2020–21 synchronized skating season

The 2020–21 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2020, and ended on June 30, 2021. Running concurrent with the 2020–21 figure skating season. During this season, elite synchronized skating teams were set to compete in the ISU Championship level at the 2021 World Championships, and through the Challenger Series. They also were set to compete at various other elite level international and national competitions; Though ultimately no international competitions were actually held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020–21 synchronized skating season
Date:	July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Though international competitions were planned for the season, all were cancelled in a series of communications throughout the competitive season.^[1][2]

Due to travel restrictions and competition organizing difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic no world standing/ranking points were to be awarded.^[1]

Competitions

The 2020–21 season had the following competitions scheduled.^[3]

Key

ISU Championships

Challenger Series

Other international

Nationals

Date	Event	Type	Level	Location	Details
2020
December 4-6	Riga Amber Cup	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Riga, Latvia	(Event Cancelled)
December 10-13	Lumière Cup	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Eindhoven, Netherlands	(Event Cancelled)
December 17-19	Hevelius Cup	Challenger Nats	Jun.-Nov.	Gdansk, Poland	Details
December 19-20	Santa Claus Cup	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Brno, Czech Republic	(Event Cancelled)
2021
January 14-17	Marie Lundmark Trophy	Challenger	Sen.-Jun.	Turku, Finland	(Event Cancelled)
January 14-17	Marie Lundmark Trophy	Other int	Novice	Turku, Finland	(Event Cancelled)
January 16-17	Britannia Cup	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Nottingham, England	(Event Cancelled)
January 21-23	Mozart Cup	Challenger	Sen.-Jun.	Salzburg, Austria	(Event Cancelled)
January 28-31	Leon Lurje Trophy	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Gothenburg, Sweden	(Event Cancelled)
February 5-6	Trophy D'Ecosse	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Dumfries, England	(Event Cancelled)
February 5-7	French Cup	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Rouen, France	(Event Cancelled)
February 12-13	Neuchâtel Trophy	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	(Event Cancelled)
February 19-21	Spring Cup	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Sesto San Giovanni, Italy	(Event Cancelled)
February 26-28	Budapest Cup	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Budapest, Hungary	(Event Cancelled)
March 6-7	Steel City Trophy	Other int	Sen.-Nov.	Sheffield, England	(Event Cancelled)
March 12-14	ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships	ISU Championships	Junior	Lyon, France	(Event Cancelled)
April 8-10	ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships	ISU Championships	Senior	Hamilton, Canada	(Event Cancelled)
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships; Nats. = National championships Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice

International medalists

Championships

Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Results
Worlds	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic			[4]
Junior Worlds
Challenger Series
Marie Lundmark Trophy	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Mozart Cup
Other International
Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Source
Riga Amber Cup	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Lumière Cup
Santa Claus Cup
Marie Lundmark Trophy novice only
Britannia Cup
Leon Lurje Trophy
Trophy D'Ecosse
French Cup
Neuchâtel Trophy
Spring Cup
Budapest Cup
Steel City Trophy