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Why they are taking up the proposal now when it could wait two years, I dunno.
It's called 'putting a bug in their ear'.
Why they are taking up the proposal now when it could wait two years, I dunno.
Then the US and Canada would have to move their championships back into mid December (both to allow skaters to rest between Nationals, Worlds & Olympics, and to avoid a major championship in the Christmas/New Year's holiday season--but that would not necessarily be a bad thing.
Then the US and Canada would have to move their championships back into mid December (both to allow skaters to rest between Nationals, Worlds & Olympics, and to avoid a major championship in the Christmas/New Year's holiday season--but that would not necessarily be a bad thing.
And sectionals/regionals would need to be pushed back earlier as well, wouldn't they? I mean, Canada and the USA have their Nationals late because of those competitions, don't they? Or do all countries have those types of competitions, and if so, how do they work?
US Nats is in January. No need to change that. The plan as I read it would move Worlds to February and the Olys to MarchThen the US and Canada would have to move their championships back into mid December (both to allow skaters to rest between Nationals, Worlds & Olympics, and to avoid a major championship in the Christmas/New Year's holiday season--but that would not necessarily be a bad thing.
Joesitz said:The plan as I read it would move Worlds to February and the Olys to March
Japan has at least one round of qualifiers. It all depends on the size of the field.
In theory it would be possible for the US to do regionals in October, sectionals in November, and Nationals in December. That would be a lot of competitions in a short period of time for the singles skaters, novice through senior, who have to go through the whole qualifying process.
Regionals can't really be moved much earlier because the kids have to get settled back into their school year first.
At the other end of the spectrum, it would also present a problem for skaters who qualify for the GP final (junior or senior). That has been a conflict or tight turnaround with French Nationals in the past.
So I suppose it would mean not only eliminating continental championships and some countries having to reschedule their Nationals in Olympic years, but also eliminating the series finals. Or moving both series much earlier in the summer/fall, or delaying the finals until after the Olympics which would likely also lead to no-shows from some of the senior qualifiers.
The simplest solution is just to leave things the way they are and accept that the senior ISU championships may have a somewhat weaker field in Olympic years.
Me i dont understand whats the problem. In Euros the attendance is usually fine even in Oly year, the 4CC competition faces the problem of the location that they need to figure out anyway regardless of Oly year and just in the olympic season it gets more intense. Finally the non attendance of the medalists at Worlds, I dont see the fuss. If athletes feel like going they do, othewise they have the right to withdraw. Also this year a lot more than I expected appeared at Worlds and it was great event.
In any case if the medalists of Olys dont show up, this doesnt make it a B event, the skaters to enjoy are not just the top 3 in every Olys.