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Australian Figure Skating Championships
Recurring figure skating competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Australian Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organised by Ice Skating Australia to crown the national champions of Australia. The first official Australian Championships were held in 1931 in Sydney as a joint event organised when the skating federations of Victoria and New South Wales merged to form the Australian National Council of Ice-Skating. For years, championships alternated between Sydney and Melbourne. The Australian Championships have been interrupted twice during their history: from 1940 to 1946 due to World War II, and in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, ice dance, and synchronized skating at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. Brendan Kerry and Cameron Medhurst are tied for winning the most Australian Championship titles in men's singles (with eight each), while Joanne Carter holds the record in women's singles (with seven). Danielle Carr and Stephen Carr hold the record in pair skating (with nineteen), while Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman hold the record in ice dance (with six).
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History
Prior to 1931, figure skating in Australia was overseen by two independent organisations – the National Ice-Skating Association of Australia (in Melbourne) and the National Ice-Skating Association of New South Wales (in Sydney) – and each held their own respective championship events. In 1931, the two federations merged to form the Australian National Council of Ice-Skating, and they held Australia's first national championship event in figure skating in Sydney.[1] Jack Gordon won the men's event, Myrie Reid won the women's event, Miss A. Maxwell and Robert Jackson won the pairs event, and Jackson also won the ice dance event (then called the waltzing competition) with Phyllis Turner.[2] Since then, Sydney and Melbourne alternated as hosts until 1976, when the championships were finally held in a new location: Brisbane.[3]
The Australian Championships have twice been interrupted: from 1940 to 1946 due to World War II,[4] and in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]
The 2025–26 Australian Championships are scheduled to be held from 28 November to 5 December 2025 in Brisbane.[7]
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Senior medalists
From left to right: Kailani Craine, six-time Australian champion in women's singles; Anastasia Golubeva and Hektor Giotopoulos Moore, the reigning Australian champions in pair skating; and Holly Harris and Jason Chan, the reigning Australian champions in ice dance
Men's singles
- While Adrian Swan and Ron Cook did compete in the 1950 Australian Championships, neither achieved the minimum required score to be named the Australian Champion.
- Nicholas Fernandez was named the 2008 Australian Champion since Tristan Thode, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from New Zealand.
Women's singles
- Tracey Damigella was not named the 1989 Australian Champion since she was a guest skater from the United States.
- Tina Wang was named the 2008 Australian Champion since Alexandra Rout, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from New Zealand.
- Zara Pasfield was named the 2011 Australian Champion since Iryna Movchan, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from Ukraine.
Pairs
Ice dance
Synchronized skating
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Junior medalists
Men's singles
- Sean Carlow was named the 2003 Australian Junior Champion since Joel Watson, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from New Zealand.
- Robert McNamara was named the 2004 Australian Junior Champion since Joel Watson, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from New Zealand.
Women's singles
- Jaimee Nobbs was named the 2008 Australian Junior Champion since Alexandra Rout, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from New Zealand.
Pairs
- Morgan Figgins and Grant Howie were not named the 2008 Australian Junior Champions since they were guest skaters from New Zealand.
Ice dance
Synchronized skating
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Records
From left to right: Joanne Carter has won seven Australian Championship titles in women's singles; Brendan Kerry has won eight Australian Championship titles in men's singles; and Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman have won six Australian Championship titles in ice dance.
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References
External links
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