The skaters probably saw this coming given the current situation in France, but what a disappointment.Internationaux de France is canceled: https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast/status/1318239998798450688
No way will Russia cancel its event. CoC is likely given that the ***** seems to be under control, Japan may squeak through too.The skaters probably saw this coming given the current situation in France, but what a disappointment.
I think at this point Skate America is likely to go forward and NHK and CoC are very probable. Not sure about Rostelecom.
Internationaux de France is canceled: https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast/status/1318239998798450688
Would the ISU possibly force them? I am thinking we'll get at least one C19 case tied to SkAm tbh.No way will Russia cancel its event.
I guess skaters did not expect this cancellation. After installing a curfew in some of the French cities, including Grenoble, organizers changed the time table, so they would not get into trouble. There is indoor sports going on in France like regular games of the Handball league. This is a bummer and the skaters are really disappointed. They need international competitions and I hope ISU tries its best to offer some, at least Europeans and Worlds.The skaters probably saw this coming given the current situation in France, but what a disappointment.
I think at this point Skate America is likely to go forward and NHK and CoC are very probable. Not sure about Rostelecom.
I agree. I think, for now, they dig in. I also hope Skate America will stay on target. There could be a domino effect, I suppose, but I hope not. Another stay tuned – we’re getting used to that, unfortunately.No way will Russia cancel its event. CoC is likely given that the ***** seems to be under control, Japan may squeak through too.
Sounds like they are making every possible attempt to keep everyone at Skate America safe and ***** free.USFS article on how the Skate America "skating bubble" will work in Las Vegas: https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/skating-bubble
I think China GP and NHK will happen as well though?Saw this one coming a mile off. Now it's a case of who should but won't. SkAm is going ahead when it shouldn't, and I imagine Rostelecom will be the same regardless of how irresponsible it is.
I think China GP and NHK will happen as well though?
That isn't for you to decide though. Everyone knows the risks and if you read the bubble precautions for SkAm then maybe you would realize it is a feasible event, regardless of how widespread the ***** is.Saw this one coming a mile off. Now it's a case of who should but won't. SkAm is going ahead when it shouldn't, and I imagine Rostelecom will be the same regardless of how irresponsible it is.
The thing is with 2 events being canceled, what is the point of hosting National GP if the scores aren’t even counted? Not to mention the risk.That isn't for you to decide though. Everyone knows the risks and if you read the bubble precautions for SkAm then maybe you would realize it is a feasible event, regardless of how widespread the ***** is.
Judging from how everyone conducted themselves during test skates and the two Russian cup events we had so far it mostly seemed like YKW isn't really a thing in Russia. I know they do test the athletes (and hopefully coaches, officials, and staff) but they had a significant amount of people in the audience, many didn't wear masks, those who wore them didn't wear them appropriately, and coaches decided to remove their masks while in the K&C for some mysterious reason. Oh, and of course the obligatory kissing and hugging when meeting the coaches while coming off the ice and not social distancing. So yeah I will be shocked if CoR will be canceled, they seem adamant to keep going no matter what and the biggest tragedy is that they are doing it without taking most of the necessary precautions.Oh well “Russia reports almost 16,000 new cases, the highest daily figure since the whole thing began.”
CoR will still happen I guess?
Or maybe she read it and decided like me that it wasn't enough and some of it was C0vid Theater.That isn't for you to decide though. Everyone knows the risks and if you read the bubble precautions for SkAm then maybe you would realize it is a feasible event, regardless of how widespread the ***** is.
To have great skating on TV (for viewers), to give opportunities to skaters, and to keep the bu$ine$$ of skating alive. Not that I agree that it’s good to carry on in a health situation. You asked for reasons.The thing is with 2 events being canceled, what is the point of hosting National GP if the scores aren’t even counted? Not to mention the risk.
Idaho is on its third peak.In the US, the third 'peak' of infections is happening mostly in the Midwest. Rural areas which hadn't been affected in the first two peaks are getting ******* now.
A lot of other sports thought they could safely do events in a bubble, and that turned out not to be true.
It was the sports that didn’t use bubbles that had the cases.... the bubbles actually worked for the most part.A lot of other sports thought they could safely do events in a bubble, and that turned out not to be true.
Even if the athletes, coaches, and officials are bubbled (so to speak), arena staff, hotel staff, and other people doing their regular jobs don't stay inside the bubble. They come to work every day and then go home to their families, go grocery shopping, take their kids to school, run errands, and so on. It's not realistic for those people to be isolated for an entire week along with everyone taking part in the event.
So as long as people are moving into and out of the bubble, there's the opportunity for the v*r*s to come in as well.
It was the sports that didn’t use bubbles that had the cases.... the bubbles actually worked for the most part.
That's an inaccurate characterization of what happened this season.That's not correct. Major League Baseball isolated its players and staff, and only played in a limited number of stadiums, and still had cases and outbreaks on several teams.