ISU GP Skate Canada International 2024 - Halifax, NS - Oct. 25-27 & other GP news

[Elizabeth]

Press release from Skate Canada: https://skatecanada.ca/2024/04/halifax- ... rnational/

Halifax to Host World’s Top Figure Skaters at 50th Skate Canada International
April 22, 2024/by Skate Canada

OTTAWA, ON (April 22, 2024) – Skate Canada is pleased to announce that Halifax, N.S., will host Skate Canada International from October 24-27, 2024. Held at the Scotiabank Centre, Halifax’s premier venue for sports and entertainment, the event will attract some of the top figure skaters from Canada and around the world.

This year will mark the 50th edition of Skate Canada International and the fourth time that Halifax has hosted the competition since its inception in 1973.

“We are thrilled to once again partner with the City of Halifax to bring the world of figure skating back to the Maritimes for the 2024 Skate Canada International,” said Debra Armstrong, Skate Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. “Not only is this event a chance for fans to enjoy the very best that the sport has to offer, but an opportunity to celebrate 50 years of world-class competition in Canada.”

Skate Canada International is the second competition in the annual International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The competition serves as a crucial stop on the road to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, providing athletes with the opportunity to earn valuable qualifying points.

Further details, including the skaters competing at the 2024 Skate Canada International, will be announced later this year. Join our mailing list to be the first to receive event and ticket information for Skate Canada events.

[Elizabeth]

As a reminder, this is the overall GP schedule as currently posted on the ISU website - all allotments noted as PROVISIONAL:

• Skate America, USA: October 18-20, 2024 - location TBA
• Skate Canada International, CAN: October 25-27, 2024 [location not yet updated on ISU website]
• Grand Prix de France, FRA: November 1-3, 2024 - location TBA
• NHK Trophy, JPN: November 8-10, 2024 - location TBA
• GP Finland, FIN: November 15-18, 2024 - Helsinki, FIN
• Cup of China, CHN: November 22-24, 2024 - location TBA
• ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (Junior & Senior), FRA: December 5-8, 2024 - Orleans, FRA

[fred]

I just got that email. Hmmm. Are there tickets left? Is anyone from the Board going?

[Elizabeth]

I just got that email. Hmmm. Are there tickets left? Is anyone from the Board going?

Tickets aren't on sale yet, Fred.

I hope to be there

[fred]

I'm giving it serious thought. I'll be watching closely for ticket sales announcements. If anyone hears about that, please give me an email. I don't come here every day like I used to. I am on the list for Skate Canada announcements, but I'd hate to miss the announcement for whatever reasons. I'm beginning to think I want to be there, even while I was typing this, it's solidifying itself in my mind.

[Elizabeth]

As a reminder, this is the overall GP schedule as currently posted on the ISU website - all allotments noted as PROVISIONAL:

• Skate America, USA: October 18-20, 2024 - location TBA
• Skate Canada International, CAN: October 25-27, 2024 [location not yet updated on ISU website]
• Grand Prix de France, FRA: November 1-3, 2024 - location TBA
• NHK Trophy, JPN: November 8-10, 2024 - location TBA
• GP Finland, FIN: November 15-18, 2024 - Helsinki, FIN
• Cup of China, CHN: November 22-24, 2024 - location TBA
• ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (Junior & Senior), FRA: December 5-8, 2024 - Orleans, FRA

USFS announced today that Skater America will be in Allen, TX. That was the location in 2023.

[Elizabeth]

The French Federation has confirmed (on Instagram) that Angers will once again host the French GP (the ISU website may not yet be updated):

• Skate America, USA: October 18-20, 2024 - Allen, TX
• Skate Canada International, CAN: October 25-27, 2024 - Halifax, NS]
• Grand Prix de France, FRA: November 1-3, 2024 - Angers, FRA
• NHK Trophy, JPN: November 8-10, 2024 - location TBA
• GP Finland, FIN: November 15-18, 2024 - Helsinki, FIN
• Cup of China, CHN: November 22-24, 2024 - location TBA
• ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (Junior & Senior), FRA: December 5-8, 2024 - Orleans, FRA