Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
| Four Continents Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sporting event |
| Date(s) | Varying |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Country | Varying |
| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Organised by | International Skating Union |
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.
Historically, the 4CC has been dominated by just four countries – the United States, Japan, Canada, and China – which have won a combined 277 out of 288 possible medals. South Korea (7), Kazakhstan (2), North Korea (1), and Uzbekistan (1) are the only other countries to have earned Four Continents medals.
Qualifying
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, North Korea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Uzbekistan.[1]
Medalists
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dance
Cumulative medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 28 | 28 | 40 | 96 |
| 2 |  Japan | 25 | 22 | 18 | 65 |
| 3 |  Canada | 20 | 28 | 22 | 70 |
| 4 |  China | 18 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 288 | |
References
- ^ "International Skating Union Communication No. 2103 Entries ISU Championships 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ a b "Medalists: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "2001 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 13, 2002.
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- ^ a b c d "2005 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
- ^ a b c d "2006 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 25, 2006.
- ^ a b c d "2007 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "2008 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "2009 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "2010 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "2011 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "2012 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "2013 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "2014 Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "2015 Four Continents". International Skating Union. February 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "2016 Four Continents". International Skating Union. February 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "2017 Four Continents". International Skating Union. February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "2018 Four Continents". International Skating Union. January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "2019 Four Continents". International Skating Union. February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "2020 Four Continents". International Skating Union. February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Four Continents skating competition latest to hit COVID cancellation list". CBC Sports.
- ^ a b c d "2022 Four Continents". International Skating Union. January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "2023 Four Continents". International Skating Union. February 2023.
- ^ a b "Medalists: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Medalists: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Medalists: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008.
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Sources
- "ISU Constitution & General Regulations 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. (793 KB)
- "ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules: Single and Pair Skating and Ice Dancing 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-25. (1.03 MB)
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