On September 2 1 day, the press conference of Shanghai Super Cup Short Track Speed Skating, Figure Skating and Team Skating was held in Shanghai on September 20 17 FINA. At the meeting, it was learned that the application of Shanghai Station of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup to become the qualifier of Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has been approved, and Shanghai will hold the short track speed skating Olympic qualifier for the first time.

As this year is the year of preparing for the Olympic Games, the short track speed skating World Cup has been reduced from six stops to four. Thanks to the efforts of the China Skating Association, the Shanghai Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, which has entered its eighth year, has officially become a qualifier for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

According to the rules, short track speed skaters will participate in four World Cups (Budapest, Dordrecht, Shanghai and Seoul), and the best results of the three World Cups will be added as the "golden key" to open the door of PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

As the first ice event named after the city by the International Skating Federation, the Shanghai Super Cup will be held in Shanghai again in June165438+1October this year. In addition to short track speed skating and queue skating, figure skating will also be added in this competition, and the "Troika" will gather in Shencheng, which is unprecedented.

According to the announcement issued by the International Skating Federation, the top 8 figure skaters of the 20 16-20 17 World Championships and the top 3 world youth championships will be invited to participate in the second Shanghai Super Cup. Short track speed skating will invite the top 24 men and women in the 20 16-20 17 world championships; Team skating will invite the top 5 teams in the World Championships to join hands with the host team.