# St. Ivel International

The St. Ivel International was an annual international figure skating competition at the Richmond Ice Rink in England. Sponsored by the National Ice Skating Association, it included competitions in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In most years it was held in late September or early October.

## History

The competition was first held in 1978 under the name Rotary Watches International and was renamed in 1980 when it became sponsored by the St. Ivel dairy product brand. In 1988, the event was renamed to (or replaced by) Skate Electric, which in some years was held in both spring and fall versions. The competition originally scheduled for October 1991 was cancelled due to loss of sponsorship, and the British federation has not held another annual senior international competition in the years since.
The event was considered one of the more prestigious international competitions of the 1980s, comparable to events such as Skate America and NHK Trophy which later became part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

## Medalists
### Men

Men's medalists :
| Year | Title | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 | Rotary Watches | Fumio Igarashi | David Santee | Miroslav Šoška |
| 1979 | Rotary Watches | Robin Cousins | | Brian Pockar |
| 1980 | St. Ivel | Brian Pockar | Scott Hamilton | Fumio Igarashi |
| 1981 | St. Ivel | Brian Orser | David Santee | Rudi Cerne |
| 1982 | St. Ivel | Brian Orser | Norbert Schramm | Tom Dickson |
| 1983 | St. Ivel | Heiko Fischer | Gary Beacom | Falko Kirsten |
| 1984 | St. Ivel | Brian Boitano | Viktor Petrenko | Grzegorz Filipowski |
| 1985 | St. Ivel | Brian Orser | Grzegorz Filipowski | Christopher Bowman |
| 1986 | St. Ivel | Daniel Doran | Oliver Hoener | Richard Zander |
| 1987 | St. Ivel | Paul Wylie | Kurt Browning | Heiko Fischer |
| 1988 | Skate Electric | Kurt Browning | Christopher Bowman | Ronny Winkler |
| 1989 | Skate Electric | Todd Eldredge | Grzegorz Filipowski | Vladimir Petrenko |
| 1990 | Skate Electric | Norm Proft | Ronny Winkler | Erik Larson |

### Ladies

Ladies' medalists :
| Year | Title | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 | Rotary Watches | Linda Fratianne | Emi Watanabe | Dagmar Lurz |
| 1979 | Rotary Watches | | | |
| 1980 | St. Ivel | Sandy Lenz | Tracey Wainman | Sanda Dubravcic |
| 1981 | St. Ivel | Tracey Wainman | Jackie Farrell | Karen Wood |
| 1982 | St. Ivel | Elaine Zayak | Tracey Wainman | Cornelia Tesch |
| 1983 | St. Ivel | Tiffany Chin | Manuela Ruben | Karen Wood |
| 1984 | St. Ivel | Kathryn Adams | Cynthia Coull | Claudia Villiger |
| 1985 | St. Ivel | Debi Thomas | Susan Jackson | Joanne Conway |
| 1986 | St. Ivel | Elizabeth Manley | Jill Trenary | Inga Gauter |
| 1987 | St. Ivel | Caryn Kadavy | Patricia Neske | Joanne Conway |
| 1988 | Skate Electric | Charlene Wong | Joanne Conway | Beatrice Gelmini |
| 1989 | Skate Electric | Tonia Kwiatkowski | Simone Koch | Patricia Neske |
| 1990 | Skate Electric | Holly Cook | Lisa Sargeant | Surya Bonaly |

### Pairs

Pairs medalists :
| Year | Title | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 | Rotary Watches | | | |
| 1979 | Rotary Watches | | | |
| 1980 | St. Ivel | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Inna Volyanskaya / Valery Spiridonov | Susan Garland / Robert Daw |
| 1981 | St. Ivel | Lorri Baier / Lloyd Eisler | Vicki Heasley / Peter Oppegard | Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins |
| 1982 | St. Ivel | Lyudmila Koblova / Andrei Kalitin | Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston | Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins |
| 1983 | St. Ivel | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver |
| 1984 | St. Ivel | Inna Bekker / Sergei Likhanski | Katy Keeley / Joseph Mero | Laureen Collin / David Howe |
| 1985 | St. Ivel | Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Yulia Bystrova / Alexander Tarasov |
| 1986 | St. Ivel | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler | Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner |
| 1987 | St. Ivel | Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston | Peggy Schwarz / Alexander Koenig | Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner |
| 1988 | Skate Electric | Peggy Schwarz / Alexander Koenig | Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor |
| 1989 | Skate Electric | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | Kellie Creel / Bob Pellaton | Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný |
| 1990 | Skate Electric | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Elena Nikonova / Nikolai Apter | Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný |

### Ice dancing

Ice dancing medalists :
| Year | Title | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 | Rotary Watches | Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell | Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich | Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn |
| 1979 | Rotary Watches | | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
| 1980 | St. Ivel | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin | Karen Barber / Nicky Slater |
| 1981 | St. Ivel | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | Karen Barber / Nicky Slater | Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams |
| 1982 | St. Ivel | Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert | Karen Barber / Nicky Slater | Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev |
| 1983 | St. Ivel | Karen Barber / Nicky Slater | Carol Fox / Richard Dalley | Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams |
| 1984 | St. Ivel | Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall | Natalia Annenko / Genrikh Sretenski | Susan Wynne / Joseph Druar |
| 1985 | St. Ivel | Natalia Annenko / Genrikh Sretenski | Suzanne Semanick / Scott Gregory | Klara Engi / Attila Toth |
| 1986 | St. Ivel | Kathrin Beck / Christoff Beck | Sharon Jones / Paul Askham | Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay |
| 1987 | St. Ivel | Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin | Sharon Jones / Paul Askham | Lia Trovati / Roberto Pelizzola |
| 1988 | Skate Electric | Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin | Sharon Jones / Paul Askham | Suzanne Semanick / Ron Kravette |
| 1989 | Skate Electric | Anjelika Krylova / Vladimir Leliukh | Jeanne Miley / Michael Verlich | Isabelle Sarech / Xavier Debernis |
| 1990 | Skate Electric | Stefania Calegari / Pasquale Camerlengo | Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy | Lisa Bradby / Alan Towers |