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Provisional Allotments for 2020 and 2021 2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2020, Graz, AUT ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Feb 03 - Feb 09, 2020, Seoul, KOR ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships Mar 02 - Mar 08, 2020, Tallinn, EST ISU World Figure Skating Championships Mar 16 - Mar 22, 2020,Montréal, CAN 2021 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Jan 25 - Jan 31, 2021, Zagreb, CRO ISU World Figure Skating Championships Mar 22 - Mar 28, 2021, Stockholm, SWE |
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News Nuggets Past News Nuggets are in the Archive 6 Feb. - Past U.S. Figure Skating president Franklin Nelson (6/2/1933 - 2/6/2019), died yesterday after along illness. Nelson started his skating career in his home town of Tulsa, OK and continued it at the Skating Club of Boston, during college at Harvard. He was President of U.S. Figure Skating from 1989-1992 and was the last president to also be a National Champion - Junior Dance 1955 with Sidney Foster. They were bronze medalists in senior in 1956 and went on to compete in the World Championships in 1956, where they placed seventh. HHe served on the board of directors of U.S. Figure Skating for 10 years, Midewest Vice president 1980-1983, Dance Committee Chair 1975-1078, the first Chair of the USFS Sports Medicine Committee, and an original and long time member of the ISU Sports Medicine Committee, as well as an Honorary Member of USFS Board of Directors. He was an ISU World Judge, judging International and World competitions, the Olympics Games in Sarajevo in 1984, team leader for the World Championships in 1973 and 1974, and team leader for the Olympics Games at Innsbruck 1976./p> Nelson joined the U.S. Navy in 1956, studied at medical school and became a surgeon. He received his M.D. and A.B. from Harvard University. He served on active duty for two intervals in the Navy, reaching the rank of Captain. While president of U.S. Figure skating he served on active duty during the first Gulf War. 5 Feb. - U.S. Figure Skating announced the selection of the Ladies and Men's World Junior Team members. Ladies AAlternate 1 – Starr Andrews
Men Alternate 1 – Ryan Dunk 24 Jan. - U.S. Figure Skating announced the selection of Orleans Arena in Las Vegas as the host for 2019 Skate America, Oct. 18-20, 2019. The international event will be the first of six stops on the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series for 2019/20. 19 Jan. - Yesterday, John Coughlin, two-time U.S. Figure Skating pairs champion (2011, 2012) committed suicide. Coughlin was under investigation by Safesport since March 2018 and suspended from involvement in Figure Skating on17 Dec. 2018, rumored to be due to an accusation of a sexual violation with an underage female skater. 4 Jan. - The ISU Council has provisionally allotted the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2019 to the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG). The Event is to be held on December 5-8, 2019 in the Palavela arena in Torino (ITA). This will be the second time the Grand Prix Final has been held at the Palavela arena, site of the figure skating competition for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. February Competitions Feb 01 - Feb 03, 2019, Egna Dance Trophy, Egna, ITA Feb 04 - Feb 10, 2019, ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Anaheim, CA, USA Feb 05 - Feb 10, 2019, Bavarian Open, Oberstdorf, GER Feb 05 - Feb 10, 2019, Sofia Trophy, Sofia, BUL Feb 06 - Feb 10, 2019, The Nordics Open, The Nordics, Linköping, SWE Feb 06 - Feb 12, 2019, Olympic Hopes (Cancelled), Targu Secuiesc, ROU Feb 07 - Feb 10, 2019, Dragon Trophy & Tivoli Cup, Ljubljana, SLO Feb 15 - Feb 17, 2019, Jegvirag Cup, Miskolc, HUN Feb 20 - Feb 23, 2019, Ice Mall Cup, Eilat, ISR Feb 20 - Feb 24, 2019, TallinK Hotels Cup, Tallinn, EST Feb 21 - Feb 24, 2019, Challenge Cup, Den Haag, NED Feb 25 - Mar 03, 2019, Cup of Tyrol, Innsbruck, AUT March Competitions Mar 02 - Mar 12, 2019, 29th Winter Universiade, Krasnoyarsk, RUS Mar 04 - Mar 07, 2019, Triglav Trophy & Narcisa Cup, Jesenice, SLO Mar 04 - Mar 10, 2019, ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Zagreb, CRO Mar 15 - Mar 17, 2019, Coupe de Printemps, Kockelscheuer, LUX Mar 18 - Mar 24, 2019, ISU World Figure Skating Championships, Saitama City, JPN Mar 28 - Mar 31, 2019, Egna Spring Trophy, Egna, ITA April Competitions Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019, Inclusive Skating International Event, Glasgow, GBR Apr 04 - Apr 06, 2019, Belgrade Trophy, Belgrade, SRB Apr 11 - Apr 14, 2019, World Team Trophy, Fukuoka, JPN Apr 19 - Apr 21, 2019, Rooster Cup, Courbevoie, FRA May Competitions May 15 - May 19, 2019, Oceania International Novice Figure Skating Competition, Melbourne, AUS May 19 - May 25, 2019, ISU Adult Competition, Oberstdorf, GER |
