2020 World Figure Skating Championships

2020 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 16 – 22
Season:2019–20
Location:Montreal, Canada
Host:Skate Canada
Venue:Bell Centre
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The 2020 World Figure Skating Championships were scheduled to be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from March 16 to March 22, 2020.[1] Figure skaters would have competed for the title of world champion in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance. This would have been the first time that Montreal hosted the World Figure Skating Championships since 1932.[2] The competition was supposed to determine the entry quotas for each federation at the 2021 World Championships.

The competition was cancelled on March 11 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the possibility of being held later in the year, but not within the current season.[3][4] It was the second time the event had been cancelled for reasons other than a World War, after the 1961 World Championships were cancelled following the Sabena Flight 548 crash.[5]

The competition was formally cancelled on April 16, after the International Skating Union (ISU) previously considered rescheduling to later within the year.[6] A year later, Skate Canada successfully bid for the right to host the 2024 World Championships in Montreal in lieu of the cancelled earlier event.[7]

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  5. ^ Hersh, Philip (March 11, 2020). "Nathan Chen, skating coaches react to cancellation of world figure skating championships". NBC Sports.
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  7. ^ "Skate Canada awarded the ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2024 in Montréal". Skate Canada. June 9, 2021.