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Post by Admin on May 30, 2020 20:53:07 GMT
The opening leg of the 2020 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating season in Richmond in Canada has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Competition was due to take place between August 26 and 29 to raise the curtain on the International Skating Union's (ISU) flagship youth circuit. National governing body Skate Canada has now informed the ISU that they cannot proceed, however. "Skate Canada has closely monitored the provincial and federal health authorities' position on the COVID-19 pandemic and is committed to the health and safety of the athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators," a statement said. "Due to the provincial quarantine guidelines for all travellers and social distancing requirements in effect at this time, Skate Canada regretfully made the decision to cancel the event. "Skate Canada, in partnership with the local Organising Committee, Skate Canada BC/YK, looked forward to hosting the Junior Grand Prix event in Richmond. "We thank you all for your efforts and commitment as we prepared to deliver a memorable event." The cancellation means neither of the first two events on the Junior Grand Prix circuit will take place. The second event, scheduled for Košice, Slovakia, between September 2 and 5, had already been called off. It means the season is now due to open in Budapest between September 9 and 12, if this event can survive the pandemic. Other legs are also scheduled this season in Yokohama, Ostrava, Tashkent, Ljubljana and Beijing. "The ISU working group in charge of monitoring the figure skating season planning is currently evaluating the consequences of this cancellation on the conduct of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating series," the ISU said. "Any Council follow-up action based on such evaluation will be published as soon as possible."
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Post by Admin on May 31, 2020 20:14:15 GMT
2020 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Canada Cancelled With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Skate Canada has cancelled the 2020 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Canada. The event was scheduled to take place from August 26-29, 2020 in Richmond, British Columbia.
Skate Canada has closely monitored the provincial and federal health authorities position on the COVID-19 pandemic and is committed to the health and safety of the athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators. Due to the provincial quarantine guidelines for all travellers and social distancing requirements in effect at this time, Skate Canada regretfully made the decision to cancel the event.
Skate Canada, in partnership with the local organizing committee, Skate Canada BC/YK, looked forward to hosting the Junior Grand Prix event in Richmond. We thank you all for your efforts and commitment as we prepared to deliver a memorable event.
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2020 22:06:51 GMT
Victoria Vasilyeva, a Russian figure skater who performed in individual skating, decided to switch to pairs. The official website of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation has published a list of the junior figure skating team for the 2020/2021 season. In the message, Victoria Vasilieva was paired with Nikita Volodin, a figure skater from St. Petersburg. Previously, he was part of a dance duet with Taisiya Sobinina. The dance duet Vasilyeva / Volodin is on the reserve team of the Russian national figure skating team. The last season was remembered for Victoria Vasilyeva performance at the stages of the junior Grand Prix. In the final, she was able to take only fifth place. The skater did not perform at the Olympic Games among juniors, as well as at the Russian Championship in connection with problems with joints.
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Post by Admin on Jun 15, 2020 20:14:17 GMT
Yesterday NYC entered Phase 1. On behalf of The Skating Club of New York we want to update you on The 95th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships scheduled for September 10-13. Sky Rink is scheduled to open July 20th, as ice rinks are in Phase 4. We do not yet know if we will be able to hold the competition. The health and safety of our athletes, officials, and volunteers is our top priority. This is a dynamic situation, and as updated information becomes available we will be adapting the competition's format to comply with the latest guidelines. As a result, we may not be able to host our competition in its traditional format. We will not open registration before July 20th, and will only do so if we will be able to enforce Governor Cuomo’s guidelines and the recommendations of US Figure Skating. If we are able to proceed with Mids, we will offer only IJS events (Juvenile through Senior). The 6.0 events (No Test through Open Juvenile and Excel events) will be rescheduled for another date. Thank you for your understanding. The Skating Club of New York's mission is to provide programs to encourage participation and achievement in the sport of figure skating, to conduct figure skating tests as prescribed by US Figure Skating and to organize and sponsor competitions, exhibitions and clinics. The Skating Club of New York is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit amateur athletic organization and all contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. The Skyliners Junior team competes March 14-15 at the 2020 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships in Nottingham, England. The Skyliners are the 2017-2020 US national champions and defending world bronze medalists. They will be joined in Nottingham by Teams Elite, the 2020 US silver medalists. Go Team USA! Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships Friday - Sunday: Sept 10-12, 2010
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers thescny.org/index.php/11-middle-atlantic-figure-skating-championships
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Post by Admin on Jun 19, 2020 18:34:21 GMT
When USA’s Alysa Liu won her first U.S national title in 2019 at age 13, the youngest U.S. ladies’ national champion in history, she was still too young to compete at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit for the 2018-19 season. This past year, Liu started her international career with a bang when she debuted at 2019 JGP Placid, making history again as the first American female figure skater to successfully land a quadruple jump, the Lutz. She also landed a triple Axel in the same program, thus becoming the first female skater to land both a triple Axel and quad in the same program.
Liu made the podium in all events she entered for the 2019-20 figure skating season, bagging another gold at JGP Poland and then a silver in the JGP Final. In the second half of the season, she not only defended her national title, but claimed bronze at the 2020 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Despite all her success, the upbeat teenager is still constantly seeking improvement.
“What motivates me is a lot of different skaters and myself,” the two-time U.S. Champion shared. “I always want to improve myself, I just have a drive. I’m also inspired from seeing other skaters, like (Alexandra) Trusova and (Anna) Shcherbakova doing those quads. I want to keep up with them and step it up.”
“My favorite part (in training) is repetition,” she explained. “That sounds really weird, but I like repeating jumps. I fall and then I land it the next time and that feels good. Or just landing everything, but then I don’t feel super satisfied if I land everything in a session. I’m like, ‘did I improve or did I not learn anything,’ because sometimes failing it helps you. Sometimes when I do bad, but then do really good at the session, I feel very satisfied.”
Like many others, Liu’s preparation plans for the upcoming season were obviously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and she was unable to train on the ice for weeks.
“I am trying to do my best to deal with the current situation, doing off ice training and workouts,” the skater noted. “I miss the regular training on the ice a lot and I had a dream about doing a triple Axel.”
The first thing she wants to do when she is back on the ice is “focus on skating skills and jumps.” The World Junior bronze medalist wanted to have two new programs for the upcoming season, but at the time of writing had not yet decided on what music to skate to.
Liu, who has been coached by Laura Lipetsky since she began skating nine years ago, is very committed.
“I think in skating you always want to improve,” said Liu, who trains in Oakland, Calif. “There’s no time to stop or go down. When I train my programs, I make sure that I’m doing everything in my program that I need to be doing. If I mess up on a jump, I’ll repeat it after the program just so that I make sure that I keep up with myself.”
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