2021.08.12 News roundup
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1) Challenger Series Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia has been cancelled, according to the ISU calendar.
2) Due to quarantine requirements from the French government, Russian skaters will not be able to participate in the first two Junior Grand Prix events in Courchevel, France. The ISU will reassign the Russian skaters’ quotas to other JGP events. [source]
3) ISU Communication 2418: Details regarding the reallocation of JGP spots due to difficulties skaters may have in traveling to host countries during the pandemic. Regarding the JGPF, “the Council finally concluded that it is impossible to implement a fair and consistent ISU Junior Grand Prix ranking for the 2021/22 season. [...] no ISU Junior Grand Prix ranking will be applied. Depending on the developments during the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, the ISU Council will evaluate if and how the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (scheduled to be held on December 9-12, 2021 in Japan), could be held by applying alternative qualification criteria.”