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The ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee is pleased to announce the availability of Learning Exercises for Technical Controllers and Technical Specialists on the ISU eLearning platform. 

The ISU is pleased to announce the release of the ISU Anti-Doping Procedures to the ISU Anti-Doping Rules compiled in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code 2021 which will enter into force January 1st, 2021. (ISU Communication 2366)

We wish you a Happy Holiday and all the best for the New Year!

As we come to the end of the year, the ISU President, Mr. Jan Dijkema, would like to address a message to all skating friends.

As the end of year approaches it is time to think of 2021. The ISU has produced an Official Wall Calendar that will help you plan your year, while keeping track of the day and the ISU schedule.

The ISU welcomes the annulment by the General Court judgment on 16 December 2020 (Case T-93/18) of the provisions of the European Commission of 8 December 2017 requiring the ISU to amend its Eligibility Rules with respect to the CAS arbitration system. The General Court has confirmed that the CAS arbitration system is fully consistent with EU law.

Taking into account the experience gained since the implementation of ISU Communication No. 2128, the ISU Council has decided to update and extend the specifications and guidelines relating to Rule 280, paragraph 5 on Rink Board Padding systems in the ISU Special Regulations for Short Track Speed Skating. The purpose of Communication No. 2365 is to establish further requirements and guidelines, taking advantage of the developments and improvements in technologies and solutions for Padding, in order to increase the safety of Skaters.

A second Synchronized Skating Online Element Evaluation is being offered and arranged by the ISU Synchronized Skating Technical Committee to provide an opportunity for International and Championship Synchronized Skating Teams to have several SyS Elements evaluated by ISU and International Officials prior to the upcoming competition season. 

In accordance with the ISU Regulations, Rule 417, paragraph 1, ISU Members may send to the ISU Secretariat, with a copy to the Chair of the Ice Dance Technical Committee, applications to host ISU Seminars for Ice Dance Referees and Judges in 2020 fulfilling the characteristics.

The ISU Council met on December 10, 2020 via an online meeting. Find out about the topics and decisions taken by the Council during the meeting.

A report is now available on the ISU Development Program 2019. The report covers all aspects of the Development Program in 2019, from ISU Member Projects, to Scholarships, to Development Commission initiatives such as the Visiting ISU Coach initiative, to eLearning and CoEs.

The ISU Council met on Thursday December 10, 2021. Among other decisions that will be published in due course in an ISU Communication Decisions of the Council, the Council decided to cancel certain ISU Events in view of the worsening worldwide Covid-19 pandemic situation and the consequent increasing risks for organizers and participants.

It is with regret and sorrow that the ISU learned of the death of ISU Honorary Member, Mrs. Maria Bialous-Zuchowicz, who passed away on November 24, 2020 at the age of 90.

The ISU Council reviewed the status of the ongoing skating season 2020/21 considering the worsening world-wide pandemic developments and its impact on organizing and participating ISU Members. 

It’s all about time in Speed Skating. Curiously enough, not much scientific research has been done comparing the finishing times of junior Skaters in talent development. Dr. Inge Stoter obtained her PhD at the University of Groningen in March of this year, doing exactly that. Last week she won the Boymans Prize on the Day of Sports Research in Eindhoven. The ISU is proud to have contributed to the research, which also led to the development of two practical tools for Speed Skating coaches.