Chinanews client, October 1st, Beijing time, the official website of the International Skating Federation issued an announcement, decided to postpone or cancel the figure skating grand prix finals and short track speed skating World Cup Beijing station as the Beijing Winter Olympics test event.
Screenshot of the official website of the National Sports Federation
The International Skating Federation stated that it has decided to postpone the figure skating grand prix finals originally scheduled to be held in Beijing from December 10th to 13th, taking into account the development of the epidemic and the influence of team event organizers and participants. The short track speed skating World Cup Seoul station and the Beijing station of the short track speed skating World Cup held from December 18 to 20.
Among them, the two events held in Beijing are both test events for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In this regard, the ISU stated that some potential teams have raised some questions, such as the isolation of participants when they return to their country, the end of the year holiday and the scheduling of other competitions, which may affect the number of participants.
The ISU stated that it is negotiating with relevant departments and will assess whether the 2020/2021 season will continue according to the epidemic situation, especially the possibility of rescheduling the Beijing Winter Olympics test competition.
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