Figure skating: ISU raising minimum age for senior competitions to 17

The International Skating Union decided Tuesday to gradually raise the minimum age for figure skaters at senior competitions from 15 to 17, leaving 13-year-old Japanese gem Mao Shimada ineligible to compete in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games.The ISU Congress held in Phuket, Thailand, voted in favor of the change, with the body tweeting it is "for the sake of protecting the physical and mental health, and emotional well-being of skaters."Shimada won the national junior championship last year and has attracted attention after already landing a quad jump.The ISU said the age limit will re…READ FULL ARTICLE