The ISU Development Program is one of the cornerstone of the Figure Skating and Speed Skating successes. For this reason, during 2017 the ISU Development Commision has approved the following projects in several countries:
Figure Skating:
Country | Location | ISU Member | Date | Topic |
Czech Republic | Ostrava | DEN | May 2014 - August 2017 (2x / year) |
International Development Project, Ostrava 2017 |
Serbia | Belgrade | SRB | January, 2017 | Skate Helena 2017, International Competition |
Germany | Oberstdorf | GER | February 14-19, 2017 | Bavaria Open, International Competition |
Netherlands | The Hague | NED | February 23-26, 2017 | International Challenge Cup 2017 |
Slovenia | Ljubljana | SLO | 22 July - 04 August, 2017 | Singles Figure Skating Camp and Singles' Coaches Seminar for East and Middle European Region |
Poland | Torun | POL | August 13-20, 2017 | ISU Ice Dance Development Training Seminar for Novice Ice Dance Couples and their Coaches |
Slovenia | Celje | SLO | November 21-26, 2017 | Skate Celje, International Competition |
Serbia | Belgrade | SRB | June 2017 - January 2018 | Organisation of the International Figure Skating Competition Skate Helena 2018 |
Bulgaria | Sofia | BUL | November 06-11, 2018 | Sofia Trophy 2018, International Event |
Germany | Oberstdorf | GER | January 23-28, 2018 | Bavarian Open, International Event |
Finland | Finland | FIN | 2018 - 2021 | Olympic Development Project |
Synchronized Skating:
Country | Location | ISU Member | Date | Topic |
Serbia | Zagreb (CRO) Belgrade (SRB) |
SRB | July 2017 - December 2018 | Development of Sychronized Skating in Serbia |
Speed Skating:
Country | Location | ISU Member | Date | Topic |
Italy | Collalbo | CZE | 12-20 January, 2017 | ISU Junior Speed Skating Development Project for Central Europe |
Singapore | Singapore | SGP | 7-8 January, 2017 | South East Asian (SEA) Trophy, International Competition |
United States | Utah, USA | USA | March 2016 - March 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT based International Speed Skating Development Program |
Estonia Spain Slovakia Ukraine Germany Poland |
Zakopane | CZE | June-August, November, December, 2017 | Establish, re-establish and win new Speed Skating Nations and Skaters through help with organizing Nationals Championships for countries without Speed Skating rinks |
Estonia Spain Slovakia Ukraine Germany Poland |
Inzell | CZE | June-August, November, December, 2017 | Establish, re-establish and win new Speed Skating Nations and Skaters through help with organizing Nationals Championships for countries without Speed Skating rinks |
Finland Sweden Norway Denmark Estonia |
Netherlands Germany Italy |
FIN | August 2017 - March 2019 | ISU Coach Education level 4 |
Finland Sweden Norway Denmark Estonia |
Finland | FIN | May 2017-March 2019 | Northern Development Project |
Belarus | Minsk | BLR | September 2017 - January 2018 | ISU Speed Skating Development Program of Mass Start event and Education of Coaches |
Austria | Innsbruck Weissensee Austria |
AUT | October 2017 - February 2022 | Austrian Development Program for Weißensee and raising level for Junior “A” and Neoseniors |
Great Britain | Leeuwarden (DEN) The Hague (NED) |
GBR ESP |
August 2017 - April 2018 | Improvement through cooperation - The improvement and growth of speed skating in European Countries without a 400m rink |
Denmark | TBD, Denmark | DEN | December 2017 - February 2019 | Kick-start of local speedskating training in Denmark |
Short Track Speed Skating:
Country | Location | ISU Member | Date | Topic |
Switzerland | Lausanne | SUI | 2017 - 2020 | Project Short Track Speed Skating Switzerland |
Serbia | Belgrade | SRB | June 2017 - January 2018 | Organization of International Short Track Speed Skating Competition Alpe Adria Serbia Open 2017 |
If you are willing to submit a project, please refer to the ISU Development Program page. Applications for Projects must be send to: ISU Development Commission (dvcommission@isu.ch) and ISU Secretariat (development@isu.ch).