Canada: 2021 World Championships Team

MEN: Keegan Messing

LADIES: Madeline Schizas, Emily Bausback

PAIRS: Moore-Towers/Marinaro, Walsh/Michaud

DANCE: Gilles/Poirier, Fournier-Beaudry/Sorensen, Lajoie/Lagha

Source

ISU Communication 2370

The minimum TES requirements for 2021 Worlds remain the same as for 2020 Worlds:

• MEN SP 34.00 FS 64.00

• LADIES SP 30.00 FS 51.00

• PAIR SKATING SP 27.00 FS 44.00

• ICE DANCE RD 33.00 FD 47.00

The ISU has announced adjustments to the process of obtaining minimum TES scores to qualify for the 2021 World Championships.

1) Scores from the current and previous two seasons (2020-21, 2019-20, and 2018-19) can be considered for minimum TES scores for 2021 Worlds. Previously, only scores from the current and one previous season would count.

2) For junior skaters moving up to seniors, junior scores from the current and previous two seasons will count as senior TES minimums for 2021 Worlds.

3) For senior skaters who still have not obtained the TES minimums, their federation may submit videos of their programs to the ISU to be judged virtually for TES.

• Federations with 1 spot for 2021 Worlds in a discipline may submit one skaters’ video(s). Federations with 2 or 3 spots in a discipline may submit up to two skaters’ video(s).

• Online entries are open from Feb. 5-16. The deadline for video submission is Feb. 19. Results will be known by Mar. 1.

• The federation must notify the ISU when they enter a skater for consideration. They have 72 hours from the time the entry is submitted to submit the skater’s video(s).

• If a skater is submitting both SP and FS videos, the two programs cannot be taped more than 3 days apart.

• Skaters have only one attempt to perform their program(s). The federation must verify this when submitting the video(s).

• The virtual TES score will only apply for 2021 Worlds and will not be valid for future seasons.

See the communication for more details.

ISU Communication 2367

Decisions of the ISU Council at their Jan. 28, 2021 meeting:

1) The 2021 World Championships in Stockholm will continue as planned. It is still a qualifying event for the 2022 Olympics. The ISU will review the Olympic qualification process and make changes if necessary depending on the entries to Worlds received by March 1.

2) The 2021 Senior Grand Prix Series has been announced as follows:

• Skate America: October 22-24, 2021 TBA, USA

• Skate Canada International: October 29-31, 2021 Vancouver, BC, CAN

• Cup of China: November: 5-7, 2021 Chongqing, CHN

• NHK Trophy: November: 12-14, 2021 TBA, JPN

• Internationaux de France: November 19-21, 2021 Grenoble, FRA

• Rostelecom Cup: November 26-28, 2021 Moscow, RUS

• ISU Grand Prix Final: December 9-12, 2021 Osaka, JPN

3) The 2022 Olympic Test Event will take place in Beijing at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, October 13-17, 2021.

4) The 2021 ISU Congress planned for the summer in Thailand will be monitored, possibly cancelled or held virtually.

5) The next ISU Council meeting will take place on March 2.

USA: 2021 World Championships Team

(Updated ¾/21)

MEN: Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Jason Brown (alt: Tomoki Hiwatashi, Maxim Naumov, Camden Pulkinen)

LADIES: Bradie Tennell, Karen Chen (alt: Amber Glenn, Mariah Bell, Audrey Shin)

PAIRS: Scimeca Knierim/Frazier, Calalang/Johnson (alt: Cain-Gribble/LeDuc, Lu/Mitrofanov, Chan/Howe)

DANCE: Hubbell/Donohue, Chock/Bates, Hawayek/Baker (alt: Carreira/Ponomarenko, Green/Parsons, Cesanek/Yehorov)

Source: 1, 2

Japan: 2021 World Championships Team

(Updated 2/28/21)

MEN: Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama (alt: Keiji Tanaka, Kazuki Tomono, Shun Sato)

LADIES: Rika Kihira, Kaori Sakamoto, Satoko Miyahara (alt: Rino Matsuike, Wakaba Higuchi, Mai Mihara)

DANCE: Komatsubara/Koleto (alt: Fukase/Cho)

PAIRS: Miura/Kihara

(source)

Cancelled: 2021 European Championships

The ISU has announced the cancellation of the 2021 European Championships, originally scheduled for January 25-31 in Zagreb, Croatia. The 2020-21 Grand Prix Final, which was previously postponed, has now also been cancelled.

Cancelled: 2021 Junior World Championships

The ISU announced the cancellation of the 2021 Junior World Championships, originally scheduled for Mar. 1-7 in Harbin, China. The ISU is still evaluating the possibility of relocating the postponed Grand Prix Final to another country. The event was originally scheduled in Beijing as the Olympic Test Event, but will no longer take place as planned.

The next ISU meeting is currently scheduled for Dec. 10.

[2020.10.19 News Roundup] Event Cancellations

The following competitions have recently been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

• 2020 GP Skate Canada International (source)

• 2020 GP Internationaux de France (source)

• 2021 Four Continents Championships (source)

ISU Communication 2343: International Competitions 2020-2021

The ISU has published a list of international competitions for the 2020-21 season, subject to cancellation or postponement.

The ISU event calendar with all competitions is available here. We have updated the SYWTWFS Google calendar with major events; more competitions, info, and time conversions will be added closer to the events.

2020-2021 Program Master List

Our program master list for the season is now available on Google Docs! The document will be updated as more programs are announced.