NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It didn't take long for COVID-19 to disrupt this week's U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Reigning national champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier withdrew from the pairs competition Wednesday night after Frazier tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from U.S. Figure Skating.
The duo had been scheduled to skate their short program Thursday afternoon, in what is the last competition for U.S. skaters before the team for the 2022 Winter Olympics is named. Knierim and Frazier were considered the favorites in pairs.
Frazier, 29, said in an Instagram video that he started developing "severe symptoms" late Tuesday night and later tested positive.