Figure skating competitions
The 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2015–16 season . It was held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei , Taiwan on February 16–21.[ 1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing .
Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from non-European member nations of the International Skating Union who reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2015. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships .
National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the Four Continents.
Minimum TES
Minimum technical scores (TES)[ 2]
Discipline
SP / SD
FS / FD
Men
25
45
Ladies
20
36
Pairs
20
36
Ice dance
19
29
Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding season. SP and FS scores may be attained at different events.
Entries
The ISU published the list of entries on 28 January 2016. Some national associations announced their selections earlier.
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
Medals summary
Medalists
Medals for overall placement:
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
Medals by country
Table of medals for overall placement:
See also
References
^ "ISU Championships 2015 - 2016 provisional allotments" . International Skating Union. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
^ "Announcement: 2016 Four Continents Championships" (PDF) . International Skating Union.
^ "Entries: Men" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
^ "Entries: Ladies" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
^ "Entries: Pairs" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
^ "Entries: Ice Dance" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
^ "SKATE CANADA NAMES TEAMS FOR 2016 ISU CHAMPIONSHIPS" . Skate Canada . January 24, 2016. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2016 .
^ Japan Skating Federation. "世界フィギュア/四大陸/世界ジュニア 代表選手 - 公益財団法人 日本スケート連盟 - Japan Skating Federation" . Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-01-11 .
^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces ISU Championship Event Selections" . U.S. Figure Skating . January 24, 2016. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016 .
^ "Figure Skating: Asada Withdraws from 4 Continents" . January 16, 2016.
^ "icenetwork" . Twitter .
^ "Adam Rippon has decided not to compete... - International Figure Skating - Facebook" .
^ "Gabrielle Daleman, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau withdraw from 2016 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships" . Skate Canada . February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016.
^ "Edmunds withdraws from Four Continents Champs" . IceNetwork.com . February 12, 2016.
^ "Four Continents: Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford withdraw from pairs free skate due to illness" . CBC . 20 February 2016.
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