On Day 1, the International Skating Federation (ISU) announced the tournament entry allocation (allocation) for athletes participating in this season’s Grand Prix (GP) figure skating series.

The Japanese are Masama Uno (22 = Toyota Motor), Takashiro Shimada (19 = Kinoshita Group) and Rika Kihira (18 = N High Tokyo), the fourth round of the French Cup (13-15 November, 13-15 November November) Participate in Gournoble).

Tomoko Miyahara (22 = Sekidai), a girl, will participate in Round 2 of Skate Canada (October 30-November 1, Ottawa).

A fun name is back on Ice Dance. Daisuke Takahashi (34), Vancouver 2010 Olympics gold medalist who will switch to ice dance this season, is paired with Yanaka Muramoto (27 = Tomokandai KFSC), NHK Cup Round 6 (27-29 of November) That day, he was included in the participation list of Towa Yakuhin RACTAB Dome, Osaka.

The GP series to be held at the new Corona Sorrow has restrictions such as “one person per tournament” and “participation in tournaments in the home country or in the practice base country and neighboring countries”. Uno and Shimada are studying with coach Stephen Rambiel in Switzerland, and Kihei is coordinating mainly abroad and Miyahara is coordinating in Canada, so he was allowed to participate in competitions close to the bond he is training.

Yuma Kagiyama (17 = Hoshigaki International High Yokohama) Shun Sato (16 = Fuji Corporation) and Kaori Sakamoto (20 = Sysmex) Shinba Higuchi (19 = Meidai) Honda Shinrin (19 = JAL) and other Japanese who practice in Japan will meet at the NHK Cup.

The International Skating Federation (ISU) just announced on September 30 the day before that the GP Final (December 10-13, Beijing), where the best players from the six races will advance, be postponed or canceled. The selection criteria and the number of candidates are expected to be announced as soon as they are decided.

Yuzuru Hanyu (25 = ANA), who won the second consecutive men’s championship at the Winter Olympics (Olympics), announced on August 28 that he would miss the GP series.