2020 Skate Canada International
| 2020 Skate Canada International | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 30 – 31 |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | TD Place Arena |
| Defending champions | |
Men's singles:  Yuzuru Hanyu | |
Ladies' singles:  Alexandra Trusova | |
| Pairs: Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | |
Ice dance:  Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | |
| Previous: 2019 Skate Canada International | |
| Next: 2021 Skate Canada International | |
| Previous GP: 2020 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 2020 Cup of China | |
The 2020 Skate Canada International was scheduled to be the second event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It would have been held at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario on October 30–31. Medals were to be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. The competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons.[1]
On October 1, 2020, Skate Canada announced that Skate Canada International would be held without an audience present.[2] The event was cancelled on October 14.[3]
Entries
The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.[4]
Changes to preliminary assignments
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reasons/Other notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Ladies |  Ekaterina Kurakova
|
N/A | Travel restrictions | [9] |
References
- ^ Associated Press (August 4, 2020). "Grand Prix figure skating series downsized to localized events". CBC.
- ^ Canadian Press (October 1, 2020). "Ottawa to host fanless Skate Canada International Grand Prix". Sportsnet.
- ^ "Cancelled: 2020 Skate Canada International". Skate Canada. October 14, 2020.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21 assignments announced". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2020: Men". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2020: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2020: Pairs". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2020: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 7, 2020.