Our Mission

Our goal, to put it simply, is to be a hub of information and resources for skaters and fans to use to encourage the ISU (International Skating Union) to uphold the current ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, as well as adding support personnel such as coaches, choreographers, medical staff and anyone else associated with the skating sports to the list of people ineligible for credentialing at international and club competitions.

The ISU has indicated that a decision on the ban will be made at the June or October ISU Council meetings, so it is critical that we begin speaking out now to let the ISU Council members, ISU Athletes Commission representatives and the ISU Member Federations know that the ban must remain as long as the war in Ukraine continues.  

We also encourage you to reach out to your own governments and ask them to deny visas and other necessary travel documents for skating competitions organized by your national federations to anyone representing Russia or Belarus.  Another key group we hope you contact are the ISU's global broadcasting and marketing partners - let them know you won't be watching and you won't buy their products if there are credentialed Russian or Belarusian athletes, officials or support personnel at these competitions.

We have:

• talking points you can include in your emails, tweets or direct messages to key players
• links to the social media accounts of the ISU Council Members
• links to the social media accounts of the ISU Athletes Commission representatives
• links to the social media accounts of the ISU Figure Skating Member Federations
• links to the social media accounts of relevant government ministers
  
• links to the global broadcast partners of the ISU
• links to major marketing partners of the ISU
• basic graphics you can include on your Instagram, Twitter and Facebook posts 

We hope you will help spread the word and make our campaign go viral, so that the ISU knows and understands that the safety of all skaters is paramount to any decision they make.  This is not simply about the health, dignity and well-being of the Ukrainian athletes, but every single skater who has expressed support for their Ukrainian counterparts, and about keeping our beloved skating sports free and fair.