PARIS – French authorities have cancelled the rest of the Trophee Bompard figure skating competition because of the terror attacks that killed at least 127 people in Paris.
The International Skating Union said in a statement on Saturday that the Grand Prix event was cancelled because of “the state of emergency and national mourning days in France.”
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Canadians Patrick Chan, Gabrielle Daleman, Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau (pairs) and Piper Gillies and Paul Poirier (dance) were competing at the event.
Chan was favoured to win for the fifth time at the event.
Skate Canada says it is working to get them home.
The ISU said it has “acknowledged the decision” and expressed its “deepest sympathy to the victims of the despicable terrorist attacks.”
The Trophee Bompard was organized in the southwestern city of Bordeaux.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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