On March 14 , 2011 , the 2011 World Championships , scheduled to begin on March 21 , were postponed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and its aftermath , and later reassigned to Moscow , Russia . It was the first disaster affecting the World Championships in 50 years . In 1961 , the entire United States team was killed in a plane crash , resulting in its cancellation . The last time a World Championships was moved was in 2000 , due to an alleged broadcasting dispute , and the new host , France , had seven months to prepare , with the event held in the traditional month of March . However , the 2011 event had to be pushed back to April 24 – May 1 , with only a month to prepare
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2010–11 figure skating season