olympian Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 The 2008-2009 ISU Figure Skating Season is the most crucial one as this year's World Championships in Los Angeles will determine the respective Olympic slots for Vancouver. here are theGrand Prix schedules this season Skate America, 23-26 October, Everett, WA Skate Canada International, 31 October - 02 November, Ottawa, ON Cup of China, 06-09 November, Beijing Trophée Eric Bompard Cachemire, 13-16 November, Paris Cup of Russia, 20-23 November, Moscow NHK Trophy, 27-30 November, Tokyo ISU Grand Prix Final, 10-14 December, Seoul (combined junior & senior) Important Competitions ISU European Figure Skating Championships - 19-25 January, Helsinki ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - 2-8 February, Vancouver, BC ISU Junior World Figure Skating Championships - 23 February - 01 March, Ostrava, Czech Rep. ISU World Figure Skating Championships - 23-29 March, Los Angeles, CA The U.S. National Figure Skating Championships is set for Cleveland, Ohio while the BMO Canadian Nationals will be in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Here are the skaters Grand Prix assignments: http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/...ws-item,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 The 2008-2009 ISU Figure Skating Season is the most crucial one as this year's World Championships in Los Angeles will determine the respective Olympic slots for Vancouver.here are theGrand Prix schedules this season Skate America, 23-26 October, Everett, WA Skate Canada International, 31 October - 02 November, Ottawa, ON Cup of China, 06-09 November, Beijing Trophée Eric Bompard Cachemire, 13-16 November, Paris Cup of Russia, 20-23 November, Moscow NHK Trophy, 27-30 November, Tokyo ISU Grand Prix Final, 10-14 December, Seoul (combined junior & senior) Important Competitions ISU European Figure Skating Championships - 19-25 January, Helsinki ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - 2-8 February, Vancouver, BC ISU Junior World Figure Skating Championships - 23 February - 01 March, Ostrava, Czech Rep. ISU World Figure Skating Championships - 23-29 March, Los Angeles, CA The U.S. National Figure Skating Championships is set for Cleveland, Ohio while the BMO Canadian Nationals will be in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Here are the skaters Grand Prix assignments: http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/...ws-item,00.html Hmmmmm. Really heavy on the Asian cities and coastal cities of No. America. It looks like only Paris, Helsinki and Moscow will be the 3 major Euro competitions. But in the US, there will be Everett and Cleveland as major interior FS events for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Here's the logo for the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Here's the logo for the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver God, it looks tres, tres gai! So swishy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Guys, just read an ISU communication dated June 22, 2008 and it states that the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships has been provisionally assigned to the city of ..... NAGANO. it'll be their second hosting and first since 2002. Torino is hosting 2010. The dates for the 2011 championships is provisionally set for 21 - 27 March 2011. The European Championships is provisionally assigned to Bern, Switzerland. Here's the link. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/...ws-item,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Nagano again? Oh, well. From where I live, I should not complain because Ottawa had that honor twice in a "very short span of time" before. For once, I would like to see some "exotic locale" to get the chance to host it. We almost had it in 2000, when Australia got the initial nod. However, it went to France instead for some ridiculous reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Nagano again? Oh, well. From where I live, I should not complain because Ottawa had that honor twice in a "very short span of time" before. For once, I would like to see some "exotic locale" to get the chance to host it. We almost had it in 2000, when Australia got the initial nod. However, it went to France instead for some ridiculous reason. question this time re: Nagano's 2011 hosting is will the competition be at White Ring (1998 Olympic Figure Skating venue) or M-Wave (speed skating venue and 2002 Worlds venue)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 i would want to see Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai or even St. Petersburg be given a chance to host Worlds. if Australia, Melbourne or Sydney. too bad for the planned Brisbane Worlds in 2000 which was eventually re-assigned to Nice, France and they hosted a great championships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 i would want to see Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai or even St. Petersburg be given a chance to host Worlds. Didn't St. Petersburg host the 1995 Worlds -- since that was the Centennary of the ISU? Yeah, I am sure Seoul and Beijing will soon be gunning for a Worlds, especially after they have done a Grand Prix event or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Torch Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I was in Gothenburg for the Worlds this year. It wasn't far to travel to from the UK and the tickets were more than affordable. Had a blast. However, when I looked at price of whole events tickets for LA2009, I was astounded at the cost. Almost double the price for similar seats I had in Gothenburg. I'm going to wait for the Worlds to come back to Turin in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I was in Gothenburg for the Worlds this year. It wasn't far to travel to from the UK and the tickets were more than affordable. Had a blast. However, when I looked at price of whole events tickets for LA2009, I was astounded at the cost. Almost double the price for similar seats I had in Gothenburg. I'm going to wait for the Worlds to come back to Turin in 2010. U looked at the whole event tickets. They're doing that because the Staples Center is so huge that they want to lock in as many groupies as they can. I am sure you can buy individual events at a lot more reasonable prices. That place is HUGE. As for a Worlds in an Olympic year, those are always 2nd rate. Sometimes, the gold winners from the Os skip the Worlds that year. Y risk getting a silver when u already have the BIGGER gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Didn't St. Petersburg host the 1995 Worlds -- since that was the Centennary of the ISU? Yeah, I am sure Seoul and Beijing will soon be gunning for a Worlds, especially after they have done a Grand Prix event or 2. Worlds 95 was in Birmingham, England. St. Petersburg hosted Centennial on Ice in 1996. they've been host to Cup of Russia a few times and the Grand Prix Final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceNarcissus Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Wooow. I can't believe it's already time for the big placement season for 2010. It seems like Torino JUST happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Wooow. I can't believe it's already time for the big placement season for 2010. It seems like Torino JUST happened! yup. L.A. is just around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 OMG! Jeffrey Buttle just announced his retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Here's the link from Skate Canada http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_views/pr...september10.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 /\ /\ Wow. Didn't even wait for 2010. All those early moring practices must've gotten to him. So barring any more major injuries, this opens the door to Evan Lysacek, Brian Joubert, the Japanese (Daisuke) and the Swiss guy; and maybe Johnny Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 CBC just had a little news blip that London, Ontario, will host the Canadian figure skating championships, just one month before Vancouver 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 ok. The John Labatt Centre will be the host stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 guardian: JLC is rather small. Saskatoon's Credit Union Center is slightly bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 OMG! Jeffrey Buttle just announced his retirement. Lambiel too (the Swiss guy) just announced his retirement from competitive skating. So that just leaves Brian Joubert, Evan Lysacek, the Japanese fella (Daisuke); and if he's spot-on on a certain night, maybe Johnny Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Torch Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 That's a great shame. Lambiel, when on form, is a sublime skater. I'm so pleased I got to see them both skate in Gothenburg. They will both be missed from the competitive arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted October 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Retirements very close to the Olympic cycle. I'm also interested to see how Canadian Patrick Chan will do with the new competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Retirements very close to the Olympic cycle. They must really be hurting to call it quits just a year before the Big One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingspread Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 OMG! Jeffrey Buttle just announced his retirement. Lambiel too (the Swiss guy) just announced his retirement from competitive skating. Haven't been updating myself on the ice skating world. I gasped after reading these in the same post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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