The Australian Figure Skating Championships are an annual
figure skating competition
A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating.
Types of figure skating competitions
International
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organised by
Ice Skating Australia to crown the
national champions
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of Australia. The first official Australian Championships were held in 1931 in
Sydney
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. Medals are awarded in
men's singles, women's singles,
pair skating
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,
ice dance
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, and
synchronized skating
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This complex sport orig ...
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).
Senior medalists
Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Synchronized skating
Junior medalists
Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Synchronized skating
Records
References
External links
Ice Skating Australiaat Skate Guard
{{Australian National Championships
Figure skating national championships
Figure skating in Australia