ISU

The Ice Dance Coaches meeting that will take place on Saturday 23 March 17:00-19:00 (local time in Japan) during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships will be live-streamed on the ISU Development YouTube channel.

The ISU has been made aware of a statement published on March 20 by All-That Sports, and subsequently by the Korea Skating Union on March 21 about an incident which happened between Ms. Mariah Bell and Ms. Eun Soo Lim, during their practice on March 20 at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.

Today Eric Radford from Canada was elected to the ISU Athletes Commission as the Single and Pair Skating representative.

During its latest meeting which took place on March 17-18, 2019 in Tokyo (JPN) the ISU Council decided to provisionally allot the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2020 to Debrecen (HUN) which will be held on January 24-26, 2020.

Following the successful first seminar in the series focussing on the theme of ‘The Healthy Skater’ which took place during the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships in Milan (ITA), the ISU Development Commission and Medical Commission are pleased to announce that the second seminar of the series will take place on the occasion of the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2019 in Zagreb, on Saturday March 9, 2019 from 9:00-11:00.

ISU Members are invited to submit applications for the following ISU Championships for the year 2022 as well as the not yet allotted ISU Championships for the year 2021.

Win 2 Tickets to the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships 2019, taking place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland on March 15 – 16, 2019!

Today Douwe de Vries from the Netherlands was elected to the ISU Athletes Commission as the Speed Skating representative.

The first edition of the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and ISU Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships have been allotted by the ISU Council.

The ISU noted the reports of abuse and harassment by at least one Korean Coach on Korean Short Track Skaters. The ISU condemns any kind of abuse and harassment on ISU participants and encourages the Korean authorities in their continuation of their investigations and related court decision severely punishing the convicted offenders.

The International Skating Union (ISU) has chosen Infront as a media rights partner for the next four seasons.

This Communication summarizes the main general obligations of ISU Members, according to the ISU Statutes and according to established procedures. This does not alter the obligation of ISU Members to adhere to those Rules contained in the ISU Statutes which are not specifically referred to in this Communication.

The ISU is moving forward with the ISU Centers of Excellence initiative. 

We are shocked and saddened by the unexpected passing of John Coughlin.

Further to the decision of the 56th ISU Ordinary Congress 2016 in Dubrovnik (CRO) to introduce an ISU Athletes Commission and following the election of ISU Office Holders during the 57th ISU Ordinary Congress 2018 in Seville (ESP), the elections for the ISU Athletes Commission are to take place in 2019.