A team of 11 skaters from Sheffield will be hoping to make home advantage count when they compete in the International Judging System (IJS) skating competition, held at iceSheffield.
The IJS at iceSheffield is a National Ice Skating Association competition which is used as a competitive testing event for qualification to the British Figure Skating Championships.
The iceSheffield IJS competition will take place from August 30 and September 3 2010, and will see skaters compete in categories including novice, junior and senior.
British Champion P J Hallam, who last year became the first iceSheffield skater to progress through the Skate UK programme and win a medal at international level, will feature in the Junior Men’s category. P J Hallam has further been short listed for the ISU Junior Grand Prix to be held in Sheffield.
Katie Powell will perform in the Senior Ladies category, while sister Bethany Powell will compete in the Novice Ladies category.
Amy Harmer, Robynne Tweedale and Emily Hayward will also join Bethany in the Novice Ladies category. While Rachel Barley and Sophie Kent are set to compete in the Junior Ladies.
Jason Thompson will perform in the Senior Men’s category while in the Novice Men’s category Lee Booker will take to the ice.
Partners Stephen Moore and Olivia Betts-Dawson and also dance pair Ryan Sharp and Charlotte Dyson will compete in the Novice Dance category.
Mandy Parker, general manager at iceSheffield, said: “The IJS competition is a great way for the skaters to showcase their talent to national and international judges, and gain vital event experience.
“I wish all the skaters from Sheffield the greatest success in the IJS competition and hope they can turn home advantage into medal success.”
The IJS competition will be followed by the ISU Junior Grand Prix 2010/11 event, which takes place at iceSheffield between 29 September and the 2 October.
For more information and tickets to both the events please visit www.jgp2010.co.uk.
