Short track: Another championship is cancelled because of Covid-19

Following the cancellation of the ISU European short track speed skating championships, the ISU sadly announced the cancellation of another competition.

By Carl Savard

Photo by Martin Holtom 

The International Skating Union (ISU) announced yesterday that the ISU Four continents short track speed skating championships that was going to be held in Salt Lake City, USA from January 14 through 16 won’t take place. Here’s the statement from the ISU. 

Following the emergence of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the ISU was recently informed that several ISU Members will not attend the ISU Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships, scheduled to take place from January 14 – 16, 2022 in Salt Lake City (USA), resulting in a very limited attendance.

Following these withdrawals and considering the complicated epidemic situation involving travel restrictions, quarantine requirements, safety concerns, logistical challenges as well as the planned limited attendance, this Event will not be dignified anymore to remain an ISU Championships.

Consequently, and for the above-mentioned reasons, the ISU Council decided to cancel the ISU Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2022.

While the ISU regrets having to take this decision, it however would like to thank US Speedskating for their efforts and cooperation.

Athletes now have to focus on the Olympics and the World championships that are both, for the moment at least, still a go. 

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The ISU is forced to cancel the European championships in short track speed skating

The pandemic strikes again. The  German Speed Skating Association no longer able to present the ISU European short track championships.

By Carl Savard

Photo by Martin Holtom

It is by way of a press release that we learned that one month before the presentation of the European championships, the German federation withdraws from the organization of the event. Here is the full statement sent to the media by the International skating union today, December 7, 2021.

The ISU was informed by the German Speed Skating Association (DESG) that the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating, scheduled to take place from January 14 – 16, 2022 in Dresden (GER) cannot be held as planned. Unfortunately, considering the complicated epidemic situation involving travel restrictions, quarantine requirements, safety concerns and logistical challenges, the organization of the event was extremely challenging. The German Speed Skating Association and the Local Organizing Committee tried their best to find solutions but ultimately concluded that, regrettably, they are unable to organize and hold the event as planned. The ISU regrets that the hosting of the event is no longer possible in Dresden in January. The ISU contacted all European ISU Members to learn potential availability to host this Event and received interest from the Dutch Member KNSB for a possible relocation of the Event in Dordrecht (NED) at the same dates. Unfortunately, despite all efforts made by the KNSB to take over the organization of this Event, the sanitary restrictions made this relocation impossible. The ISU thanks the German Speed Skating Association and the KNSB for their efforts and cooperation.

The ISU Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships scheduled for the same weekend in Salt Lake City are still on the schedule.

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