in this PDF document:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page...5-0-file,00.pdf
Prize money has been cut due to less revenue.
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page...5-0-file,00.pdf
Prize money has been cut due to less revenue.
Grand Prix ISU announcement- prize money, rules
- Thread starter R.D.
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- Jul 27, 2003
Red Dog,
I could not open it.
I could not open it.
Oh, I hate it when that happens. Try this link instead:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/c...5-3787-4771-layout46-129898-news-item,00.html
and then click on the "Technical Announcement" of the text.
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/c...5-3787-4771-layout46-129898-news-item,00.html
and then click on the "Technical Announcement" of the text.
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- Jun 21, 2003
Hmm. The Grand Prix series has lost most of its television coverage, now the prize pool has been reduced. In the meantime, the three so-called cheesefests are on a roll. They have become serious competitions with substantial cash prizes to the winners, and they attract the best skaters in the world, some of whom have chosen to skip the Grand Prix in the past.
Will the Grand Cheesefest Series become the premier events of figure skating, after National and World championships?
Mathman
Will the Grand Cheesefest Series become the premier events of figure skating, after National and World championships?
Mathman
You know, I think the advertized prize money for the cheesefests is actually a reduction in what was previously paid as appearance fees. The bottom finishers now get only a couple thousand dollars, and I am sure that was previously a $10,000 appearance fee. I wonder how much Michelle (or Timmy or Mike) are getting in an appearance fee, in addition to the prize money available.
Pat
Pat
Mathman: "Will the Grand Cheesefest Series become the premier events of figure skating, after National and World championships?"
Not as long as they continue to be FS-only Invitational events, with only 6 or 7 skaters, and are not awarded ISU ranking points.
The USFSA Cheesefests are good for skaters like Arakawa and Ando, who were unknown to US audiences. Appearing in a Cheesefest and doing well may earn rising skaters a berth in the COI tour, and a chance to make money off-season.
Not as long as they continue to be FS-only Invitational events, with only 6 or 7 skaters, and are not awarded ISU ranking points.
The USFSA Cheesefests are good for skaters like Arakawa and Ando, who were unknown to US audiences. Appearing in a Cheesefest and doing well may earn rising skaters a berth in the COI tour, and a chance to make money off-season.
