According to Dave Lease, (tweet now since deleted), the ISU voted to make solo dance an International discipline.
"The ISU has officially voted to make solo dance an international discipline. There will be international competitions in 2023 and there will eventually be a world championships. Kristen Fraser is co-chair of the international committee. She is also the caller for Skate America."
If this becomes the case, it's long overdue IMO. I foresee naysayers who will say that this will be even more subjective, political, and harder to judge than ice dance as it is but I don't care even if that is all true. If you want people to cultivate and then demonstrate good skating for itself then you need a platform specifically for that.
Now they just need a discipline that sits between singles and pairs without the difficult lifts and where it's feasible for someone to do both events during a season.
"The ISU has officially voted to make solo dance an international discipline. There will be international competitions in 2023 and there will eventually be a world championships. Kristen Fraser is co-chair of the international committee. She is also the caller for Skate America."
If this becomes the case, it's long overdue IMO. I foresee naysayers who will say that this will be even more subjective, political, and harder to judge than ice dance as it is but I don't care even if that is all true. If you want people to cultivate and then demonstrate good skating for itself then you need a platform specifically for that.
Now they just need a discipline that sits between singles and pairs without the difficult lifts and where it's feasible for someone to do both events during a season.