ISU Communication 2741
The draw for the Olympic panels took place Sunday in Beijing.
First priority is given to countries who earned a spot at 2025 World Championships. So for Men and Women the draw was only among those countries.
Second priority is given to countries who earned a spot at Beijing Qualifier competition. This was used for Pairs (no need of the draw, because only 13 countries have qualified for Olympics and have an ISU judge. Armenia doesn't have an ISU judge) and Ice Dance.
Eventually (but not needed this time), there would be a third draw among countries who took part to 2025 Worlds in that discipline to fill the panel if the first two steps didn't fill all spots.
The result is as follows
Men:
Azerbajian
Canada
China
Spain
France
Georgia
Italy
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Latvia
Switzerland
Sweden
USA
Women:
Austria
Bulgaria
France
Great Britain
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Switzerland
USA
Pairs:
Australia
Canada
China
Great Britain
Georgia
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Poland
USA
Uzabekhstan
Ice Dance:
Australia
Canada
China
Czechia
Spain
Finland
France
Great Britain
Georgia
Germany
Italy
South Korea
USA
Team Event
Men
China, Spain, France, Switzerland and Sweden from the Men panel
Canada, Great Britain, Hungary and Italy from the Pair panel
Women
Austria, Israel, Lithuania, Switzerland and USA from Women panel
Australia, China, Netherlands and Uzbekistan from Pair panel
Pair
Australia, Canada, China, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Ukzebekstian
Ice Dance
Australia, Canada, China, Czechia, Spain, Great Britain, Georgia, Germany, South Korea
https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.az...n-and-Judges-Draw-Beijing-1758703293-0954.pdf
The names of the judges chosen must be sent by October 4, 2025.
Judges must be ISU judges and have served at least twice in ISU Championships or Olympic Qualifying Competition.
in order to be eligible for the Pair Skating, Judges who have never judged Pair Skating at any ISU Championships before must have officiated satisfactorily in at least one International Competition and one ISU Event in Pair Skating during the 48 months preceding the draw for the Olympic Winter Games.
Some countries have only 1 ISU judge, so the individual nomination is already known
Azerbaijan judge will be Yurii Kliushnikov. He already judged Women at 2022 Olympics and at 2002 and 2006 Olympics (when he was still representing Ukraine)
Kazakhstan judge will be Nadezhda Paretskaya. At Olympics (unlike at ISU Championships) one judge can serve in more than 1 event. So she will be featured in both Men and Women panels. It will be her first Olympic judging.
Latvian judge will be Agita Abele. She judged both Men and Women at 2018 Olympics.
Lithuanian judge will be Laimute Krauziene. She judged Ice Dance many times at Olympics: 2010, 2014 and 2022.
Uzbekistan judge will be Saodat Numanova. She judged Men at 2018 Olympics.
Romanian judge will be Marina Beschea. She has never judged at Olympics.
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The draw for the Olympic panels took place Sunday in Beijing.
First priority is given to countries who earned a spot at 2025 World Championships. So for Men and Women the draw was only among those countries.
Second priority is given to countries who earned a spot at Beijing Qualifier competition. This was used for Pairs (no need of the draw, because only 13 countries have qualified for Olympics and have an ISU judge. Armenia doesn't have an ISU judge) and Ice Dance.
Eventually (but not needed this time), there would be a third draw among countries who took part to 2025 Worlds in that discipline to fill the panel if the first two steps didn't fill all spots.
The result is as follows
Men:
Azerbajian
Canada
China
Spain
France
Georgia
Italy
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Latvia
Switzerland
Sweden
USA
Women:
Austria
Bulgaria
France
Great Britain
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Switzerland
USA
Pairs:
Australia
Canada
China
Great Britain
Georgia
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Poland
USA
Uzabekhstan
Ice Dance:
Australia
Canada
China
Czechia
Spain
Finland
France
Great Britain
Georgia
Germany
Italy
South Korea
USA
Team Event
Men
China, Spain, France, Switzerland and Sweden from the Men panel
Canada, Great Britain, Hungary and Italy from the Pair panel
Women
Austria, Israel, Lithuania, Switzerland and USA from Women panel
Australia, China, Netherlands and Uzbekistan from Pair panel
Pair
Australia, Canada, China, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Ukzebekstian
Ice Dance
Australia, Canada, China, Czechia, Spain, Great Britain, Georgia, Germany, South Korea
https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.az...n-and-Judges-Draw-Beijing-1758703293-0954.pdf
The names of the judges chosen must be sent by October 4, 2025.
Judges must be ISU judges and have served at least twice in ISU Championships or Olympic Qualifying Competition.
in order to be eligible for the Pair Skating, Judges who have never judged Pair Skating at any ISU Championships before must have officiated satisfactorily in at least one International Competition and one ISU Event in Pair Skating during the 48 months preceding the draw for the Olympic Winter Games.
Some countries have only 1 ISU judge, so the individual nomination is already known
Azerbaijan judge will be Yurii Kliushnikov. He already judged Women at 2022 Olympics and at 2002 and 2006 Olympics (when he was still representing Ukraine)
Kazakhstan judge will be Nadezhda Paretskaya. At Olympics (unlike at ISU Championships) one judge can serve in more than 1 event. So she will be featured in both Men and Women panels. It will be her first Olympic judging.
Latvian judge will be Agita Abele. She judged both Men and Women at 2018 Olympics.
Lithuanian judge will be Laimute Krauziene. She judged Ice Dance many times at Olympics: 2010, 2014 and 2022.
Uzbekistan judge will be Saodat Numanova. She judged Men at 2018 Olympics.
Romanian judge will be Marina Beschea. She has never judged at Olympics.
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