After three months off during the global coronavirus pandemic, the Winter Olympian will return to what she does best when Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (HISS) reopens on Saturday.

The 21-year-old figure skater came back to Waratah from the US in March when the 2020 World Championships were cancelled and hasn't been on a rink since.

"I've never had that much time off the ice before," Craine told the Newcastle Herald.

"Five days or a week at the most since I started skating when I was eight-ish. It's been weird for me and I've tried not think about it too much.

"I've never missed it so much in all my life and I'm so excited to get back out there. I feel really motivated and grateful."

Craine made her Olympic debut in the blue-riband event at PyeongChang two years ago and since then has posted personal best scores for free skating (111.64), short program (60.64) and overall total (167.84).

The six-time defending national champion also recorded a career-equalling high of 12^th place at the ISU Four Continents Championships in South Korean capital Seoul in February.

The former SFX high school student was then set for a fifth World Championships before the COVID-19 outbreak saw the international showpiece canned five days prior to opening in Canada on March 16.

"I was in LA [Los Angeles] and we were getting ready to leave on the Sunday when the news came through," Craine said.

"It's the most important one of the season so I didn't think they would cancel. It was so deflating because you build up for it, there's a lot of adrenalin and then nothing.

"I felt really good and more confident in the way I was performing."

Craine is unsure when competitions, at home or abroad, will resume but wants to stay as "prepared" as possible with the 2022 Games in Beijing still the next major goal.

"It [Olympic debut in 2018] was the most incredible event and I don't think anything else can compare," she said. "I can't wait to get back to there again."

In the meantime, Craine said she would "ease into it" at the Warners Bay venue this weekend to avoid any injuries and gradually "build up" her "stamina" before introducing any difficult manoeuvres.

"The best thing is now it feels like a new season," she said.

HISS announced this week they would reopen, to limited numbers and under COVID-19 safety protocols, from June 13 after the NSW government further eased public health orders.