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- Dec 4, 2004
Thanks...so if Singapore didnt have a lady skater in the last Worlds, they are not in the first draw. But even if they did, they may not have an ISU judge....but even if they did, they do not have to participate in the draw....?13 ISU members were drawn for each discipline. The draw is limited to ISU members with an ISU judge (the level required to judge in ISU Championships). ISU members are asked if they want to partecipate to the draw and in which discipline.
In each discipline the draw is first done among Federations with a skater who took part to previous edition of World Championships.
Then if less than 13 ISU members with a skater last time were entered into the draw, a second draw is done among other ISU members to reach 13 judges.
I think only Pair needed this second step this year. There were 19 skaters from 13 countries in 2019 but North Korea doesn't have an ISU judge. So the other 12 were put in the panel and a free draw was done to add the 13th judge (among Federations that entered the draw) and Latvia was picked.
Individual judges are then nominated by their Federations.