DREAM'S ON ICE

SA figure skating ace needs help get to world champs

- MARSHA DEAN

NATIONAL Adult Figure Skating Champion Shiven Bodasing is ready to fly the South African flag high and will be representing the country on the world stage in Germany next year.

The 30-year-old candidate attorney and SPCA inspector started figure skating during the pandemic in February 2020 at the Northgate Ice Rink in Johannesburg where he has fallen in love with the craft.

He left his life behind in Johannesburg in 2023 and moved to Cape Town to pursue his passion and access better facilities.

He is now a six-time gold medalist and holds the highest technical score among adult skaters in the country.

Bosading will be the first South African to compete at the 2026 ISU Adult Figure Skating Championship which will take place from 17 to 22 May 2026 and will be held in Obertsdorf, Germany.