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    Korean skating news & updates

    This is so called "class" championships for spring. They give out medals to each age category in addition to the usual novice/junior/senior divisions. The competition is not mandatory for elite skaters. Skaters use the opportunity to test next season's programs. Please note that South Korea...
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    Korean skating news & updates

    In the KSU news, it was mentioned there is only one official Korean pair (i.e., Cho/Adrock) who will be sent to the Team Trophy. About ice dance, KSU will follow ISU World Standing Points ranking.
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    Korean skating news & updates

    KSU officially announced the Team Trophy news. This means if KSU gets a ticket, they are willing to send the team. https://skating.or.kr/%ed%94%bc%ea%b2%a8/?vid=287
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    Missing Men at the Olympics since 1984

    It was the contract between Skate Canada and COC at that time which prevented Skate Canada to declare Buttle as a backup to Sandhu. Even if Sandhu had withdrawn earlier, no one else could have been sent to the 2002 Olympics.
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    Korean skating news & updates

    KSU does not require this competition for any of selection processes including national team member. But Winter Festival cometition results have a large weight for college application portfolio. Multiple medal counts here is better for the portfolio. I heard a rumor that schools and colleges...
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    Korean skating news & updates

    One of KSU Youtube channels is showing the Winter Festival competitions, A = senior, B = junior, C = novice, D = pre-novice day 1 pre-novice fs novice women elementary school sp novice men sp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsJupEl8cgc day 2 synchro elementary school synchro fs novice women...
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    Korean skating news & updates

    KBS Sports is uploading Winter Festival senior competition clips, https://www.youtube.com/@kbssports/videos Somehow 4CC members are still competing here. :eek:
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    Korean skating news & updates

    Winter Festival competitions are going on this weekends. The KOC channel broadcast high school class novice competition live, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ah2fFznbXw
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    Korean skating news & updates

    It looks like they are sort of retired. I do not think they will announce it officially, though. They are still attending college and may want to open the door for a while.
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    ISU Provisional Allotments for 2024, 2025 and 2026

    The floor is not large enough to install an olympic size rink.
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    ISU Provisional Allotments for 2024, 2025 and 2026

    KSU hasn't decided the 2025 4CC venue yet. They are thinking of either Mokdong or Goyang, somewhere in the Seoul metropolitan area. https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20230118_0002163721
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    Korean skating news & updates

    Dabin Choi posted an article on Naver. https://blog.naver.com/PostList.naver?blogId=dabinchoi00 She had to skip the entire 2018-2019 competitions because of boots troubles. Recently, the company (SP-Teri) started producing her favorite (but softer) model again, but this version lasts only 3...
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    Dear Sharpie, Somehow the 2022 Ice Challenge thread got disappeared from the 2022-2023...

    Dear Sharpie, Somehow the 2022 Ice Challenge thread got disappeared from the 2022-2023 Challenger Series board. I wonder if this is a problem from myside only or a real disappearance.
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    Japanese figure skating 2022-23 season news & updates

    If Japan's national sports festival is similar to that of Korea, this will be a good opportunity for Oda to test himself in a less stressful environment. The Korean version has a separate qualification system from the national championships. Semi-retired or retired skaters can participate in...
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    2022 Canadian Stars on Ice Tour

    The tour schedule as of October 10. Dec 1 Thur - St. John's, NL Dec 3 Sat - Sydney, NS Dec 4 Sun - Truro, NS Dec 6 Tue - Peterborough, ON Dec 10 Sat - Sudbury, ON Dec 11 Sun - London, ON Dec 13 Tue - Brandon, MB Dec 14 Wed - Moose Jaw, SK Dec 16 Fri - Abbotsford, BC Dec 17 Sat - Penticton...
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