Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

For the 2024 edition, see 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Varying
FrequencyAnnual
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1999
Organised byInternational 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 287 out of 300 possible medals. South Korea (9), 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, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Uzbekistan.[1]

Medalists

Men's singles

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Canada Halifax Japan Takeshi Honda China Li Chengjiang Canada Elvis Stojko [2]
2000 Japan Osaka Canada Elvis Stojko China Li Chengjiang China Zhang Min
2001 United States Salt Lake City China Li Chengjiang Japan Takeshi Honda United States Michael Weiss [3]
2002 South Korea Jeonju Canada Jeffrey Buttle Japan Takeshi Honda China Gao Song [4]
2003 China Beijing Japan Takeshi Honda China Zhang Min China Li Chengjiang [5]
2004 Canada Hamilton Canada Jeffrey Buttle Canada Emanuel Sandhu United States Evan Lysacek [6]
2005 South Korea Gangneung United States Evan Lysacek China Li Chengjiang Japan Daisuke Takahashi [7]
2006 United States Colorado Springs Japan Nobunari Oda Canada Christopher Mabee United States Matthew Savoie [8]
2007 United States Colorado Springs United States Evan Lysacek Canada Jeffrey Buttle United States Jeremy Abbott [9]
2008 South Korea Goyang Japan Daisuke Takahashi Canada Jeffrey Buttle United States Evan Lysacek [10]
2009 Canada Vancouver Canada Patrick Chan United States Evan Lysacek Japan Takahiko Kozuka [11]
2010 South Korea Jeonju United States Adam Rippon Japan Tatsuki Machida Canada Kevin Reynolds [12]
2011 Taiwan Taipei Japan Daisuke Takahashi Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Jeremy Abbott [13]
2012 United States Colorado Springs Canada Patrick Chan Japan Daisuke Takahashi United States Ross Miner [14]
2013 Japan Osaka Canada Kevin Reynolds Japan Yuzuru Hanyu China Yan Han [15]
2014 Taiwan Taipei Japan Takahito Mura Japan Takahiko Kozuka China Song Nan [16]
2015 South Korea Seoul Kazakhstan Denis Ten United States Joshua Farris China Yan Han [17]
2016 Taiwan Taipei Canada Patrick Chan China Jin Boyang China Yan Han [18]
2017 South Korea Gangneung United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Shoma Uno [19]
2018 Taiwan Taipei China Jin Boyang Japan Shoma Uno United States Jason Brown [20]
2019 United States Anaheim Japan Shoma Uno China Jin Boyang United States Vincent Zhou [21]
2020 South Korea Seoul Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Jason Brown Japan Yuma Kagiyama [22]
2021 Australia Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022 Estonia Tallinn South Korea Cha Jun-hwan Japan Kazuki Tomono Japan Kao Miura [24]
2023 United States Colorado Springs Japan Kao Miura Canada Keegan Messing Japan Shun Sato [25]
2024 China Shanghai Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Shun Sato South Korea Cha Jun-hwan [26]
2025 South Korea Seoul
2026 China Beijing

Women's singles

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Canada Halifax Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina United States Amber Corwin United States Angela Nikodinov [27]
2000 Japan Osaka United States Angela Nikodinov United States Stacey Pensgen Canada Annie Bellemare
2001 United States Salt Lake City Japan Fumie Suguri United States Angela Nikodinov Japan Yoshie Onda [3]
2002 South Korea Jeonju United States Jennifer Kirk Japan Shizuka Arakawa Japan Yoshie Onda [4]
2003 China Beijing Japan Fumie Suguri Japan Shizuka Arakawa Japan Yukari Nakano [5]
2004 Canada Hamilton Japan Yukina Ota Canada Cynthia Phaneuf United States Amber Corwin [6]
2005 South Korea Gangneung Japan Fumie Suguri Japan Yoshie Onda United States Jennifer Kirk [7]
2006 United States Colorado Springs United States Katy Taylor Japan Yukari Nakano United States Beatrisa Liang [8]
2007 United States Colorado Springs United States Kimmie Meissner United States Emily Hughes Canada Joannie Rochette [9]
2008 South Korea Goyang Japan Mao Asada Canada Joannie Rochette Japan Miki Ando [10]
2009 Canada Vancouver South Korea Yuna Kim Canada Joannie Rochette Japan Mao Asada [11]
2010 South Korea Jeonju Japan Mao Asada Japan Akiko Suzuki United States Caroline Zhang [12]
2011 Taiwan Taipei Japan Miki Ando Japan Mao Asada United States Mirai Nagasu [13]
2012 United States Colorado Springs United States Ashley Wagner Japan Mao Asada United States Caroline Zhang [14]
2013 Japan Osaka Japan Mao Asada Japan Akiko Suzuki Japan Kanako Murakami [15]
2014 Taiwan Taipei Japan Kanako Murakami Japan Satoko Miyahara China Li Zijun [16]
2015 South Korea Seoul United States Polina Edmunds Japan Satoko Miyahara Japan Rika Hongo [17]
2016 Taiwan Taipei Japan Satoko Miyahara United States Mirai Nagasu Japan Rika Hongo [18]
2017 South Korea Gangneung Japan Mai Mihara Canada Gabrielle Daleman United States Mirai Nagasu [19]
2018 Taiwan Taipei Japan Kaori Sakamoto Japan Mai Mihara Japan Satoko Miyahara [20]
2019 United States Anaheim Japan Rika Kihira Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva Japan Mai Mihara [21]
2020 South Korea Seoul Japan Rika Kihira South Korea You Young United States Bradie Tennell [22]
2021 Australia Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022 Estonia Tallinn Japan Mai Mihara South Korea Lee Hae-in South Korea Kim Ye-lim [24]
2023 United States Colorado Springs South Korea Lee Hae-in South Korea Kim Ye-lim Japan Mone Chiba [25]
2024 China Shanghai Japan Mone Chiba South Korea Kim Chae-yeon Japan Rinka Watanabe [26]
2025 South Korea Seoul
2026 China Beijing

Pairs

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Canada Halifax
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2000 Japan Osaka
2001 United States Salt Lake City [3]
2002 South Korea Jeonju [4]
2003 China Beijing [5]
2004 Canada Hamilton [6]
2005 South Korea Gangneung [7]
2006 United States Colorado Springs [8]
2007 United States Colorado Springs [9]
2008 South Korea Goyang [10]
2009 Canada Vancouver [11]
2010 South Korea Jeonju [12]
2011 Taiwan Taipei [13]
2012 United States Colorado Springs [14]
2013 Japan Osaka [15]
2014 Taiwan Taipei [16]
2015 South Korea Seoul [17]
2016 Taiwan Taipei [18]
2017 South Korea Gangneung [19]
2018 Taiwan Taipei [20]
2019 United States Anaheim [21]
2020 South Korea Seoul [22]
2021 Australia Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022 Estonia Tallinn [24]
2023 United States Colorado Springs [25]
2024 China Shanghai [26]
2025 South Korea Seoul
2026 China Beijing

Ice dance

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Canada Halifax [29]
2000 Japan Osaka
2001 United States Salt Lake City [3]
2002 South Korea Jeonju [4]
2003 China Beijing [5]
2004 Canada Hamilton [6]
2005 South Korea Gangneung [7]
2006 United States Colorado Springs [8]
2007 United States Colorado Springs [9]
2008 South Korea Goyang [10]
2009 Canada Vancouver [11]
2010 South Korea Jeonju [12]
2011 Taiwan Taipei [13]
2012 United States Colorado Springs [14]
2013 Japan Osaka [15]
2014 Taiwan Taipei [16]
2015 South Korea Seoul [17]
2016 Taiwan Taipei [18]
2017 South Korea Gangneung [19]
2018 Taiwan Taipei [20]
2019 United States Anaheim [21]
2020 South Korea Seoul [22]
2021 Australia Sydney Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [23]
2022 Estonia Tallinn [24]
2023 United States Colorado Springs [25]
2024 China Shanghai [26]
2025 South Korea Seoul
2026 China Beijing

Cumulative medal count

Main article: Four Continents Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States28284298
2 Japan27241970
3 Canada22292273
4 China18141446
5 South Korea3429
6 Kazakhstan1102
7 Uzbekistan1001
8 North Korea0011
Totals (8 entries)100100100300

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