Breaking news regarding 2018/19 ISU events in China
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:20 am
E-mail messages are apparently being received around the world that the JGP and GP events scheduled to take place in China this season are being relocated. Reason(s) unknown/unreported. Not fully confirmed by anything on the ISU website yet.
Note the JPG event moved from China to Canada (with new dates):
Note the JPG event moved from China to Canada (with new dates):
"The Chinese Skating Association (CSA) has informed the ISU that they are unable to host any ISU Event during the season 2018/19. Consequently, the ISU Council is pro-actively working on replacing the previously planned ISU Events in China, if possible in the same Asia/Pacific area.
* ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (including Pair Skating), originally planned to be held in Harbin/China on September 19-22, 2018, now to be held in Vancouver, Canada, on September 12-15, 2018.
* ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, originally planned to be held as Cup of China in China, preferably to be held in the Republic of Korea on November 2-4, 2018.
* Shanghai Trophy, originally planned to be held on September 29-October 1, 2018 in Shanghai/China, cannot be replaced and the season 2018/19 edition is cancelled. "