Paris (AFP)
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, quadruple world champions and 2018 Olympic vice-champions in ice dance, have decided to give up the 2021 Worlds and will therefore not skate for the season, announced the French Federation of Ice Sports (FFSG) Tuesday in a statement.
"Absence of competition for nearly a year, protocols surrounding the Covid-19 which require periods of quarantine, early 2021 which still raises a lot of concerns and uncertainties, psychological wear and tear (...) are as many elements and constraints that do not allow preparation in optimal conditions, ”explains the federation.
The 2021 Worlds are scheduled from March 22 to 28 in Stockholm.
They were to be the French duo's only winter competition.
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