ISUグランプリフィギュアスケートファイナル – ISUワールドカップショートトラック
ISU競技会の主催者及び参加者に対するパンデミックの進展及び関連する影響を考慮して, ISU理事会は以下のISU競技会をキャンセル又は延期することを決定した:
- ISUグランプリフィギュアスケートファイナル, 中国/北京 – 2020年12月10-13日 (オリンピックテスト大会) (延期)
- ISUワールドカップショートトラックスピードスケート, ソウル, 2020年12月11-13 (中止)
- ISUワールドカップショートトラック, 北京, 2020年12月18-20日 (オリンピックテスト大会) (延期)
北京でのオリンピックテストイベントに関しては, 参加する可能性のあるチームによって提起された多くの物流上の課題, つまり予定された日程 (年末年始と国内選手権に近い) に大会を主催することは, 母国に戻る際に検疫が必要になる可能性を考えると, 多くの参加者に影響を与える, ということもあった.
ISUは, すべての利害関係者と協議し, パンデミックの進展を考慮して, 2020/21シーズンの継続, 特に重要なオリンピックテスト大会のリスケジュールの可能性を評価している. ISUは, 後日, 結論を通知する.
ISU World Cup Speed Skating
During its August 28, 2020 Council meeting (see ISU Communication 2345) the ISU Council concluded that the first four ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions cannot be organized as planned. The following ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions were therefore cancelled:
- Tomaszow-Mazowiecki, POL November 13-15, 2020
- Stavanger, NOR November 20-22, 2020
- Salt Lake City, USA December 4-6, 2020
- Calgary, CAN December 11-13, 2020
However, based on a basic proposal endorsed by the organizing ISU Members of the initially allocated ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions of the season 2020/21, the Council decided to proceed with a specific evaluation of a Hub Concept in the Netherlands as an alternative to hosting the above-mentioned ISU World Cups.
In the meantime, a Council appointed Working Group further elaborated and assessed this possibility with all stakeholders in order to decide whether this is a feasible way to implement safe, high-level international competitions with worldwide participation during the time period of the above-mentioned four World Cups.
Based on the Working Group’s report received, the Council concluded that in principle the Hub Concept is a valid option to achieve the Council’s objective to give Skaters the best possible opportunities to compete internationally provided that the health and safety of the participants can reasonably be ensured. The ISU also concluded that the basic budget for such Hub Concept remains within acceptable limits.
However, the Council also acknowledged the ongoing volatile and unpredictable pandemic development and that some important Speed Skating ISU Members informed the ISU that, at this time, they would not participate in the planned Speed Skating World Cups in the Netherlands. Furthermore, other ISU Members made their participation dependent on further clarifications related to the Hub Concept.
The Council therefore concluded that the implementation of the Hub Concept for World Cup Speed Skating Competitions during the month of November and early December 2020 was premature. Consequently, the Council mandated the Working Group to further evaluate the Hub Concept possibility for ISU Speed Skating Events in early 2021.
The ISU will communicate the conclusions reached by the Working Group and subsequently the Council as soon as possible.
