What a long, strange trip it has been for figure skating over the past 13 months.
From the cancellation of the 2020 World Championships in Montreal when the first wave of the pandemic hit full force last March through dealing with two more COVID waves since then, the International Skating Union had to:
*Cancel six of the 10 events (and indefinitely postpone two more) in the second-tier Challenger Series of international events.
*Remake the top tier, six-event Grand Prix Series as domestic-only, with no Final and both France and Canada cancelling their GP events. (Canada also cancelled its national championships.