ISU communication #1671

[mirror_hands]

They released a new comm today with some things relevant to our interests:

Decisions of the ISU Council
The ISU Council met on April 8-10, 2011 in Helsinki/Finland. The following were among the decisions taken by the Council during the meeting:

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3. Olympic Winter Games (OWG) 2014 - Sochi - inclusion of Figure Skating Team event
The ISU Council was

Comments

[crossthefingers]

Thanks for highlighting and summarizing.

So if the higher ranked skaters get more Grand Prix spots does that mean other Skaters lose out on a chance to compete internationally?

[mirror_hands]

Yep, and also the top skaters have more possibilites of making the GPF (less surprise, less excitement, more $$$ for the ISU if the final has the top names)

[originallove]

Thanks for the post!

So...does this mean more competitions for top tier skaters and less chances for others??? If so I'm afraid it will lead to more injuries and earlier retirements. DNW.

I like the basic idea of ICE (LOL THIS ACRONYM) but why does it have to be open to eligible skaters...? I want Stephane, Shizuka, Shen/Zhao and The Kerrs to win this, thank you \o/

[mirror_hands]

The Kerrs unfortunately couldn't compete there as they haven't won any World or OG medal :(

[originallove]

Oh, I skipped that...sorry ；＿；

ISU please expand the qualification to Euro/4CC medalists. PLEEAAAASEE!!!

[stealenoughtime]

for me an ICE is a highspeed train so I'm even more confused.... -.- Stehphane & Co. can still win this because they're just that awesome, I firmly believe it!

I'm worried about the higher pressure on the top tier skaters too, I think they're all stressed out enough as it is :-/

[pourtant]

LMAO THIS ICE THING. CUP OF EXCELLENCE~ I BET THEY WERE SO PLEASED WITH THEMSEVES WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THE NAME.

[potteresque_ire]

I find the ICE idea rather interesting :). (I envision this is to be Plushenko to swoop in and prove that he has the one mullet to rule them all.)

As for the team skating thingie... *facepalms* I'd honestly rather have them begin a competition in which they really strip off all the artistic elements and just have everyone do a jump competition (sure, if they want to market it as "wild" like skate boarding and extreme sports, go for it (I'll totally dig it, to be honest), and then revert ice skating to be a bit more like what it used to be in the 6.0 scoring system, in which spectators can actually join in the fun in... speculating (rather than scratching their head at the incomprehensible numbers) and where fans of the sport who like the artistic side of things get their fix. The team thing is ... giving every skaters another chance to perform the exact same routine? Or there's a team routine? I don't know O_o.

[knigolubka]

The ICE sounds really cool and might even promote figure skating between general public. But Mr. Hamilton? It's not gonna end well.

[kareneliza]

MTE :)

[knigolubka]

The said skater doesn't have an Olympic medal unfortunately