Four continents championships
The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships ( Four Continents Figure Skating Championships abbreviated 4CC ) are a year early or mid February taking place Figure Skating Competition. The International Ice Skating Union (ISU) brought this into being in 1999 to enable athletes from non-European countries to participate in a competition similar to the much more traditional European Figure Skating Championships . The namesake of the event, at which prize money is awarded, were the four continents America , Asia , Africa and Oceania , which in addition to Europe are also immortalized in the Olympic rings . Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of individual skating (men and women), pair skating and ice dancing .
The last event took place in February 2020 in Seoul . The host in 2021 will be Sydney .
Start authorization
Figure skaters qualify for the Four Continents Championships if they are citizens of a non-European country that is a member of the International Skating Union. The same rule applies to the judges. In contrast to other international competitions, each participating country may submit up to three athletes or couples in each discipline. The nominations are made by the respective national associations. As with other ISU competitions, the participants must have reached the age of 15 (from July 1st of the previous year).
participating countries
The International Ice Skating Union consists of 28 non-European countries (as of 2018). Past members were Puerto Rico and Grenada . Of these, 22 have taken part in the four continents championship so far. Of the ISU members eligible to start according to geographical considerations, Grenada, Indonesia , Cambodia , Qatar , Kyrgyzstan , Colombia , Morocco , Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates have not yet sent any participants. 7 teams have participated in all previous events.
| Participation | country | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 22 × |
 Australia
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1999-2020 |
 China
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 Japan
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 Canada
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 South Korea (Republic of Korea)
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 Taiwan (Republic of China)
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 United States
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| 19 × |
 Uzbekistan
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1999–2015, 2017, 2018 |
 Mexico
|
1999–2015, 2018–2020 | |
| 18 × |
 South Africa
|
1999–2014, 2016, 2017 |
| 17 × |
 Kazakhstan
|
1999-2001, 2005, 2008-2020 |
| 16 × |
 Hong Kong
|
2001, 2002, 2005, 2007–2012, 2014–2020 |
| 13 × |
 Philippines
|
2006, 2008–2017, 2019, 2020 |
| 12 × |
 New Zealand
|
1999-2010 |
| 10 × |
 Thailand
|
2006, 2008–2012, 2016, 2018–2020 |
| 7 × |
 Brazil
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2007–2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 |
| 6 × |
 Malaysia
|
2014-2019 |
 Singapore
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2010–2012, 2017, 2018, 2020 | |
| 3 × |
 India
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2007, 2013, 2014 |
| 2 × |
 Puerto Rico
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2011, 2012 |
 Argentina
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2015, 2016 | |
 North Korea
|
2016, 2018 |
Medalist
Men's
The most successful in this discipline so far have been Japanese figure skaters with eight wins. The three-time individual winner is the Canadian Patrick Chan (2009, 2012 and 2016).
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
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8th | 9 | 4th |
| 2 |
Canada
|
7th | 4th | 2 |
| 3 |
United States
|
4th | 3 | 9 |
| 4th |
People's Republic of China
|
2 | 6th | 7th |
| 5 |
Kazakhstan
|
1 | - | - |
Ladies
The most successful in this discipline were Japanese figure skaters (14 wins), followed by their colleagues from the United States (six). Japanese women Fumie Suguri (2001, 2003 and 2005) and Mao Asada (2008, 2010 and 2013) have been successful three times so far . At the championships in 2003, 2013 and 2018, the Japanese achieved a triple success.
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
14th | 10 | 10 |
| 2 |
United States
|
6th | 6th | 9 |
| 3 |
South Korea
|
1 | 1 | - |
| 4th |
Uzbekistan
|
1 | - | - |
| 5 |
Canada
|
- | 4th | 2 |
| 6th |
Kazakhstan
|
- | 1 | - |
| 7th |
People's Republic of China
|
- | - | 1 |
Couples
The most successful in this discipline were, by a large margin, the Chinese figure skating couples (15 wins). The couples Pang Qing / Tong Jian (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011) and Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019) were each successful five times . In 2003, all of the medals went to Chinese couples.
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
People's Republic of China
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16 | 8th | 6th |
| 2 |
Canada
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4th | 8th | 6th |
| 3 |
United States
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2 | 6th | 9 |
| 4th |
North Korea
|
- | - | 1 |
Ice dancing
So far, US 13 and Canadian ice dance couples have won nine. Of the 63 medals awarded so far, only one did not go to North America. The USA achieved the only triple success to date in 2005.
The Canadians Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz (1999, 2001, 2003) and Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (2008, 2012, 2017) as well as the US couples Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (2004-2006) and were successful three times each Meryl Davis / Charlie White (2009, 2011, 2013).
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
13 | 13 | 11 |
| 2 |
Canada
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9 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 |
Japan
|
- | - | 1 |
Total medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
25th | 27 | 38 |
| 2 |
Japan
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22nd | 20th | 15th |
| 3 |
Canada
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20th | 25th | 20th |
| 4th |
People's Republic of China
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18th | 14th | 14th |
| 5 |
Kazakhstan
|
1 | 1 | - |
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South Korea
|
1 | 1 | - | |
| 7th |
Uzbekistan
|
1 | - | - |
| 8th |
North Korea
|
- | - | 1 |
See also
- European figure skating championships
- World figure skating championship
- List of Olympic champions in figure skating
Web links
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- Single results in the English Wikipedia (see sidebar)
- Website of the International Skating Union
- Database with historical results from figure skating