of the  
Dejan Jovanovic Trophy,
presented by Dejan's family 



ISU Challenger Series, Lombardia Trophy Sep 2017

James Min, 18th Senior Men


Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Minsk, Belarus, Sep 2017

James Min, 16th Place Junior Men


Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Brisbane, Aug 2017

James Min, 9th Junior Men

Giuseppe Triulcio, 13th Junior Men


   


Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy Aug 2017

Isabelle Mason, 4th Basic Novice B Girls

Giuseppe Triulcio, 6th Junior Men

James Min, 7th Senior Men 


Sydney Synchro Festival Sep 2017 Penrith NSW

Adelaide Ice Magic Basic Novice Team
, Silver Medalists Basic Novice Synchronized

Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age, Gold Medalists Mixed Age Sycnchronized


Crystal Challenge Aug 2017 O'Brien Group Arena, Melbourne

Congratulations to the 25 skaters from SA who competed! 


SA Skate 2017 July 2017 IceArenA Adelaide

Well Done Skaters!


Disney on Ice Pre-Show 10 Jun 2017 Entertainment Centre Adelaide

Congratulations Disney on Ice Pre-Show cast! 
Excellent skating, thank you skaters.
Excellent choreography, thank you Mr Sean Abram.
Excellent organising, thank you Chelsea Skene.
Excellent opportunity, thank you Sue Hill and Feld Entertainment. 

  

  


Adult International Competition, May 2017 Oberstdorf Germany

Stephanie Huot, 9th Place in Silver Ladies Technical and 11th Place in Artistic


World Junior Figure Skating Championships March 2017 Taipei City Taipei

James Min, 29th Place Junior Men


Mozart Cup Jan 2017 Salzburg Austria

Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Team, 18th Place Mixed Age Synchronized 

Link to You Tube video here     


  


FBMA Trophy Abu Dhabi UAE Jan 2017
Ashley Colliver, 5th Place Junior Ladies 

 

Mentor Torun Cup, Poland Jan 2017

Ashley Colliver, 23rd Junior Ladies


Junior Hockey fundraiser Dec 2016

Well Done Kiana Castro, invited to perform her skating program at the Junior Hockey fundraiser, she also won the AFL Footy Challenge segment and performed extremely well in skating skills challenges against the hockey players! Dec 2016


  


Christmas Spectacular, Phnom Phen 2016

Guest Star
. James Min, 2016 Australian Junior Men Champion and Australian Senior Men Silver Medalist will be the featured skater at Ice Park Christmas Spectacular in Phnom Phen, Cambodia, 24-25 Dec 2016


International Ice Dance Competitions

Congratulations India Nette (SA) and Patrick Adderley (NSW); they competed in Senior Dance at the 2016 Volvo Open Cup (Riga) and then at the Ice Star (Minsk, Belarus) recently each time achieving a personal best. Well Done!