New Zealand Figure Skating Championships
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The New Zealand Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship
held annually to determine the national champions of New Zealand
. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles
, ladies singles
, pair skating
, and ice dancing
, though not all disciplines have been held in every year due to a lack of entries.
Skaters compete from the Juvenile level to Senior. It is organized by the New Zealand Ice Skating Association (NZISA).
Figure skating competition
-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....
held annually to determine the national champions of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...
, ladies singles
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...
, pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
, and ice dancing
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
, though not all disciplines have been held in every year due to a lack of entries.
Skaters compete from the Juvenile level to Senior. It is organized by the New Zealand Ice Skating Association (NZISA).
Men
Men's Medalists | ||||
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1940 | Manorburn Dam | A. W. Robertson | ||
1941- 1946 |
not held | |||
1947 | Brian Tufnail | |||
1948 | Ronald Hosken | |||
1949 | Tom Grigg | |||
1950 | Tom Grigg | |||
1951 | Tom Grigg | |||
1952 | Tom Grigg | |||
1953 | Jack Lyttle | |||
1954 | Tom Grigg | |||
1955 | John Dowling | |||
1956 | John Dowling | |||
1957 | Ivan McDonald | |||
1958 | John Dowling | |||
1959 | John Dowling | |||
1960 | Ivan McDonald | |||
1961 | Ivan McDonald | |||
1962 | Ivan McDonald | |||
1963 | Ivan McDonald | |||
1964 | Ivan McDonald | |||
1965 | Gerry Glover | |||
1966 | Gerry Glover | |||
1967 | Ivan McDonald | |||
1968 | not contested | |||
1969 | Murray Herriott | |||
1970 | Murray Herriott | |||
1971- 1976 |
not contested | |||
1977 | Richard Bates | |||
1978 | John Walkingshaw | |||
1979 | John Walkingshaw | |||
1980 | John Walkingshaw | |||
1981 | John Walkingshaw | |||
1982 | John Walkingshaw | |||
1983 | John Walkingshaw | |||
1984- 1985 |
not contested | |||
1986 | Christopher Blong | |||
1987 | Christopher Blong | |||
1988 | Christopher Blong | |||
1989 | not contested | |||
1990 | Christopher Blong | |||
1991 | Christopher Blong | |||
1992 | Christopher Blong | |||
1993- 1998 |
not contested | |||
1999 | Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion.... |
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2000 | Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.... |
Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion.... |
No other competitors | |
2001 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion.... |
Simon Thode | No other competitors |
2002 | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion.... |
No other competitors | |
2003 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion.... |
No other competitors | |
2004 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion.... |
Tristan Thode Tristan Thode Tristan Thode is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three-time New Zealand national champion. Thode's older brother Simon Thode is also an elite senior-level figure skater.-Competitive highlights:... |
Joel Watson Joel Watson Joel Watson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 New Zealand national champion.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round-References:* -External links:... |
2005 | Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.... |
Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion.... |
Joel Watson Joel Watson Joel Watson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 New Zealand national champion.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round-References:* -External links:... |
Tristan Thode Tristan Thode Tristan Thode is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three-time New Zealand national champion. Thode's older brother Simon Thode is also an elite senior-level figure skater.-Competitive highlights:... |
2006 | Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... |
Tristan Thode Tristan Thode Tristan Thode is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three-time New Zealand national champion. Thode's older brother Simon Thode is also an elite senior-level figure skater.-Competitive highlights:... |
Joel Watson Joel Watson Joel Watson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 New Zealand national champion.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round-References:* -External links:... |
Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three time New Zealand national bronze medalist and the 2009 silver medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; N = Novice level... |
2007 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Joel Watson Joel Watson Joel Watson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 New Zealand national champion.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round-References:* -External links:... |
Tristan Thode Tristan Thode Tristan Thode is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three-time New Zealand national champion. Thode's older brother Simon Thode is also an elite senior-level figure skater.-Competitive highlights:... |
Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three time New Zealand national bronze medalist and the 2009 silver medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; N = Novice level... |
2008 | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
Tristan Thode Tristan Thode Tristan Thode is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three-time New Zealand national champion. Thode's older brother Simon Thode is also an elite senior-level figure skater.-Competitive highlights:... |
Joel Watson Joel Watson Joel Watson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 New Zealand national champion.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round-References:* -External links:... |
Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three time New Zealand national bronze medalist and the 2009 silver medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; N = Novice level... |
2009 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
Tristan Thode Tristan Thode Tristan Thode is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three-time New Zealand national champion. Thode's older brother Simon Thode is also an elite senior-level figure skater.-Competitive highlights:... |
Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson Mathieu Wilson is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three time New Zealand national bronze medalist and the 2009 silver medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; N = Novice level... |
Cameron Hems |
2010 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Cameron Hems | No other competitors | |
2011 | Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... |
Cameron Hems | No other competitors | |
2012 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
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Ladies
Ladies Medalists | ||||
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1940 | Manorburn Dam | Sadie Cameron | ||
1941- 1946 |
not held | |||
1947 | Janet Richards | |||
1948 | Penelope Barker | |||
1949 | Corinne Gilkison | |||
1950 | Shirley Buchanan | |||
1951 | Shirley Buchanan | |||
1952 | Joy Stewart | |||
1953 | Joy Stewart | |||
1954 | Susan Grigg | |||
1955 | Lynne Withey | |||
1956 | Lynne Withey | |||
1957 | Rona Dickson | |||
1958 | Joan Walker | |||
1959 | Joan Walker | |||
1960 | Lynne McDonald | |||
1961 | Sandra Jack | |||
1962 | Sandra Jack | |||
1963 | Wendy Grafton | |||
1964 | Wendy Grafton | |||
1965 | Shirley Bayne | |||
1966 | Wendy Grafton | |||
1967 | Wendy Grafton | |||
1968 | Susan Hoseit | |||
1969 | Jeanne Wyatt | |||
1970 | Jeanne Begej | |||
1971 | Gay Le Comte | |||
1972 | Gay Le Comte | |||
1973 | Gay Le Comte | |||
1974 | Gay Le Comte | |||
1975 | Gay Le Comte | |||
1976 | Gay Le Comte | |||
1977 | not contested | |||
1978 | Katie Symmonds | |||
1979 | Katie Symmonds | |||
1980 | Denyse Adam | |||
1981 | Denyse Adam | |||
1982 | Denyse Adam | |||
1983 | Kathy Lindsay | |||
1984 | Denyse Adam | |||
1985 | Denyse Adam | |||
1986 | Jane Clifford | |||
1987 | Carey Shepherd | |||
1988 | Rosanna Blong | |||
1989 | Justine Brownlee | |||
1990 | Rosanna Blong | |||
1991 | Rosanna Blong | |||
1992 | Rosanna Blong | |||
1993 | not contested | |||
1994 | Heather Nye | |||
1995 | Heather Nye | |||
1996 | Heather Nye | |||
1997 | Rachel Fisher | |||
1998 | Philippa Rawlins | |||
1999 | Imelda-Rose Hegerty | |||
2000 | Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.... |
Imelda-Rose Hegerty | no other competitors | |
2001 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Dirke O'Brien Baker | Imelda-Rose Hegerty | no other competitors |
2002 | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
Imelda-Rose Hegerty | no other competitors | |
2003 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
Imelda-Rose Hegerty | no other competitors | |
2004 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Aslihan Aydin | no other competitors | |
2005 | Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.... |
Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins New Zealand figure skater. She is the four time New Zealand national champion and four time New Zealand junior national champion. She currently resides in Dunedin, New Zealand, coaches part time at the Dunedin ice rink... |
Vicky Kuo | Rachel Fisher |
2006 | Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... |
Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins New Zealand figure skater. She is the four time New Zealand national champion and four time New Zealand junior national champion. She currently resides in Dunedin, New Zealand, coaches part time at the Dunedin ice rink... |
Vicky Kuo | Aslihan Aydin |
2007 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins New Zealand figure skater. She is the four time New Zealand national champion and four time New Zealand junior national champion. She currently resides in Dunedin, New Zealand, coaches part time at the Dunedin ice rink... |
Caitlin Haynes | no other competitors |
2008 | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
Alexandra Rout Alexandra Rout Alexandra "Allie" Rout is a New Zealander figure skater. She is the 2008-2010 New Zealand national champion.In her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the Croatia Cup, she placed 7th with a score of 115.17 points.... |
Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins New Zealand figure skater. She is the four time New Zealand national champion and four time New Zealand junior national champion. She currently resides in Dunedin, New Zealand, coaches part time at the Dunedin ice rink... |
Caitlin Haynes |
2009 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
Alexandra Rout Alexandra Rout Alexandra "Allie" Rout is a New Zealander figure skater. She is the 2008-2010 New Zealand national champion.In her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the Croatia Cup, she placed 7th with a score of 115.17 points.... |
Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins New Zealand figure skater. She is the four time New Zealand national champion and four time New Zealand junior national champion. She currently resides in Dunedin, New Zealand, coaches part time at the Dunedin ice rink... |
No other competitors |
2010 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Alexandra Rout Alexandra Rout Alexandra "Allie" Rout is a New Zealander figure skater. She is the 2008-2010 New Zealand national champion.In her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the Croatia Cup, she placed 7th with a score of 115.17 points.... |
Caitlyn Paul | Elizabeth O'Neill |
2011 | Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... |
Samantha Waugh | Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins Morgan Figgins New Zealand figure skater. She is the four time New Zealand national champion and four time New Zealand junior national champion. She currently resides in Dunedin, New Zealand, coaches part time at the Dunedin ice rink... |
Laura Mills |
2012 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
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Pairs
Pairs Medalists | ||||
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1947 | Brian Tufnail / Janet Richards | |||
1948 | Brian Tufnail / Corinne Gilkison | |||
1949 | Brian Tufnail / Corinne Gilkison | |||
1950 | Tom Grigg / Rosemary Murray | |||
1951 | Tom Grigg / Shirley Buchanan | |||
1952 | Tom Grigg / Joy Stewart | |||
1953 | Tom Grigg / Shirley Buchanan | |||
1954 | Tom Grigg / Susan Grigg | |||
1955 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1956 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1957 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1958 | John Dowling / Lynne Withey | |||
1959 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1960 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1961 | John Dowling / Ann Dowling | |||
1962 | Ivan McDonald / Wendy Grafton | |||
1963 | Ivan McDonald / Wendy Grafton | |||
1964 | Gerry Glover / Shirley Bayne | |||
1965 | Gerry Glover / Shirley Bayne | |||
1966 | Leslie Coxon / Lesley Anderson | |||
1967 | Leslie Coxon / Lesley Anderson | |||
1968 | Leslie Coxon / Judy Farr | |||
1969 | Leslie Coxon / Judy Farr | |||
1970 | Kelvin Nicolle / Petricia Browne | |||
1971- 1974 |
No Pairs Competition Held | |||
1975 | Grant Walker / Julie Clarke | |||
1976 | Alan Brennock / Ann Brennock | |||
1977 | Grant Walker / Julie Clarke | |||
1978 | Alan Brennock / Ann Brennock | |||
1979- 2010 |
No Pairs Competition Held | |||
2011 | Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... |
Ariel Nadas / Grant Howie | No other competitors | |
2012 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
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Ice Dancing
Ice Dancing Medalists | ||||
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1947 | Brian Tufnail / Janet Richards | |||
1948 | Brian Tufnail / Corinne Gilkison | |||
1949 | Brian Tufnail / Corinne Gilkison | |||
1950 | Keith Butters / Sue Grigg | |||
1954 | Tom Grigg / Shirley Buchanan | |||
1952 | Tom Grigg / Joy Stewart | |||
1953 | Tom Grigg / Sue Grigg | |||
1954 | Tom Grigg / Sue Grigg | |||
1955 | Keese Stikkelman / Rona Dickson | |||
1956 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1957 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1958 | Ivan McDonald / Lynn McDonald | |||
1959 | John Dowling / Ann Dowling | |||
1960 | John Dowling / Ann Dowling | |||
1961 | John Dowling / Ann Dowling | |||
1962 | Ivan McDonald / Wendy Grafton | |||
1963 | Ivan McDonald / Wendy Grafton | |||
1964 | Ivan McDonald / Wendy Grafton | |||
1965 | No Ice Dancing Competition Held | |||
1966 | Gerry Glover / Wendy Grafton | |||
1967 | Ivan McDonald / Wendy Grafton | |||
1968 | No Ice Dancing Competition Held | |||
1969 | Ivan McDonald / Christine Besley | |||
1970 | Don Hewinson / Pamela Hewinson | |||
1971 | No Ice Dancing Competition Held | |||
1972 | Ivan McDonald / Christine Wadsworth | |||
1973 | Ivan McDonald / Wendy Grafton | |||
1974 | Alan Brennock / Ann Brennock | |||
1975 | Alan Brennock / Ann Brennock | |||
1976 | Alan Wild / Janna Greene | |||
1977 | Alan Wild / Janna Greene | |||
1978 | Alan Brennock / Ann Brennock | |||
1979 | Alan Brennock / Ann Tranter | |||
1980 | Alan Brennock / Ann Tranter | |||
1981 | Alan Brennock / Ann Tranter | |||
1982- 1984 |
No Ice Dancing Competition Held | |||
1985 | Chris Laurie / Clare Shave | |||
1986 | No Ice Dancing Competition Held | |||
1987 | Kelvin Nicolle / Denise Borcoskie | |||
1988- 1997 |
No Ice Dancing Competition Held | |||
1998 | Kirsty McDonald / Christopher Street | |||
1999- 2011 |
No Ice Dancing Competition Held | |||
2012 | Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of... |
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