Six-time world champion Aljona Savchenko believes the open field at the upcoming Figure Skating World Championships will make things very interesting. A number of big names are missing from the championships with Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu both missing through injury, the top Chinese skaters skipping and the Russian athletes being banned due to the invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> “First of all, it is not unusual for figure skaters to skip the World Championships after the Olympic Games,” Savchenko said during a conversation with Eurosport Germany.