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"ISU Challenger Series Figure Skating" - per Communication No. 1854
"ISU Challenger Series Figure Skating" - per ISU Communication No. 1854
Wonder what the following means :think::
[Unrelated FYI from the same document:
The ISU has allotted the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (junior & senior) to the Spanish Ice Sports Federation, to be held on December 11-14, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.]
"ISU Challenger Series Figure Skating" - per ISU Communication No. 1854
Wonder what the following means :think::
ISU Challenger Series Figure Skating
Mindful that the ISU support towards the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is restricted to a limited group of organizing Members, to a limited number of skaters and to a limited number of Officials, the ISU Council agreed to financially support a group of identified Members traditionally staging International Figure Skating Competitions starting with the season 2014/15. This ISU support has the objective to ensure the proper and consistent organization and conduct of the identified International Competitions, to give adequate opportunities for all skaters to compete at the international senior level and earn World Standing points and to increase the opportunity for Officials to officiate at an international level. Full details of this ISU support and related conditions are under preparation and will be published in a separate Communication.
http://static.isu.org/media/139410/1854-decisions-of-the-council-sochi.pdf (Mar 6)
Mindful that the ISU support towards the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is restricted to a limited group of organizing Members, to a limited number of skaters and to a limited number of Officials, the ISU Council agreed to financially support a group of identified Members traditionally staging International Figure Skating Competitions starting with the season 2014/15. This ISU support has the objective to ensure the proper and consistent organization and conduct of the identified International Competitions, to give adequate opportunities for all skaters to compete at the international senior level and earn World Standing points and to increase the opportunity for Officials to officiate at an international level. Full details of this ISU support and related conditions are under preparation and will be published in a separate Communication.
http://static.isu.org/media/139410/1854-decisions-of-the-council-sochi.pdf (Mar 6)
[Unrelated FYI from the same document:
The ISU has allotted the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (junior & senior) to the Spanish Ice Sports Federation, to be held on December 11-14, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.]
ETA, the requirements for the events in the Challenger Series were announced in ISU Communication No. 1858, published on Apr 4. (Thx, GF2445.)
ETA:
The eleven events in the Challenger Series were announced on Jun 25 (thx again to GF2445):
The ISU event page for the Challenger Series as a whole:
http://static.isu.org/media/153457/1876-decision-of-the-council-after-2014-congress.pdf (see pp. 4-5 of the thirteen-page doc)
- U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
The United States Figure Skating Association to be held in Salt Lake City, USA on September 10-14, 2014.
- Lombardia Trophy Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio to be held in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan) on September 18-21, 2014.
- Nebelhorn Trophy Deutsche Eislauf Union e.V. to be held in Oberstdorf, Germany on 24-27 September, 2014.
- Ondrej Nepela Memorial Slovak Figure Skating Association to be held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic on October 1-5, 2014.
- Finlandia Trophy Suomen Taitoluisteluliitto to be held in Espoo, Finland on October 10-12, 2014.
- Autumn Classic International Skate Canada to be held in Barrie, Canada on October 14-17, 2014.
- Volvo Open Cup The Latvian Skating Association to be held in Riga, Latvia on November 5-9, 2014.
- Triglav Trophy Slovene Skating Union to be held in Jesenice, Slovenia on 6-9 November, 2014.
- Ice Challenge Ӧsterreichischer Eiskunstlauf Verband to be held in Graz, Austria on November 13-16, 2014.
- Warsaw Cup Polish Figure Skating Association to be held in Warsaw, Poland on November 20-23, 2014.
- Golden Spin of ZagrebCroatian Skating Federation to be held in Zagreb, Croatia on December 4-7, 2014.
The ISU event page for the Challenger Series as a whole:
http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/series/isu-challenger-series (scroll down for links to individual ISU pages for the eleven events)
ETA:
The rules allow JGP competitors to enter the Challenger series of Senior internationals, AFAIK. (The issue came up in a JGP thread.)
The excerpt below is from Page 3 of ISU Communication No. 1858, "ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating." (Emphasis added.)
The excerpt below is from Page 3 of ISU Communication No. 1858, "ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating." (Emphasis added.)
Participation is open to all Skaters/Couples of ISU Members, who are eligible for International “Senior” Competitions by age (Rule 108) and by citizenship (109), and entered through the respective ISU Member. There is a limitation for the Skaters/Couples to three (3) participations in the events of the ISU Challenger Series. Participation in any of an ISU Junior Grand Prix event or a (Senior) Grand Prix event does not limit the participation in events of the ISU Challenger Series. However Skaters having participated in the Junior and/or (Senior) ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating during the same season should not have priority to enter events of the Challengers Series.