Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

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The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 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 and a chance to win prize money. The 3 other annual figure skating competitions designated "ISU Championships" are the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing.

• 2007 Championships

Contents 1 Qualifying 2 Medalists 2.1 Men 2.2 Ladies 2.3 Pairs 2.4 Ice Dancing 3 Cumulative medal count 3.1 Men 3.2 Ladies 3.3 Pairs 3.4 Ice Dancing 4 References 5 External links 6 Navigation

[edit] Qualifying

Skaters qualify for the Four Continents Championships by belonging to a non-European Member nation of the ISU. Unlike the other championships, due to the smaller number of eligible nations, each Member country can enter 3 skaters/teams in each discipline.

Which skaters from each country attend the Four Continents Championships is at the discretion of the respective national governing body. As with the other senior ISU Championships, skaters must be older than fifteen (as of July 1st the previous year) to compete.

The following countries are currently eligible to send skaters to the competition: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, D.P.R. Korea, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand, the United States of America, and Uzbekistan.

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Men

Men's Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Halifax, Canada	Takeshi Honda	Li Chengjiang	Elvis Stojko
2000	Osaka, Japan	Elvis Stojko	Li Chengjiang	Zhang Min
2001	Salt Lake City, United States	Li Chengjiang	Takeshi Honda	Michael Weiss
2002	Jeonju, South Korea	Jeffrey Buttle	Takeshi Honda	Gao Song
2003	Beijing, China (PRC)	Takeshi Honda	Zhang Min	Li Chengjiang
2004	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Jeffrey Buttle	Emanuel Sandhu	Evan Lysacek
2005	Gangneung, South Korea	Evan Lysacek	Li Chengjiang	Daisuke Takahashi
2006	Colorado Springs, United States	Nobunari Oda	Christopher Mabee	Matthew Savoie
2007	Colorado Springs, United States	Evan Lysacek	Jeffrey Buttle	Jeremy Abbott

[edit] Ladies

Ladies Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Halifax, Canada	Tatiana Malinina	Amber Corwin	Angela Nikodinov
2000	Osaka, Japan	Angela Nikodinov	Stacey Pensgen	Annie Bellemare
2001	Salt Lake City, United States	Fumie Suguri	Angela Nikodinov	Yoshie Onda
2002	Jeonju, South Korea	Jennifer Kirk	Shizuka Arakawa	Yoshie Onda
2003	Beijing, China (PRC)	Fumie Suguri	Shizuka Arakawa	Yukari Nakano
2004	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Yukina Ota	Cynthia Phaneuf	Amber Corwin
2005	Gangneung, South Korea	Fumie Suguri	Yoshie Onda	Jennifer Kirk
2006	Colorado Springs, United States	Katy Taylor	Yukari Nakano	Beatrisa Liang
2007	Colorado Springs, United States	Kimmie Meissner	Emily Hughes	Joannie Rochette

[edit] Pairs

Pairs Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Halifax, Canada	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	Kristy Sargeant / Kris Wirtz	Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell
2000	Osaka, Japan	Jamie Salé / David Pelletier	Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman	Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn
2001	Salt Lake City, United States	Jamie Salé / David Pelletier	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman
2002	Jeonju, South Korea	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	Anabelle Langlois / Patrice Archetto	Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
2003	Beijing, China (PRC)	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
2004	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao	Valerie Marcoux / Craig Buntin
2005	Gangneung, South Korea	Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash
2006	Colorado Springs, United States	Rena Inoue / John Baldwin	Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sebastien Fecteau	Elizabeth Putnam / Sean Wirtz
2007	Colorado Springs, United States	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	Rena Inoue / John Baldwin

[edit] Ice Dancing

Ice Dancing Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Halifax, Canada	Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz	Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet	Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
2000	Osaka, Japan	Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev	Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon	Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
2001	Salt Lake City, United States	Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz	Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev	Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon
2002	Jeonju, South Korea	Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe
2003	Beijing, China	Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
2004	Hamilton, Canada	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon	Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe
2005	Gangneung, South Korea	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov	Lydia Manon / Ryan O'Meara
2006	Colorado Springs, United States	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
2007	Colorado Springs, United States	Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir

[edit] Cumulative medal count

[edit] Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	3	3	1	7
2	Japan	3	2	1	6
3	United States	2	0	4	6
4	China	1	4	3	8

[edit] Ladies

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	4	4	12
2	Japan	4	4	3	11
3	Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1
4	Canada	0	1	2	3

[edit] Pairs

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	7	4	2	13
2	Canada	2	3	2	7
3	United States	1	1	5	7

[edit] Ice Dancing

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	5	6	4	15
2	Canada	4	3	5	12

[edit] References

• ISU Results: MenPDF (6.24 KiB)
• ISU Results: LadiesPDF (6.25 KiB)
• ISU Results: PairsPDF (6.68 KiB)
• ISU Results: DancePDF (6.40 KiB)

[edit] External links

• 2001 Championships
• 2002 Championships
• 2003 Championships
• 2004 Championships
• 2005 Championships
• 2006 Championships
• 2007 Championships

[edit] Navigation

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