The world freestyle skiing and snowboarding championships will not be held as scheduled in China in February due to the coronavirus pandemic.
No international skiing or snowboarding test events will be held at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic venues this season, meaning freestyle and snowboard worlds must find a new location to be staged, as well as World Cups in several sports.
Earlier this week, it was announced February women’s Alpine skiing World Cup races at the 2022 Winter Olympic venue would be canceled. Replacement races could be scheduled at another site.
“The current situation with the Covid-19 pandemic affecting many parts of the world means that travel restrictions are currently in place, including a current mandatory 14-day quarantine for all international visitors to China,” according to the International Ski Federation (FIS).