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Helmet Design & Numbers for the Short Track Speed Skating Season 2021/22 have been published. 

Online voting took place between June 15-22, 2021 on the Proposals included in the summary of Proposals from ISU Members, the Council, the Sports Directors and Technical Committees for changes in the Constitution, General Regulations and Special Regulations. Find here the summary of the key decisions voted online by the ISU Members.

The ISU Global Seminar has participants that attend from all over the world. The uncertainties of travel, quarantine requirements, testing, to name a few have proven to be very difficult to offer an equal opportunity for candidates to attend.

The world only moves forward when we move together. Usain Bolt, Yusra Mardini, Naomi Osaka and Tony Hawk highlight the incredible resilience and strength they have shown throughout this difficult time - a strength that has provided the hope and inspiration to the world.

The ISU has re-opened the applications for the ST Sport Service Calculation Software Release.

The ISU has decided to hold a series of Online Video Seminars for ISU Officials in Short Track Speed Skating, which will be organized by the ISU Short Track Speed Skating Technical Committee using the Zoom Communication software.

ISU Communication 2400 about Cut Resistant Clothing & Protection Equipment in Short Track Speed Skating (along with its Appendix) has been published, replacing ISU Communication No. 1265.

The ISU Centers of Excellence (Figure Skating) are offering a webinar series -Inside CoEs- over the summer, with the first webinar starting on June 22, 2021, on the ISU Development Youtube Channel.

Join us for the journey of Brittany Bowe, Olympian, world record holder and six-time ISU World Speed Skating Champion legend! Alongside Guillaume Cizeron, whose name is iconic in Figure Skating as an Olympian who holds multiple ISU European and World Figure Skating Championships titles in Ice Dance. Together, Brittany and Guillame discuss the joys, challenges and experiences of being an LGBTQ+ athlete in the world of Skating and meet a VERY special guest. 

Synchronized Skating Technical Panel Online Learning Exercises are now available on the ISU eLearning Platform.

ISU Communication 2396 on Guidelines for International Novice Competitions has been published, replacing ISU Communication 2328.

The last webinar of the Virtual Events Toolkit Webinar Series will take place on June 8th, 2021, on the ISU Development YouTube Channel! This final session will guide you through the process of hosting a virtual event, either with live skating or submitted videos. We will go over the four phases or event organization: design, planning, execution, and closing, focusing on the organizer’s management duties. You will learn everything that needs to be prepared before the event, such as settings, documents, and rehearsals, as well as all the production tasks that organizers need to take care of during the execution of the event. 

The ISU Council decided to provisionally allot the following ISU Championships for the seasons 2022/23 and 2023/24.

The International Skating Union (ISU) announces the launch of This is UpAgain: A Speed Skating documentary. The four-part short-form documentary series follows the stories of five athletes who competed in the 2021 Speed Skating Hub, that took place in Heerenveen, The Netherlands, in January and February and Premieres Friday, July 2 via the ISU Newsletter.

The ISU announces the list of ISU Officials and International Officials for Speed Skating and Short Track Speed Skating for the season 2021/22.