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Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

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For the 2024 edition, see 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships. The event's name refers to the Americas (North America and South America), Africa, Asia and Oceania (four of the five continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance.

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Varying
FrequencyAnnual
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1999
Organised byInternational Skating Union

Historically, the 4CC has been dominated by just four countries – the United States, Japan, Canada, and China – which have won a combined 287 out of 300 possible medals. South Korea (9), Kazakhstan (2), North Korea (1), and Uzbekistan (1) are the only other countries to have earned Four Continents medals.

Qualifying edit

Skaters must belong to a non-European member nation of the ISU. Each member country may enter up to three skaters or teams in each discipline, provided they obtain the minimum TES in the current or previous season. National governing bodies select their entries according to their own criteria. As with the other senior ISU Championships, eligible skaters must be at least seventeen before July 1 of the previous year.

As of 2018 Championships, the following countries are eligible to send skaters to the competition: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Uzbekistan.[1]

Medalists edit

Men's singles edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999   Halifax   Takeshi Honda   Li Chengjiang   Elvis Stojko [2]
2000   Osaka   Elvis Stojko   Li Chengjiang   Zhang Min
2001   Salt Lake City   Li Chengjiang   Takeshi Honda   Michael Weiss [3]
2002   Jeonju   Jeffrey Buttle   Takeshi Honda   Gao Song [4]
2003   Beijing   Takeshi Honda   Zhang Min   Li Chengjiang [5]
2004   Hamilton   Jeffrey Buttle   Emanuel Sandhu   Evan Lysacek [6]
2005   Gangneung   Evan Lysacek   Li Chengjiang   Daisuke Takahashi [7]
2006   Colorado Springs   Nobunari Oda   Christopher Mabee   Matthew Savoie [8]
2007   Colorado Springs   Evan Lysacek   Jeffrey Buttle   Jeremy Abbott [9]
2008   Goyang   Daisuke Takahashi   Jeffrey Buttle   Evan Lysacek [10]
2009   Vancouver   Patrick Chan   Evan Lysacek   Takahiko Kozuka [11]
2010   Jeonju   Adam Rippon   Tatsuki Machida   Kevin Reynolds [12]
2011   Taipei   Daisuke Takahashi   Yuzuru Hanyu   Jeremy Abbott [13]
2012   Colorado Springs   Patrick Chan   Daisuke Takahashi   Ross Miner [14]
2013   Osaka   Kevin Reynolds   Yuzuru Hanyu   Yan Han [15]
2014   Taipei   Takahito Mura   Takahiko Kozuka   Song Nan [16]
2015   Seoul   Denis Ten   Joshua Farris   Yan Han [17]
2016   Taipei   Patrick Chan   Jin Boyang   Yan Han [18]
2017   Gangneung   Nathan Chen   Yuzuru Hanyu   Shoma Uno [19]
2018   Taipei   Jin Boyang   Shoma Uno   Jason Brown [20]
2019   Anaheim   Shoma Uno   Jin Boyang   Vincent Zhou [21]
2020   Seoul   Yuzuru Hanyu   Jason Brown   Yuma Kagiyama [22]
2021   Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022   Tallinn   Cha Jun-hwan   Kazuki Tomono   Kao Miura [24]
2023   Colorado Springs   Kao Miura   Keegan Messing   Shun Sato [25]
2024   Shanghai   Yuma Kagiyama   Shun Sato   Cha Jun-hwan [26]
2025   Seoul
2026   Beijing

Women's singles edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999   Halifax   Tatiana Malinina   Amber Corwin   Angela Nikodinov [27]
2000   Osaka   Angela Nikodinov   Stacey Pensgen   Annie Bellemare
2001   Salt Lake City   Fumie Suguri   Angela Nikodinov   Yoshie Onda [3]
2002   Jeonju   Jennifer Kirk   Shizuka Arakawa   Yoshie Onda [4]
2003   Beijing   Fumie Suguri   Shizuka Arakawa   Yukari Nakano [5]
2004   Hamilton   Yukina Ota   Cynthia Phaneuf   Amber Corwin [6]
2005   Gangneung   Fumie Suguri   Yoshie Onda   Jennifer Kirk [7]
2006   Colorado Springs   Katy Taylor   Yukari Nakano   Beatrisa Liang [8]
2007   Colorado Springs   Kimmie Meissner   Emily Hughes   Joannie Rochette [9]
2008   Goyang   Mao Asada   Joannie Rochette   Miki Ando [10]
2009   Vancouver   Yuna Kim   Joannie Rochette   Mao Asada [11]
2010   Jeonju   Mao Asada   Akiko Suzuki   Caroline Zhang [12]
2011   Taipei   Miki Ando   Mao Asada   Mirai Nagasu [13]
2012   Colorado Springs   Ashley Wagner   Mao Asada   Caroline Zhang [14]
2013   Osaka   Mao Asada   Akiko Suzuki   Kanako Murakami [15]
2014   Taipei   Kanako Murakami   Satoko Miyahara   Li Zijun [16]
2015   Seoul   Polina Edmunds   Satoko Miyahara   Rika Hongo [17]
2016   Taipei   Satoko Miyahara   Mirai Nagasu   Rika Hongo [18]
2017   Gangneung   Mai Mihara   Gabrielle Daleman   Mirai Nagasu [19]
2018   Taipei   Kaori Sakamoto   Mai Mihara   Satoko Miyahara [20]
2019   Anaheim   Rika Kihira   Elizabet Tursynbaeva   Mai Mihara [21]
2020   Seoul   Rika Kihira   You Young   Bradie Tennell [22]
2021   Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022   Tallinn   Mai Mihara   Lee Hae-in   Kim Ye-lim [24]
2023   Colorado Springs   Lee Hae-in   Kim Ye-lim   Mone Chiba [25]
2024   Shanghai   Mone Chiba   Kim Chae-yeon   Rinka Watanabe [26]
2025   Seoul
2026   Beijing

Pairs edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999   Halifax
[28]
2000   Osaka
2001   Salt Lake City [3]
2002   Jeonju [4]
2003   Beijing [5]
2004   Hamilton [6]
2005   Gangneung [7]
2006   Colorado Springs [8]
2007   Colorado Springs [9]
2008   Goyang [10]
2009   Vancouver [11]
2010   Jeonju [12]
2011   Taipei [13]
2012   Colorado Springs [14]
2013   Osaka [15]
2014   Taipei [16]
2015   Seoul [17]
2016   Taipei [18]
2017   Gangneung [19]
2018   Taipei [20]
2019   Anaheim [21]
2020   Seoul [22]
2021   Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022   Tallinn [24]
2023   Colorado Springs [25]
2024   Shanghai [26]
2025   Seoul
2026   Beijing

Ice dance edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999   Halifax [29]
2000   Osaka
2001   Salt Lake City [3]
2002   Jeonju [4]
2003   Beijing [5]
2004   Hamilton [6]
2005   Gangneung [7]
2006   Colorado Springs [8]
2007   Colorado Springs [9]
2008   Goyang [10]
2009   Vancouver [11]
2010   Jeonju [12]
2011   Taipei [13]
2012   Colorado Springs [14]
2013   Osaka [15]
2014   Taipei [16]
2015   Seoul [17]
2016   Taipei [18]
2017   Gangneung [19]
2018   Taipei [20]
2019   Anaheim [21]
2020   Seoul [22]
2021   Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022   Tallinn [24]
2023   Colorado Springs [25]
2024   Shanghai [26]
2025   Seoul
2026   Beijing

Cumulative medal count edit

Main article: Four Continents Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States28284298
2  Japan27241970
3  Canada22292273
4  China18141446
5  South Korea3429
6  Kazakhstan1102
7  Uzbekistan1001
8  North Korea0011
Totals (8 entries)100100100300

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