2021–22 figure skating season

The ISU acknowledged two key challenges in organizing the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: entry restrictions into host countries and/or return to the home countries and limited air travel options. However, the ISU remained committed to having a full calendar of events, with modifications as necessary, and issued the following statement:

"Despite the lingering world-wide coronavirus pandemic, the ISU is looking forward to the Olympic season and will do its utmost to assist the ISU Members in maintaining and safely conducting the planned ISU Events and allowing a maximum number of participants."[3]

On August 5, the ISU announced that due to varying travel and quarantine restrictions during the pandemic, it would consider re-allocation requests for the Junior Grand Prix series on a case-by-case basis according to an outlined criteria of preference. The ISU also said that they would abandon the re-allocation process in the event of an abundance of requests or overly complex requests that would cause logistical issues. 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.[3] In October, the ISU announced alternative qualification criteria for the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix Final.[4]

Skate Canada was scheduled to host the second JGP event in Edmonton, Alberta, but cancelled the event due to uncertainties surrounding the pandemic. The Fédération Française des Sports de Glace hosted two back-to-back JGP events in Courcheval.[5]

On August 16, the ISU announced the cancellation of the third Grand Prix event, the 2021 Cup of China, citing the limited number of international flights to China and strict COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.[6] On August 27, the Gran Premio d'Italia was named as the replacement event.[7] On December 2, the ISU announced that the 2021–22 Grand Prix Final would not be able to be held as scheduled in Osaka, Japan, and that they were considering the possibility of postponement to later in the season.[8] The event was definitively cancelled on December 17.[9]

On September 13, the Chinese Skating Association also announced the cancellation of the 2022 Four Continents Championships.[10] The ISU again asked for other members to apply as alternate hosts on the originally scheduled dates. After receiving no applications from non-European members, the ISU asked the Estonian Skating Union, the host of the 2022 European Championships, to host the Four Continents Championships at the same venue the week after the European Championships.[11]

On February 12, the ISU announced that the 2022 World Junior Championships could not be held as planned due to concerns about a surge in omicron variant cases Bulgaria peaking on the originally scheduled dates, as well as the host nation's restrictive entry requirements. As the 2021 World Junior Championships had already been cancelled, the ISU announced that they would evaluate the feasibility of postponing the event until May if the Bulgarian Skating Federation were willing and other ISU member nations were willing to attend.[12] On March 4, the ISU announced that the event would be held from April 13–17 in Tallinn, Estonia, the second ISU Championships event of the season to be re-allocated to the Estonian Skating Union.[13]

If skaters of different nationalities formed a team, the ISU required that they choose one country to represent. The date provided is the date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.

Several competitions were rescheduled from the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scheduled competitions:[165][166]

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