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St. Ivel International
StatusDefunct
GenreInternational competition
FrequencyAnnual
VenueRichmond Ice Rink
LocationLondon, England
CountryUnited Kingdom Great Britain
Years active1978–90
Organised byNational Ice Skating Association

The St. Ivel International was an annual figure skating competition, sponsored by the National Ice Skating Association and held at the Richmond Ice Rink in the Twickenham district of London, England, in the United Kingdom. The first competition – Great Britain's first international skating competition in several years – was held in 1978. The Rotary Watches International was sponsored by the Rotary Watch Company at a cost of over £25,000. Alan Pascoe, spokesperson for the Rotary Watches Company, stated that "it [had] been very exciting and [had] provided skaters from throughout the world with competition".[1]

The Rotary Watch Company continued its sponsorship in 1979, but in 1980, sponsorship of the competition was taken over by the St Ivel dairy company, and the name was changed to the St. Ivel International.[2] In 1988, the event was renamed the Skate Electric UK International in recognition of the sponsorship of British ice skating by the Electricity Supply Industry.[3] That sponsorship continued through 1990.[4] The competition originally scheduled to be held in October 1991 – the United Kingdom International – was cancelled due to loss of sponsorship,[5] and was never resumed.

Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance, although each discipline may not have necessarily been held every year. Brian Orser of Canada holds the record for winning the most St. Ivel International titles in men's singles (with three), Christine Hough and Doug Ladret of Canada hold the record in pair skating (with two), and Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of Great Britain, and Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin of the Soviet Union, are tied for winning the most St. Ivel International titles in ice dance (with two each). No one skater holds the record in women's singles, as there were unique champions each time the event was held.

Medalists

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Men's singles

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Men's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1978 Japan Fumio Igarashi United States David Santee Czechoslovakia Miroslav Šoška [6]
1979 United Kingdom Robin Cousins Soviet Union Igor Bobrin Canada Brian Pockar [7]
1980 Canada Brian Pockar United States Scott Hamilton Japan Fumio Igarashi [2]
1981 Canada Brian Orser United States David Santee West Germany Rudi Cerne [8]
1982 West Germany Norbert Schramm United States Tom Dickson [9]
1983 West Germany Heiko Fischer Canada Gary Beacom East Germany Falko Kirsten [10]
1984 United States Brian Boitano Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko Poland Grzegorz Filipowski [11]
1985 Canada Brian Orser Poland Grzegorz Filipowski United States Christopher Bowman [12]
1986 United States Daniel Doran Switzerland Oliver Höner West Germany Richard Zander [13]
1987 United States Paul Wylie Canada Kurt Browning West Germany Heiko Fischer [14]
1988 Canada Kurt Browning United States Christopher Bowman East Germany Ronny Winkler [15]
1989 United States Todd Eldredge Poland Grzegorz Filipowski Soviet Union Vladimir Petrenko [16]
1990 Canada Norm Proft East Germany Ronny Winkler United States Erik Larson [4]
1991 Competition cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [5]

Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1978 United States Linda Fratianne Japan Emi Watanabe West Germany Dagmar Lurz [6]
1979 Japan Emi Watanabe West Germany Dagmar Lurz United Kingdom Karena Richardson [7]
1980 United States Sandy Lenz Canada Tracey Wainman Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sanda Dubravčić [2]
1981 Canada Tracey Wainman United States Jackie Farrell United Kingdom Karen Wood [8]
1982 United States Elaine Zayak Canada Tracey Wainman East Germany Cornelia Tesch [17]
1983 United States Tiffany Chin West Germany Manuela Ruben United Kingdom Karen Wood [10]
1984 United States Kathryn Adams Canada Cynthia Coull Switzerland Claudia Villiger [11]
1985 United States Debi Thomas United Kingdom Susan Jackson United Kingdom Joanne Conway [12]
1986 Canada Elizabeth Manley United States Jill Trenary East Germany Inga Gauter [13]
1987 United States Caryn Kadavy West Germany Patricia Neske United Kingdom Joanne Conway [14]
1988 Canada Charlene Wong United Kingdom Joanne Conway Italy Beatrice Gelmini [15]
1989 United States Tonia Kwiatkowski East Germany Simone Koch West Germany Patricia Neske [16]
1990 United States Holly Cook Canada Lisa Sargeant France Surya Bonaly [4]
1991 Competition cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [5]

Pairs

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Pairs' event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1978 No pairs competition [6]
1979
  • Soviet Union
 [7]
1980 [2]
1981
  • Canada
  • United States
 [8]
1982 [9]
1983 [10]
1984
  • Canada
  • Laurene Collin
  • David Howe
 [11]
1985 [12]
1986
  • Canada
 [13]
1987 [14]
1988 [15]
1989
  • United States
  • Kellie Creel
  • Bob Pellaton
 [16]
1990 [4]
1991 Competition cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [5]

Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1978 [6]
1979 [7]
1980 [2]
1981 [8]
1982 [18]
1983 [10]
1984 [11]
1985 [12]
1986 [13]
1987 [14]
1988 [15]
1989
  • Soviet Union
  • United States
  • Jeanne Miley
  • Michael Verlich
 [16]
1990
  • United Kingdom
  • Lisa Bradby
  • Alan Towers
 [4]
1991 Competition cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [5]

Records

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Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin perform on ice.
Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin of the Soviet Union won two St. Ivel International titles in ice dance.
Records
Discipline Most titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 3 1981–82;
1985		 [19]
Women's singles N/a
Pairs 2 1986;
1990		 [13]
[4]
Ice dance 2 1980–81 [2]
[8]
1987–88 [14]
[15]

Cumulative medal count

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Men's singles

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Total number of St. Ivel International medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada6219
2 United States44311
3 West Germany1135
4 Japan1012
5 Great Britain1001
6 Poland0213
 Soviet Union0213
8 East Germany0123
9 Switzerland0101
10 Czechoslovakia0011
Totals (10 entries)13131339

Women's singles

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Total number of St. Ivel International medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States92011
2 Canada3407
3 Japan1102
4 West Germany0325
5 Great Britain0257
6 East Germany0123
7 France0011
 Italy0011
 Switzerland0011
 Yugoslavia0011
Totals (10 entries)13131339

Pairs

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Total number of St. Ivel International medals in pair skating by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada64111
2 Soviet Union3317
3 East Germany2103
4 United States1337
5 West Germany0101
6 Great Britain0055
7 Czechoslovakia0022
Totals (7 entries)12121236

Ice dance

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Total number of St. Ivel International medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain46414
2 Soviet Union4239
3 United States1326
4 Austria1012
 Hungary1012
6 Canada1001
 Italy1001
8 France0123
9 Czechoslovakia0101
Totals (9 entries)13131339

Total medals

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Total number of St. Ivel International medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada1610228
2 United States1512835
3 Soviet Union77519
4 Great Britain581427
5 East Germany2349
6 Japan2114
7 West Germany15511
8 Austria1012
 Hungary1012
 Italy1012
11 Poland0213
12 Czechoslovakia0134
 France0134
14 Switzerland0112
15 Yugoslavia0011
Totals (15 entries)515151153

References

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  1. ↑ "Ice-skating fans want more". Herald Express. No. 16, 198. 13 October 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 1 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bird, Dennis L. (December 1980). "Ice Abroad: St. Ivel International" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 57, no. 10. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Electric start to the season". West Essex Gazette. Vol. CX, no. 6180. 2 September 1988. p. 92. Retrieved 1 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bass, Howard (January 1991). "Ice Abroad: Skate Electric UK International" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 68, no. 1. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "News briefs" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 68, no. 8. October 1991. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 "British pair win". The Daily Telegraph. 13 October 1978. p. 14. Retrieved 1 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Bass, Howard (November 1979). "Ice Abroad: Rotary Watches Ice International" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 56, no. 9. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Bass, Howard (December 1981). "Ice Abroad: The St. Ivel Ice International" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 58, no. 10. pp. 7, 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 Bass, Howard (1 October 1982). "Orser keeps title with daring triple". The Daily Telegraph. No. 39594. p. 28. Retrieved 1 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Bass, Howard (November 1983). "Ice Abroad: St. Ivel Ice International" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 60, no. 9. pp. 25–27. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 1 2 3 4 Bird, Dennis L. (December 1984). "Ice Abroad: St. Ivel Ice International" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 61, no. 10. pp. 23–24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Bass, Howard (November 1985). "Two victories at St. Ivel" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 62, no. 9. pp. 28–30. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Bass, Howard (December 1986). "Ice Abroad: Three U.S. medals at Britain's St. Ivel" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 63, no. 10. pp. 44–45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Bass, Howard (November 1987). "Ice Abroad: American victories in London's St. Ivel" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 64, no. 9. pp. 26–27, 30. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Bass, Howard (November 1988). "Skate Electric is season curtin [sic] raiser" (PDF). Skating. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. 1 2 3 4 Bass, Howard (November 1989). "Americans triumph in UK International" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 66, no. 9. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 1 June 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ "Zayak denies Wainman 2nd St. Ivel skate title". Waterloo Region Record. 30 September 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 1 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Bristol skaters squeeze ahead". Western Daily Press. Vol. 249, no. 40, 160. 30 September 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 1 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Brian Orser – Competitive History". Brian Orser: Canadian Excellence. Retrieved 8 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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