On December 2, 2021, the event was cancelled due to Japanese travel restrictions imposed in response to the Omicron variant (as part of the COVID-19 pandemic), with the possibility of postponement to the end of the season.[2][3] On December 17, the event was definitively cancelled.[4] It was the second consecutive season that the Grand Prix Final was cancelled.
Due to varying travel and quarantine restrictions during the pandemic, several countries had logistical issues gaining access to certain competitions on both the Junior Grand Prix and Grand Prix series. For example, Russian skaters were unable to enter France for the first two stages of the JGP series and struggled to obtain visas for Skate America, the first stop on the Grand Prix series.[5][6]
For the JGP series, the ISU implemented a re-allocation process for countries who lost quota spots due to being unable to enter certain countries and compete. In addition, the ISU decided not to implement a JGP ranking for the season and to instead prioritize holding the JGP series safely "with the best possible participation" in light of the pandemic.[7] The ISU announced an alternate qualification criteria for the Junior Grand Prix Final on October 4.[8]
On September 1, the Japan Skating Federation announced that it had chosen to forego the JGP series entirely, despite originally planning to skip just the initial three events, due to pandemic-related travel restrictions and the mandatory quarantine period for skaters upon returning to Japan.[9] As a result, the host nation was to have no representatives in the Junior Grand Prix Final, before being awarded a wild card berth in men's and women's singles.[10][8]
On November 29, in response to the discovery of the Omicron variant, the Japanese government announced travel restrictions preventing all foreigners from entering the country beginning November 30.[11] The JSF later announced that it would adjust by implementing a bubble environment as the federation "[proceeded] with preparations while taking infection control measures in line with the government's policy."[12] On December 2, the ISU announced that the event had been cancelled for the month of December due to the "complicated epidemic situation".[2] The ISU left open the possibility for postponement until the end of the season, but did not announce a post-season date or location for any rescheduled event.[3] After being unable to find a replacement host, the event was definitively cancelled on December 17.[4]
^ ab"Omicron travel rules, entry ban create mess for sports in Japan". The Asahi Shimbun. December 2, 2021.
^ ab"ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021, Osaka/Japan – cancellation". International Skating Union. December 2, 2021.
^ ab"Cancellation of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021, Osaka/Japan". International Skating Union. December 17, 2021.
^"О неучастии российских фигуристов в первом и втором этапах серии ИСУ Гран-при среди юниоров в Куршевеле (Франция)" [On the non-participation of Russian figure skaters in the first and second stages of the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel (France)] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. August 10, 2021.
^Nikolaev, Denis (September 6, 2021). "Коган: «ФФККР делает все возможное, чтобы фигуристы выступили на Skate America»" [Kogan: "FFKKR is doing everything possible for skaters to perform at Skate America"]. Sport24 (in Russian).
^"Communication No. 2418: Decisions of the Council – ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating season 2021/22". International Skating Union. August 5, 2021.
^"フィギュア、北京五輪テスト大会に選手派遣の方針 スケート理事会" [Figure skating board to dispatch athletes to Beijing Olympics test event]. Sponichi (in Japanese). September 1, 2021.
^Gallagher, Jack (September 18, 2021). "Rika Kihira's Move to Train with Brian Orser Improves Chances for Olympic Medal". Japan Forward.
^"全外国人の入国禁止…フィギュアＧＰファイナルの影響は？ 連盟「現段階でお答えできない」" [All foreigners are prohibited from entering the country ... What is the impact on the Grand Prix Final? Federation "I can't answer at this stage"]. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). November 29, 2021.
^"大阪でのフィギュアＧＰファイナル、開催に向け調整…バブル方式「準備進めていく」" [Figure skating Grand Prix Final in Osaka, adjustments for holding ... "Preparing" bubble method]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). November 30, 2021.
^"本田ルーカス剛史、住吉りをん 開催国枠でジュニアＧＰファイナル出場へ" [Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Rion Sumiyoshi to participate in the Junior GP Final in the host country spot]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 17, 2021.
^"Isabeau Levito Withdraws from Junior Grand Prix Final" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. November 30, 2021.
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The 2021 22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and ISU Junior Grand Prix Final were scheduled to be held from December 9 12 2021 at the Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in Osaka Japan 1 The combined event was to be the culmination of two international series the Grand Prix of Figure Skating and the Junior Grand Prix Medals would have been awarded in the disciplines of men s singles women s singles pairs and ice dance on the senior and junior levels 2021 22 Grand Prix FinalType Grand PrixDate December 9 12Season 2021 22Location Osaka JapanHost Japan Skating FederationVenue Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab DomeDefending championsMen s singles Nathan Chen S Shun Sato J Ladies singles Alena Kostornaia S Kamila Valieva J Pair skating Sui Wenjing Han Cong S Apollinariia Panfilova Dmitry Rylov J Ice dance Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron S Maria Kazakova Georgy Reviya J NavigationPrevious 2019 20 Grand Prix Final2020 21 Grand Prix Final cancelled event Next 2022 23 Grand Prix FinalPrevious GP 2021 Rostelecom CupNext GP 2022 Skate AmericaOn December 2 2021 the event was cancelled due to Japanese travel restrictions imposed in response to the Omicron variant as part of the COVID 19 pandemic with the possibility of postponement to the end of the season 2 3 On December 17 the event was definitively cancelled 4 It was the second consecutive season that the Grand Prix Final was cancelled Contents 1 Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and cancellation 2 Qualifiers 2 1 Senior 2 2 Junior 2 3 Changes to preliminary qualifiers 3 Records 4 References 5 External linksImpact of the COVID 19 pandemic and cancellation EditDue to varying travel and quarantine restrictions during the pandemic several countries had logistical issues gaining access to certain competitions on both the Junior Grand Prix and Grand Prix series For example Russian skaters were unable to enter France for the first two stages of the JGP series and struggled to obtain visas for Skate America the first stop on the Grand Prix series 5 6 For the JGP series the ISU implemented a re allocation process for countries who lost quota spots due to being unable to enter certain countries and compete In addition the ISU decided not to implement a JGP ranking for the season and to instead prioritize holding the JGP series safely with the best possible participation in light of the pandemic 7 The ISU announced an alternate qualification criteria for the Junior Grand Prix Final on October 4 8 On September 1 the Japan Skating Federation announced that it had chosen to forego the JGP series entirely despite originally planning to skip just the initial three events due to pandemic related travel restrictions and the mandatory quarantine period for skaters upon returning to Japan 9 As a result the host nation was to have no representatives in the Junior Grand Prix Final before being awarded a wild card berth in men s and women s singles 10 8 On November 29 in response to the discovery of the Omicron variant the Japanese government announced travel restrictions preventing all foreigners from entering the country beginning November 30 11 The JSF later announced that it would adjust by implementing a bubble environment as the federation proceeded with preparations while taking infection control measures in line with the government s policy 12 On December 2 the ISU announced that the event had been cancelled for the month of December due to the complicated epidemic situation 2 The ISU left open the possibility for postponement until the end of the season but did not announce a post season date or location for any rescheduled event 3 After being unable to find a replacement host the event was definitively cancelled on December 17 4 Qualifiers EditSenior Edit Men 13 Women 14 Pairs 15 Ice dance 16 1 Yuma Kagiyama Kamila Valieva Anastasia Mishina Aleksandr Galliamov Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron2 Shoma Uno Anna Shcherbakova Sui Wenjing Han Cong Victoria Sinitsina Nikita Katsalapov3 Vincent Zhou Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Evgenia Tarasova Vladimir Morozov Madison Hubbell Zachary Donohue4 Nathan Chen Kaori Sakamoto Aleksandra Boikova Dmitrii Kozlovskii Piper Gilles Paul Poirier5 Mikhail Kolyada Maiia Khromykh Daria Pavliuchenko Denis Khodykin Madison Chock Evan Bates6 Jason Brown Alena Kostornaia Riku Miura Ryuichi Kihara Charlene Guignard Marco FabbriAlternates1st Shun Sato You Young Iuliia Artemeva Mikhail Nazarychev Alexandra Stepanova Ivan Bukin2nd Morisi Kvitelashvili Loena Hendrickx Alexa Knierim Brandon Frazier Laurence Fournier Beaudry Nikolaj Sorensen3rd Cha Jun hwan Mai Mihara Ashley Cain Gribble Timothy LeDuc Olivia Smart Adrian DiazJunior Edit Men 17 Women 18 Pairs 19 Ice dance 20 1 Ilia Malinin Sofia Akateva Ekaterina Chikmareva Matvei Ianchenkov Irina Khavronina Dario Cirisano2 Ilya Yablokov Veronika Zhilina Natalia Khabibullina Ilya Knyazhuk Vasilisa Kaganovskaia Valeriy Angelopol3 Gleb Lutfullin Sofia Muravieva Anastasia Mukhortova Dmitry Evgenyev Katarina Wolfkostin Jeffrey Chen4 Kirill Sarnovskiy Adeliia Petrosian Ekaterina Petushkova Evgenii Malikov Natalie D Alessandro Bruce Waddell5 Wesley Chiu Isabeau Levito withdrew Sofya Tyutyunina Alexander Shustitskiy6 Egor Rukhin Lindsay Thorngren Oona Brown Gage BrownWild card 21 Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Rion SumiyoshiAlternates1st Artem Kovalev Anastasia Zinina called up Karina Safina Luka Berulava Sofia Leonteva Daniil Gorelkin2nd Mikhail Shaidorov Sofia Samodelkina Polina Kostiukovich Aleksei Briukhanov Isabella Flores Dimitry Tsarevski3rd Arlet Levandi Kim Chae yeon Ekaterina Storublevtseva Artem Gritsaenko Miku Makita Tyler GunaraChanges to preliminary qualifiers Edit Date Discipline Withdrew Added Reason Other notes RefsNovember 30 Junior women Isabeau Levito Anastasia Zinina Injury 22 23 Records EditFor the all time highest scores see list of highest scores in figure skating For the all time highest junior scores see list of highest junior scores in figure skating For the season s highest scores see 2021 22 figure skating season Season s best scores References Edit Decisions of the Council Update on ISU Event Calendar International Skating Union January 29 2021 a b Omicron travel rules entry ban create mess for sports in Japan The Asahi Shimbun December 2 2021 a b ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021 Osaka Japan cancellation International Skating Union December 2 2021 a b Cancellation of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021 Osaka Japan International Skating Union December 17 2021 O neuchastii rossijskih figuristov v pervom i vtorom etapah serii ISU Gran pri sredi yuniorov v Kurshevele Franciya On the non participation of Russian figure skaters in the first and second stages of the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel France in Russian Figure Skating Federation of Russia August 10 2021 Nikolaev Denis September 6 2021 Kogan FFKKR delaet vse vozmozhnoe chtoby figuristy vystupili na Skate America Kogan FFKKR is doing everything possible for skaters to perform at Skate America Sport24 in Russian Communication No 2418 Decisions of the Council ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating season 2021 22 International Skating Union August 5 2021 a b Communication No 2431 Decisions of the Council International Skating Union October 4 2021 フィギュア 北京五輪テスト大会に選手派遣の方針 スケート理事会 Figure skating board to dispatch athletes to Beijing Olympics test event Sponichi in Japanese September 1 2021 Gallagher Jack September 18 2021 Rika Kihira s Move to Train with Brian Orser Improves Chances for Olympic Medal Japan Forward 全外国人の入国禁止 フィギュアＧＰファイナルの影響は 連盟 現段階でお答えできない All foreigners are prohibited from entering the country What is the impact on the Grand Prix Final Federation I can t answer at this stage Tokyo Sports in Japanese November 29 2021 大阪でのフィギュアＧＰファイナル 開催に向け調整 バブル方式 準備進めていく Figure skating Grand Prix Final in Osaka adjustments for holding Preparing bubble method Yomiuri Shimbun in Japanese November 30 2021 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Men International Skating Union ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Women International Skating Union ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Pairs International Skating Union ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Ice Dance International Skating Union ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Men Final Results International Skating Union ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Women Final Results International Skating Union ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Pairs Final Results International Skating Union ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 2022 Ice Dance Final Results International Skating Union 本田ルーカス剛史 住吉りをん 開催国枠でジュニアＧＰファイナル出場へ Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Rion Sumiyoshi to participate in the Junior GP Final in the host country spot Nikkan Sports in Japanese November 17 2021 Isabeau Levito Withdraws from Junior Grand Prix Final Press release U S Figure Skating November 30 2021 ISU Grand Prix Final 2021 2022 Junior Women Entries International Skating Union November 30 2021 External links EditGrand Prix Final at the International Skating Union Official website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final amp oldid 1096339119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
