Is France moving into curfew mode?I think a major factor would be traveling from Toronto and Montreal to another hotspot, Ottawa (which apparently has a higher positive covid test rate per capita than Toronto 70/57 per 100,000 people).
As I tried to say before there is a lot of conflicting info here on what will be closed and what will stay open if we continue to see more cases and, more importantly, hospitalizations and deaths. Ottawa was just moved into the red zone as far as hospital bed availability.
All in all I think it's a good decision. I love to watch skating but I'm not sure it is worth the risk at this point. The U.S.A. will do what it does (it's a bit baffling what you guys are doing to most Canadians I think) but I wouldn't be surprised if France follows suit. Russia seems to be going on it's own route. The Japanese seem to have it under control (thanks, in part I'm sure, to a lack of politicization of the mask issue). I don't really know enough about what the Chinese are doing so I won't comment there. So I would expect the USA, Russia, Chinese and Japanese GP to happen. I'm 50/50 on France.
We have seen that Nebelhorn Trophy has worked well. A Grand Prix has less athletes than this CS competition. So with a hygiene concept figure skating competitions can take place. Very sad for the athletes, who need real competitions.Tennis has hardly proven itself a responsible sport thus far (karma for Djokovic to lose and I hope he keeps losing).
I think the worst part is that Skate Canada might end up being the only ones to actually cancel when other events SHOULD be but won't be because political grandstanding is more important than lives. Looking at cases, Skate America, IdF and Rostelecom should all also be cancelled.
But this is also reinforcing my view that these events should not be called Grands Prix.
Your logic is on point. Sad thing is some so called figure skating fans are more fans of cancellations than figure skating. They say they care about the skaters, but are only projecting their own fears onto others and can't stop saying how good it is to cancel events (like a broken record since this all started) until magically "the disease" will go away. I guess it's just black and white for some, no gray.We have seen that Nebelhorn Trophy has worked well. A Grand Prix has less athletes than this CS competition. So with a hygiene concept figure skating competitions can take place. Very sad for the athletes, who need real competitions.
We have seen that Nebelhorn Trophy has worked well. A Grand Prix has less athletes than this CS competition. So with a hygiene concept figure skating competitions can take place. Very sad for the athletes, who need real competitions.
Your logic is on point. Sad thing is some so called figure skating fans are more fans of cancellations than figure skating. They say they care about the skaters, but are only projecting their own fears onto others and can't stop saying how good it is to cancel events (like a broken record since this all started) until magically "the disease" will go away. I guess it's just black and white for some, no gray.
Go raibh maith agat, CaroLiza_fan.And then there are some so called figure skating fans who don't care about putting the skaters, their teams, the judges, the venue staff, etc. at risk of catching the virus, and taking it home to pass onto their families and friends. Just so that we can be entertained.
I want to see everything to go back to normal as much as the next person, and be able to watch my favourite sports. But not until it is completely safe for the people involved in the events to do so. If that is not until next season, then so be it. I would rather miss out and have everybody keep as safe as they possibly can, than for events to carry on and the people involved be put at risk.
There are bigger things than our love of a sport.
CaroLiza_fan
Truth!Yes, strict protocols can be put in place at sporting events. But, what about when the people that were at the event leave? There is nothing to stop them going out on the town afterwards. That is what happened after the motorbike race held in my hometown. And I have already mentioned the consequences.
Admittedly, having "behind closed doors" events means that there are a lot less people there than if there were spectators allowed. But, there would still need to be a good number of people on site to enable the event to happen.
Our First Minister (the head of government in NI) made a good point yesterday, when she was talking about the schools being open. She said that the measures put in place at schools meant that the virus was not being spread within schools. However, it was being spread when pupils and staff were travelling to and from school.
In theory, the same thing could happen to people travelling between the hotel and the rink.
And then there are some so called figure skating fans who don't care about putting the skaters, their teams, the judges, the venue staff, etc. at risk of catching the virus, and taking it home to pass onto their families and friends. Just so that we can be entertained.
I want to see everything to go back to normal as much as the next person, and be able to watch my favourite sports. But not until it is completely safe for the people involved in the events to do so. If that is not until next season, then so be it. I would rather miss out and have everybody keep as safe as they possibly can, than for events to carry on and the people involved be put at risk.
There are bigger things than our love of a sport.
CaroLiza_fan
It's not about entertainment because, for example, skaters get injured all the time and no one would want to see them skate injured only for entertainment. It's about the fact that skaters work for this since they are toddlers and it's not fair to see how people are glad that the events they Willingly want to participate in, and are excited for, are gone. Figure skating is a dangerous sport and precautions are taken, be it with injury, or this p******c, or whatever trouble or danger.And then there are some so called figure skating fans who don't care about putting the skaters, their teams, the judges, the venue staff, etc. at risk of catching the virus, and taking it home to pass onto their families and friends. Just so that we can be entertained.
I get what you're saying. What I was saying is I personally find it sad that there are skating fans wishing competitions will get cancelled, wishing SA, Rostelecom, etc will be next and always expressing how ok this is. (The context happening to be SC-my bad for ranting a bit off-topic) That's all. I did not mention Ottawa, was speaking more in general. I'm in Bucharest, the situation is the same here with similar weather and all-they just closed restaurants, cinemas again... As you may know, Crystal Skate was supposed to be held in Bucharest, Romania and was cancelled too.Other countries will make different choices no doubt but for now most people in Ottawa are more concerned with getting through what might be a very difficult winter for us (given the doubt cohort of Covid 19 and the flu) than with sporting and leisure events.
If the Russians or Americans cancel their events I will eat my hat. I'm also pretty sure China will run theirs. I think Japan is actually doing very well and they are a culture that seems to accept mask wearing and from what I understand their numbers are pretty decent.I get what you're saying. What I was saying is I personally find it sad that there are skating fans wishing competitions will get cancelled, wishing SA, Rostelecom, etc will be next and always expressing how ok this is. That's all. I did not mention Ottawa. I'm in Bucharest, the situation is the same here with similar weather and all-they just closed restaurants, cinemas again... As you may know, Crystal Skate was supposed to be held in Bucharest, Romania and was cancelled too.
To be honest, I'm more excited to see Russian Cup than the 5 left. Not gonna lie, I was counting the days to see my fave, Jason Brown, at SC.So I think you will get at least 4 of 6 if not 5 of 6. What the fields in those events will actually end up looking like is anyone's guess at this point.
This whole season is a big mistake. If you must do this, then do like the NHL did, and isolate skaters in a safe location with adequate facilities (Japan?) and have all the events in one location with limited fan access.
Yes.A lot of the athletes are in their teens and early 20s. They are not the group that are really at risk. Coaches and people who work in the arenas tend to be older and more potentially vulnerable.
Yeah, if Canada isn't going to run any competitions here, they should give the skaters the option of going somewhere else like the States or Europe, even if it means quarantining. Otherwise, our skaters are going to be very behind those of the rest of the world, except for those from other countries that are having no competitions, like Australia and the UK.I feel absolutely terrible for the athletes that were supposed to compete. 7+ months of no competition is a long time and I imagine they miss the rush they get from competition.