2021 - 2022 Grand Prix schedule and dates released

[AngieNikodinovLove]

Don’t know if this is been posted elsewhere, if so feel free to delete. Interesting that Japan will be forth this time

Figure skating Grand Prix calendar announced for 2022 Olympic season - OlympicTalk | NBC Sports

The International Skating Union (ISU) released the 2021-22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating calendar for the Olympic season and rescheduled Olympic test events.

olympics.nbcsports.com

SkAm Oct 22-24
Canada Oct 29-31
CoC Nov 5-7
NHK Nov 12-14
IdF Nov 19-21
RC Nov 26-28

GP Final to be in Osaka Dec 9-12

Test events for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have been rescheduled in all three Olympic skating disciplines.

 

[Sylvia]

I posted the GP schedule in this thread yesterday :

Decisions of the ISU Council: Stockholm Worlds (March 22-28) still on; Synchro Worlds cancelled; 2021 Grand Prix schedule/Beijing test event announced

Starting a new thread with the latest Decisions of the Council document (Communication No. 2367) published by the ISU on 29 January 2021: https://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/145-news/13411-decisions-of-the-council-update-on-isu-event-calendar?templateParam=15 The ISU Council met on January 28...

www.fsuniverse.net

Might as well have a separate thread in GSD...

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Calendar season 2021/22
The Council approved the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Calendar for the season 2021/22 as follows:

Skate America: October 22-24, 2021 TBA, USA
Skate Canada International: October 29-31, 2021 Vancouver, BC, CAN [10/20/20 press release]
Cup of China November: 5-7, 2021 Chongqing, CHN
NHK Trophy November: 12-14, 2021 Tokyo, JPN (city confirmed by article below)
Internationaux de France: November 19-21, 2021 Grenoble, FRA
Rostelecom Cup: November 26-28, 2021 Moscow, RUS
ISU Grand Prix Final: December 9-12, 2021 Osaka, JPN

来季GPファイナルは東和薬品ラクタブドーム、NHK杯は代々木競技場に決定 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ

　日本スケート連盟は29日、公式ツイッターを更新し、来季2021―22年シーズンのフィギュア・グランプリ（GP）ファイナル（12月9～12日）が行われる大阪の会場が東和薬品ラクタブドームだと発表した。また、第4戦に行われるGPシリーズNHK杯は東京・国立代々木競技場であることも明らかにした。

www.sponichi.co.jp

The Japan Skating Federation updated its official Twitter account on the 29th, and announced that the venue for the Figure Grand Prix (GP) Final (December 9-12) for the 2021-22 season will be Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome [Osaka]. He also revealed that the GP Series NHK Trophy to be held in Round 4 is at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo.

 

[tony]

Don’t know if this is been posted elsewhere, if so feel free to delete. Interesting that Japan will be forth this time

Figure skating Grand Prix calendar announced for 2022 Olympic season - OlympicTalk | NBC Sports

The International Skating Union (ISU) released the 2021-22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating calendar for the Olympic season and rescheduled Olympic test events.

olympics.nbcsports.com

It's in the thread right below the one you just posted

But Japan is switched around most likely to A) keep the continents together in events of two and B) because the Final is there a few weeks later

 

[Karen-W]

It's in the thread right below the one you just posted

But Japan is switched around most likely to A) keep the continents together in events of two and B) because the Final is there a few weeks later

Personally, I've always thought that the GP events should be grouped by continent. I'd have probably switched COC and IdF but, either way, I hope that we see the calendar having the GP events grouped by continent going forward beyond next season.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove]

Personally, I've always thought that the GP events should be grouped by continent. I'd have probably switched COC and IdF but, either way, I hope that we see the calendar having the GP events grouped by continent going forward beyond next season.

That’s a good idea especially when skaters have back to back assignments where they would not have to travel as much

 

[missing]

Skate America wouldn't be Skate America without a TBA attached to it.

 

[thvu]

for Vegas again!

 

[Karen-W]

That’s a good idea especially when skaters have back to back assignments where they would not have to travel as much

Well, except when it's SC and COC or NHK and IdF, lol.

 

[Debbie S]

for Vegas again!

Given current vaccination rates (not just U.S. but around the world), I'm not sure we'll have a regular GP season in the fall. If not, I would imagine USFS would choose a regular rink, like Great Park Ice in Irvine, SCOB, or the new rink in Leesburg, VA, where rental would be a lot cheaper. But most likely, the next normal SA will be in Vegas - after the Orleans hosted both SA and Nats (likely incurring losses), I'm sure USFS has promised them a future event.

 

[Karen-W]

Given current vaccination rates (not just U.S. but around the world), I'm not sure we'll have a regular GP season in the fall. If not, I would imagine USFS would choose a regular rink, like Great Park Ice in Irvine, SCOB, or the new rink in Leesburg, VA, where rental would be a lot cheaper. But most likely, the next normal SA will be in Vegas - after the Orleans hosted both SA and Nats (likely incurring losses), I'm sure USFS has promised them a future event.

They were going to incur losses no matter what given than even there are still plenty of crud restrictions for the casinos and hotels in LV. It's not like they're holding concerts or sporting events with any crowds there yet. I would bet the Orleans was more than happy to host both SA and Nats this year for the media publicity alone.