Grand Prix of Figure Skating Season 2001/02 Media Advisory

The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating comprises six international senior events and the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, which will take place in Kitchener (CAN) on December 13-16, 2001. Media accreditation contact details for the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will be sent at a later date.

For results and medal tables from previous Grand Prix seasons log on to ww2.isu.org. Also available on the ISU website are current skater entry lists and skater biographies, updates of results and standings after each Grand Prix event, while the immediate results of each competition can be obtained by clicking on the link to the Organizer's website.

Listed below are the media accreditation contacts for each of the six events and the deadlines for receipt of accreditation applications. Organizers will also provide details of official accommodation upon request.

Skate America International, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA), 
October 25-28, 2001

Accreditation:	

Bob Dunlop 
USFSA Communications & Media Relations Director
20 First Street
Colorado Springs 
CO 80906
USA

Tel:	+1 719 228 3431
Fax:	+1 719 635 9548
E-mail:	bdunlop@usfsa.org

Closing date:	October 1, 2001


MasterCard Skate Canada, 
Saskatoon (CAN), 
November 1-4, 2001

Accreditation:	

Patrick Kenny
Communications Manager
The Skating Events Trust
1600 James Naismith Drive, Suite 401
Gloucester
Ontario K1B 5N4
Canada

Tel:	+1 613 742 5419 
Fax:	+1 613 748 5616 
E-mail:	pkenny@skatecanada.ca 

Closing date:	September 24, 2001

 
Sparkassen Cup on Ice, 
Gelsenkirchen (GER), 
November 8-11, 2001

Accreditation:	

Gerd Heydn
Cosmos pps Kommunikation GmbH
Hammfelddamm 10
41460 Neuss
Germany

Tel:	+49 2 131 13 12 02
Fax:	+49 2 131 13 11 14
E-mail:	comos-pps@sid.de 


Trophée Lalique, 
Paris (FRA), 
November 15-18, 2001

Accreditation: 	

Catherine North Communications
230 avenue du Maine
75014 Paris
France

Tel:	+33 145 45 61 23
Fax:	+33 145 45 61 44
E-mail:		north.nadia@noos.fr

Closing date:	November 5, 2001


Cup of Russia Gallina Blanca, 
St. Petersburg (RUS), 
November 22-25, 2001

Accreditation:	

Ilya Bronskiy 
Press Officer, 
Cup of Russia Gallina Blanca
Universitetskay Naberezhnaya, 
St-Petersburg Technical Events dom 23 
199034, St-Petersburg
Russia

Tel: 	+7 812 303 96 35
Fax:	+7 812 303 96 34
E-mail:	PSTA@mailru.com
	Bronskiy@yahoo.com


NHK Trophy, 
Kumamoto (JPN), 
November 29- December 2, 2001

Accreditation:	

Hiroshi Kobayashi
Press Officer
Japan Skating Federation
Kishi Memorial Hall, Room 414
1-1-1, Jinnan, Shibuya-Ku
Tokyo 150-8050
Japan

Tel:	+ 81 3 3481 2351	
Fax:	+81 3 3481 2350	
E-mail:	info@skatingjapan.or.jp 

Closing date:	November 9, 2001



Contact:  Aline Bussat Ingwersen, 
ISU Media/Communications Coordinator

Tel: +41 21 612 6666		
Fax: +41 21 612 6677

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