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2022 Four Continents Championships
Type: ISU Championship
Date:January 18 – 23
Season: 2021–22
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Host: Estonian Skating Union
Venue: Tondiraba Ice Hall
Champions
Men's singles:
South Korea Cha Jun-hwan
Women's singles:
Japan Mai Mihara
Pairs:
United States Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov
Ice dance:
United States Caroline Green / Michael Parsons
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The 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held from January 18–23, 2022, at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. Held annually since 1999 (except for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the competition featured skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

Tianjin, China was announced as the original host in October 2020. [1] The 2022 Four Continents Championships were one of several events cancelled by the Chinese Skating Association during the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon China's withdrawal as host on September 13, 2021, the International Skating Union asked for other non-European ISU members to apply as alternative hosts, with any relocation decision to be determined at the ISU Council meeting on October 1. [2] However, as no other qualified members chose to apply, the ISU asked the Estonian Skating Union, the host of the 2022 European Championships, to host the Four Continents Championships, resulting in the event having a European host for the first time. [3]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

During the 2020–21 season, the Chinese Skating Association had already cancelled several events due to the country's stringent quarantine requirements – 21 days in isolation for non-residents – and limited flights in and out of the country. Among the cancelled events were the 2021 World Junior Championships and the 2020–21 Grand Prix Final. [4] Less than a month prior to the cancellation of the Four Continents Championships, the CSA cancelled the 2021 Cup of China. [5] Again citing "the complicated epidemic situation," the CSA and the Tianjin Municipal Government informed the ISU of the cancellation of Four Continents on September 13, 2021. [2]

The Four Continents Championships would have been the first ISU Championship event during the 2021–22 season to be cancelled, before being relocated to Tallinn. The ISU and various host federations had already cancelled or relocated several other events earlier in the season, including events on the Junior Grand Prix, Grand Prix, and Challenger Series. After the ISU was able to find a replacement host for the Cup of China, it again asked non-European ISU members to consider applying to host the Four Continents Championships on the originally scheduled dates. [6] After an unsuccessful search, Tallinn was chosen as the replacement host, having just hosted the 2022 European Championships one week prior. [3]

Due to the proximity of the Four Continents Championships, both in terms of geography and time, to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China's decision to cancel the event prompted further concerns about whether the Winter Olympics would be able to proceed as scheduled, and if so, be conducted in a safe manner. [7] [8]

Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

The competition was open to skaters from all non-European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2022 European Championships.

Skaters were eligible for the 2022 Four Continents Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2021, and met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing season at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships or during the two preceding seasons. [9]

Discipline SP / RD FS / FD
Men 28 46
Women 23 40
Pairs 25 42
Ice dance 28 44
  • SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events.

Number of entries per discipline

Each qualifying ISU member nation could enter up to three skaters or teams per discipline. [9]

Schedule

Date Discipline Time Segment
Thursday, January 20 Ice dance 12:35 Rhythm dance
Pairs 15:00 Short program
— 16:45 Opening ceremony
Women 17:30 Short program
Friday, January 21 Men 12:26
Ice dance 18:20 Free dance
Saturday, January 22 Women 12:30 Free skating
Pairs 18:50
Sunday, January 23 Men 11:54
— 17:30 Exhibition gala

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2021. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on December 29, 2021.

Country Men [11] Women [12] Pairs [13] Ice dance [14]
  Australia Jordan Dodds
Brendan Kerry
James Min 		Victoria Alcantara
Kailani Craine 		Holly Harris / Jason Chan
India Nette / Eron Westwood
  Canada Corey Circelli
Joseph Phan 		Gabrielle Daleman
Véronik Mallet
Alison Schumacher 		Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland
Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps
Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud 		Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac
Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker
Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus
  Chinese Taipei Ting Tzu-Han
  Hong Kong Harrison Jon-Yen Wong
  India Tara Prasad
  Japan Kao Miura
Sena Miyake
Kazuki Tomono 		Rino Matsuike
Mai Mihara
Yuhana Yokoi 		Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi
  Kazakhstan Dias Jirenbayev
Mikhail Shaidorov
  Mexico Eugenia Garza
Andrea Montesinos Cantú
  New Zealand Jocelyn Hong Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Richard Kang-in Kam
  Philippines Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank
  South Korea Cha Jun-hwan
Kyeong Jae-seok
Lee Si-hyeong 		Kim Ye-lim
Lee Hae-in
You Young
  United States Tomoki Hiwatashi
Jimmy Ma
Camden Pulkinen 		Starr Andrews
Gabriella Izzo
Audrey Shin 		Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe
Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov
Katie McBeath / Nathan Bartholomay 		Emily Bratti / Ian Somerville
Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
Caroline Green / Michael Parsons

Changes to preliminary assignments

Date Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
January 5 Pairs Australia Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore — [13]
Ice dance Australia Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds [14]
January 6 Women Japan Satoko Miyahara Japan Yuhana Yokoi Poor physical condition [12] [15]
January 10 Men Mexico Donovan Carrillo — COVID-19 precaution [11] [16]
Women Hong Kong Joanna So [12]
Pairs Australia Maria Chernyshova / Harley Windsor [13]
January 15 Men South Africa Matthew Samuels [11] [17]
January 17 Canada Wesley Chiu Positive COVID-19 test (coach)

Medal summary

Medalists

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men South Korea Cha Jun-hwan Japan Kazuki Tomono Japan Kao Miura
Women Japan Mai Mihara South Korea Lee Hae-in South Korea Kim Ye-lim
Pairs United States Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov United States Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe Canada Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud
Ice dance United States Caroline Green / Michael Parsons Japan Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest short program or rhythm dance placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men South Korea Cha Jun-hwan Japan Kazuki Tomono Japan Kao Miura
Women Japan Mai Mihara South Korea Lee Hae-in South Korea Kim Ye-lim
Pairs United States Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov Canada Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud United States Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe
Ice dance United States Caroline Green / Michael Parsons Japan Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men South Korea Cha Jun-hwan Japan Kazuki Tomono Japan Kao Miura
Women Japan Mai Mihara South Korea Lee Hae-in Japan Rino Matsuike
Pairs United States Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov United States Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe Canada Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud
Ice dance United States Caroline Green / Michael Parsons Japan Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States2114
2  Japan1214
3  South Korea1113
4  Canada0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the short/rhythm segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States2024
2  Japan1214
3  South Korea1113
4  Canada0101
Totals (4 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States2114
2  Japan1225
3  South Korea1102
4  Canada0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Cha Jun-hwan   South Korea 273.22 1 98.96 1 174.26
2 Kazuki Tomono   Japan 268.99 2 97.10 2 171.89
3 Kao Miura   Japan 251.07 3 88.37 3 162.70
4 Sena Miyake   Japan 240.02 5 79.67 4 160.35
5 Mikhail Shaidorov   Kazakhstan 234.67 8 75.96 5 158.71
6 Brendan Kerry   Australia 227.57 4 81.12 8 146.45
7 Lee Si-hyeong   South Korea 223.18 6 79.13 11 144.05
8 Tomoki Hiwatashi   United States 222.37 7 77.51 10 144.86
9 Joseph Phan   Canada 220.85 10 69.70 6 151.15
10 Jimmy Ma   United States 215.12 9 69.98 9 145.14
11 Corey Circelli   Canada 213.02 11 69.57 12 143.15
12 Camden Pulkinen   United States 204.39 14 57.58 7 146.81
13 Dias Jirenbayev   Kazakhstan 192.92 12 66.92 13 126.00
14 Kyeong Jae-seok   South Korea 187.97 13 63.78 14 124.19
15 James Min   Australia 155.02 15 54.35 15 100.67
16 Jordan Dodds   Australia 139.15 16 47.47 16 91.68
WD Harrison Jon-Yen Wong   Hong Kong withdrew 17 43.95 withdrew from competition

Women

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Mai Mihara   Japan 218.03 1 72.62 1 145.51
2 Lee Hae-in   South Korea 213.52 2 69.97 2 143.55
3 Kim Ye-lim   South Korea 209.91 3 68.93 4 140.98
4 Audrey Shin   United States 203.86 5 67.20 5 136.66
5 Rino Matsuike   Japan 202.21 8 60.16 3 142.05
6 You Young   South Korea 198.56 4 67.86 7 130.70
7 Yuhana Yokoi   Japan 185.34 12 53.93 6 131.41
8 Gabriella Izzo   United States 180.06 7 63.19 8 116.87
9 Starr Andrews   United States 173.01 6 66.60 12 106.41
10 Gabrielle Daleman   Canada 172.98 9 59.01 9 113.97
11 Alison Schumacher   Canada 168.42 11 57.36 10 111.06
12 Kailani Craine   Australia 164.02 10 57.46 11 106.56
13 Véronik Mallet   Canada 151.87 13 53.77 13 98.10
14 Jocelyn Hong   New Zealand 145.62 18 48.60 14 97.02
15 Ting Tzu-Han   Chinese Taipei 145.57 17 49.15 14 96.42
16 Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank   Philippines 139.26 14 52.74 17 86.52
17 Victoria Alcantara   Australia 138.26 16 49.73 16 88.53
18 Andrea Montesinos Cantú   Mexico 133.03 19 47.36 18 85.67
19 Eugenia Garza   Mexico 128.73 15 51.16 20 77.57
20 Tara Prasad   India 127.93 20 43.31 19 84.62

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov   United States 189.10 1 68.35 1 120.75
2 Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe   United States 180.94 3 64.47 2 116.47
3 Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud   Canada 179.70 2 65.42 3 114.28
4 Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps   Canada 172.71 5 59.07 4 113.64
5 Katie McBeath / Nathan Bartholomay   United States 168.18 4 59.54 5 108.64
6 Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland   Canada 163.60 6 55.40 6 108.20

Ice dance

Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD
1 Caroline Green / Michael Parsons   United States 200.59 1 80.62 1 119.97
2 Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi   Japan 181.91 2 72.43 2 109.48
3 Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko   United States 175.67 3 69.35 3 106.32
4 Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus   Canada 172.45 4 69.15 4 103.30
5 Emily Bratti / Ian Somerville   United States 169.54 6 67.72 5 101.82
6 Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac   Canada 166.89 5 68.66 6 98.23
7 Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker   Canada 160.99 7 62.95 7 98.04
8 Holly Harris / Jason Chan   Australia 157.00 8 59.07 8 97.93
9 Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Richard Kang-in Kam   New Zealand 141.11 9 57.31 9 83.80
10 India Nette / Eron Westwood   Australia 113.15 10 40.89 10 72.26

References

  1. ^ "Cancellation of ISU Four Continents Championships 2021 and Provisional allotments of ISU Championships 2022 and 2023". International Skating Union. October 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022, Tianjin/China – cancellation/relocation". International Skating Union. September 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Communication No. 2431: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. October 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Update on ISU Event Calendar season 2020/21". International Skating Union. November 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "China cancels as host of figure skating's Four Continents Championships". NBC Sports. September 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "ISU seeking host for 4 Continents 2022 event in January". Associated Press. September 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Iveson, Ali (September 13, 2021). "Major figure skating event in China two weeks before Winter Olympics axed over COVID-19". Inside the Games.
  8. ^ "China cancels everything… except the Beijing 2022 Games". Francs Jeux. September 14, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Communication No. 2406: Entries for ISU Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Championships 2022". International Skating Union. July 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Tallinn 2022: Event Info". Estonian Skating Union. December 30, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Men". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Women". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Pairs". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
  15. ^ "宮原知子が４大陸選手権欠場　体調不良が理由　代わりに横井ゆは菜が出場" [Satoko Miyahara misses the Four Continents Championships because of poor physical condition, Yuhana Yokoi participates instead]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). January 14, 2021.
  16. ^ Acosta, Gabriela (January 10, 2022). "Beijing 2022: Donovan Carrillo llevará en su maleta los sueños de los mexicanos" [Beijing 2022: Donovan Carrillo will carry the dreams of Mexicans in his suitcase]. Publimetro (in Spanish).
  17. ^ Anything GOEs [@anythinggoe] (January 19, 2022). "🇨🇦 We have received notification from Skate Canada that Wesley Chiu withdrew from #4ContsFigure due to a member of his coaching team testing positive for coronavirus" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.

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