GP Australia Sydney, Australia
As we say in the vicinity: yeah, nah. Our borders aren't open and won't be for many months yet.
GP Australia Sydney, Australia
^ If there is a shortened season starting with the new year, I do hope there are more B winter/spring events than usual, all given the Challenger status. Because in countries with a lot of competition, some quality skaters would be blocked from getting the much needed ranking points as it would be the same team, or mostly the same team, sent to Euros/4CC and Worlds.
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In MotoGP, the teams are based in various different countries. And even when teams are from the same country, they are spread out across different regions of that country. So, there is a lot higher risk of the virus getting into the paddock and spreading.
And the same would be the case in figure skating. The Junior and Senior GP Series are both set up in a way that each competition has entries from a wide variety of countries.
I have already mentioned the following in PM’s with the members that I have been chatting with privately during the lockdown. But, I will now repeat it here for the public audience.
I honestly can’t see the competitive circuit getting back to normal until summer 2021. After a long period away from the ice and away from training, it will take time for the skaters to get back to peak condition. So, even if the lockdown easing allows them to go back to training next week, I would say that the skaters would not be ready for the Autumn part of the season. And it wouldn’t be fair to throw skaters in at the deep end by starting their seasons at Nationals or the Majors.
What I would envisage happening is for the competitive circuit to re-start with a whole string of Senior B’s held between January and July 2021, and then for the season to go back to normal in August 2021 with the Junior GP series.
Not ideal in the season before an Olympic season, but you can’t help unexpected things like this happening.
CaroLiza_fan
I think we could see
SP South Korea Seoul, South Korea
GP Germany Obersstodrf, Bavaria, Germany
GP Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
GP Australia Sydney, Australia
GP Finland Espoo, Finland
GP USA Lake Placid, New York, United States
GP Final Linz, Austria
But isn’t the final the Olympic test event? I would think if they hold the series, they will definitely want to do the final in Beijing. Otherwise, they would need to move 4CC or Worlds to China for the Olympic test event which I don’t see happening (maybe 4CC which would be a shame, but worlds seems unlikely) Unless somehow GPF and 4CC could come up with a deal to switch event locations, although I’m not sure if the situation is bad enough in December if it will be better by February. Plus who knows about venue availability.
Korea - nope, currently dealing with resurgence.
Germany - maybe, depending on when the second wave hits Europe.
Canada - maybe. Highly dependent on the border with the US staying closed.
Australia - no frickin' chance, we're doing well, we're not letting people in except from our Kiwi buddies.
Finland - maybe, highly depending on the Europe second wave.
USA - pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffft. No. Not happening. Not at all. Would be shocked if any other country let people from there in for the rest of the year at this rate.
Austria - maybe, again highly conditional on European second wave.
I think that if the ISU was thinking ahead (lol) they could’ve come up with a solution that minimized travel
If you are an Australian citizen or a permanent resident you cannot leave Australia due to COVID-19 restrictions unless you have an exemption. You can apply online but you must meet at least one of the following:
--your travel is as part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including the provision of aid
--your travel is essential for the conduct of critical industries and business (including export and import industries)
--you are travelling to receive urgent medical treatment that is not available in Australia
--you are travelling on urgent and unavoidable personal business
--you are travelling on compassionate or humanitarian grounds
--your travel is in the national interest.
Korea - nope, currently dealing with resurgence.
Germany - maybe, depending on when the second wave hits Europe.
I don't get it, so according to http://worldometers.info/coronavirus
Korea recorded under 100 new cases - but nope due to resurgence
Germany had over 600 new cases - maybe
Am I missing something?
GP Taipei - Almost no existing cases - 2018 4CC
GP Canada - Reopening phases and limited cases - Skate Canada
GP Oberstdorf - In Bavaria + not many cases - Nebelhorn Trophy
GP Ostrava - Not many cases - 2017 Euros
GP Finland - Not many cases - 2017 Worlds
GP Seoul - Yes, there is a resurgence, but the final GP would be in late November - 4CC 2020
GPF Beijing - It would be December, a year after the virus and people would think that America was still the cause of the virus. - Olympic 2022 (supposedly)
MEN (roughly 36 skaters for 72 total spots)
RUS (7)- Samarin, Aliev, Danielian, Ignatov, Mozalev, Gumennik, Kolyada
USA (7/8)- Chen, Zhou, Brown, Hiwatashi, Pulkinen, Krasnozhon, Torgashev, Naumov?
JPN (7)- Kagiyama, Hanyu, Uno, Tanaka, Tomono, Yamamoto, Sato
CAN (4)- Messing, Nguyen, Sadovsky, Nadeau (host spot: Phan/Orzel/Gogolev)
FRA (1)- Aymoz, Fa
CHN (2) - Boyang Jin, Yan Han
Other (7)- Cha, Kvitelashvili, Vasiljevs, Grassl, Rizzo, Fentz, Brezina (alt: Kovalev, Selevko, Litvintsev, Kerry)
Anything held in Canada wouldn't allow for any skater who trains in the US to participate. People who were stranded on the opposite side of the border from their families are having trouble crossing. If people are struggling to reunite with their families, they're not going to let skaters cross for competitions. And I don't see it opening any time soon.
I thought it was a fantasy exercise. I don't think it really matters when travel restrictions will or won't be removed, or who is or isn't having resurgence. It is doubtful the skaters will want to risk anything in the pre-Olympic season, even if nothing is cancelled.
We really only have to pray for some reasonable Olympic spots and selection criteria.