It’s World Ice Skating Day! (12/4/2022)

[Frau Muller]

It’s December 4, 2022 - the ISU’s World Ice Skating Day!

Intro on ISU website:

World Ice Skating Day

World Ice Skating Day (WISD) is synonymous to fun and festivities. It is one day dedicated to celebrating Ice skating across the world in the form of a global ice-skating festival. Depending on the type of WISD planned by your local rink, first time skaters will be provided with free coaching...

www.isu.org

WISD’s dedicated page:

World Ice Skating Day - Event By International Skating Union

World Ice Skating Day - a global ice skating festival, arriving at an ice rink near you. Our disciplines include: Speed, Short Track, Figure & Synchronized Skating.

www.worldiceskatingday.com

Nothing going on here in PtoRico…but maybe in your own locales?
Have you participated? Any interesting stories?

 

[Frau Muller]

A lot of excitement for ISU World Ice Skating Day, I see…LOL!

By the way, I was hoping that this might be like the annual World Ballet Day, with live streams of rehearsals around the globe. Guess not.
Or maybe the ISU will prepare and present a film, a few days from now?

 

[skatingguy]

There's actually a thread here already.

World Ice Skating Day

Apparently this is the first World Ice Skating Day, and a lot of skaters are posting videos to celebrate. I haven't got time just now to post links, unfortunately. But if you search #WorldIceSkatingDay on Twitter and Instagram, you'll find a bunch, including Jason Brown, Kaetlyn Osmond, Carolina...

www.fsuniverse.net

 

[Frau Muller]

There's actually a thread here already.

World Ice Skating Day

Apparently this is the first World Ice Skating Day, and a lot of skaters are posting videos to celebrate. I haven't got time just now to post links, unfortunately. But if you search #WorldIceSkatingDay on Twitter and Instagram, you'll find a bunch, including Jason Brown, Kaetlyn Osmond, Carolina...

www.fsuniverse.net

N/M

 

[Frau Muller]

Article on some events that happened yesterday at the World’s very first Ice Skating Day! It all began in New Zealand!!!

First World Ice Skating Day features events in 45 countries

The International Skating Union's first World Ice Skating Day has featured events in 45 countries, aiming to make the sport as widely accessible as po...

www.insidethegames.biz

 

[Frau Muller]

Events happened in Lake Placid, NY:

https://lakeplacidlegacysites.com/event/world-ice-skating-day-dec-4/

 

[Frau Muller]

YouTube yesterday in Bognor Regis, England! Slowly but surely…skating during World Skating Day.

Great Time at the ICE Skating on the Prom, Bognor Regis 2022 - Festive Fun Fair and more!

Welcome back to the vlog and a new event for me, ICE Skating on the prom located in Bognor Regis is really a hidden gem and a perfectly sized Christmas Fun F...

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[Wyliefan]

I'm sorry, @Frau Muller, I didn't see your thread before I started mine.

 

[jmtfti]

The Ice Academy of Montreal campuses in both Montreal and London participated, with skating lessons and performances by a few of the in-house teams.

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I.AM on Instagram

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I.AM on Instagram: "That was fun! The first #worldiceskatingday was a huge success, we hope you enjoyed it! We certainly did!!! And here’s our version of the 2022 #WISDance! With special thanks to: #CPAGadbois @ildertonskating @marjorie.lajoie @lag

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And their Instagram stories are archived here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17911905083564777/