| St. Ivel International | |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | International competition |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Richmond Ice Rink |
| Location | Greater London, England |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Years active | 1978–90 |
| Organised by | National Ice Skating Association |
The St. Ivel International was an annual figure skating competition, sponsored by the National Ice Skating Association and held at the Richmond Ice Rink in the Twickenham district of Greater London, in the United Kingdom. The first competition – Great Britain's first international skating competition in several years – was held in 1978. The Rotary Watches International was sponsored by the Rotary Watch Company at a cost of over £25,000. Alan Pascoe, spokesperson for the Rotary Watches Company, stated that "it [had] been very exciting and [had] provided skaters from throughout the world with competition".
The Rotary Watch Company continued its sponsorship in 1979, but in 1980, sponsorship of the competition was taken over by the St Ivel dairy company, and the name was changed to the St. Ivel International. In 1988, the event was renamed the Skate Electric UK International in recognition of the sponsorship of British ice skating by the Electricity Supply Industry. That sponsorship continued through 1990. The competition originally scheduled for October 1991 – the United Kingdom International – was cancelled due to loss of sponsorship, and was never resumed.
Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance, although each discipline may not have necessarily been held every year. Brian Orser of Canada holds the record for winning the most titles in men's singles (with three), while Christine Hough and Doug Ladret of Canada hold the record in pair skating (with two). Two teams are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with two each): Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of Great Britain, and Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin of the Soviet Union. No one skater holds the record in women's singles, as there were unique champions each time the event was held.
