CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Chongqing people have watched the China Open Curling 2018 and first felt the charm of professional ice and snow sports. In the new year, Chongqing will wittiness another international winter event - Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2019 whose official microblog account announced that its venue is to be settled in Chongqing which is the fifth city in China of holding the event.

Official microblog account of Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating has announced that its venue is to be settled in Chongqing. (Microblog screenshot)

This is a top international event sponsored by the International Skating Union (ISU), consisting of six races and one final from mid-to-late October to middle of December every year. It was first held in China since 2003 with 15 successfully consecutive sessions. For China, it has become one of the most influential ice and snow events in the world, and has played a great role in promoting the popularization of figure skating in the country.

Recently, its official microblog account has declared that its competition venue in China will be arranged at the culture and sports center - Bloomage LIVE • Yudong, Banan District, Chongqing from November 8 to 10, 2019. Noticeably, Chongqing has become the fifth city after Beijing, Nanjing, Harbin and Shanghai for holding the China Cup.

According to the past lineup of its races, the world's top players may show in Chongqing, and winter sports in Chongqing also will be popularized and expended due to its settlement. (Translated by Jiang Yuling, Fathom Language Limited)