ISU president: World figure skating will move to North America or EuropeBy Philip Hersh ( Read more... )

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ISU to consider new plans for skating worlds The International Skating Union will consider moving the world figure skating championships if Japanese organizers are unable to commit to hosting the event at a later date by Monday ( Read more... )

Cinquanta would like worlds to stay in Japan, sees October as best option

By Philip Hersh

International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta just told me via telephone there will be a decision on the future of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships well before MayCinquanta also indicated the Japanese Skating Federation has said it is ( Read more... )

Still no decision on 2011 World Championships
Holding worlds in Japan in October is being discussed

By Lynn Rutherford and Klaus-Reinhold Kany, special to icenetwork.com
(03/16/2011) - Just days before the 2011 ISU World Figure Skating Championships were to start on March 20 in earthquake-battered Tokyo, the event is still in limbo.

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships and ISU World Team Trophy 2011

Further to the ISU Statement of March 14, 2011 and the ongoing internal evaluation of the situation, the ISU is doing its utmost in order to give further information on Friday March 18 or Monday March 21 if possible.

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ETA TRANSLATION FROM FSU, IDK HOW ACCURATE IT ( Read more... )

Three options for the world championship
the first is to cancel them


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translation by warmuse  DEALWITHIT.GIF

""IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD IN GANGNEUNG"

( I will skip the part about why Japan can't host, speculations, etc. since we already know them )

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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
13 Mar 2011 11:49The ISU sympathizes deeply with the Japanese people in this monstrous natural disaster and extends its wishes of support and comfort to all those affected.Since the beginning of this crisis the ISU is monitoring the situation closely in cooperation with the Japan Skating Federation (JSF) who in turn is in ( Read more... )