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From this Friday, November 1st and until Sunday, the highest level in the world will stop at the Iceparc in Angers. Practical guide to this international event.
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Some of the best skaters in the world have been rehearsing their lines for several days on the Angevin ice. | CO – LAURENT COMBET
What is the French Grand Prix?
The season for the world's best figure skaters is punctuated by the ISU Grand Prix Series circuit. This competition takes place in six events across the four corners of the globe and that of Angers is the third stage. A week after the Canadian GP in Halifax, the ice athletes will meet at the Iceparc before continuing on to Tokyo the following weekend. The objective of these skaters is to accumulate as many points as possible during these six rounds, to try to qualify for the grand final scheduled in Grenoble from December 5 to 8. Competitors are judged on a sequence of…
