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Montreal will host the 2024 world figure skating championships, the International Skating Union (ISU) said on Wednesday, after the 2020 event Canada was to host was canceled due to COVID-19.
The championships will return to Montreal from March 18-24, marking the 11th time Canada has staged the event.
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“Skate Canada has a proven track record of holding successful ISU events and we are looking forward to bringing the world’s best skaters to the fantastic Canadian city of Montreal,” said Debra Armstrong, CEO of Skate Canada, in a statement. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
Montreal will host the 2024 world figure skating championships
Montreal will host the 2024 world figure skating championships By Rick Da Conceicao
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It’s official. Montreal will host the 2024 world figure skating championships!
The International Skating Union (ISU) made the announcement on Wednesday after the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19.
The championships will return to Montreal from March 18-24, marking the 11th time Canada will host the event. Skate Canada has a proven track record of holding successful ISU events and we are looking forward to bringing the world s best skaters to the fantastic Canadian city of Montreal, said Debra Armstrong, CEO of Skate Canada, in a statement.
Figure skating-Montreal awarded 2024 world championships By Syndicated Content
Jun 9, 2021 | 10:26 AM
(Reuters) – Montreal will host the 2024 world figure skating championships, the International Skating Union (ISU) said on Wednesday, after the 2020 event Canada was to host was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The championships will return to Montreal from March 18-24, marking the 11th time Canada has staged the event.
“Skate Canada has a proven track record of holding successful ISU events and we are looking forward to bringing the world’s best skaters to the fantastic Canadian city of Montreal,” said Debra Armstrong, CEO of Skate Canada, in a statement.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
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The event will run Feb. 27-March 5 at WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park. Calgary is no stranger to hosting successful events and Skate Canada is confident that this event will be no different, Skate Canada CEO Debra Armstrong said in a statement. We are thrilled to be welcoming the future stars of figure skating in 2023. Canada has hosted the world juniors five times, along with numerous other ISU events. The 2020 world senior championships would have been the most recent global skating event in Canada. They were scheduled for Montreal but were cancelled due to COVID-19.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2021.