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ELIZABETH GOLDING NAMED AS TEAM IRELAND FLAGBEARER FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE EYOF

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Elizabeth Golding has been named as the Team Ireland flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland. The Dubai based athlete, with Dublin and Wicklow roots was the first ever figure skater to compete for Team Ireland in an Olympic event. Throughout the event she performed strongly finishing with […]

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SECOND SEASON BEST FOR GOLDING TO CLOSE OUT IRISH COMPETITION AT EYOF

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On the final day of competition for Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland, Elizabeth Golding finished with another season best score in the Girl’s Figure Skating. Her score of 61.5 in today’s Free Skate event was added to yesterday’s short programme score of 32.41 to give her an overall of

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GOLDING GETS SEASON BEST AT FIGURE SKATING DEBUT

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SECOND DAY OF ACTION FOR TEAM IRELAND AT THE EYOF IN VUOKATTI Team Ireland’s Elizabeth Golding produced a season best in the junior women’s figure skating short programme at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland today. The 17-year-old is the first Irish figure skater to represent Ireland in an Olympic event, and finished

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TURNER JUST OUTSIDE QUALIFICATION IN EXCITING OPENING ROUND IN PARALLEL SLALOM

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SECOND DAY OF ACTION FOR TEAM IRELAND AT THE EYOF IN VUOKATTI Team Ireland’s Charlotte Turner missed qualification for the finals in the Parallel slalom today by 1.50 seconds. Three Irish Alpine Skiers contested the exciting short race where athletes competed side by side with each other. The top thirty finishers move to the finals

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CHARLOTTE TURNER TOPS IRISH FINISHERS WITH 44 IN SLALOM

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FIRST DAY OF ACTION FOR TEAM IRELAND AT THE EYOF IN VUOKATTI Team Ireland’s European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland began today with three Alpine Skiers competing in the Girl’s Slalom. The multi-sport event takes place every second year and marks a significant development stage for an athlete, with the competition simulating a senior

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COMPETITION SET TO BEGIN FOR TEAM IRELAND TOMORROW AT EYOF IN VUOKATTI, FINLAND

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Competition begins with the Girl’s Slalom on Tuesday Competition for Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland is to begin tomorrow, Tuesday 22 March, with three athletes competing in the Girl’s Slalom. The EYOF is a significant event in the development of athletes, as it simulates an Olympic competition in a

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MEGAN RYAN NAMED AS TEAM IRELAND FLAGBEARER IN EYOF

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MEGAN RYAN NAMED AS TEAM IRELAND FLAGBEARER IN CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE EYOF IN VUOKATTI, FINLAND Four Athletes to Compete in Multi-Sport Winter Event Alpine Skier Megan Ryan will carry the flag for Team Ireland at the Opening Ceremony of the European Olympic Youth Festival (EYOF) in Vuokatti, Finland tonight, 20 March 2022, at 6pm

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OFI welcomes findings of EU High Level group on Gender Equality in Sport

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The Olympic Federation of Ireland today welcomed the publication of the EU action plan and recommendations, Towards more gender equality in sport, prepared by the High-Level group on Gender Equality in Sport. The High-Level group was established at the end of 2020 by EU Commissioner, Mariya Gabriel. This group was composed of 15 experts at

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Permanent TSB announced as Title Sponsor for Irish Olympic and Irish Paralympic Teams for Paris 2024

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First ever title sponsor to partner with both the Team Ireland Olympic and Paralympic teams Permanent TSB has been unveiled as the title sponsor for both the Irish Olympic and Irish Paralympic teams at the Paris 2024 Games taking place in July and August respectively. Permanent TSB is the first ever title sponsor to partner

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OFI GENDER EQUALITY COMMISSION LAUNCHED TO COINCIDE WITH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022

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OFI Gender Equality Commission Revealed on International Women’s Day 2022 Marking International Women’s Day, the Olympic Federation of Ireland today announced the establishment of a Gender Equality Commission, a sub-committee of its Board. The establishment of this commission reinforces the OFI’s commitment to gender balance across all areas of sport. The newly formed Gender Equality

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TEAM IRELAND TO SEND FOUR ATHLETES TO WINTER EYOF IN VUOKATTI

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FOUR TEAM IRELAND ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN THE EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL IN VUOKATTI, FINLAND The Winter European Youth Olympic Festival Set for Team Ireland Figure Skating Debut 8 March 2022 Four athletes across Alpine Skiing and Figure Skating will compete as part of Team Ireland in the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in

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Olympic Federation of Ireland seeks ban of Olympic Committees of Russia and Belarus

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The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) today (1 March 2022) welcomed the recent decisive action taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but also called for them to consider the further step of an outright ban of the Russian and Belarussian National Olympic Committees. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia

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