2020–21 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

2020–21 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
Dates6 November 2020 – 28 February 2021

The 2020–21 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was planned to be a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ISU did not manage to organize the competitions.

On 7 August 2020, the International Skating Union announced the calendar for the 2020-21 season.[1] On 31 August 2020, it was announced that the first two stages in Canada were cancelled.[2] On 30 September 2020, the World Cup stage in Seoul was cancelled as well, and the stage in Beijing which had previously been planned as an Olympic Test event was postponed.[3] The 2021 Four Continents Championships in Salt Lake City was cancelled on 16 October 2020.[4] The last two World Cup events were cancelled on 27 November 2020 due to the German Ice Skating Union being unable to organize the competition amid the pandemic.[5] The Olympic Test Event was rescheduled for 21-24 October 2021.[6]

Calendar

Stage Location Date
1 Canada Montreal 6–8 November
2 Canada Laval 13–15 November
3 South Korea Seoul 11–13 December
4 China Beijing 18–20 December
5 Germany Bietigheim-Bissingen 19–21 February
6 Germany Dresden 26–28 February

See also

References

  1. ^ Communication No. 2340: Announcement of International Speed Skating & Short Track Speed Skating Competitions 2020/21, ISU, 7 August 2020 (English).
  2. ^ ISU World Cup Speed Skating & ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating Events in 2020, ISU, 31 August 2020 (English).
  3. ^ Cancellation / Postponement of ISU Events season 2020/21, ISU, 30 September 2020 (English).
  4. ^ Cancellation of ISU Four Continents Championships 2021 and Provisional allotments of ISU Championships 2022 and 2023, ISU, 16 October 2020 (English).
  5. ^ ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating - Bietigheim-Bissingen and Dresden (GER) cancelled, ISU, 27 November 2020 (English).
  6. ^ Decisions of the Council - Update on ISU Event Calendar, ISU, 27 November 2020 (English).
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