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During its online meeting of August 28, 2020, the ISU Council received a report from the appointed Working Group elaborating on the ongoing negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sporting events and the feedback received from the organizing ISU Members of ISU Speed Skating and Short Track Speed Skating Events.
The ISU Council concluded that the first four ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions cannot be organized as planned.
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The following ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions are therefore cancelled:
Tomaszow-Mazowiecki, POL November 13-15, 2020
Stavanger, NOR November 20-22, 2020
Salt Lake City, USA December 4-6, 2020
Calgary, CAN December 11-13, 2020
However, based on a basic proposal endorsed by the organizing ISU Members of the initially allocated ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions of the season 2020/21, the Council decided to proceed with a specific evaluation of a Hub Concept in the Netherlands as an alternative to hosting the above-mentioned ISU World Cups. The Council acknowledged that the concept needs to be further elaborated and assessed with all stakeholders in order to decide whether this is a feasible way to implement safe, high-level international competitions with worldwide participation during the time period of the above-mentioned four World Cups.
The ISU will communicate the conclusions reached by the Council as soon as possible.
The ISU Council also concluded that the first two ISU World Cup Short Track Competitions cannot be organized as planned.
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The following ISU World Cup Short Track Competitions are therefore cancelled:
Montreal, CAN November 6-8, 2020
Laval, CAN November 13-15, 2020
A decision on the holding of the following two ISU World Cup Short Track Competitions remains pending further consultations with all stakeholders:
Seoul, KOR December 11-13, 2020
Beijing, CHN December 18-20, 2020
The full decisions of the Council from their August 28, 2020 meeting will be published on the ISU website as soon as possible.