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The last webinar of the Virtual Events Toolkit Webinar Series will take place on June 8th, 2021, on the ISU Development YouTube Channel! This final session will guide you through the process of hosting a virtual event, either with live skating or submitted videos. We will go over the four phases or event organization: design, planning, execution, and closing, focusing on the organizer’s management duties. You will learn everything that needs to be prepared before the event, such as settings, documents, and rehearsals, as well as all the production tasks that organizers need to take care of during the execution of the event. 

The ISU Council decided to provisionally allot the following ISU Championships for the seasons 2022/23 and 2023/24.

The International Skating Union (ISU) announces the launch of This is UpAgain: A Speed Skating documentary. The four-part short-form documentary series follows the stories of five athletes who competed in the 2021 Speed Skating Hub, that took place in Heerenveen, The Netherlands, in January and February and Premieres Friday, July 2 via the ISU Newsletter.

The ISU announces the list of ISU Officials and International Officials for Speed Skating and Short Track Speed Skating for the season 2021/22.

Speeding to a screen near you... it's the Liu Brothers! Skate into the lives of the legendary Shaoang and Shaolin Liu on the latest #UpAgain Show where the Hungarian Short Track Speed Skating heroes let loose as we explore their incredible stories. From tales of sibling rivalry to smashing records and winning medals, you're going to want to hear everything this dynamite duo have to say! Tune in and share the Liu brother love! 

The next webinar of the Virtual Events Toolkit Webinar Series will take place on June 4, 2021, on the ISU Development YouTube Channel!

The next webinar of the Virtual Events Toolkit Webinar Series will take place on May 24, 2021, on the ISU Development YouTube Channel!

The ISU Coach Education Qualification Framework is a multi-level tool for ISU Members that are interested in providing educational sessions or building a national Coach education pathway for their Coaches.

The next webinar of the Virtual Events Toolkit Webinar Series will take place on May 18, 2021, on the ISU Development YouTube Channel!

The next webinar of the Virtual Events Toolkit Webinar Series will take place on May 11, 2021  on the ISU  Development YouTube Channel

The Virtual Events Toolkit Webinar Series launches on May 4, 2021 on the ISU  Development YouTube Channel!

The summary of Championships application received by the ISU for Seasons 2022/23 to 2025/26 is now available. 

Two days after the funeral of her best friend Paulien van Deutekom in January 2019, Speed Skating superstar Ireen Wüst was #UpAgain and competing at the ISU European Speed Skating Championships in Collalbo, Italy. A month later, Wüst managed to overcome her grief at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships to win the 1500m gold medal, and tearfully dedicated her title to her late friend.

Unusual times call for unusual measures – this saying has probably never been more true than during the COVID-19 pandemic. For many people, the way we live, learn, work and communicate has changed more in the past year than in a whole decade.

During its last Council meeting on April 8, 2021 the ISU decided to adopt the IOC Athletes’ Rights and Responsibilities Declaration, a historic athlete-driven initiative. Developed by athletes and for athletes through a worldwide consultation process; led by a 19-strong athlete representative Steering Committee.