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

The Development Commission invites ISU Members to put forward for consideration the names of Coaches of Speed Skating and Short Track Speed Skating, who fulfil the requirements of ISU Communication No. 2052. Such support is available for a maximum of 4 Coaches.

o promote clean, true sport, the International Skating Union (ISU) and the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) worked in partnership to deliver the joint “Pure As Ice” and “PLAY TRUE 2020” campaigns during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama City, Japan.

The Pure As Ice campaign made its last stop this season at the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships in Neuchâtel (SUI). 16 out of 23 teams, including the 2019 World Champions, silver and bronze medalists teams, participated in the quiz, discussed topics around clean sport and took fun Pure As Ice pictures.

Another stop for the ISU Pure As Ice campaign, the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb. Over 70 participants joined the booth set up by the Croatian Institute for Public Health's including top Figure Skating juniors.

The Pure As Ice campaign coninuted its succesful tour and this time stopped at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships, in Baselga di Piné.

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.

The Pure As Ice campaign continued in collaboration with CCES at the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Montreal.

Media are informed that the media accreditations for the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships taking place in Sofia (BUL) on March 8 - 10, 2019 are now open.

The ISU's campaign to promote clean sport continued in Minsk (BLR) with the Pure As Ice campaign which was at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in collaboration with tthe NADA in Belarus.

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. 

The ISU redesigns the navigation on its website to enhance user experience.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announces that its 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was first published on 28 September 2018, has entered into force on January 1st, 2019.

Following changes adopted by the 2018 ISU Congress regarding Rule 102, paragraph 6, ISU Communication No. 2221 replaces and complements ISU Communication No. 2055 as well as enforces and re-enforces provisions outlined in other ISU Communications.