Communication No. 2431
Decisions of the Council
The ISU Council met on October 1-2, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The following were among thedecisions taken by the Council during the meeting.
1. ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022
The ISU was informed by the Chinese Figure Skating Association (CFSA) of the cancellation of theISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, that was scheduled to take place from January
17 – 22, 2022 in Tianjin (CHN). The Council subsequently invited ISU Four Continents Figure SkatingMembers to send applications to host this Championships. No applications were received.
After consultation with the Estonian Skating Union, the Council decided to hold the Championships
during the week following the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in the same venue. TheCouncil therefore provisionally realotted the Championships as follows:
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships to be held in Tallinn, Estonia tentatively on
January 18-23, 2022.
The definite allotment will be confirmed as soon as possible once all logistical and financial details
have been agreed upon with the Estonian Skating Union.
2. Updated Guidelines for ISU Events during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Council agreed on updated Sport Specific Annexes - Speed Skating and Short Track to theGeneral Guidelines for ISU Events during the Covid-19 Pandemic (link here for Speed Skating, link
here for Short Track).
3. ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021/22 – Qualification Criteria
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic related travel and entry restrictions, the ISU Council had decided not
to apply the usual ISU Junior Grand Prix ranking system as basis for the ISU Junior Grand Prix ofFigure Skating Final qualification system (please refer to ISU Communication 2418).
The Council decided on the following qualification criteria for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
2021/2022.
A. Junior Men and Junior Womeni)

The 7 winners of each individual ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Event will qualify forthe Final.

ii)

Should there only be 6 different individual winners out of the 7 individual ISU Junior Grand Prixof Figure Skating Events because a Skater has won 2 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure SkatingEvents, the 6 different individual winners will qualify for the Final.

iii)

Should there be fewer than 6 different individual winners out of the 7 individual ISU Junior
Grand Prix of Figure Skating Events because more Skaters have won 2 JGP Events, all thedifferent individual winners will qualify for the Final. In addition, the best 2nd placed Skater(s),3rd placed Skater(s) and so forth by total score, who are not yet qualified as a winner, would be
invited to the Final to reach the number of 6 entries.

iv)

Japan as the host Member will be granted 1 Wild Card Entry for Men and for Women.

B. Junior Pairsi)

The 4 winners of each individual ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Event will qualify forthe Final.

ii)

Should there be fewer than 4 different individual winners out of the 4 individual ISU Junior
Grand Prix of Figure Skating Events because a Pair has won 2 JGP Events, all the different
individual winners will qualify for the Final. In addition, the best 2nd placed Pairs(s), 3rd placed
Pairs(s) and so forth by total score, who are not yet qualified as a winner, would be invited tothe Final to reach the number of 4 entries.

C. Junior Ice Dancei)

The 7 winners of each individual ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating event will qualify for
the Final.

ii)

Should there only be 6 different individual winners out of the 7 individual ISU Junior Grand Prixof Figure Skating Events because a Couple has won 2 JGP Events, the 6 different individual
winners will qualify for the Final.

iii)

Should there be fewer than 6 different individual winners out of the 7 individual ISU Junior
Grand Prix of Figure Skating Events because more Couples have won 2 JGP Events, all thedifferent individual winners will qualify for the Final. In addition, the best 2nd placed Couple(s),3rd placed Couples(s) and so forth by total score, who are not yet qualified as a winner, would
be invited to the Final to reach the number of 6 entries.

D. Substitutes (applicable for all Disciplines)
The 3 best 2nd placed Skater(s)/Couple(s), 3rd placed Skater(s)/Couples(s) and so forth by total
score, who are not yet qualified in accordance with the above, will be substitutes for the Final.
Substitution of Skaters will only come into force if the minimum number of entries of 6 Men (notcounting the Wild Card), 6 Women (not counting the Wild Card), 4 Pairs and 6 Ice Dance Couples
cannot be reached with the qualified Skaters.
5. ISU Junior Grand Prix Season 2022/23
The Council approved the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Calendar for the season 2022/23
as follows:
August 24-27, 2022
August 31-September 3, 2022
September 7-10, 2022
September 21-24, 2022
September 28 - October 1, 2022
October 5-8, 2022
October 12-15, 2022

Courchevel / FRA
Ostrava / CZE (including Pair Skating)Riga / LAT (including Pair Skating)
Yerevan / ARM
Zagreb / CRO (including Pair Skating)Gdansk / POL (including Pair Skating)
Egna-Neumarkt / ITA

6. ISU Grand Prix Final Season 2022/23
ISU Members are invited to make applications to host the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final forthe season 2022/23 to be held on December 8-11, 2022. ISU Members interested in applying to hostthis ISU Event are requested to contact the ISU Secretariat, Ms. Patricia Mayor (mayor@isu.ch) andthey will be provided with the necessary details and application forms. Applications shall be received
by November 15, 2021.
7. ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Season 2023/24
The Council approved the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final for the season 2023/24 to be held inOrléans, France on December 7-10, 2023.
8. Next Council meeting
The Council will meet next in person on April 1-2, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. Additional online
meetings may be arranged in the meantime, the dates of which remain to be decided.

Tubbergen,October 4, 2021
Lausanne,Jan Dijkema, President
Fredi Schmid, Director Genera