ISU Provisional Allotments for 2024-2028

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.


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


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
 
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
That's the same post as from last week, which has already been referenced.
 
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.
 
ISU website has dates for GPS now (scroll down):

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 

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