The Coupe de France will enchant Rouen
On February 4 and 5, Rouen hosts the French Cup, namely the Internationaux de France in synchronized artistic skating.
The return, finally! “What a joy to see Rouen once again host its Coupe de France”, says Nathalie Péchalat. The president of the French Ice Sports Federation explains that the French Cup is “an unmissable event on the international stage of synchronized figure skating. An event of growing importance, as evidenced by its Challenger Series approval by the International Skating Federation (ISU). This year, the Coupe de France will host a new format: “Elite 12”. A category that could allow this discipline of ice sports to claim an Olympic future. » This 2022 edition is therefore particularly awaited.
The return despite the Covid-19
The Covid-19 is still present, the organization of the event is therefore impacted. “The global health situation leads us to a different organization for the safety of all: parade canceled, draw at the ice rink canceled, access to the public reduced. Everything is done to protect the athletes and their staff because we are above all an international qualifying competition for certain nations for the world championships., assures Sandrine Devaux, president of the French Cup and the Rouen Olympic Club.
The tricolor succession of the game
The French Cup 2022 welcomes 16 ice skaters as part of the Challenger Serie. With the Elite 12 competition, 12 more skaters will be in the game. Short programs and long programs will be there to delight the Norman public. The opportunity, also, to observe the tricolor succession. Indeed, the Coupe de France has always asserted itself as one of the competitions capable of revealing the talents of tomorrow.