Dang it!! Big figure skating fan here. Big event cancelled due to Covid-19.

[IL Dem]

Grand Prix final cancelled after Japan shuts borders
By Elaine Lies

TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - One of the key figure skating events leading into the Winter Olympics, the Grand Prix Final, has been cancelled after Japan closed its borders to non-Japanese visitors earlier this week, skating officials said on Thursday.

Japan on Monday took some of the strictest steps globally by closing its borders to new foreign entrants for about a month in light of the emergence of the new coronavirus variant, Omicron. read more

The Grand Prix final, which was scheduled for the western city of Osaka from Dec. 9-12, has long been seen as a key step on the road to the Winter Olympics, which run from Feb. 4-20 in Beijing next year, bringing together the world's top skaters through a series of competitions lasting more than a month.

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https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/grand-prix-final-cancelled-after-japan-shuts-borders-2021-12-02/



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I gotta say, there were big differences in the audiences' mask wearing between some of the venues that were part of this series. The compliance in the Russian one was a lot like here: poor as hell!

[ratchiweenie]

1. I love it too and am sad we will not get to see the Grand Prix.