By
Steve Helm
GRAZ, AUSTRIA – Texas’ lone Special Olympics World Games competitor Ian Rawn (Plano, Texas) placed 4th in the Figure Skating Competition on Thursday at Ice Stadium Graz-Liebenau. Rawn will officially be presented with his ribbon during Friday morning’s Awards Ceremony.
“Ian is so grateful for the experience and will return to the U.S. a different person – more poised, mature, wise and understanding, and with friendships around the globe,” said Cinde Rawn, Ian’s mother.
Through compulsory and free skate events in the Level 3 division for male figure skaters ages 22-34, Rawn earned six points, enough to edge Kazakhstan’s Medet Rassuliyev, who was tabbed with a fifth place score of 7.5.
Fellow American Allan Lohr (West Palm Beach, Fla.) earned bronze with a score of 4.5. Taking home the gold medal was Russia's Ruslan Talanov (1.5), while Great Britain’s Calum Titmus claimed silver (3).
Results
First name |
Last name |
|
Nation |
Score |
Rank |
Ruslan |
Talanov |
|
Russia |
1.5 |
1 |
Calum |
Titmus |
|
Great Britain |
3 |
2 |
Allan |
Lohr |
|
USA |
4.5 |
3 |
Ian |
Rawn |
|
USA |
6 |
4 |
Medet |
Rassuliyev |
|
Kazakhstan |
7.5 |
5 |