St. Ivel International
The St. Ivel International was an annual international figure skating competition in Great Britain sponsored by the National Ice Skating Association. It included competitions in all four skating disciplines, and in most years it was held in late September or early October at the Richmond Ice Rink.
This 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 cheese 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.
This 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
Men
| Men's medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 | Rotary Watches |  Fumio Igarashi |  David Santee |  Miroslav Šoška |
| 1979 | Rotary Watches |  Robin Cousins |  Brian Pockar | |
| 1980 | St. Ivel | Brian Pockar | Scott Hamilton | Fumio Igarashi |
| 1981 | St. Ivel | Brian Orser | David Santee |  Rudi Cerne |
| 1982 | St. Ivel | Brian Orser | Norbert Schramm | Tom Dickson |
| 1983 | St. Ivel | Heiko Fischer | Gary Beacom |  Falko Kirsten |
| 1984 | St. Ivel | Brian Boitano |  Viktor Petrenko |  Grzegorz Filipowski |
| 1985 | St. Ivel | Brian Orser | Grzegorz Filipowski | Christopher Bowman |
| 1986 | St. Ivel | Daniel Doran |  Oliver Hoener | Richard Zander |
| 1987 | St. Ivel | Paul Wylie | Kurt Browning | Heiko Fischer |
| 1988 | Skate Electric | Kurt Browning | Christopher Bowman | Ronny Winkler |
| 1989 | Skate Electric | Todd Eldredge | Grzegorz Filipowski | Vladimir Petrenko |
| 1990 | Skate Electric | Norm Proft | Ronny Winkler | Erik Larson |
Ladies
| Ladies' medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 | Rotary Watches | Linda Fratianne | Emi Watanabe | Dagmar Lurz |
| 1979 | Rotary Watches | |||
| 1980 | St. Ivel | Sandy Lenz | Tracey Wainman |  Sanda Dubravcic |
| 1981 | St. Ivel | Tracey Wainman | Jackie Farrell | Karen Wood |
| 1982 | St. Ivel | Elaine Zayak | Tracey Wainman | Cornelia Tesch |
| 1983 | St. Ivel | Tiffany Chin | Manuela Ruben | Karen Wood |
| 1984 | St. Ivel | Kathryn Adams | Cynthia Coull | Claudia Villiger |
| 1985 | St. Ivel | Debi Thomas | Susan Jackson | Joanne Conway |
| 1986 | St. Ivel | Elizabeth Manley | Jill Trenary | Inga Gauter |
| 1987 | St. Ivel | Caryn Kadavy | Patricia Neske | Joanne Conway |
| 1988 | Skate Electric | Charlene Wong | Joanne Conway |  Beatrice Gelmini |
| 1989 | Skate Electric | Tonia Kwiatkowski | Simone Koch | Patricia Neske |
| 1990 | Skate Electric | Holly Cook | Lisa Sargeant |  Surya Bonaly |
Pairs
| Pairs medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 | Rotary Watches | |||
| 1979 | Rotary Watches | |||
| 1980 | St. Ivel | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Inna Volianskaya / Valeri Spiridonov | Susan Garland / Robert Daw |
| 1981 | St. Ivel | Lorri Baier / Lloyd Eisler | Vicki Heasley / Peter Oppegard | Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins |
| 1982 | St. Ivel | Ludmila Koblova / Andrei Kalitin | Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston | Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins |
| 1983 | St. Ivel | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver |
| 1984 | St. Ivel | Inna Bekker / Sergei Likhanski | Katy Keeley / Joseph Mero | Laureen Collin / David Howe |
| 1985 | St. Ivel | Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Julia Bystrova / Alexander Tarasov |
| 1986 | St. Ivel | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler | Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner |
| 1987 | St. Ivel | Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston | Peggy Schwarz / Alexander Koenig | Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner |
| 1988 | Skate Electric | Peggy Schwarz / Alexander Koenig | Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor |
| 1989 | Skate Electric | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | Kellie Creel / Bob Pellaton | Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný |
| 1990 | Skate Electric | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Elena Nikonova / Nikolai Apter | Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný |
Ice dancing
References
- Skate Canada Results Book, Volume 2
- fskate.ru
- Patinage Magazine N°1, déc. 86 - jan. 87 pp 11 & 12