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Post by Admin on Nov 30, 2021 20:37:57 GMT
The International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix Final continues to be planned to take place on schedule from December 9 to 12 in Osaka, Japan but in a bubble format.
Following the decision by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to prohibit entry into Japan for foreigners starting at midnight on November 30 – due to the new strain of COVID-19 – a concern for the upcoming figure skating competition arose. Nevertheless, the Japan Skating Federation said, “We will proceed with preparations while adhering to infection control measures in line with the government’s policy.”
The bubble format has become common over the last two years in sports – referring to an area within which athletes remain isolated from the general public.
Alexander Kogan, General Director of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, told RIA Novosti, “We are waiting for the decision of the Japanese and ISU.” Participants from Russia are scheduled to arrive in Japan on December 6.
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Post by Admin on Nov 30, 2021 22:27:01 GMT
 American figure skater Isabeau Levito withdrew from the final of the Junior Grand Prix, which will be held in Osaka, Japan from December 9-12. Her place will be taken by Russian Anastasia Zinina. Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan), Lindsay Thorngren (USA) and Sofia Akatieva, Adelia Petrosyan, Sofya Muravyova, Veronika Zhilina (all - Russia) will also perform in the series final. At the final stage of the Grand Prix in Linz (Austria), Zinina took third place. Sofia Muravyova won it. 7th stage of the Grand Prix. Austria. Final position. 1. Sofia Muravyova (Russia) - 211.81 2. Isabo Levito (USA) - 208.31 3. Anastasia Zinina (Russia) - 190.66 4. Nina Petrokina (Estonia) - 1771.06 5. Varvara Kisel (Belarus ) - 175.91 6. Keith Wang (USA) - 169.73 7. Song Si Woo (South Korea) - 157.01 8. Chebin Hwang (South Korea) - 155.31. |
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Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2021 3:41:31 GMT
Best Men's Quads (Figure Skating Compilation, Figure Skating Jumps, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen)
This is a look at the best men's quadruple jumps in figure skating. This compilation features men who made history, broke new ground or display excellent technique. Which man do you feel has the best quads?
Skaters featured: Alexander Fadeev, Jozef Sabovcik, Brian Orser, Brian Boitano, Kurt Browning, Christopher Bowman, Alexei Urmanov, Elvis Stojko, Konstantin Kostin, Zhang Min, Guo Zhengxin, Ilia Kulik, Ravi Walia, Alexei Yagudin, Evgeni Plushenko, Li Chengjiang, Takeshi Honda, Todd Eldredge, Michael Weiss, Timothy Goebel, Emanuel Sandhu, Brian Joubert, Stephane Lambiel, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Tatsuki Machida, Jeremy Abbott, Brandon Mroz, Joshua Farris, Patrick Chan, Keegan Messing, Kevin Reynolds, Denis Ten, Javier Fernandez, Boyang Jin, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen, Artur Dmitriev Jr., Konstantin Menshov, Shoma Uno, Vincent Zhou, Mikhail Kolyada, Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato, Kazuki Tomono, Roman Sadovsky and Ilia Malinin.
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Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2021 5:02:44 GMT
The Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which will open on December 9 in Osaka, after the Japanese government has banned non-residents from entering the country due to concerns about the spread of infection with the new variant of the new coronavirus, "Omicron". The GP Final event is in jeopardy.
An official of the Japan Skating Federation responded to Reuters' interview about the entry permit for foreign skaters, "I follow the instructions of the Japan Sports Agency, but I have not heard anything new." The Japan Sports Agency has also said that it does not know what the restrictions on foreign athletes will be.
Meanwhile, the International Skating Union told Reuters, "To clarify the new developments in response to the announcement and to see what the consequences of this new development will be for the GP Final, we are Japanese skating. We are in contact with the Federation and the Japanese authorities."
In Japan, the infected person of Omicron strain was confirmed for the first time on the 30th. He was a man who entered the country from Namibia.
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Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2021 18:46:02 GMT
It is expected that the possibility of holding the Grand Prix of Figure Skating (GP) Final (9th to 12th, Osaka Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome), which has become fluid due to measures against the mutant strain "Omicron strain" of the new coronavirus, will be decided on the 2nd.
On the 1st, an official of the Japan Skating Federation, who is in charge, said, "I think it will be decided tomorrow." The government has set immigration restrictions for foreigners worldwide, and the federation is continuously discussing with the Japan Sports Agency whether individual special measures will be granted. Men's Yuma Kagiyama, Shoma Uno, women's Kaori Sakamoto, pair Riku Miura, and Ryuichi Kihara will participate in the tournament. Nathan Chen (USA), who has won the world championships for the third time in a row, and Camilla Wariewa (Russia), a 15-year-old rising star, are scheduled to visit Japan.
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