Hamilton Named Host of 2022 World Synchronized Skating Championships

Credit: Skate Canada

Hamilton has been named the host city for the 2022 world synchronized skating championships.

Skate Canada said in a release that the event will be held at FirstOntario Centre from April 7-9 next year.

Hamilton also hosted the event in 2015.

The announcement comes about a month after the International Skating Union cancelled the 2021 championships in Zagreb, Croatia, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 championships scheduled to be held in Lake Placid, N.Y., were also cancelled.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2021.

The Canadian Press

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