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Isu European Figure Skating Championships®
ISU EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® PROTOCOL ISU EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2018 January 15 – 21, 2018, Moscow / Russia Protocol of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships® 2018 organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Moscow / Russia January 15 – 21, 2018 The events of the Championships took place at the “Ice Palace Megasport” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. Official ISU Sponsors ISU EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2018 January 15 – 21, 2018, Moscow / Russia International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Speed Skating: Tron Espeli Norway 2nd Vice President Figure Skating: Alexander Lakernik Russia Members Figure Skating: Junko Hiramatsu Japan Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Speed Skating: Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Republic of Korea Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Roland E. Maillard Switzerland Sergio Anesi Italy ISU Director General Fredi Schmid Switzerland ISU Figure Skating Sports Director Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Krisztina Regöczy Hungary ISU Speed Skating Sports Director Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Susan Lynch Australia Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Appointed Skater: John Coughlin U.S.A. Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Alla Shekhovtsova Russia Hilary Selby Great Britain Appointed Skater: Nathalie Pechalat France Appointed Coach: Maurizio Margaglio Italy Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Christopher Buchanan Great Britain Members: Mika Saarelainen Finland Petra Tyrbo Sweden Lois Long U.S.A. -
Norges Skøyteforbund Årbok 2015–2017
Norges Skøyteforbund Årbok 2015–2017 Versjon 2 – 30.05.2017 ©Norges Skøyteforbund 2017 Redaktør: Halvor Lauvstad Historikk/resultater: Svenn Erik Ødegård Trond Eng Bjørg Ellen Ringdal Tilrettelegging: Halvor Lauvstad Distribusjon: Elektronisk (PDF) Innholdsfortegnelse Norges Skøyteforbunds Årbok 2015-2017 2/150 Innkalling til ordinært ting for Norges Skøyteforbund Det innkalles herved til Forbundsting på Quality Hotel Edvard Grieg (Sandsliåsen 50, 5254 Bergen) på Sandsli like utenfor Bergen, 9. – 11. juni 2017. Tingforhandlingene starter fredag 9. juni kl. 16.30. Forslag og saker som ønskes behandlet på Skøytetinget 2017, må være begrunnet og innsendt gjennom et lag eller en krets til forbundsstyret innen 9 mai 2017. Minimumskrav for at for at saker/lovforslag skal bli behandlet ifb med NSFs Ting, er at innmeldte saker/forslag inneholder henvisninger til aktuelle lover/regler og konkrete forslag til endret tekst/ordlyd. NSFs lover er her: https://skoyte.klubb.nif.no/dokumentarkiv/Documents/NSF%20lov%20revidert%20NIFs%20lovnorm %20Mai%202017.pdf Forslag/saker sendes elektronisk til Norges Skøyteforbund på epost: [email protected] Skøytetinget 2017 avholdes i henhold til § 14, 15, 16, 17 og 18 i Norges Skøyteforbunds lov. Dagsorden 1. Tingets åpning a) Minnetaler b) Åpningstale c) Hilsningstaler 2. Konstituering a) Godkjenning av innkalling til Tinget b) Godkjenning av fullmaktene c) Godkjenning av dagsorden d) Godkjenning av forretningsorden e) Valg av: - 2 dirigenter - sekretærer - 2 tillitsvalgte til å undertegne protokollen - reisefordelingskomité - tellekorps - Valg av redaksjonskomite på 3 medlemmer 3. Beretninger 4. Regnskap Norges Skøyteforbunds Årbok 2015-2017 3/150 a) Regnskap for perioden 1.1.2015 til 31.12.2015 b) Regnskap for perioden 1.1.2016 til 31.12.2016 5. -
America's Stars on Ice Shine for Groups in 2019!
America’s Stars on Ice Shine for Groups in 2019! See the best of American figure skating past, present and future in the all-new Stars on Ice presented by Musselman’s tour. Olympic Medalists NATHAN CHEN*, MAIA & ALEX SHIBUTANI, ASHLEY WAGNER, JASON BROWN*, MIRAI NAGASU, JEREMY ABBOTT and BRADIE TENNELL will join Olympic Gold Medalists MERYL DAVIS & CHARLIE WHITE, plus World Medalists MADISON HUBBELL & ZACH DONOHUE and U.S Medalist VINCENT ZHOU in this true red, white and blue celebration on ice! Showcased at each performance are thrilling solo numbers, along with show-stopping ensemble pieces — a Stars on Ice signature! Gather your group and enjoy a night to remember. Larger groups may qualify to receive additional autographed items and experiences that are exclusive to Stars on Ice. *Not appearing in all cities. 2019 GROUP SALES – SPECIAL OFFERS 10+ TICKETS Exclusive $10 discount per ticket (excludes on ice seats). 20-49 TICKETS Discount plus 2 free tickets and 1 cast-signed poster. 50-99 TICKETS Discount plus 4 free tickets, admission to pre-show warm-ups and our popular Icebreaker session featuring 2 cast members, and 3 cast-signed posters. 100+ TICKETS Discount plus 6 free tickets, admission to pre-show warm-ups and our popular Icebreaker session featuring 2 cast members, “Welcome” announcement before the show, 3 cast-signed posters, autographed Stars on Ice card for each member of the group, and a skater visit. starsonice.com DATE AND CAST SUBJECT TO CHANGE. STARS ON ICE AND LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISING COMPANY, LLC. © 2019 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018 Will Open in Milan, Italy on March 21 and Will Be Held in Milan for the Second Time Since 1951
I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS AVENUE JUSTE-OLIVIER 17 - CH 1006 LAUSANNE - SWITZERLAND PHONE (+41) 21 612 66 66 FAX (+41) 21 612 66 7 E-MAIL [email protected] Press release 19 March 2018 Olympic Champions and medalists to battle for World podium in Milan The ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018 will open in Milan, Italy on March 21 and will be held in Milan for the second time since 1951. More recently, Milan has hosted the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 2013 and the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in 1998. 192 Skaters from 43 ISU Members have been entered for the Championships: 37 Men, 37 Ladies, 28 Pairs and 31 Ice Dance couples. Skaters and couples need to have obtained a minimum total technical score in the Short Program and Free Skating in order to compete at the World Championships. The event features 2018 Olympic Champions Alina Zagitova (RUS) and Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot (GER) as well as Olympic medalists Shoma Uno (JPN), Kaetlyn Osmond (CAN) and Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA). Overview of the top contenders Men The Men’s event promises to be very competitive with many Men having a shot at the podium. 2018 Olympic silver medalist and reigning World silver medalist Shoma Uno (JPN) comes to Italy with a seasons best of 319.84 points and hopes to take his first World title. Competition should come from 2017 World bronze medalist and 2018 Four Continents Champion Boyang Jin (CHN seasons best 300.95 points), who finished fourth at the Olympic Winter Games and ISU Grand Prix Final Champion Nathan Chen (USA seasons best 297.35), who was fifth in PyeongChang, where he landed five clean quadruple jumps in the Free Skating. -
From: Selina Vanier, Pierre Eymann and Fredi Schmid
I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS: AVENUE JUSTE-OLIVIER17 CH 1006 LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND TELEPHONE (+41) 21 612 66 66 TELEFAX (+41) 21 612 66 77 E-MAIL: [email protected] February 18, 2017 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 Ladies Free Skating Day Three The ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 continued in Gangneung, Korea, Saturday with the Pairs and Ladies Free Skating. The Four Continents Championships 2017 serve as a test event for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Mai Mihara (JPN) strikes gold Mai Mihara of Japan came from fourth place to strike gold in what was her debut at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Gabrielle Daleman of Canada earned the silver medal and Mirai Nagasu (USA) pulled up from fifth to claim the bronze. Skating to “Cinderella”, Mihara reeled off a triple Lutz-triple toe combination, a double Axel-triple toe, four more triples as well as two level-four spins to score 134.34 points for the Free Skating, improving her personal best by almost ten points. The 17-year-old Japanese totaled 200.85 points to take the title in her first ISU Championship. “At first I was quite nervous, but I started with a smile and I think I was a very beautiful Cinderella by the end, so I feel glad about that. At first I thought I should do my best to finish the competition with the best I have and I felt the same during the program and at the end I was proud of myself”, the National bronze medalist said. -
Beijing / CHN November 3 to 5, 2017
Grand Prix of Figure Skating ® 2017/2018 Beijing / CHN November 3 to 5, 2017 Grand Prix of Figure Skating® 2017/18 Audi Cup of China 2017, November 3 to 5, 2017, Beijing / CHN Protocol of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating® 2017 / 2018 Audi Cup of China 2017 organized by The Chinese Skating Association with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Beijing, China November 3 to 5, 2017 The events of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating® Audi Cup of China 2017 took place at the “Capital Gymnasium” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. Grand Prix of Figure Skating® 2017/18 Audi Cup of China 2017, November 3 to 5, 2017, Beijing / CHN International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Speed Skating Tron Espeli Norway 2nd Vice President Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik Russia Members Figure Skating: Junko Hiramatsu Japan Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Speed Skating: Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Korea Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Roland E. Maillard Switzerland Sergio Anesi Italy ISU Director General Fredi Schmid Switzerland ISU Figure Skating Sports Director Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Krisztina Regöczy Hungary ISU Speed Skating Sports Director Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Susan Lynch Australia Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Appointed Skater: John Coughlin U.S.A. Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Alla Shekhovtsova Russia Hilary Selby Great Britain Appointed Skater: Nathalie Pechalat France Appointed Coach: Maurizio Margaglio Italy Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Christopher Buchanan Great Britain Members: Mika Saarelainen Finland Petra Tyrbo Sweden Lois Long U.S.A. -
Judges Scores
27th Nepela Memorial 2019 LADIES SHORT PROGRAM JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER Starting Total Total Total Total Rank Name Nation Number Segment Element Program Component Deductions Score Score Score (factored) 1 Alexandra TRUSOVA RUS 4 74.91 42.71 32.20 0.00 Executed Base Scores of # GOE J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 Ref Elements Info Value Panel 1 2A 3.30 1.19 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4.49 2 3F 5.30 2.01 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 7.31 3 CCoSp4 3.50 0.91 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4.41 4 3Lz+3Lo 11.88 x 1.77 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 13.65 5 FCSp4 3.20 1.02 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4.22 6 StSq4 3.90 1.17 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 5.07 7 LSp4 2.70 0.86 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3.56 33.78 42.71 Program Components Factor Skating Skills 0.80 7,75 7,75 8,25 8,75 8,25 7,50 7,75 7.95 Transitions 0.80 7,25 7,75 8,25 8,75 8,00 7,75 8,00 7.95 Performance 0.80 7,50 7,75 8,50 8,50 8,50 8,25 7,75 8.15 Composition 0.80 7,75 8,00 8,50 8,75 8,50 8,00 7,75 8.15 Interpretation of the Music 0.80 7,75 8,00 8,25 8,50 8,00 8,00 8,00 8.05 Judges Total Program Component Score (factored) 32.20 Deductions 0.00 x Credit for highlight distribution, base value multiplied by 1.1 Starting Total Total Total Total Rank Name Nation Number Segment Element Program Component Deductions Score Score Score (factored) 2 Hanul KIM KOR 13 62.59 33.79 28.80 0.00 Executed Base Scores of # GOE J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 Ref Elements Info Value Panel 1 3Lz+3T< < 9.26 -0.83 -1 -2 -1 -3 -1 -2 -1 8.43 2 3Lo 4.90 0.78 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 5.68 3 FSSp4 3.00 0.48 3 2 1 1 -1 2 2 3.48 4 2A 3.63 x 0.79 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 4.42 5 CCoSp4 3.50 0.63 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 4.13 6 StSq3 3.30 0.79 4 4 3 3 1 -
WTT 2019 Protocol
PROTOCOL April 11 - April 14, 2019 Fukuoka, Japan Protocol of the ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating 2019 organized by the Japan Skating Federation with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Fukuoka / Japan April 11 – 14, 2019 The events of the competition took place at the “Marine Messe Fukuoka” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. April 11 - April 14, 2019 Fukuoka, Japan International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Figure Skating: Alexander Lakernik Russia 2nd Vice President Speed Skating: Tron Espeli Norway Members Figure Skating: Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Tatsuro Matsumura Japan Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Speed Skating: Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Sergio Anesi Italy Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Republic of Korea Roland Etienne Maillard Switzerland Director General: Fredi Schmid Switzerland Treasurer: Ulrich Linder Switzerland Legal Advisors: Michael Geistlinger Austria Béatrice Pfister Switzerland Figure Skating Sports Director: Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Speed Skating Sports Director: Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Leena Laaksonen Finland Susan Lynch Australia Appointed Skater: Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Hilary Selby Great Britain György Elek Hungary Appointed Skater: Alper Uҫar Turkey -
Judges Scores (Pdf)
Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen 2010 MEISTERKLASSE HERREN FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER Pl. Name Nation Start Total Total Total No Segment Element Program Component Deductions Score Score Score (factored) = + + - 1 Stefan LINDEMANN BER 13 120.28 60.38 60.90 1.00 # Executed Base GOE J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 Scores of Elements Info Value Panel 1 3A 8.20 1.40 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 9.60 2 3Lz 6.00 0.40 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 6.40 3 3Lo 5.00 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.00 4 2A+3T 7.50 1.00 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 8.50 5 CSSp3 2.60 0.20 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.80 6 CiSt2 2.30 0.30 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2.60 7 3A+SEQ 7.22 x -3.92 -2 -3 -3 -2 -3 -3 -3 3.30 8 2F 1.87 x 0.30 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2.17 9 3S+2T+2T 7.81 x -1.20 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 6.61 10 3T 4.40 x 0.80 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 5.20 11 FSSp2 2.30 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.30 12 SlSt2 2.30 0.10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.40 13 CCoSp2 2.50 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.50 60.00 60.38 Program Components Factor Skating Skills 2.00 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.75 6.50 6.00 6.00 6.40 Transitions 2.00 6.50 5.75 6.00 5.75 5.50 5.00 5.25 5.65 Performance/Execution 2.00 7.00 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.25 6.00 5.50 6.35 Choreography 2.00 6.75 5.75 6.25 6.25 6.00 5.50 6.00 6.05 Interpretation 2.00 6.50 5.75 6.25 6.25 6.00 5.50 5.75 6.00 Judges Total Program Component Score (factored) 60.90 Deductions Falls: -1.00 -1.00 x Credit for highlight distribution, base value multiplied by 1.1 Pl. -
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 Ladies Rostelecom Cup Skate Canada Int. Audi Cup of China NHK Trophy Internationaux de Skate America Moscow / RUS Regina, SK / Canada Beijing / CHN Osaka / JPN France Lake Placid, NY / Grenoble / FRA USA October 20-22, 2017 October 27-29, 2017 November 3-5, 2017 November 10-12, 2017 November 17-19, 2017 November 24-26, 2017 Mae Berenice MEITE Alaine CHARTRAND Gabrielle DALEMAN Alaine CHARTRAND Kaetlyn OSMOND Gabrielle DALEMAN FRA CAN CAN CAN CAN CAN Ivett TOTH Kaetlyn OSMOND Xiangning LI Carolina KOSTNER Zijun LI Xiangning LI HUN CAN CHN ITA CHN CHN Carolina KOSTNER TBD Zijun LI Rika HONGO Laurine LECAVELIER Satoko MIYAHARA ITA CAN CHN JPN FRA JPN Wakaba HIGUCHI Laurine LECAVELIER Ziquan ZHAO Satoko MIYAHARA Mae Berenice MEITE Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN FRA CHN JPN FRA JPN Kaori SAKAMOTO Roberta RODEGHIERO Wakaba HIGUCHI Yuna SHIRAIWA Mai MIHARA Dabin CHOI JPN ITA JPN JPN JPN KOR Elizabet TURSYNBAEVA Marin HONDA Marin HONDA Soyoun PARK Yuna SHIRAIWA Alena LEONOVA KAZ JPN JPN KOR JPN RUS Soyoun PARK Rika HONGO Mai MIHARA Alena LEONOVA Elizabet TURSYNBAEVA Anna POGORILAYA KOR JPN JPN RUS KAZ RUS Evgenia MEDVEDEVA Nahyun KIM Dabin CHOI Evgenia MEDVEDEVA Maria SOTSKOVA Polina TSURSKAYA RUS KOR KOR RUS RUS RUS Elizaveta Elena RADIONOVA Anna POGORILAYA Elena RADIONOVA Polina TSURSKAYA Nicole RAJICOVA TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS RUS RUS RUS RUS SVK TBD Maria SOTSKOVA Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA Nicole RAJICOVA Alina ZAGITOVA Karen CHEN RUS RUS RUS SVK RUS USA Mariah BELL Karen CHEN Alina ZAGITOVA Mariah BELL Polina EDMUNDS Ashley WAGNER USA USA RUS USA USA USA Mirai NAGASU Ashley WAGNER Gracie GOLD Mirai NAGASU Gracie GOLD USA USA USA USA USA USA TBD 12 12 12 12 12 12 As of May 26, 2017 . -
2006 NHK Trophy PAIRS FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER
2006 NHK Trophy PAIRS FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER Total Total Total Total NOC Segment Element Program Component Deductions Rank Name Code Score Score Score (factored) = + + - 1 Xue SHEN / Hongbo ZHAO CHN 125.39 63.55 63.84 2.00 # Executed Base GOE The Judges Panel Scores Elements Value (in random order) of Panel 1 3T+2T 5.30 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 - - 5.30 2 2A 3.30 0.80 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 - - 4.10 3 3LzTw2 5.00 1.40 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 0 - - 6.40 4 5ALi4 6.50 1.80 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 - - 8.30 5 FoDs3 4.00 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - - 4.00 6 FCCoSp2 2.50 -0.12 0 0 1 -1 -1 -1 0 1 0 0 - - 2.38 7 3Li4 4.00 0.30 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 - - 4.30 8 SlSt2 2.30 0.40 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 - - 2.70 9 3LoTh 5.50 x 1.40 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 - - 6.90 10 3STh 4.95 x 1.52 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 - - 6.47 11 SpSq4 3.40 1.00 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 - - 4.40 12 PCoSp1 3.00 -0.08 -1 1 0 -2 -1 -1 0 1 -1 1 - - 2.92 13 5TLi3 5.50 -0.12 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 - - 5.38 55.25 63.55 Program Components Factor Skating Skills 1.60 8.25 8.25 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 8.25 8.00 8.00 8.00 - - 7.95 Transition / Linking Footwork 1.60 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 8.25 7.50 7.75 7.75 - - 7.80 Performance / Execution 1.60 8.00 8.00 8.25 8.00 8.25 8.00 8.25 7.75 7.75 7.50 - - 8.00 Choreography / Composition 1.60 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.25 7.75 8.25 7.75 8.25 7.75 - - 8.10 Interpretation 1.60 8.00 8.00 8.25 8.00 8.25 8.25 8.50 8.00 7.50 7.75 - - 8.05 Judges Total Program Component Score (factored) 63.84 Deductions: Time violation: -2.00 -2.00 x Credit for highlight distribution, jump -
March 22–28 2021 OFFICIAL ISU SPONSORS
March 22–28 2021 OFFICIAL ISU SPONSORS 1 Photo: Anna-Lena Ahlström/Kungl.Photo: Hovstaterna Crown Princess Victoria opens Stockholm2021 The ISU World Figure Skating Champion- for all competitors in the World Cham- ships 2021 at the Ericsson Globe Arena pionships. start with a spectacular opening ceremony The ceremony is produced by on ice on the evening of March 24. choreographer and artistic director HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Albin Boudrée. For Boudrée, who has will inaugurate the Championships. competed in figure skating at elite level, The opening ceremony itself is divided this is a dream come true. into four separate themes. The first is “This is huge and I’m incredibly excited. challenging in terms of choreography Figure skating has always been a big part and technique and is about challenging of my life and to be responsible for the our fears and never giving up. The second opening ceremony of the World Champi- features two solo skaters who find them- onships is an unbelievable honour.” selves in a dream world filled with love. Cermony choreographic assistant is The third theme is about community. Melanie Kajanne Källström. Multiple sources of light combine to The ceremony will also include create a visually beautiful whole. Solo- speeches by Anna König Jerlmyr, Mayor ist Lovisa Svensson sings the national of Stockholm, Helena Rosén Andersson, anthem. The ceremony culminates President of the Swedish Figure Skating with a big rock number filled with love, Association, and Jan Dijkema, President warmth, and a message of good luck of the International Skating Union. 2 3 Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT Henrik Photo: On behalf of the Swedish Figure normal times.