INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 1549
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INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 1549 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/10 1. ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/10 The ISU Council decided to reduce the number of individual events of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating from 8 to 7 effective the season 2009/10. The following allotments for the 2009/10 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating events and Final were agreed: Budapest/HUN August 26-30, 2009 Lake Placid, NY/USA September 2-6, 2009 (including Pairs) Torun/POL September 9-13, 2009 (including Pairs) Minsk/BLR September 23-27, 2009 (including Pairs) Dresden/GER September 30-October 4, 2009 (including Pairs) Zagreb/CRO October 7-11, 2009 Istanbul/TUR October 14-18, 2009 Final December 3-6, 2009 (combined juniors and seniors) Tokyo / Japan We remind you that through the ISU Development Program the ISU provides a substantial financial support towards the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. In this respect, please also note that the Council decided that the basic ISU contribution to the organizing ISU Members of individual events will be US$ 100’000 per event plus an additional contribution for events with a high number of entries of over 75 skaters by increments of US$ 1'000 per Skater up to a total of maximum 60 individual Skaters (ladies and men), 15 Pair Skating couples and 15 Ice Dance couples, i.e. an overall maximum of 120 Skaters. This means that events that would have such maximum number of 120 Skaters (which is possible only for events including the Pairs category) the total contribution would be US$ 145'000. In addition, the ISU will make available the prize money as well as other services such as results services and event coordination assistance. 1 2. ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Further to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating calendar 2009/10 announced in ISU Communication 1477, please note the following updated calendar: Trophée Eric Bompard/FRA Paris October 15-18, 2009 Cup of Russia/RUS Moscow October 22-25, 2009 Cup of China/CHN Beijing October 29-November 1, 2009 NHK Trophy/JPN Nagano November 5-8, 2009 Skate America/USA TBA November 12-15, 2009 Skate Canada/CAN Kitchener, ON November 19-22, 2009 Final December 3-6, 2009 (combined juniors and seniors) Tokyo / Japan Milan, Ottavio Cinquanta, President January 7, 2009 Lausanne, Fredi Schmid, Director General 2 .