JSF's criteria this season on who will represent Japan at Worlds '11 are as follows.
Published on Sept. 3, at
http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/image_data/fck/file/2010_Figure/2010-11 selection procedure.pdf
Skaters representing Japan will be determined when the Japanese Championships conclude, from those who fulfill any of the following 3 criteria, and under over-all considerations by the federation.
1. Highest three Japanese finishers per discipline in the Grand Prix Final / Grand Prix series
2. Top three finishers per discipline in the Japanese Championships
3. Highest three Japanese per discipline in the ISU World Rankings at the time the Japanese Championship conclude.
The skater's particiption in the Japanese Championships is mandatory to be subject of this selection.
There may be cases where a skater, who has finished within the top six at any of past World Championships, does not meet the above criteria but is taken into consideration under observation of his/her prospect at the World Campionships '11; but this, only when it is due to injury etc in the first half of this season.
Published on Sept. 3, at
http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/image_data/fck/file/2010_Figure/2010-11 selection procedure.pdf
Skaters representing Japan will be determined when the Japanese Championships conclude, from those who fulfill any of the following 3 criteria, and under over-all considerations by the federation.
1. Highest three Japanese finishers per discipline in the Grand Prix Final / Grand Prix series
2. Top three finishers per discipline in the Japanese Championships
3. Highest three Japanese per discipline in the ISU World Rankings at the time the Japanese Championship conclude.
The skater's particiption in the Japanese Championships is mandatory to be subject of this selection.
There may be cases where a skater, who has finished within the top six at any of past World Championships, does not meet the above criteria but is taken into consideration under observation of his/her prospect at the World Campionships '11; but this, only when it is due to injury etc in the first half of this season.
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