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It is with profound regret and sorrow that the ISU learnt of the passing of Kazakh Figure Skater Denis Ten.

The International Olympic Committee Executive Board met on July 18, 2018, and confirmed that the ISU request to include Short Track Speed Skating Mixed Gender Relay event has been approved.

In spite of the tragedy that struck, Ivan Samodelkin is not giving up his dream of skating and performing.

The World's best Figure Skaters including reigning Olympic Champions Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) and Alina Zagitova (RUS), 2018 World Champion Nathan Chen (USA) and three-time Ice Dance World Champions Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)

The special costume week on Social Media brought up a few memories. It is fascinating to see that some designs will always be remembered. It goes to show the importance of the outfits in Figure Skating.

Costumes play a bigger role in figure skating than in any other Olympic sport. A costume can influence the perception of a program.

The ISU Council decided to provisionally allot four ISU Championships for the season 2020/21. The allotment of all other Championships are kept pending until the next scheduled ISU Council meeting in October 2018 and further information regarding the decisions of the Council in Sevilla, will be published at a later date.

The International Skating Union’s 57th Ordinary Congress concluded on June 8, 2018 in Sevilla (ESP) with the elections of the ISU Office Holders. Here are the results of the elections.

Some of the most important decisions of the Congress from the Agenda ISU Communication 2156 and Urgent Matters ISU Communication 2160 are summarized here. All information regarding the 57th ISU Congress 2018 is available on https://www.isu.org/isu-congresses.

The 57th Ordinary ISU Congress continued on June 7, 2018 with the Figure Skating Branch session. The Speed Skating session was finalized on the previous day.

The 57th Ordinary ISU Congress continued on June 6, 2018 with the spilt Sessions for the Figure Skating and Speed Skating Branches.

The 57th Ordinary ISU Congress continued on June 5, 2018. The morning consisted of the full ISU Congress who voted on Proposals 22 to 86 and relevant Urgent Matters relating to the ISU Constitution and General Regulations.

After 22 years of Short Track dedication, Canada’s Valerie Maltais has decided to take up a new challenge and race on the long track.

The 57th Ordinary ISU Congress opened on June 4, 2018 with a welcome message by the ISU President Mr. Jan Dijkema and a minute’s silence was held in memory of great friends of the ISU who are no longer with us.

For the first time in the history of the ISU, the public is invited to watch the debates and decisions that will shape the future of Ice Skating disciplines, through a live broadcast on ISU YouTube Channel of the 57th ISU Ordinary Congress, taking place from June 4-8, 2018, in Seville, Spain.