ISU Provisional Allotments for 2024-2028

[kalamalka]

Glad I didn't reserve anything in Angers. And I was thinking of going to both Angers and Kelowna this year, which will now be a challenge.

 

[Finnice]

I was seriously planning Angers this year, and now I have a work thing Oct 24. Me**e.

 

[Karen-W]

Doing a bit of nosing around the Inside ISU website today and found this form for feds to complete if they're interested in hosting any ISU Championships.

https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net/isudamcontainer/CMS/Corporate-Site/Governance/Transparency/Tenders-&-Bids/ISU-Event-Hosting-ITB-Form-1756898323-1505.pdf

What caught my eye was the Combined World Championships which appears to be something the ISU does not want to hold every season but rather once every four years at the midway point of the Olympic cycle - so 2028 and then not again until 2032. I rather like this direction because it gives all of the skating sports a chance to come together, especially ahead of the biennial ISU Congress, and turn it into a skating sports festival. Plus, it won't shut most feds out of hosting an ISU Championships entirely since the other three years of any Olympic cycle will still have the separate WCs.

 

[npavel]

An intrepid FS fan on X discovered the following document on the Finnish fed's website -

https://www.taitoluisteluliitto.fi/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Kilpailukalenteri-2026-2027.pdf

It shows the GPs in the following order:

Oct 24-25 - Skate America
Oct 31-Nov 1 - Skate Canada
Nov 7-8 - Cup of China
Nov 13-15 - Grand Prix de France
Nov 21-22 - GP Helsinki
Nov 27-29 - NHK Trophy

Dec 12-14 - GPF (hosted by China)

something must have changed as the French federation changed the dates yesterday in their announcement pointing out that the Grand Prix de France will be on 𝟮𝟯 to 𝟮𝟱 October 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Fédération Française des Sports de Glace - FFSG on Instagram: "📣 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 La Fédération Française des Sports de Glace annonce, en accord avec l’ISU, une modification des dates du 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, qui ouvrira la série des Grands Prix I

1,788 likes, 9 comments - ffsportsdeglace on April 8, 2026: "📣 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 La Fédération Française des Sports de Glace annonce, en accord avec l’ISU, une modification des dates du 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, qui ouvrira la série des Grands Prix ISU. 🗓 Nouvelles dates : 𝗱𝘂 𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝘂 𝟮𝟱 𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗲...

www.instagram.com

 

[Karen-W]

something must have changed as the French federation changed the dates yesterday in their announcement pointing out that the Grand Prix de France will be on 𝟮𝟯 to 𝟮𝟱 October 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Fédération Française des Sports de Glace - FFSG on Instagram: "📣 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 La Fédération Française des Sports de Glace annonce, en accord avec l’ISU, une modification des dates du 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, qui ouvrira la série des Grands Prix I

1,788 likes, 9 comments - ffsportsdeglace on April 8, 2026: "📣 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 La Fédération Française des Sports de Glace annonce, en accord avec l’ISU, une modification des dates du 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, qui ouvrira la série des Grands Prix ISU. 🗓 Nouvelles dates : 𝗱𝘂 𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝘂 𝟮𝟱 𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗲...

www.instagram.com

That's the same post as from last week, which has already been referenced.

 

[skatfan]

What caught my eye was the Combined World Championships which appears to be something the ISU does not want to hold every season but rather once every four years at the midway point of the Olympic cycle - so 2028 and then not again until 2032. I rather like this direction because it gives all of the skating sports a chance to come together, especially ahead of the biennial ISU Congress, and turn it into a skating sports festival. Plus, it won't shut most feds out of hosting an ISU Championships entirely since the other three years of any Olympic cycle will still have the separate WCs.

Hopefully they've asked have some governing bodies ready to apply, because it seems like very few places would have the possibility of hosting. Not a fan - I'm very unlikely to attend short or long track speed skating. I might check out a session of synchro, but that's it.

 

[YukiNieve]

ISU website has dates for GPS now (scroll down):

Inside ISU

Corporate Home - International Skating Union

www.isu.org

 

[Karen-W]

ISU website has dates for GPS now (scroll down):

Inside ISU

Corporate Home - International Skating Union

www.isu.org

Order is:

GPdF - Angers FRA
SCI - Kelowna BC, CAN
CoC - TBA
SkAm - Everett WA, USA
Finlandia - Helsinki FIN
NHK - Tokyo JPN
GPF - Chongqing (nice to have confirmation of the location, which has been rumored for awhile)

Still no location or date for 4CCs listed.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Damn I was hoping NHK would be on the first weekend of November because of my trip to Japan. Oh well more time to do other things like buy fabric.

 

[kalamalka]

I'd really like to know where 4CC will be. Probably not China, since they have GPF as well as CoC.

 

[Vagabond]

Order is:
....
SCI - Kelowna BC, CAN
CoC - TBA
SkAm - Everett WA, USA

Cup of China desperately needs to be in Vancouver, B.C. It will be logistically easier for all concerned than anywhere in China.

 

[Karen-W]

Cup of China desperately needs to be in Vancouver, B.C. It will be logistically easier for all concerned than anywhere in China.

Vancouver, Victoria, heck even come further south to Portland!

 

[Taso]

Cup of China desperately needs to be in Vancouver, B.C. It will be logistically easier for all concerned than anywhere in China.

Hah!

Well, hopefully they make it easy on travelers and put it in Beijing or Shanghai. I know they do a great job organizing events in Chongqing but it is more of a slog to get to from outside of Asia, so easier for GPF/4CCs/Worlds than a GP.

 

[coralline]

CFSA has just announced this year´s Cup of China will be in Shenzhen.

https://www.cfsa.com.cn/cfsa_portal/html/header.html

 

[Karen-W]

CFSA has just announced this year´s Cup of China will be in Shenzhen.

https://www.cfsa.com.cn/cfsa_portal/html/header.html

Well, that will be far easier to travel to, I'm sure, for most athletes, than Chongqing.

 

[Vagabond]

.... but much more difficult than Vancouver.

 

[Karen-W]

And the Finnish fed has confirmed Finlandia Trophy as the 5th GP for next season!

Skating Finland on Instagram: "Iloisia uutisia taitoluistelun ystäville! ✨⛸️ Kansainvälinen luisteluliitto (ISU) on myöntänyt Suomelle järjestämisoikeuden taitoluistelun Grand Prix -sarjan osakilpailuun. 🗓️ Finlandia Trophy Helsinki järjestetään 2

506 likes, 0 comments - skatingfinland on April 17, 2026: "Iloisia uutisia taitoluistelun ystäville! ✨⛸️ Kansainvälinen luisteluliitto (ISU) on myöntänyt Suomelle järjestämisoikeuden taitoluistelun Grand Prix -sarjan osakilpailuun. 🗓️ Finlandia Trophy Helsinki järjestetään 20.–21. marraskuuta...

www.instagram.com

 

[Ka3sha]

Best CoC location ever, Cantonese food, all the tech wonders, and 15 minutes on a high-speed train to Hong Kong

 

[Karen-W]

Best CoC location ever, Cantonese food, all the tech wonders, and 15 minutes on a high-speed train to Hong Kong

I wonder if the CFSA would try to convince the other GP host feds to allow them to invite 1-2 Hong Kong skaters as "host" spots.

 

[Andrea82]

ISU Communication with the GP dates and locations

https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net/isudamcontainer/CMS/Corporate-Site/Governance/Transparency/ISU-Communications/2782-Decisions-of-the-Council---ISU-Calendar-of-Events-2026-27-1777279389-5652.pdf

Four Continents 2027 still un-allocated

 

[Karen-W]

ISU Communication with the GP dates and locations

https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net/isudamcontainer/CMS/Corporate-Site/Governance/Transparency/ISU-Communications/2782-Decisions-of-the-Council---ISU-Calendar-of-Events-2026-27-1777279389-5652.pdf

Four Continents 2027 still un-allocated

The announcement specifically states that the 2027 4CC location will be announced on May 20, 2026 and it also has "TBC" rather than "TBD" - this leads me to believe a host has been selected but they're just getting the i's dotted and t's crossed.

I know the USFS Governing Council is in early May, but the USFS has scheduled a new Impact Summit that runs May 20-23 in Colorado Sprkngs and the Toast to Milan reception is May 20.

Coincidence or all signs pointing to the USFS stepping up to host 2027 4CCs?

 

[ice coverage]

2026 USFS Governing Council is scheduled for May 22 and 23 in Colorado Springs. It is part of Impact Summit.

I have been wondering about the possibility of USFS hosting 2027 Four Continents.
Only my speculation, but perhaps related would be the unusually early dates for 2027 U.S. Nats?? Which would give USFS a little more time to catch its breath than in its past years of hosting Four Continents.

 

[coralline]

Shenyang, China used to be the location for 2027 4CC. But the arena for this event (and also for the 2028 National Winter Games) is still under construction. It is scheduled to be finished in October.

 

[Debbie S]

Shenyang, China used to be the location for 2027 4CC. But the arena for this event (and also for the 2028 National Winter Games) is still under construction. It is scheduled to be finished in October.

I think the prevailing opinion is that since China is hosting the GPF, they declined 4CC, which is why the location is now listed as TBA. We'll know in a few days.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

Shenyang, China used to be the location for 2027 4CC. But the arena for this event (and also for the 2028 National Winter Games) is still under construction. It is scheduled to be finished in October.

Given China's construction prowess, I would have expected the TEMU NATIONAL ARENA to be ready by now.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

Four Continents 2027 still un-allocated

I'd really like to know where 4CC will be. Probably not China, since they have GPF as well as CoC.

Tallinn for '27! Fingers crossed.

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

I was wondering if it might be held somewhere in the U.S., to capitalize and build on the increased interest here that was generated at the Olympics. WC 2025 went well, and China has already hosted 4CC twice since the last time USA hosted in 2023.

 

[Karen-W]

I think the prevailing opinion is that since China is hosting the GPF, they declined 4CC, which is why the location is now listed as TBA. We'll know in a few days.

The other reason why people are speculating it won't be in China is because they stepped up to host 4CCs this past winter, for the second time since 2024. The CFSA may want a break, lol.

 

[Vagabond]

Tallinn for '27! Fingers crossed.

I'm all in for Tallinn!

It should host Euros too.

 

[Taso]

I am rooting for Almaty FCC 2027!... (not that I have seen a bid or anything)