Beijing, China, December 7, 2020: The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee and the International Ski Federation (FIS), supported by the IOC, have agreed that, in light of the global Covid-19 situation, that no FIS Test Events for the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing will be staged during the 2020-21 season.
This affects the following planned FIS events:
FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard, Freeski World Championships – February 18-28
FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup – January 27-28
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – February 10-14
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup – February 12-14
FIS Alpine World Cup – February 24-28 (women only)
FIS Cross Country World Cup – March 19-21
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. The travel situation is likely to remain complex for the coming months, during which the Beijing 2022 test events are scheduled.
With the Beijing competition venues all scheduled for completion by the end of 2020, all stakeholders felt that the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are well on track and that removing the Beijing Test Events for FIS events will reduce the complexity of this season for all involved, including the athletes.
FIS President Gian Franco Kasper said: “It was a difficult decision to make but, thanks to the advanced level of preparation by the Beijing 2022 team, we know all venues will be operating at the highest standard in time for the Games in February 2022.”
FIS is now focusing its efforts on finding replacement venues for the cancelled FIS World Championship and FIS World Cup events for the 2020-21 season.
Source: www.fis-ski.com