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The International Skating Union (ISU) is pleased to have the KB Financial Group as the title sponsor for the final event of the Short Track season.  “Throughout the years, KB has been a strong supporter of skating and the athletes.” Said Jae Youl Kim, president of the ISU “We are thrilled to have KB as the title sponsor of the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2023 in Seoul. Together with KB, we look forward to a very exciting event for the skaters and all fans worldwide.”

On December 4, 2022, the International Skating Union (ISU) together with a variety of partners, national federations and skating clubs from all over the globe celebrated the first ever World Ice Skating Day (WISD). This inaugural edition was a success with events organized in 47 countries and at 170 ice rinks worldwide (read here). To boost a competitive spirit amongst the WISD organizers, the ISU announced the “Best WISD 2022” contest, which aims at rewarding the most successful WISD actions based on a list of specific criteria and targets (read here). Among the 25 nominees shortlisted for the 2022 Awards, the ISU is delighted to announce Indonesia (Federasi Ice Skating Indonesia) as winner of the Best WISD 2022 in the 500+ attending participants category, together with Mexico for the category involving less than 500 participants. The Ice Academy of Montreal (CAN) won the Best #WISDance category, awarding the most creative WISD signature choreography.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA's) disciplinary tribunal rendered a decision in the case of Russian Figure Skater, Kamila Valieva, finding that although the athlete had committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation, she bore “no fault or negligence” for it. As such, the tribunal imposed no sanction except for the disqualification of her results at the Russian Figure Skating Championship in Saint-Petersburg in December 2021.

Abzal Azhgaliyev (KAZ) points toward a mountain range that provides a stunning backdrop for the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s former capital. It is where the 30-year-old and his fellow skaters on the Kazakh national team spent last summer, training at altitude in a bid to reach new heights on the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating stage.

Suzanne Schulting (NED) was always going to receive the first ever women’s Crystal Globe trophy in Dordrecht, Netherlands on Sunday, as the 25-year-old Dutchwoman had already sealed the crucial points at the World Cup meeting in Dresden, Germany last weekend.

There is simply no stopping Park Ji Won (KOR). The 26-year-old won his ninth individual ISU World Cup gold medal of the season in Dordrecht, Netherlands on Sunday to claim the first ever Crystal Globe trophy.

Park Ji Won (KOR) and Steven Dubois (CAN) claimed the two ISU World Cup gold medals on offer in the men’s events in Dordrecht, Netherlands on Saturday to kick off the last meeting of the season in style.

Hanne Desmet (BEL) upset local hero Suzanne Schulting (NED) to clinch a women’s 1500m victory as the last ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup meeting of the season got under way in Dordrecht, Netherlands on Saturday.

The ISU World Cup Short Track season concludes this weekend in Dordrecht, Netherlands, February 10-12, with the moment all fans of the sport have been waiting for: the awarding of the first ever ISU Short Track Crystal Globe trophies to the best overall male and female Short Track Speed Skating Skaters.

Lin Xiaojun (CHN) staged a remarkable career comeback on Sunday – winning his first gold medal for China, four years after he took an Olympic gold medal for the country of his birth, Republic of Korea, at PyeongChang 2018.

Suzanne Schulting (NED) will receive the first ever women’s ISU Short Track Crystal Globe trophy next weekend, after sealing the crucial points in Dresden, Germany on Sunday.

Suzanne Schulting (NED) and Choi Min Jeong (KOR) – the two dominant Women’s Short Track racers of the last decade – have had wildly contrasting seasons.

Park Ji Won (KOR) is not low on confidence. The talented Korean has already cleared a space in his house, ready to put the first ever Men’s Short Track Crystal Globe in pride of place.

Today the International Skating Union (ISU) reveals the new Crystal Globe trophies that will be awarded this season for the first time to the best overall male and female Short Track Speed Skating Skaters.

The rise and rise of Florence Brunelle (CAN) and Kim Gilli (KOR) continued apace in Dresden, Germany this weekend at the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.