On October 16, the ISU announced the cancellation of the 2021 Four Continents Championships. On November 24, the 2021 World Junior Championships were also cancelled. On December 10, the 2021 European Championships became the third ISU Championships event of the season to be cancelled. The 2021 World Championships were held as scheduled in Stockholm, Sweden from March 22–28, although three positive COVID-19 cases were detected during the event. In addition, the ISU slightly modified the qualification rules to allow additional skaters the opportunity to meet the minimum TES requirements.