mattiecat13
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Thank you, @Debbie S! My friends and I had planned on going but I’m not surprised it was cancelled.I'm not Sylvia but it's been canceled.
Thank you, @Debbie S! My friends and I had planned on going but I’m not surprised it was cancelled.I'm not Sylvia but it's been canceled.
It's a multi-purpose arena that can accommodate almost 7000+ seats for ice hockey games and 8000 for concerts: https://www.metroareena.fi/Not sure about Finlandia though - is the rink at Espoo the same kind or is it a stadium?
From an Australian perspective, our national association is looking at contingencies for how nationals could operate this year. A communication has been released so this is public news. Still it may be difficult to hold a full event which includes singles, pairs, dance and synchro which is how it has always been.
Don't know how Kailani can fly back and compete...
Don't know how Kailani can fly back and compete...
I think the other thing to consider with skating is it is mostly a volunteer run workforce. The clubs and associations have a moral health and safety obligation to ensure that people are not infected or risk infection. But if people did get sick it could affect their public liability insurance premiums as well if many people got sick at an event.
You don’t like peanut butter? That is blasphemous
Haha well actually I don't. But it did help with the trolls at one pointYou don’t like peanut butter? That is blasphemous
It was this thread, right?Haha well actually I don't. But it did help with the trolls at one point
Yep that's the one. That was so funny.It was this thread, right?
"Following the cancellation of the first two Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Events that were to have been held in Canada and Slovak Republic, the Council approved the application from Riga / LAT to host a Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Event.Riga, Latvia added as the 6th JGP event with pairs (Oct 14-17)
Decisions of the ISU council - International Skating Union
The ISU Council held an online meeting on June 18, 2020. Find out more about the decisions that were taken by the ISU Council during the conference.www.isu.org
Correct.Did I read it right, they still haven't made a decision that the ISU events will happen
Note regarding the Covid-19 situation: The ISU Council will closely monitor the COVID-19 related developments in close consultation with the appointed Working Groups (see ISU Communications 2320 and 2327) and the organizing ISU Members of all ISU Events and will decide upon and communicate any postponement and/or change of location and/or cancellations as soon as possible.
Did I read it right, they still haven't made a decision that the ISU events will happen, that they may be cancelled?
Skating on outdoor rink in Sydney in the Southern Hemisphere summer would be like this:
I know it's been over 50 years, but have they considered outdoor venues for the championships?
My own experiences with being signed up for athletic events that are being canceled one by one and being involved in the decision-making for the event I am a Race Director for is that there is some truth to this but it's probably not 100% like what people are saying.
I've talked to Race Directors and most of them are not canceling their events outright even if they think there is no way they will happen. What they are doing is keeping them on the schedule until such time as they have to start spending money on them. Then they cancel them. Alternatively, the jurisdiction they are in makes a pronouncement, say no events with over X people until there is a vaccine or no international travel until a certain date (after the date of their event). So when that announcement is made, the Race Director cancels.
They are doing this for a number of reasons. Some of them are financial but also they don't want to limit their options. As an example, my race was first postponed. Until this week I was sure there was no way to do the event on the new date. But now they've opened up enough things that I am starting to think it will happen.
To the skaters, I would say: if it's not canceled, it's because the ISU still thinks there is a chance to have the event. Some people making the decisions are sure they will all be canceled but some are not.
There are so many variables. I don’t envy these decision makers at all.So much to sort out. And it will be all on a short timeline. My bet continues to be that the only events that will be held will be (delayed?) Nationals and World's. I'll be surprised if anything else appears on the schedule unless someone in Europe wants to attempt a regional event.
Training opportunities will also be quite different depending on the country the skater is in. Not that everyone ever had equal training opportunities but this will give some countries an addtional advantage over others.
I know it's been over 50 years, but have they considered outdoor venues for the championships?
I know it's been over 50 years, but have they considered outdoor venues for the championships?