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

[taz'smum]

The 2020-2021 season entry for the ISU world standing is empty. I wonder how ISU will draw the order at the worlds.

World Standings - International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international sport federation administering Ice Skating sports throughout the world.

www.isu.org

As they usually do, using the ISU worlds standings.
ISU World standings - dance

The draws are never based just on the current season, they are always on the ISU rankings for the last 3 seasons.

 

[Karen-W]

Skaters competing this weekend at Challenge Cup and Sophia Trophy for Worlds TES minimums:

* = country has at least one skater with both TES minimums already
Need SP min only
Need FS min only
Scores are relatively close in both segments

Men: 34/64
ST - Mikhail Shaidorov KAZ SP/FS, Davide Lewton-Brain MON FS

I didn't realize that Shaidorov had the SP min from Jr Worlds last year, but now he has it as a Sr also!

Good luck to him and Lewton Brain tomorrow in getting their FS minimums!

 

[Karen-W]

This morning at Challenge Cup only 2 guys who were looking for it achieved the SP minimum - Reshtenko and Guarino. Hopefully they can also, along with Carrillo, also earn the FS minimums tomorrow!

Well, Carrillo was the only one of these three to earn the minimums, which YAY for Mexico! But sad for Reshtenko and Guarino. Maybe they got the minimums via video???

 

[Karen-W]

Sadly none of the pairs that were looking for FS minimums today at Challenge Cup achieved them. We'll see what the Worlds entries lists look like this next week to see if some/any of them submitted videos and did better on those than in competition.

 

[Karen-W]

And no FS minimums achieved by the ladies at Sophia Trophy. Grm had an awful skate and Dubinina was pretty far off also. Hoping they submitted videos.

 

[Vash01]

The 2020-2021 season entry for the ISU world standing is empty. I wonder how ISU will draw the order at the worlds.

World Standings - International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international sport federation administering Ice Skating sports throughout the world.

www.isu.org

Deleted my post because Taz’s mum explained it.

 

[Karen-W]

And Shaidorov earned his FS min today (by the skin of his chinny-chin-chin 64.60)!

Good day for 2/5 of the men going for their FS minimums in both the Netherlands and Bulgaria. Not so much for the other 3.

 

[Braulio]

When will the ISU publish the scores for those skaters that submitted videos?? I can't remember or find the ISU communication with the info

 

[Sylvia]

When will the ISU publish the scores for those skaters that submitted videos?? I can't remember or find the ISU communication with the info

Linked here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...st-event-announced.108032/page-6#post-5949175

From ISU Communication 2370:

The Technical Element Score earned through video evaluation, will only be valid for entry to the ISU
World Figure Skating Championships 2021. After these Championships, the respective score will be
deleted and replaced either by the score earned at these Championships or by the previous highest
score earned by the Skater/Pair/Couple.

2.4 Evaluation
The results of the evaluation will be communicated no later than March 1 – 12:00 (noon) CET in order
to meet the March 1 entry deadline for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021.

 

[Braulio]

Thanks @Sylvia then we will have to wait until tomorrow to know

Stay tuned for many skaters social media announcing (or maybe not) their faith with the videos

 

[tony]

Linked here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...st-event-announced.108032/page-6#post-5949175

From ISU Communication 2370:

The Technical Element Score earned through video evaluation, will only be valid for entry to the ISU
World Figure Skating Championships 2021. After these Championships, the respective score will be
deleted and replaced either by the score earned at these Championships or by the previous highest
score earned by the Skater/Pair/Couple.

2.4 Evaluation
The results of the evaluation will be communicated no later than March 1 – 12:00 (noon) CET in order
to meet the March 1 entry deadline for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021.

Per the Finnish Association via @Finnice , Valtter Virtanen was one of those skaters who successfully passed the video review and will go to Worlds, so it's likely the skaters all already know.

 

[Karen-W]

When will the ISU publish the scores for those skaters that submitted videos?? I can't remember or find the ISU communication with the info

I don't believe the ISU communication about the video TES stated when the results would be known. The Team Georgia Figure Skating IG account stated, when they announced that pairs team Anastasiia Metelkina and Danill Parkman were going to represent Georgia at Worlds, stated the team had achieved their minimums. Since this team isn't on the ISU minimum list for pairs, I assume they were submitted via the video review process. So, my guess is that most teams/skaters have been informed already but who knows?

 

[Braulio]

I don't believe the ISU communication about the video TES stated when the results would be known. The Team Georgia Figure Skating IG account stated, when they announced that pairs team Anastasiia Metelkina and Danill Parkman were going to represent Georgia at Worlds, stated the team had achieved their minimums. Since this team isn't on the ISU minimum list for pairs, I assume they were submitted via the video review process. So, my guess is that most teams/skaters have been informed already but who knows?

Yes

2.4 Evaluation
The results of the evaluation will be communicated no later than March 1 – 12:00 (noon) CET in order
to meet the March 1 entry deadline for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021.

 

[Sylvia]

Valtter Virtanen got the FS minimum score he needed for Worlds via video submission, as confirmed by the Finnish federation's press release today: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-news-2018-onwards.104367/page-7#post-5961005

(ETA: didn't see tony's post before I posted)

 

[mjb52]

Maybe this is the wrong thread but is there any news about Kazakova/Reviya? Are they recovered from his injury and heading to Worlds?

 

[Karen-W]

Maybe this is the wrong thread but is there any news about Kazakova/Reviya? Are they recovered from his injury and heading to Worlds?

They were named to the Worlds team by the GSF, so I assume they're recovered enough to compete.

 

[Sylvia]

Hurray, Dasa Grm shared in her Instagram stories the good news that she attained the FS minimum via her ISU video submission (58.09 TES) and will be in Stockholm!

 

[Karen-W]

Hurray, Dasa Grm shared in her Instagram stories the good news that she attained the FS minimum via her ISU video submission (58.09) and will be in Stockholm!

And cheers were heard throughout the land!

 

[alchemy void]

Hurray, Dasa Grm shared in her Instagram stories the good news that she attained the FS minimum via her ISU video submission (58.09 TES) and will be in Stockholm!

I'm so happy for Dasa! Her protocol looked fabulous. Hopefully she can skate to her potential at Worlds.

and only slightly jealous @Sylvia scooped me.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Hurray, Dasa Grm shared in her Instagram stories the good news that she attained the FS minimum via her ISU video submission (58.09 TES) and will be in Stockholm!

Yaaaaaay! After the rug being yanked our from under her (IMO) unfairly last season, she deserves to be there!

 

[Ka3sha]

Team Russia for 2021 Worlds was announced today:

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www.1tv.ru

Ladies: Anna Scherbakova, Aleksandra Trusova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Men: Mikhail Kolyada, Evgeny Semenenko
Pairs: Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitri Kozlovskii, Ansatsia Mishina/ Aleksandr Gallyamov
Ice Dance: Aleksandra Stepanova/ Ivan Bukin, Victoria Sinitsina/ Nikita Katsalapov, Tiffani Zahorski/Jonathan Guerreiro

 

[Frau Muller]

Team Russia for 2021 Worlds was announced today:

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СпоÑÑивнÑе паÑÑ â ÐÐ²Ð³ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¢Ð°ÑаÑова и ÐÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ ÐоÑозов, ÐлекÑандÑа Ðойкова и ÐмиÑÑий ÐозловÑкий, а Ñакже ÐнаÑÑаÑÐ¸Ñ ÐиÑина и ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐаллÑмов.

www.1tv.ru

Ladies: Anna Scherbakova, Aleksandra Trusova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Men: Mikhail Kolyada, Evgeny Semenenko
Pairs: Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitri Kozlovskii, Ansatsia Mishina/ Aleksandr Gallyamov
Ice Dance: Aleksandra Stepanova/ Ivan Bukin, Victoria Sinitsina/ Nikita Katsalapov, Tiffani Zahorski/Jonathan Guerreiro

WHOOPEE!!!!

It’s happening! Just three weeks to go! Let’s consider this our unofficial-official RETURN TO LIFE...one freakin’ year after 2020 Worlds cancellation... nothing but happiness ahead!

 

[Karen-W]

Oooooo!!!! The ISU updated the TES lists to include the TES videos!

Senior Men
Senior Ladies
Senior Pairs
Senior Ice Dance

Men - submitted & didn't meet mins - BLR Yauhenii Puzanau, MON Davide Lewton-Brain, POL Kornel Witkowski, ESP Pablo Garcia

Ladies - submitted & didn't meet mins - FIN Laura Karhunen, ISL Aldis Kara Bergsdottir, IND Tara Prasad, MEX Andrea Montesinos Cantu (earned the SP but missed the FS 49.66)

Pairs - Knieriem/Frazier, Chan/Howe, the Georgians, and Ukrainians made the minimums. Broda/Betegon Martin and Herbrikova/Roulet didn't submit videos. Crafoords, Choinard/Mayr, Vaipan-Law/Digby did not. I assume that means Jones/Boyadji will go to Worlds if they're in shape.

Dance - NZL had a team (Charlotte Lafond-Fournier/Richard Kang In Kam) submit TES videos but they didn't meet the mins in either portion; and there were two teams that submitted RD for TES but no FD - USA's Cesanek/Yehorov and AZE's Yulia Alieva/Artur Biktimirov.

 

[Colonel Green]

Dance - NZL had a team (Charlotte Lafond-Fournier/Richard Kang In Kam)

As an aside, I believe this is the first official confirmation that these two are representing New Zealand (as opposed to South Korea, for whom he previously competed).

 

[toddlj]

...there were two teams that submitted RD for TES but no FD - USA's Cesanek/Yehorov and AZE's Yulia Alieva/Artur Biktimirov.

In case anyone is confused about this, those two teams already had the minimums they needed in the FD from Juniors.

 

[Sylvia]

Oooooo!!!! The ISU updated the TES lists to include the TES videos!

Senior Men
Senior Ladies
Senior Pairs
Senior Ice Dance

Listing all the skaters with scores from TES Video Evaluation (bolded if 2021 Worlds minimum attained & counted this way):
* = eligible for 2021 Worlds as an entry or alternate

MEN (34 / 64)
Yauhenii PUZANAU BLR TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 30.05 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 60.74 S
*Valtter VIRTANEN FIN NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 28/11/2020 35.05 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 65.14 S
*Mikhail SHAIDOROV KAZ TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 40.19 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 69.59 S
Davide LEWTON BRAIN MON Sofia Trophy 2021 27/02/2021 35.63 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 60.32 S
Kornel WITKOWSKI POL TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 32.79 S Challenge Cup 2021 28/02/2021 60.24 S
Pablo GARCIA ESP TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 31.74 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 62.12 S

LADIES (30 / 51)
*Emmy MA TPE Challenge Cup 2021 25/02/2021 36.05 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 56.65 S
Laura KARHUNEN FIN International Halloween Cup 2019 17/10/2019 29.57 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 46.61 S
Aldis Kara BERGSDOTTIR ISL TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 20.67 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 45.65 S
Tara PRASAD IND TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 21.49 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 27.12 S
*Nelli IOFFE ISR TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 31.32 S Challenge Cup 2021 26/02/2021 51.60 S
Andrea MONTESINOS CANTU MEX TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 30.38 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 49.66 S
*Dasa GRM SLO Celje Open 2021 13/02/2021 32.95 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 58.09 S

PAIRS (27 / 44)
Chloe CHOINARD / Livio MAYR AUT TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 22.48 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 38.21 S
*Anastasiia METELKINA / Daniil PARKMAN GEO TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 37.46 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 62.73 S
Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 22.91 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 40.81 S
Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD SWE TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 24.88 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 50.99 S
*Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI UKR TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 29.13 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 48.89 S
*Emily CHAN / Spencer Akira HOWE USA TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 30.39 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 49.98 S (Worlds 3rd alternate)
*Alexa KNIERIM / Brandon FRAZIER USA TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 41.67 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 71.85 S

ICE DANCE (33 / 47)
Yulia ALIEVA / Artur BIKTIMIROV AZE TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 31.31 S Mentor Torun Cup 2020 11/01/2020 49.26 J
Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM NZL TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 32.33 S TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 46.76 S
*Molly CESANEK / Yehor YEHOROV USA TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 39.20 S Egna Dance Trophy 2020 09/02/2020 51.96 J (Worlds 3rd alternate)

ETA that more skaters could have submitted videos than what I've copied out above since only the skaters' higher TES is included in the "Technical Score for the current & 2 previous season (in accordance with ISU Communication 2370, para. 1.1)" lists on the ISU website.

 

[rfisher]

Apart from the Russia Cup series and Russian nationals, skating has been such a dearth this season, we'll just cheer for everybody!

It's going to be like watching 56 ladies short programs at Euros! Best time ever.

 

[seabm7]

As an aside, I believe this is the first official confirmation that these two are representing New Zealand (as opposed to South Korea, for whom he previously competed).

I think so, too. He was born in New Zealand.

 

[Braulio]

Metelkina & Parkman from Georgia, never watched them before, but given the scores they got with the TES Video evaluation those scores are decent enough to maybe qualify them to the Free Skate or be near to doing so.

And guess what? with Morisi Kvitelashvili plus Kazakova/Reviya moving to seniors GEORGIA could be well in the hunt for an olympic berth at the Team Event in Beijing.

Urushadze, Kazakova-Reviya, Kvitelashvili and Metelkina/Parkman

 

[Karen-W]

Listing all the skaters with scores from TES Video Evaluation (bolded if 2021 Worlds minimum attained & counted this way):
* = eligible for 2021 Worlds as an entry or alternate

MEN (34 / 64)
Yauhenii PUZANAU BLR TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 30.05 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 60.74 S
*Valtter VIRTANEN FIN NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 28/11/2020 35.05 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 65.14 S
*Mikhail SHAIDOROV KAZ TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 40.19 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 69.59 S
Davide LEWTON BRAIN MON Sofia Trophy 2021 27/02/2021 35.63 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 60.32 S
Kornel WITKOWSKI POL TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 32.79 S Challenge Cup 2021 28/02/2021 60.24 S
Pablo GARCIA ESP TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 31.74 S TES Video Evaluation 25/02/2021 62.12 S

LADIES (30 / 51)
*Emmy MA TPE Challenge Cup 2021 25/02/2021 36.05 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 56.65 S
Laura KARHUNEN FIN International Halloween Cup 2019 17/10/2019 29.57 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 46.61 S
Aldis Kara BERGSDOTTIR ISL TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 20.67 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 45.65 S
Tara PRASAD IND TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 21.49 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 27.12 S
*Nelli IOFFE ISR TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 31.32 S Challenge Cup 2021 26/02/2021 51.60 S
Andrea MONTESINOS CANTU MEX TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 30.38 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 49.66 S
*Dasa GRM SLO Celje Open 2021 13/02/2021 32.95 S TES Video Evaluation 24/02/2021 58.09 S

PAIRS (27 / 44)
Chloe CHOINARD / Livio MAYR AUT TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 22.48 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 38.21 S
*Anastasiia METELKINA / Daniil PARKMAN GEO TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 37.46 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 62.73 S
Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 22.91 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 40.81 S
Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD SWE TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 24.88 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 50.99 S
*Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI UKR TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 29.13 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 48.89 S
*Emily CHAN / Spencer Akira HOWE USA TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 30.39 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 49.98 S (Worlds 3rd alternate)
*Alexa KNIERIM / Brandon FRAZIER USA TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 41.67 S TES Video Evaluation 22/02/2021 71.85 S

ICE DANCE (33 / 47)
Yulia ALIEVA / Artur BIKTIMIROV AZE TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 31.31 S Mentor Torun Cup 2020 11/01/2020 49.26 J
Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM NZL TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 32.33 S TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 46.76 S
*Molly CESANEK / Yehor YEHOROV USA TES Video Evaluation 23/02/2021 39.20 S Egna Dance Trophy 2020 09/02/2020 51.96 J (Worlds 3rd alternate)

I really appreciate how many skaters and teams were able to qualify through this process and how many tried. Clearly, it wasn't just Knierim/Frazer who benefitted from the opportunity - 20 countries submitted entries, and some of the skaters/teams just missed out (Garcia, Montesinos Cantu, Crafoord/Crafoord, Alieva/Biktimirov, Lafond-Fournier/Kam).