2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held on February 4–9, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Held annually since 1999, the competition featured skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance.

2020 Four Continents Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 4 – 9
Season:2019–20
Location:Seoul, South Korea
Host:Korean Skating Union
Venue:Mokdong Ice Rink
Champions
Men's singles:
Yuzuru Hanyu
Ladies' singles:
Rika Kihira
Pair skating:
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Ice dance:
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Previous:
2019 Four Continents Championships
Next:
2021 Four Continents Championships

Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

The competition is open to skaters from all non-European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for European skaters is the 2020 European Figure Skating Championships.

Skaters are eligible for the 2020 Four Continents Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2019 and have met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships.[1]

Minimum technical scores (TES)
Discipline SP / RD FS / FD
Men2846
Ladies2340
Pairs2542
Ice dance2844
Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event
in the ongoing or preceding season.
SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events.

Number of entries per discipline

Each qualifying member nation may have up to three entries per discipline.[2]

Schedule
Date Discipline Time Segment
Thursday, February 6 Ice dance 11:00–13:27 Rhythm dance
Pairs 14:15–16:00 Short program
All 17:45 Opening ceremony
Ladies 18:40–21:55 Short program
Friday, February 7 Ice dance 13:30–16:17 Free dance
Men 18:05–21:55 Short program
Saturday, February 8 Ladies 13:10–16:50 Free skating
Pairs 18:15–20:20
Sunday, February 9 Men 11:30–15:25
All 17:30–20:00 Exhibition gala
All times are listed in local time (UTC+09:00).[3]

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2019. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on January 16, 2020.

Country Men[4] Ladies[5] Pairs[6] Ice dance[7]
 Australia[8] Jordan Dodds
Brendan Kerry
James Min		 Kailani Craine Matilda Friend / William Badaoui
Holly Harris / Jason Chan
Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds
 Canada[9] Keegan Messing
Nam Nguyen
Roman Sadovsky		 Emily Bausback
Alicia Pineault
Alison Schumacher		 Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro
Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud		 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha
Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus
 China Jin Boyang
Yan Han
Zhang He		 Chen Hongyi
Zhu Yi		 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Tang Feiyao / Yang Yongchao		 Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming
Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
 Chinese Taipei Micah Tang
Tsao Chih-i		 Amy Lin
Jenny Shyu
 Hong Kong Harrison Jon-Yen Wong Cheuk Ka Kahlen Cheung
 Japan[10] Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuma Kagiyama
Kazuki Tomono		 Wakaba Higuchi
Rika Kihira
Kaori Sakamoto		 Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho
Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
 Kazakhstan Aiza Mambekova Maxine Weatherby / Temirlan Yerzhanov
 Mexico Donovan Carrillo Andrea Montesinos Cantú
 Philippines Christopher Caluza
Edrian Paul Celestino		 Alisson Krystle Perticheto Isabella Gamez / David-Alexandre Paradis
 South Korea[11] Cha Jun-hwan
Lee June-hyoung
Lee Si-hyeong		 Kim Ye-lim
Lim Eun-soo
You Young		 Yura Min / Daniel Eaton
 Thailand Micah Kai Lynette
 United States[12] Jason Brown
Tomoki Hiwatashi
Camden Pulkinen		 Karen Chen
Amber Glenn
Bradie Tennell		 Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson
Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea
Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim		 Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

Changes to preliminary assignments
Date Discipline Withdrew Added Reason/Other notes Refs
January 22, 2020 Pairs Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor N/A
February 2, 2020 Ladies Yi Christy Leung N/A
Chloe Ing N/A

Medal summary

Medalists

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

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Yuzuru Hanyu Jason Brown Yuma Kagiyama
Ladies Rika Kihira You Young Bradie Tennell
Pairs Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro
Ice dance Madison Chock / Evan Bates Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

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

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Yuzuru Hanyu Jin Boyang Jason Brown
Ladies Rika Kihira Bradie Tennell You Young
Pairs Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Ice dance Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Madison Chock / Evan Bates Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier

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

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Yuzuru Hanyu Jason Brown Yuma Kagiyama
Ladies Rika Kihira You Young Bradie Tennell
Pairs Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson
Ice dance Madison Chock / Evan Bates Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan2013
2 United States1124
3 China1102
4 Canada0112
5 South Korea0101
Totals (5 nations)44412

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan2002
2 United States1214
3 Canada1012
4 China0213
5 South Korea0011
Totals (5 nations)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan2013
2 United States1135
3 China1102
4 Canada0101
 South Korea0101
Totals (5 nations)44412

Records
For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.
For the season's highest scores, see 2019–20 figure skating season § Season's best scores.

The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:

EventComponentSkatersScoreDateRef
Men Short program Yuzuru Hanyu 111.82 February 7, 2020 [13]

Results

Men
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 299.42 1 111.82 1 187.60
2 Jason Brown  United States 274.82 3 94.71 2 180.11
3 Yuma Kagiyama  Japan 270.61 5 91.61 3 179.00
4 Jin Boyang  China 267.67 2 95.83 5 171.84
5 Cha Jun-hwan  South Korea 265.43 6 90.37 4 175.06
6 Nam Nguyen  Canada 251.60 9 85.24 6 166.36
7 Kazuki Tomono  Japan 251.05 7 88.22 7 162.83
8 Keegan Messing  Canada 243.93 4 94.03 10 149.90
9 Tomoki Hiwatashi  United States 240.78 8 88.09 9 152.69
10 Yan Han  China 239.41 11 82.32 8 157.09
11 Camden Pulkinen  United States 226.82 10 84.66 11 142.16
12 Brendan Kerry  Australia 213.11 12 76.70 14 136.41
13 Zhang He  China 210.06 15 71.58 12 138.48
14 Lee Si-hyeong  South Korea 203.50 16 67.00 13 136.50
15 Donovan Carrillo  Mexico 201.09 13 73.13 16 127.96
16 Roman Sadovsky  Canada 200.50 17 65.87 15 134.63
17 Lee June-hyoung  South Korea 198.95 14 72.74 17 126.21
18 Christopher Caluza  Philippines 171.45 20 60.70 18 110.75
19 James Min  Australia 167.81 21 59.71 19 108.10
20 Edrian Paul Celestino  Philippines 167.65 18 65.11 21 102.54
21 Micah Kai Lynette  Thailand 156.71 23 50.77 20 105.94
22 Harrison Jon-Yen Wong  Hong Kong 155.30 22 56.98 22 98.32
23 Tsao Chih-i  Chinese Taipei 152.80 19 62.50 24 90.30
24 Jordan Dodds  Australia 148.78 24 50.74 23 98.04
Did not advance to free skating
25 Micah Tang  Chinese Taipei 45.91 25 45.91 N/A

Ladies
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Rika Kihira  Japan 232.34 1 81.18 1 151.16
2 You Young  South Korea 223.23 3 73.55 2 149.68
3 Bradie Tennell  United States 222.97 2 75.93 3 147.04
4 Wakaba Higuchi  Japan 207.46 5 72.95 5 134.51
5 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 202.79 4 73.07 8 129.72
6 Kim Ye-lim  South Korea 202.76 7 68.10 4 134.66
7 Karen Chen  United States 201.06 8 67.28 6 133.78
8 Lim Eun-soo  South Korea 200.59 6 68.40 7 132.19
9 Amber Glenn  United States 190.83 9 65.39 9 125.44
10 Alicia Pineault  Canada 173.55 10 57.09 10 116.46
11 Chen Hongyi  China 167.26 11 56.81 11 110.45
12 Kailani Craine  Australia 161.15 13 54.93 13 106.22
13 Zhu Yi  China 155.41 12 55.53 14 99.88
14 Alison Schumacher  Canada 150.73 18 42.55 12 108.18
15 Emily Bausback  Canada 147.23 14 49.10 15 98.13
16 Andrea Montesinos Cantú  Mexico 135.24 15 47.40 18 87.84
17 Jenny Shyu  Chinese Taipei 134.80 16 44.95 16 89.85
18 Alisson Krystle Perticheto  Philippines 129.99 19 40.67 17 89.32
19 Cheuk Ka Kahlen Cheung  Hong Kong 121.29 17 44.73 20 76.56
20 Amy Lin  Chinese Taipei 116.97 20 40.29 19 76.68
21 Aiza Mambekova  Kazakhstan 107.68 21 37.91 21 69.77

Pairs
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong  China 217.51 3 73.17 1 144.34
2 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang  China 213.29 2 75.96 2 137.33
3 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro  Canada 201.80 1 76.36 4 125.44
4 Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson  United States 196.15 4 67.76 3 128.39
5 Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea  United States 186.20 7 62.65 5 123.55
6 Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud  Canada 177.58 6 62.97 6 114.61
7 Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau  Canada 171.32 8 57.87 7 113.45
8 Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara  Japan 167.50 9 57.45 8 110.05
9 Isabella Gamez / David-Alexandre Paradis  Philippines 127.43 10 47.34 9 80.09
WD Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim  United States withdrew 5 63.14 withdrew from competition
WD Tang Feiyao / Yang Yongchao  China withdrew withdrew from competition

Ice dance
Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD
1 Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States 213.18 2 85.76 1 127.42
2 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 210.18 3 83.92 2 126.26
3 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 208.72 1 85.95 3 122.77
4 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu  China 196.75 4 77.45 4 119.30
5 Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha  Canada 192.11 5 76.43 6 115.68
6 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States 188.49 7 71.93 5 116.56
7 Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus  Canada 174.41 6 73.32 7 101.09
8 Yura Min / Daniel Eaton  South Korea 163.26 8 64.38 8 98.88
9 Holly Harris / Jason Chan  Australia 161.05 10 62.83 9 98.22
10 Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming  China 158.70 9 63.22 11 95.48
11 Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto  Japan 157.20 11 61.45 10 95.75
12 Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao  China 145.22 12 59.18 12 86.04
13 Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho  Japan 143.94 14 58.13 13 85.81
14 Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds  Australia 143.59 13 58.30 14 85.29
15 Matilda Friend / William Badaoui  Australia 137.36 15 55.80 16 81.56
16 Maxine Weatherby / Temirlan Yerzhanov  Kazakhstan 132.27 16 50.33 15 81.94
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