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 Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Historically, the 4CC has been dominated by just four countries – Canada, China, Japan, and the United States), who have won a combined 130 out of 132 possible medals. South Korea and Uzbekistan are the only other countries to have placed in the 4CC, winning one gold medal each.
Qualifying
Skaters must belong to a non-European member nation of the ISU. Each member country may enter three skaters or teams in each discipline. National governing bodies select their entries according to their own criteria. As with the other senior ISU Championships, eligible skaters must be older than fifteen before July 1 of the previous year.
The following countries are eligible to send skaters to the competition: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, DPR Korea, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United States of America, and Uzbekistan.[1]
Medalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
Cumulative medal count
References
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External links
- 2001 Championships results
- 2002 Championships results
- 2003 Championships results
- 2004 Championships results
- 2005 Championships results
- 2006 Championships results
- 2007 Championships results
- 2008 Championships results
- 2009 Championships results
- 2009 Championships official website
- 2010 Championships results
- 2011 Championships results