TEST EVENT

Test Event

Test Run Completed and Successful

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Successful Test Event under ISU Supervision

Safety for participants assured and conduct of the racing and rules ISU certified

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On Sunday, February 9, 2020, the ICE1 220m Track Test Run was conducted under the supervision

of the International Skating Union (ISU) at Thialf Ice Stadium in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.

The Test Run is an ISU requirement to ensure the health and safety of skaters participating

in an event featuring a proposed novelty.

The size and shape of the ICE1 220m track at Thialf are 100% compliant with ISU Speed Skating Rules.
The conduct of ICE1 races follows ISU rulebooks, with only minor exceptions agreed upon by the ISU and adapted to the ICE1 race program to further ensure the health and safety of participating skaters, considering the 220m track and the positioning of the moveable padding at Thialf.
The boarding/padding complied with the specifications outlined in ISU Communication 2128 for Short Track Speed Skating padding.
Medical coverage exceeded the requirements set forth in ISU Communication No. 2267 regarding On-Ice Medical Emergencies Protocol.
Flying 1-lap time trials were successfully conducted.
3-lap mass start races with a standing start were successfully conducted.
5-lap mass start races with a neutral 1-lap rolling start were successfully conducted.
7-lap mass start races with a neutral 1-lap rolling start were successfully conducted in an ISU-sanctioned Speed Skating Mass Start Race, following ISU rules and all relevant ISU communications pertaining to Speed Skating Mass Start Races.

ICE1 would like to thank all that were involved in making this ISU Required Test Run a successful reality.

Thialf Ice Stadium, its Board of Directors, the operations team, and the experts responsible for preparing the ICE1 220m track.
The ISU, including the ISU Observation/Supervisory Team and the representative of the ISU Development Commission in attendance.
The KNSB for allowing their international referees and starter to participate.
Etiming for electronic timing and race administration.
SBC for video capture.
The referees and starters.
Sidijk for their expertise in boarding.
The Boarding Boyz and Block Chasers.
All the volunteers who contributed in every aspect, from A to Z.

However, the biggest thanks and appreciation go to all the skaters, who skated earnestly

and with full effort to demonstrate that Flying One-Lap Time Trials and Mass Start Racing

on the ICE1 220m track at Thialf do not put their health and safety in jeopardy.

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