That's my first thought too but it has been a long time since Worlds has been in the US.I'm very excited as well. The only issue I see is the ISU granting 2024 to Montreal that missed its opportunity due to prior cancellation, and loathe to place Worlds in North America two years in a row.
There are a lot of reasons why China shouldn't host an ISU Championship any time soon. The matter should be revisited when the pandemic is over and the human rights of the Uyghurs are recognized by the Government.
I'm very excited as well. The only issue I see is the ISU granting 2024 to Montreal that missed its opportunity due to prior cancellation, and loathe to place Worlds in North America two years in a row.
Prague and Budapest are on the top of my travel dream list, so either would be a huge plus for me too. And I should be solidly into retirement by then, so no work obstacles to deal with.
Plus I don’t think USA will be penalized by Montreal 2024 when that one is a makeup for the cancelled 2020 Worlds.
The bid would have been put together long before the invasion of Ukraine happened.
The people were lovely, but January in Sheffield was grim in 2012.
Sweden hosted a Worlds in challenging circumstances with no audience that needed to go ahead in 2021 so as not to mess up Olympic qualification. I doubt the Swedish federation would put in a bid if they thought they had no chance. They and the Estonian federation should be top of the list in getting anything they want.
The UK in general is grim in January I'm afraid - thats why we need Euros to cheer us up!
Dublin is grim in January too, but Sheffield was grimmer.
It's a city that I really don't know at all if I'm honest.Dublin is grim in January too, but Sheffield was grimmer.
My money is on Boston - USFS haven’t had it in years and China have been such unreliable hosts as of late
Budapest is hosting Euros 2024 so doubt they would want to host Euros again so soon.
Makes sense! Maybe Prague will put in for Euros 2027. I can't see Innsbruck necessarily bidding for Euros since Austria just hosted Euros in Graz in 2020. Prague wouldn't be a bad option.
I'm bummed about that too, but more annoyed that neither Japan nor Canada seem to be willing to step up and host 4CCs ever. Seoul hosted in 2020 and Korea is as reliable about bidding as Taiwan, so I expect we will see a bid from them before long, but you would think Japan would realize that 2025 4CCs is going to be LOADED with a bunch of great talent in all 4 disciplines and they could have a medal haul themselves. A pre-Olympics season 4CCs has developed into quite a good competition.I'm bummed about this too. 2019 4CCs in Anaheim had reasonable attendance. I really wish USFS would bid for it again. The U.S. did put a bid in for one recent year, maybe it was 2021??. (I can't remember.) But nothing since then.
Sweden should get it. Instead of profit to finance their skating programs for years as planned, they got big losses and I doubt that ISU compensated all of it.
Setting aside all the other reasons not to give it to China, I would think the ISU would consider them persona non grata when it comes to hosting events for many, many years after all the cancelations they had in the lead-up to the Olympics. And often for fairly flimsy reasons.
I think Euros in a 4CCs country is also not a bad idea!I think, 4CC in Europe again is not a bad idea
Most European figure skaters live and train in Europe. But with the 4CC is not so simple. I think skaters from the USA or Japan do not care where to fly: to Australia or to Hungary.I think Euros in a 4CCs country is also not a bad idea!
The rental of Accor Arena in Bercy (since it has been remodeled) is such a big blow to ISU and FFSG finances that it has become infeasible. There is no other arena suitable for a GP within Paris intra muros limits. The only one that would be perfect for a GP is Aren'Ice of Cergy-Pontoise north of tje capitale. But it's a real hassle to get there from downtown Paris and worse from main airports. It's so complicated by public transportation that last year for Nationals, it was easier for me to drive up there (a 7 hours trip) than to take a train, the subway and a bus.
Some athletes that attended 4CCs in Anaheim did not attend the one the following year in Asia because of the travel expense. (Several who competed for smaller 4CC countries & federations with less money trained in either L.A., B.C., or Colorado Springs).
