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Summer is not over yet. There is still time to participate in the #SkatingSummer campaign and share your passion!

Aug 13, 2019

The International Skating Union (ISU) has published the International Speed Skating & Short Track Speed Skating Competitions for the season 2019/20.

Jul 31, 2019

In view of the legacy of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022, the ISU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Winter Sports Administrative Center (CWSAC) regarding the establishment of an ISU Center of Excellence (CoE) in Beijing.

Jul 26, 2019

Every season the ISU invites its Members to send applications to host events as part of the Challenger Series. For the season 2019/20 two applications from Asia were received, Taipei and Hong Kong, to host an event as part of the Series. During its meeting last March, the ISU Council decided to include the event proposed by the Chinese Taipei Skating Union to be held in Taipei City mostly due to more suitable dates.

Jul 24, 2019

For a second year, the ISU Development Commission supported the Olympic Development Project 2018-2021 (ODP) for Single Skating and Ice Dance Skaters and Coaches that ran from May 20-25, 2019.

Jun 28, 2019

A History of the International Skating Union – Seasons 1991/92 through 201/15 was published back in 2016 on the occasion of the 2016 ISU Congress. As of today the book is also available on Amazon  in a digital format and on this occasion the original “coffee table” size book is available in the ISU Shop with a 20% discount.

Jun 27, 2019

The Ice Dance Technical Committee has adapted the educational DVD from 2013 for the Pattern Dance, Finnstep, to produce an updated video showing the Key Point requirements for the Pattern Dance Element, Finnstep, valid for season 2019-20.

Jun 25, 2019

The winter season is over and it’s time for some summer vibes! It's so simple to join the campaign: just snap a pic, record a video, tag us and use #SkatingSummer.

Jun 21, 2019

To assist Coaches, Ice Dance Couples and Officials to learn the new Pattern Dance, the Tea-Time Foxtrot, we are pleased to announce that selected videos from the Seminar held in Detroit are now available on the ISU Development Youtube Channel.

Jun 20, 2019

The ISU Council decided to provisionally allot the following ISU Championships for the seasons 2020/21 and 2021/22. The allotments of all other Championships are kept pending until the next scheduled ISU Council meeting in October 2019 and further information regarding the decisions of the Council in Rome, will be published at a later date.

Jun 15, 2019

The next ISU Council meeting takes place on June 14 to 16, 2019 in Rome (Italy). On the eve of the meeting, the ISU Council had the honor to obtain a private hearing with His Holiness Pope Francis to discuss the importance of sport within society and how Sports including ice Skating can help to find a path for many young people.

Jun 14, 2019

As a step towards the fulfilment of the ISU Development Program objectives, we are pleased to announce that the ISU eLearning Platform is going live.

May 31, 2019

The initiative launched in 2018 to support Skaters who have retired within the previous 4 seasons to become Coaches, Officials, Administrators or any other appropriate function connected to Skating will continue in 2019. Further details of the application process can be found in ISU Communication No. 2252 and the deadline for nominations is June 30, 2019.

May 21, 2019

This Short Track Speed Skating Development Camp in Celje, Slovenia, aims to develop Short Track Speed Skating and to improve the professional leadership in coaching in the Alpe Adria Region.

May 17, 2019

In order to develop Speed Skating and provide ice-time and training opportunities for Skaters from smaller European countries, a Training Group will be established with training camps to be held in Heerenveen, The Netherlands.

May 16, 2019