2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
The 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held from January 18–23, 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia. Held annually since 1999 (except 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the competition featured skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. Although the event was designed for non-European skaters, the International Skating Union asked the Estonian Skating Union, the host of the 2022 European Championships, to host the Four Continents Championships in the same venue after no non-European ISU members applied to host following the Chinese Skating Association's withdrawal.[1]
| 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: Cha Jun-hwan | |
| Women's singles: Mai Mihara | |
| Pair skating: Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | |
| Ice dance: Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | |
| Previous: 2020 Four Continents Championships | |
| Next: 2023 Four Continents Championships | |
Tianjin, China was announced as the original host in October 2020.[2] This would have been China's second time hosting the Four Continents, following the 2003 edition in Beijing. The 2022 Four Continents Championships were the second ISU Championship-level event and one of several events overall 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 on the originally scheduled dates, with any relocation decision to be determined at the ISU Council meeting on October 1.[3] However, no other qualified members chose to apply, resulting in the event having a European host for the first time.[1]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
During the 2020–21 season, the CSA 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 Olympic test event, the 2020–21 Grand Prix Final.[4] Less than a month prior to the cancellation of the Four Continents Championships, the CSA cancelled its annual Grand Prix event, the Cup of China, for similar reasons as the events last season.[5] Again citing "the complicated epidemic situation," the CSA, the local organizing committee, and the Tianjin Municipal Government informed the ISU of the cancellation of Four Continents on September 13, 2021.[3]
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 Cup of China, it again asked non-European ISU members to consider applying to host Four Continents on the originally scheduled dates.[6] After the search was unsuccessful for Four Continents, with no federations applying to host, Tallinn was chosen as the replacement host due to it hosting the European Championships a week prior.[1]
Due to the original Four Continents' proximity in both geographical location and timeline 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 accepted 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 (adjusted from the traditional one due to the pandemic).[9]
| Minimum technical scores (TES) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SP / RD | FS / FD |
| Men | 28 | 46 |
| Women | 23 | 40 |
| Pairs | 25 | 42 |
| Ice dance | 28 | 44 |
| Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized senior international event in the ongoing or preceding two seasons. SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events. | ||
Number of entries per discipline
Each qualifying ISU member nation may have up to three entries per discipline.[9]
Schedule
| Date | Discipline | Time | Segment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 20 | Ice dance | 12:35 | Rhythm dance |
| Pairs | 15:00 | Short program | |
| All | 16:45 | Opening ceremony | |
| Women | 17:30 | Short program | |
| Friday, January 21 | Men | 12:26 | Short program |
| Ice dance | 18:20 | Free dance | |
| Saturday, January 22 | Women | 12:30 | Free skating |
| Pairs | 18:50 | Free skating | |
| Sunday, January 23 | Men | 11:54 | Free skating |
| All | 17:30 | Exhibition gala | |
| All times are listed in local time (UTC+02:00).[10] | |||
Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2021. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on December 29, 2021.
Changes to preliminary assignments
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Pairs | Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore | [13] | ||
| Ice dance | Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds | [14] | |||
| January 6 | Women | Satoko Miyahara | Yuhana Yokoi | Poor physical condition[20] | [12] |
| January 10 | Men | Donovan Carrillo | COVID-19 precautionary measure[21] | [11] | |
| Women | Joanna So | [12] | |||
| Pairs | Maria Chernyshova / Harley Windsor | [13] | |||
| January 15 | Men | Matthew Samuels | [11] | ||
| January 17 | Wesley Chiu | Positive COVID-19 test of his coach[22] |
Medal summary
Medalists
Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Cha Jun-hwan | Kazuki Tomono | Kao Miura |
| Women | Mai Mihara | Lee Hae-in | Kim Ye-lim |
| Pairs | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe | Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud |
| Ice dance | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | 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 | Cha Jun-hwan | Kazuki Tomono | Kao Miura |
| Women | Mai Mihara | Lee Hae-in | Kim Ye-lim |
| Pairs | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud | Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe |
| Ice dance | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | 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 | Cha Jun-hwan | Kazuki Tomono | Kao Miura |
| Women | Mai Mihara | Lee Hae-in | Rino Matsuike |
| Pairs | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe | Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud |
| Ice dance | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
Medals by country
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the short/rhythm segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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 from competition | 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
- ^ a b c "Communication No. 2431: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Cancellation of ISU Four Continents Championships 2021 and Provisional allotments of ISU Championships 2022 and 2023". International Skating Union. October 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022, Tianjin/China – cancellation/relocation". International Skating Union. September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Update on ISU Event Calendar season 2020/21". International Skating Union. November 24, 2020.
- ^ "China cancels as host of figure skating's Four Continents Championships". NBC Sports. September 13, 2021.
- ^ "ISU seeking host for 4 Continents 2022 event in January". Associated Press. September 13, 2021.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (September 13, 2021). "Major figure skating event in China two weeks before Winter Olympics axed over COVID-19". Inside the Games.
- ^ "China cancels everything… except the Beijing 2022 Games". Francs Jeux. September 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Communication No. 2406: Entries for ISU Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Championships 2022". International Skating Union. July 6, 2021.
- ^ "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Tallinn 2022: Event Info". Estonian Skating Union. December 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Men". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Women". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Pairs". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "ISU Four Continents Championships 2022: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. December 29, 2021.
- ^ Ice Skating Australia (December 19, 2021). "ISA President and ISU Four Continents 2022 Team leader Peter Lynch, is very pleased to be able to announce selection of our team to the ISU Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia" – via Facebook.
- ^ "Skate Canada Names Teams for 2022 ISU Championships" (Press release). Skate Canada. January 9, 2022.
- ^ "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Selection Association 2022" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. December 26, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Seong-hoon (December 5, 2021). "피겨 차준환·유영 올림픽 1차 선발전 우승…베이징이 보인다" [Figure skating Cha Jun-hwan wins the first round of the Olympic qualifiers...Beijing is visible]. SBS (in Korean).
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- "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Women's Selections for World, Four Continents Teams" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. January 8, 2022.
- "Pairs Selections for World, Four Continents and World Junior Teams Announced" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. January 9, 2022.
- "Ice Dance Selections for World, Four Continents and World Junior Teams Announced" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. January 9, 2022.
- "Men's Selections for World and Four Continents Teams Announced" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. January 9, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
External links
- 2022 Four Continents Championships at the International Skating Union
- Results