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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has publishes the 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which will come into force on January 1, 2020.

Updated List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators season 2019/20 for Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating.

In view of the legacy of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022, the ISU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Winter Sports Administrative Center (CWSAC) regarding the establishment of an ISU Center of Excellence (CoE) in Beijing.

ISU Members Entries rules have been published for ISU Figure Skating Championships 2020.

A History of the International Skating Union – Seasons 1991/92 through 201/15 was published back in 2016 on the occasion of the 2016 ISU Congress. As of today the book is also available on Amazon  in a digital format and on this occasion the original “coffee table” size book is available in the ISU Shop with a 20% discount.

The Announcement for the ISU Challenger Series in Synchronized Skating 2018/19 has been published.

This Communication clarifies the differences between World Standings and World Rankings and establishes their application in the Draws for Starting Order of ISU Championships.

The next ISU Council meeting takes place on June 14 to 16, 2019 in Rome (Italy). On the eve of the meeting, the ISU Council had the honor to obtain a private hearing with His Holiness Pope Francis to discuss the importance of sport within society and how Sports including ice Skating can help to find a path for many young people.

As a step towards the fulfilment of the ISU Development Program objectives, we are pleased to announce that the ISU eLearning Platform is going live.

The initiative launched in 2018 to support Skaters who have retired within the previous 4 seasons to become Coaches, Officials, Administrators or any other appropriate function connected to Skating will continue in 2019. Further details of the application process can be found in ISU Communication No. 2252 and the deadline for nominations is June 30, 2019.

With the support of the ISU Development Commission, the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio will hold a Synchronized Skating High Level Development camp in Trento, Italy on August 25-30, 2019.

The ISU Communications 2246 and 2247 introduce the Synchronized Skating Guidelines for season 2019/20. 

The ISU Anti-Doping Procedures have been updated to meet the WADA requirements to implement an effective, intelligent and proportionate Test Distribution Plan (TDP) and to clarify responsibilities. This Communication replaces ISU Communication No.2214, effective May 1, 2019.

The ISU Development Commission is pleased to announce the continuation of the Visiting ISU Coach initiative for 2019.

Further to ISU Communication No 2231, the summary of Championships application received by the ISU for Seasons 2021/22 is now available.