Skate Israel () was a senior-level international

figure skating competition A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating. Types of figure skating competitions International International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) are governed by the union's rules ...

, held in Metulla,

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles,

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating ...

, and

ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ...

. First organized in 1995, Skate Israel was held annually through 2000. The 2002 competition was cancelled due to political uncertainty. The event returned in 2003 and was last held in 2005. Israeli skaters

Galit Chait Galit Chait (, ''Galit Hayat''; born on January 29, 1975) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer. She and her partner Sergei Sakhnovski competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006, becoming the 2002 World bronze medalists. Person ...

/ Sergei Sakhnovsky, who competed in all eight editions, won the ice dance title six times.

Roman Serov Roman Serov (, ; born 16 December 1976 in Moscow) is a Russian-born Figure skating, figure skater and skating coach who has also competed for Israel. He won two medals on the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix series and is a two-time Israe ...

won the men's singles title four times, twice representing

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and twice representing Israel.

Medalists

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

References

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Skate Israel Skate Israel () was a senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Metulla, Israel. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. First organized in 1995, Skate Israel wa ...

International sports competitions hosted by Israel Figure skating in Israel