December 7 2017 updated 8 Dec
Results and judges scores here
Congratulations!: skaters and coaches, well done
Live Streaming and videos here
Basic Novice A Ladies: Ciana Tang-Edwards 14th; Madison Dempsey 26th; Sarah Chapman 32nd
Basic Novice B Ladies: Kaitlyn Ineson 17th; Jasmine Nelson 20th
Basic Novice B Men: Andy Yao 1st, Australian Champion
Intermediate Ladies: Laura McArthur 10th; Natasha Colliver 19th
Advanced Novice Ladies: Izzy Mason 25th, Kiana Castro 28th
Advanced Novice Men: Tremayne Bevan 6th
Junior Ladies: Ashley Colliver 10th; Arielle Jennings 12th
Junior Men: Giuseppe Triulcio 2nd
Senior Men: James Min 4th, Giuseppe Triulcio 8th
Junior Pairs: Kaitlyn Ineson & Tremayne Bevan 1st, Austrlalian Champions
Adult Silver Ladies 36+: Angela Schuurmans 1st, Australian Champion; Stephanie Huot 8th
Adult Gold Ladies: Bianca Martin 4th
Adult Master Ladies: Lauren Moore 2nd
Basic Novice Synchronized: Adelaide Ice Magic Basic Novice 2nd
Mixed Age Synchronized: Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age 1st, Australian Champions
Adult Basic Synchronized: Mixed Company 3rd
November 30 2017
Web page updates:
Child Safe Environment Policy: On Policies page and here
November 28 2017
Good Luck!: to all skaters and teams competing at the Australian Figure Skating Championships 2-8 December in Queensland
November 14 2017
State Team 2017: The Official State Team list is posted here
Social Media misuse reporting: to support the SAISA Code of Conduct requirements and assist in monitoring problems of social media misuse, a dedicated SAISA email address has been created: socialmedia@saisa.org.au
State Jackets and SInglets: orders closed for Nationals
November 4 2017
State Jackets: Link to order form here (Updated 4 Oct)
November 1 2017
State Jackets and SInglets: orders open now for a short time only. Link to order form here
please note due to time constraints orders for the singlets close Friday 3 November and for the jackets Sunday 5 November
October 30 2017
Nationals 2017
Draft Schedule V5 updated 30 October here
October 26 2017
Nationals Draft Schedule V4 updated 26 October here
October 2017
State Team: provisional list here
SAISA Code of Conduct: all South Australian attendees at the AFSC (skaters, coaches, officials, parents/guardians) are expected to be familiar with the Code and return a signed copy to SAISA. Copy of the Code highlighting important aspects is here
Nationals: Australian Figure Skating Championships 2017
Announcement v7 here
Draft Schedule
Further updates and information on the ISQ website here
Closing date: 27 October in South Australia (one week before the close in QLD)
Synchro Team registration sheets: due in South Australia 17 October
Fees: are paid to the SAISA account by 27 October
Photos: due 30 October; send directly to AFSC competition convener as per the Announcement
October 10 2017
Congratulations!: All skaters at the SA State Championships & Spring Cup. Thank you to all volunteers making the event possible.
Winner!: Abram Family Cup 2017, presented by the Abram family at the State Championships to Kiana Castro
Winner!: Dejan Jovanovic Trophy 2017, presented by Dejan's family at the State Championships to Adelaide Ice Magic Synchronized Mixed Age team
Skating Components Seminar 2017: held in conjunction with the State Championships
Time: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 1:30pm - 3:15pm
Venue: Actors Ink/Essential Talent Studios, 12-20 Morney St, Adelaide
Presenter: Kylie Yacopetti (ISU)
Attendance: Singles skaters going to Nationals, coaches, judges, Synchro representatives
Flyer: here
September 30 2017
State Championships & Spring Cup 2017
Skating Order: result of the Draw on State Championships page here
September 26 2017
Congratulations!: SA Ice Sports Federation and Ice Factor on the launch of their new program, Ice Factor Plus! today, 26 September. Ice Factor Plus provides the opportunity for community members who have challenges or disabilities to take part in ice and snow activities on Tuesdays with free entry. Further information here
September 22 2017
State Championships & Spring Cup 2017
Date: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October, IceArenA, Adelaide
Schedule: State Championships page here
Entrant Lists for Draw: State Championships page here
September 18 2017
State Championships & Spring Cup: Thank you. Entries are now closed.
Good Luck!: James Min (SA) at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 20-24 September 2017, Minsk, Belarus
Congratulations!: Adelaide Ice Magic( AIM) Basic Novice and Mixed Age Syncronized Skating Teams, 2nd Place and 1st Place respectively at the Sydney Synchro Festival 2017. Results here
September 14 2017
Good Luck!: James Min (SA) at the ISU Lombardia Trophy, 14 -17 September 2017, Italy, an ISU Challenger Series event for Senior skaters.
Watch the event via Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXXlBz8Ntcw
Start Order and Results here: http://www.fisg.it/upload/result/4468/index.html
August 25 2017
Congratulations!: James Min (9th) and Giuseppe Triulcio (13th) at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of figure skating, Brisbane 24-26 August 2017
August 24 2017
Watch Figure Skating!
ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Brisbane, Australia, 24-26 August 2017
Live Stream starts Thursday 24th at 5:15pm (Adelaide time): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-aipoJPNFo
Watch James Min and Giuseppe Triulcio skate!: at the Junior Grand Prix, Brisbane 24- 26 August on Live Stream here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-aipoJPNFo
The competitio starts at 5:15pm Thursday 24th.
The schedule, starting orders and results will be here
State Championships & Spring Cup 2017
Date: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October, IceArenA, Adelaide
Close of Entries: Monday 18 September
Initial Draw: Saturday 30 September
Announcement: State Championships page here
August 10 2017
Good Luck!: 25 skaters from SA competing at Crystal Challenge at the O'Brien Group arena, Melbourne 10-13 August 2017.
Congratulations!: SA skaters at Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2017 2-5 August in Hong Kong:
Isabelle Mason: 4th Basic Novice B Girls
Giuseppe Triulcio: 6th Junior Men
James Min: 7th Senior Men
August 4 2017
Code of Conduct for SAISA: updated on Policies page here
July 28 2017
August Test Session: Cancelled
July 22 2017
SA Skate 2017:
Results Saturday: here
July 15 2017
SA Skate 2017:
Schedule and Skating Order here
June14 2017
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. 10 June.
June12 2017
SA Skate 2017: Announcement here. Entries due 5 July.
Congratulations!: Stephanie Huot at the ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition 2017 22-27 May in Oberstdorf, Germany:
Silver Ladies 111 Free Skate, 9th Place; Silver Ladies 111 Artistic 11th Place.
Team Australia: Stephanie, front row centre
May 12 2017
Notices from IceArenA management:
12 May: skaters must renew their entry for each session, including public sessions
May 3 2017
Warning!: SAISA members must not access the emergency stairs (East end of the bleachers) except in an emergency and may not venture past the music player next to the hockey boxes
May 2 2017
Disney On Ice Pre-Show : Auditions now open. Go to Activities & Performances page here
April 5 2017
Web page updates:
Soliciting v Recruiting: 5 April, added 'Tampering', 'Promotion' and 'What to do" (here)
April 3 2017
SAISA Step Sequence seminar pre-announcement: For SAISA member skaters and their coaches intending to compete at Nationals 2017; Increase your step sequence skills, create clusters and sequences, increase your levels: Sat April 22 3-4.30pm off-ice and Sun April 23 8-9.15am.
Hollins 2017: 9-12 June, Sydney. Announcement here
Disney on Ice Pre-Show Pre-Announcement: SAISA are excited to announce there will be an opportunity for SAISA members to audition for the Adelaide Pre-Show Performance, preceding the Disney on Ice Frozen Performance on Saturday, 10 June 2017. Save the date and watch this space for further information in regards to the 2017 audition process.
March 2017
Watch Figure Skating!
World Championships live-streaming!: Men Singles Free Skate & Ice Dance final Saturday 1 April from 6.20pm (Catch Up TV Sport)
Also on SBS Catch Up TV Sport: Grand & Junior Grand Prix 2016-17, 4-Continents and European Championships.
SBS Figure Skating TV schedule : Saturday afternoons 2.30-3.25pm highlights from Season 2016-17 Figure Skating events. Schedule until April 29 here
March 6 2017
Policy & Guidlines reminders: Check out these guidelines and rules on the Policy page here
- Please take care at practice sessions: see the Figure Skating Session Etiquette & Safety Rules
- Please take care on Facebook: see the Social Media Guidelines
- Please contribute to a Safe, Supportive skating environment: See the Codes of Behaviour for skaters, parents, coaches, officials & committees
March 1 2017
Thank you attendees: SAISA Annual General Meeting Tuesday 28 February. Board members elected. See AGM page (in About SAISA) here
February 25 2017
Nominations received! see AGM page here
February 20 2017
Coach Accreditation Courses: Expressions of interest are now being taken for Level 0 and Level 1 Courses in Adelaide.
To register your interest please email robichalmers@hotmail.com the below:
Level 0: yes/no
Level 1: yes/no
Member of (state association):
SAISA AGM: Nominations due today, 20 Feb!
February 7 2017
SAISA AGM: 28th February (Tue), 7:30pm, SportSA. See AGM page (in About SAISA) here
February 6 2016
Representing Australia: James Min (SA) is nominated by Ice Skating Australia to represent Australia and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Taipei City 13-19 March 2017: Congratulations!
Adult International Competition Approval: requests from Adult competitors are now due. Forms available from SAISA.
February 2 2017
Casting call : Cirque du Soleil are calling for figure skaters. See the Casting Call here. The audition experience SAISA provided via the Disney On Ice Pre-show is great preparation for this audition. You must be a high level skater 18 years or older.
January 23 2017
Congratulations!: Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Synchronized Skating Team (SA) 18th Place competing against 22 other teams from all over Europe at the Mozart Cup Salzburg, Austria, 19-22 January, the largest competition in Europe. Results here. Link to You Tube videos here.
January 17 2017
Test Dates 2017: Posted on Test pages here. The next test date is also posted in "Diary Dates" on Home page below. Test applications are due 3 weeks before the Test Date. Applicants must be current financial members.
January 16 2017
Good Luck!: Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Synchronized Skating Team (SA) at the Mozart Cup Salzburg, Austria, 19-22 January, the largest competition in Europe.
January 12 & 13 2017
Congratulations!: Ashley Colliver (SA), 5th Place at the FBMA Trophy, Abu Dhabi! (result here); Well Done!: at the Mentor Torun Cup, Poland (results here)
January 6 2017
IceArenA Alert!: Friday 6Jan2017 Figure Skating afternoon practice sesion cancelled due to extreme heat
Jan 5 2017
Condolences: In memory of Alexandros Galanis (d. 31/12/2016), past board member of the Association for many years: SAISA sends its deepest sympathy to long-term member coach Bernadette Mercurio and to her mother and to former SA State Champion George Galanis on the passing of their father and husband.
January 5 2017
Memberships 2017: Now due! See Forms or Membership page. Fees remain unchanged from last year (and since 2014).
Good Luck!: Ashley Colliver (SA) at the FBMA Trophy Abu Dhabi, 5-7 January and Mentor Torun Cup Poland, 10-15 Jan.
December 30 2016
Well Done!: Kiana Castro (SA), 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!
December 23 2016
Guest Star!: James Min (SA), 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.
Congratulations!: India Nette (SA) and Patrick Adderley (NSW); they competed in Senior Dance at the Volvo open Cup (Riga) and then at the Ice Star (Minsk, Belarus) recently each time achieving a personal best. Well Done!
Representing Australia in Jan 2017!:
Ashley Colliver (SA) will compete in the FBMA Trophy Abu Dhabi, 5-7 Jan, as well as the Mentor Torun Cup Torun, Poland 10-15 Jan.
Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Team (SA) will compete at Mozart Cup Salzburg, Austria, 19-22 Jan, as well as the Mentor Torun Cup Torun, Poland 10-15 Jan.
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December 2 2016
AFSC Congratulations to SA skaters!: 
Adult Master Pairs division: Lauren Moore & Josef Milano: Australian Champions!
Adult Silver Ladies 18-35 division: Madeline Swan - Silver Medalist!
Adult Silver Ladies 36+ division: Stephanie Huot - 6th Place!
Adult Silver Men division: Ashley Stuart - Australian Champion!
Adult Gold Ladies division: Bianca Martin - 6th Place; Jane Kahlbaum - 9th Place!
Adult Gold Men division: Joshua Mercer - Australian Champion!
Adult Master Ladies division: Lauren Moore - Silver Medalist!
Mixed Age Synchronized Skating: Adelaide Ice Magic Mixed Age Team - 4th Place!; Firebirds - 9th Place!; BREAKAWAY - 10th Place!
Adult Basic Synchronized skating: Mixed Company - Silver Medalists!
Basic Novice Synchronized: Adelaide Ice Magic Basic Novice Team - Silver Medalists!
Basic Novice A Ladies (new division): Jasmine Nelson - 20th Place!; Madison Dempsey - 26th Place!; Angelique Gasiorowski - 27th Place!; Place Sarah Chapman - 30th Place!.
Basic Novice B Ladies: Kaitlyn Ineson - 15th Place!; Laura McArthur - 27th Place!; Abby Sims - 30th Place!.
Advanced Novice Men: Tremayne Bevan - 8th Place!
Advanced Novice Ladies: Arielle Jennings - 9th Place!; Kiana Castro - 22nd Place!
Junior Ladies: Ashley Colliver - 6th Place!
Junior Men: James Min - Australian Champion!
Junior Men: Giuseppe Triulcio - 5th Place!
Senior Men: James Min - Silver Medalist!
Senior Dance: India Nette and Patrick Adderley - 4th Place!
