Figure skating cancels Grand Prix in France following Paris terror attacks

U.S. officials are working to bring American skaters home after The Trophee Eric Bompard, one of figure skating’s Grand Prix events, was canceled following the terror attacks in Paris.

The Grand Prix event was being held in Bordeaux, about 350 miles south of Paris. But the International Skating Union announced the cancellation just before the finals were to begin Saturday, saying the decision was made “due to the state of emergency and national mourning days in France.”

“Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the victims, their families and the people of France,” U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement. “We fully support the decision of French authorities to cancel the remaining portion of the 2015 Trophée Bompard event.”

Seven U.S. skaters were competing at Trophee Eric Bompard.

Trophee Eric Bompard is the fourth of six Grand Prixs, and results at the events determine who qualifies for next month’s Grand Prix Final in Barcelona. The ISU has yet to determine what will be done with results from Trophee Eric Bompard, since the competition wasn’t completed.

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