ISU calendar of international competitions 2020/21 (subject to change)

[Sylvia]

ISU Communication No. 2343 - Announcement of International Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating Competitions 2020/21 (as of July 31, 2020) - link to the current list of ISU competitions in table format (figure skating, then synchro.): https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...nternational-competitions-fs-sys-2020-21/file

News item dated today, August 17: https://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/1...tions-for-the-season-2020-21?templateParam=15

"The list of International Competitions calendar is valid as of July 31, 2020. Due to the current p*ndemic, new International Competitions, cancellations, postponements or changes of venues might happen any time. All changes will be reflected in the ISU event calendar" (link): https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/events/figure-skating-calendar

GSD thread for speculation/discussion re. the 6 localized Grand Prix events: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2020-grand-prix-series-thread.107458/

 

[Sylvia]

The ISU's event page for 2020 Nebelhorn Trophy (Sept. 23-26 in Oberstdorf GER) has links to the Competition Announcement and Information Guide: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...ail/12626/-/nebelhorn-trophy?templateParam=11
Ditto for the federation's event page: https://www.eislauf-union.de/events/nebelhorn-trophy

Due to the ********* restrictions, Nebelhorn Trophy will take place without audience.
https://www.facebook.com/pirouettemagazin/posts/3131774620247901

 

[Sylvia]

2020 Finlandia Trophy (Oct. 9-11 in Espoo) has a Spectator Info page on their event website: https://www.finlandiatrophy.com/en/info/ohjeita-yleisolle/
Competition Announcement is linked from here: https://www.finlandiatrophy.com/en/info/announcement/

 

[Orm Irian]

The Announcement for Budapest Trophy (Challenger Series) has gone up - a mere two days before federations have to get their initial entries-by-number in, which is terribly helpful.

They've got a couple of extra days to send in entries-by-number for the attached junior competition, though.

What are Hungary's current requirements for quarantines etc? If they're still quite restrictive they may not get many entries, or may even have to cancel.

 

[Sylvia]

^^^ Thanks, I was about to post the Budapest Trophy Announcement here too.

Re-posting this Nebelhorn Trophy update here:

Nebelhorn Trophy published the new guidelines

https://www.eislauf-union.de/files/Events/NT/NT20_Information_No_2.pdf

As known without audience;
World wide stream is promised as well as TV Asahi for JPN.

Finlandia Trophy was cancelled on Aug. 20:

Finlandia Trophy Espoo is canceled; The Finnish Figure Skating Association wants to organize the competition virtually - Finlandia Trophy

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, Finnish government has decided to further tighten the travel restrictions. As a result, Finnish Figure Skating Association (FFSA) board made a decision to cancel the Finlandia Trophy Espoo in the form it has been admitted to it. The traditional competition...

www.finlandiatrophy.com

The FFSA regrets that the event as such cannot be organized, but is ready to conduct the competition virtually. The possibility of organizing a virtual competition is currently being negotiated. The event should be streamed to viewers as well.
– We are sad that we will not be able to host this popular competition, but after careful consideration, this was the best solution to ensure the safety of top skaters, officials, volunteers and the public. However, we are curious and eager to organize the event using digital technology, sums up Outi Wuorenheimo, the general secretary of the Finnish Figure Skating Association.
The Finnish Figure Skating Association will inform more about process later.

 

[acraven]

The Announcement for Budapest Trophy (Challenger Series) has gone up - a mere two days before federations have to get their initial entries-by-number in, which is terribly helpful.

They've got a couple of extra days to send in entries-by-number for the attached junior competition, though.

What are Hungary's current requirements for quarantines etc? If they're still quite restrictive they may not get many entries, or may even have to cancel.

IATA (airline organization) maintains a website that purports to reveal whether a passenger with specified citizenship/passport and travel history will be admitted to a given country. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the database that powers the tool, but the airlines really need accurate info on this subject, because they have to fly the traveler back home if he is not admitted to the destination country.

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/

This is what the website says about getting into Hungary from the US with a US passport in early September:

"Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine for 14 days...This does not apply to passengers with 2 separate medical certificates with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 5 days before arrival."

Those regulations could obviously change at any moment. In fact, I read something (somewhere...) about a tightening of the the entry procedures on or about Sept 1, but no specifics were provided.

 

[Sylvia]

Re. Budapest Trophy, Oct. 15-17 (both the Challenger for Senior Men/Ladies/Ice Dance and the Senior Pairs/junior international competition):

"Hungarian C*VID rules valid between 01-30 September 2020 update 5th September" (posted on both of the ISU event pages): https://tinyurl.com/y3oshx9n

 

[Orm Irian]

Announcements and entry forms are up for Minsk Ice Star and Tirnavia Ice Cup. Not entirely sure how many skaters are going to want to sign up for Ice Star right at the moment...