2021-22 ISU Grand Prix assignments announced

[Colonel Green]

Cup of China has been cancelled.

https://www.isu.org/media-centre/press-releases/2021-2/26069-isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-cup-of-china-2021-cancelled/file

Yeah, I figured this was in the most danger given the kinds of measures China was contemplating for the Winter Olympics.

 

[clairecloutier]

If Finland takes over again, maybe they should be awarded this GP going forward.

Isn't this the third or fourth international competition that China has canceled in recent years? Wasn't there a JGP also, and the Shanghai Trophy event at some point?

 

[Karen-W]

Cup of China has been cancelled.

https://www.isu.org/media-centre/press-releases/2021-2/26069-isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-cup-of-china-2021-cancelled/file

Quoting from the press release:

In order to maintain the 6 Events of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, leading to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, which will take place in Osaka (JPN), on December 9-12, 2021, the ISU invited ISU Members who would be interested in hosting this event on the originally planned date (November 4-7, 2021), to apply for the event.

That same weekend the following events are scheduled:

Volvo Cup - Riga LAT
NRW Trophy - Dortmund GER
Icelab International Cup - Bergamo ITA (no dance)
Pavel Roman Memorial - Olomouc CZE (dance only)
Tayside Trophy - Dundee GBR (no dance)

I'm betting either Latvia or Germany offer to host. Vasiljevs, Fentz, Hocke/Kunkel, and Mueller/Dieck all had CoC assignments.

 

[Sylvia]

These are the affected skaters:

Cup of China - Chongqing / CHN November 5-7, 2021
Loena HENDRICKX (BEL), Hongyi CHEN (CHN), Shan Ashley LIN (CHN), Yi Beverly ZHU (CHN), Mai MIHARA (JPN), Satoko MIYAHARA (JPN), Yelim KIM (KOR), Eunsoo LIM (KOR), Maiia KHROMYKH (RUS), Sofia SAMODUROVA (RUS), Anna SHCHERBAKOVA (RUS), Bradie TENNELL (USA)

Yudong CHEN (CHN), Boyang JIN (CHN), Han YAN (CHN), Paul FENTZ (GER), Daniel GRASSL (ITA), Yuma KAGIYAMA (JPN), Kazuki TOMONO (JPN), Deniss VASILJEVS (LAT), Junhwan CHA (KOR), Dmitri ALIEV (RUS), Petr GUMENNIK (RUS), Mikhail KOLYADA (RUS)

Cheng PENG / Yang JIN (CHN), Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN (CHN), TBA (CHN), Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL (GER), Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE (ITA), Rebecca GHILARDI / Filippo AMBROSINI (ITA), Iuliia ARTEMEVA / Mikhail NAZARYCHEV (RUS), Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV (RUS)

Carolane SOUCISSE / Shane FIRUS (CAN), Hong CHEN / Zhuoming SUN (CHN), Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU (CHN), TBA (CHN), Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD (FRA), Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON (FRA), Katharina MUELLER / Tim DIECK (GER), Alexandra STEPANOVA/ Ivan BUKIN (RUS), Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS (USA), Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE (USA)

 

[Karen-W]

If Finland takes over again, maybe they should be awarded this GP going forward.

Isn't this the third or fourth international competition that China has canceled in recent years? Wasn't there a JGP also, and the Shanghai Trophy event at some point?

The events they cancelled/pulled out of hosting a few years ago were in protest of one of their judges being sanctioned, IIRC.

Any word on their Challenger Series event - Asian Trophy? That's supposed to be the Olympic test event. I can't see that going forward if they can't hold CoC but maybe because it's in Beijing international flights and quarantine measures are easier to manage?

 

[allezfred]

Quoting from the press release:



That same weekend the following events are scheduled:

Volvo Cup - Riga LAT
NRW Trophy - Dortmund GER
Icelab International Cup - Bergamo ITA (no dance)
Pavel Roman Memorial - Olomouc CZE (dance only)
Tayside Trophy - Dundee GBR (no dance)

I'm betting either Latvia or Germany offer to host. Vasiljevs, Fentz, Hocke/Kunkel, and Mueller/Dieck all had CoC assignments.

I'm betting on none of them and it will be a completely different federation with an appropriately sized venue.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm betting on none of them and it will be a completely different federation with an appropriately sized venue.

You could be right about that too, lol. But, doesn't Germany have plenty of appropriately sized venues?

I'm ruling South Korea out because they are still under such serious, strict lockdown measures most of the time.

Finland, Italy, Austria - who else would be in the mix?

 

[love_skate2011]

Grand Prix Finland, can you fill in the plate ?

 

[love_skate2011]

You could be right about that too, lol. But, doesn't Germany have plenty of appropriately sized venues?

I'm ruling South Korea out because they are still under such serious, strict lockdown measures most of the time.

Finland, Italy, Austria - who else would be in the mix?

Finland most viable, didnt they hosted the GP before.

 

[allezfred]

You could be right about that too, lol. But, doesn't Germany have plenty of appropriately sized venues?

It does, but I still don't see it happening.

 

[Sabine-Yuna]

I'm betting on none of them and it will be a completely different federation with an appropriately sized venue.

England would be a good fit. They have just loosened the restrictions, so no quarantine and spectators allowed at sports events as I understand.

 

[Colonel Green]

Last resort is obviously a second Russian Grand Prix.

 

[Karen-W]

Last resort is obviously a second Russian Grand Prix.

I think there is a greater chance of a 2nd French GP than a 2nd Russian GP, lol.

Honestly, I'm expecting somewhere in the EU.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

You could be right about that too, lol. But, doesn't Germany have plenty of appropriately sized venues?

I'm ruling South Korea out because they are still under such serious, strict lockdown measures most of the time.

Finland, Italy, Austria - who else would be in the mix?

Grand Prix skating club of Boston hosted by the Johansen method

 

[mjb52]

Put it in the Maldives, don't they have that little rink and then everyone can go to the beach afterward and have cocktails.

 

[Karen-W]

Put it in the Maldives, don't they have that little rink and then everyone can go to the beach afterward and have cocktails.

Hahaha. How about a cruise ship GP?

 

[mjb52]

Is there a rink in Dubai?

 

[SamuraiK]

Really wishing for Finland to step up again but who knows..

((Han Yan))

 

[love_skate2011]

Really wishing for Finland to step up again but who knows..

((Han Yan))

Its really going to be either Italy, Finland or second Russian GP (maybe St Petersburg)

 

[Colonel Green]

Grand Prix skating club of Boston hosted by the Johansen method

Broadcast over their excellent wi-fi setup.

 

[alchemy void]

Bring back Skate Israel

 

[PRlady]

Shame the Aussies are off-limits for an international event, right? Anyone willing to fly to China from NA or Europe should be willing to go to Sydney or Melbourne....and they lost their event rather recently, right?

I'm voting for a second US venue ON THE FRIGGIN EAST COAST FOR A CHANGE.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Broadcast over their excellent wi-fi setup.

Bwahhhhh

I will say as far as seating goes its probably perfect

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Gaby/Guillaume vs Mady/Zack! I am sure that Lake Placid and Boston will be interested in helping.

 

[rfisher]

I actually feel sorry for Sui/Han not to get their programs out in an Olympic year
If people can't fly in, they can't fly out

 

[ChelleC]

Last resort is obviously a second Russian Grand Prix.

From what I've read on Twitter, Russia is saying nyet to hosting a second Grand Prix.

 

[mjb52]

Azerbaijan?

 

[Spikefan]

Maybe The Orleans can step in yet again.

 

[MsZem]

Bring back Skate Israel

Have you seen the state of the rink at Metula?

Even after the renovation, just no. But everyone would enjoy Eilat!

 

[Colonel Green]

I actually feel sorry for Sui/Han not to get their programs out in an Olympic year
If people can't fly in, they can't fly out

If this whole thing unravels, the biggest losers are going to be Papadakis & Cizeron, because they need lots of events to make up all the World ranking points they haven't earned in the last two seasons. If most of the pre-Olympic season doesn't happen, they're going to be stuck in the antepenultimate flight of the RD at the Olympics.