WC cancellations
The world figure skating championships have been canceled before.
World War I led to cancellations of the competition from 1915 through 1921, and World War II caused cancellation from 1940 through 1946.
The 1961 championships were canceled following the fatal crash in Belgium of the plane that was carrying the U.S. team to Prague.
The 2011 Championships, originally slated to be held in Tokyo, were initially considered for cancellation following the 2011 Japan earthquake, but were instead moved to Moscow.
The 2020 Championships, originally scheduled for Montreal, Quebec, Canada were cancelled by the Government of Quebec due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They are considering rescheduling the event for fall 2020.
Sabena Flight 548 was a Boeing 707-329 aircraft that crashed en route from New York City to Brussels, Belgium, on February 15, 1961. The flight, which had originated at Idlewild International Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport), crashed on approach to Zaventem Airport, Brussels, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground. The fatalities included the entire U.S. Figure Skating team, who were travelling to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Despite a thorough investigation, the precise cause of the crash remains a mystery; the most likely explanation was thought to be a failure of the tail stabilizer-adjusting mechanism.
The 2011 Championships, originally slated to be held in Tokyo, were initially considered for cancellation following the 2011 Japan earthquake, but were instead moved to Moscow.
The 2020 Championships, originally scheduled for Montreal, Quebec, Canada were cancelled by the Government of Quebec due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They are considering rescheduling the event for fall 2020.
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