January 11, 2021 - 4:31 PM
OTTAWA - Skate Canada announced on Monday that the 2021 National Skating Championships and Skate Canada Cup have been cancelled.
Skate Canada says the two events are being cancelled because of the "evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada."
The Canadian championships â also the trial competition for the world championships which are scheduled for March in Stockholm â were scheduled to run from Feb. 8-14 in Vancouver.
The second wave of COVID-19 forced Skate Canada to hold the Skate Canada Challenge virtually this past weekend. Skaters performed their programs at their home rinks over the past few weeks, then submitted videos, which were broadcast and judged in real time in an effort to simulate a live competition.