No. Originally the 2023 GPF/JGPF was assigned to Orleans, but the FFSG backed out last winter and Beijing won the bid to host. Last week, the ISU Council awarded the 2024 GPF/JGPF to Orleans - we'll see if they actually make it to the finish line, lol.
Oh, ok - thanks. It was a little confusing…Orleans - Beijing - Orleans (Orleans renamed last week but a different year).
That's good news! It also means the USA has probably picked up at least 3 additional spots.
ETA that Skate Canada's NextGen Team Camp and Competition Simulation will be held July 22-24, 2023 in Ottawa, ON.
Comparing the general announcement to the actual entries for this 1st JGP...
GBR only has two confirmed junior dance teams and while I'm pretty certain there's a third, I'm taking the fact that BIS hasn't returned the spot at the least travel-friendly event as a positive sign that there's a fourth team out there.
No idea how that works with the ISU. I certainly hope so, since the US is next in line to pick up a 2nd spot in Women and we could use it.
JGP 2&3 Announcements cannot be seen…”message “404-not found’” on both…but I was able to open the Announcement for JGP1 (Bangkok)!
I edited the links - they should download just fine.
Yes, assuming the information in the Skate Canada JGP selection document is accurate https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-Selection-to-JGP-and-Jr-Int-Comp-EN.pdf
That would indicate Italy gave up their 2nd spot - hard to say whether Korea passed on a 2nd spot, but it would appear so.
Could be that they've realized they don't have 5 junior women who are anywhere close to competitive on the JGP??? It also still doesn't explain why Switzerland or the USA didn't pick up a 2nd spot for Istanbul - I can't imagine that either would have passed on using it. But, I also really don't get why China would give up a spot for Osaka, since that's the closest JGP to them this year.
Well, I'm operating on the theory that something has changed within the CFSA since that document was published since they haven't relinquished either of the Istanbul spots - if they had then both Switzerland and the USA would have picked up a 2nd spot there. And, based on Switzerland’s allocation of 2 spots for Osaka, China must have given up 1 of those spots instead. It stands to reason that China has probably also relinquished a spot at either Budapest or Gdansk if their intention is to send 6 women out - 4 with 2 assignments and 2 with 1 assignment.
