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 and a chance to win prize money. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing.

Contents
Qualifying
Medalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice Dancing
Cumulative medal count
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice Dancing
References
External links
Navigation

Qualifying


Skaters qualify for the Four Continents Championships by belonging to a non-European Member nation of the ISU. Unlike the other championships, due to the smaller number of eligible nations, each Member country can enter 3 skaters/teams in each discipline.
Which skaters from each country attend the Four Continents Championships is at the discretion of the respective national governing body. As with the other senior ISU Championships, skaters must be older than fifteen (as of July 1st the previous year) to compete.
The following countries are currently eligible to send skaters to the competition: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, D.P.R. Korea, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand, United States of America, and Uzbekistan.

Medalists


Men

'Men's Medalists'
Year Location 'Gold' 'Silver' 'Bronze'
'1999' Halifax, Canada Takeshi Honda Li Chengjiang Elvis Stojko
'2000' Osaka, Japan Elvis Stojko Li Chengjiang Zhang Min
'2001' Salt Lake City,
United States
Li Chengjiang Takeshi Honda Michael Weiss
'2002' Jeonju, South Korea Jeffrey Buttle Takeshi Honda Gao Song
'2003' Beijing, China (PRC) Takeshi Honda Zhang Min Li Chengjiang
'2004' Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Jeffrey Buttle Emanuel Sandhu Evan Lysacek
'2005' Gangneung,
South Korea
Evan Lysacek Li Chengjiang Daisuke Takahashi
'2006' Colorado Springs,
United States
Nobunari Oda Christopher Mabee Matthew Savoie
'2007' Colorado Springs,
United States
Evan Lysacek Jeffrey Buttle Jeremy Abbott
'2008' Seoul, South Korea

Ladies

'Ladies Medalists'
Year Location 'Gold' 'Silver' 'Bronze'
'1999' Halifax, Canada Tatiana Malinina Amber Corwin Angela Nikodinov
'2000' Osaka, Japan Angela Nikodinov Stacey Pensgen Annie Bellemare
'2001' Salt Lake City,
United States
Fumie Suguri Angela Nikodinov Yoshie Onda
'2002' Jeonju, South Korea Jennifer Kirk Shizuka Arakawa Yoshie Onda
'2003' Beijing, China (PRC) Fumie Suguri Shizuka Arakawa Yukari Nakano
'2004' Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Yukina Ota Cynthia Phaneuf Amber Corwin
'2005' Gangneung,
South Korea
Fumie Suguri Yoshie Onda Jennifer Kirk
'2006' Colorado Springs,
United States
Katy Taylor Yukari Nakano Beatrisa Liang
'2007' Colorado Springs,
United States
Kimmie Meissner Emily Hughes Joannie Rochette
'2008' Seoul, South Korea

Pairs

'Pairs Medalists'
Year Location 'Gold' 'Silver' 'Bronze'
'1999' Halifax, Canada Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Kristy Sargeant / Kris Wirtz Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell
'2000' Osaka, Japan Jamie Salé / David Pelletier Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn
'2001' Salt Lake City,
United States
Jamie Salé / David Pelletier Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman
'2002' Jeonju, South Korea Pang Qing / Tong Jian Anabelle Langlois / Patrice Archetto Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
'2003' Beijing, China (PRC) Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Pang Qing / Tong Jian Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
'2004' Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Pang Qing / Tong Jian Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Valerie Marcoux / Craig Buntin
'2005' Gangneung,
South Korea
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Pang Qing / Tong Jian Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash
'2006' Colorado Springs,
United States
Rena Inoue / John Baldwin Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sebastien Fecteau Elizabeth Putnam / Sean Wirtz
'2007' Colorado Springs,
United States
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Pang Qing / Tong Jian Rena Inoue / John Baldwin
'2008' Seoul, South Korea

Ice Dancing

Cumulative medal count


Men

1 3 3 1 7
2 3 2 1 6
3 2 0 4 6
4 1 4 3 8

Ladies

1 4 4 4 12
2 4 4 3 11
3 1 0 0 1
4 0 1 2 3

Pairs

1 7 4 2 13
2 2 3 2 7
3 1 1 5 7

Ice Dancing

1 5 6 4 15
2 4 3 5 12

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External links



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