2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships results

The top 10 results for mens, ladies, pairs and ice dancing at the 2011 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships are below.

FOR THE MEN:

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	244.00	1	1
2	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	228.01	3	3
3	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	225.71	2	4
4	Takahiko KOZUKA	JPN	223.52	6	2
5	Adam RIPPON	USA	210.01	4	5
6	Jinlin GUAN	CHN	201.98	9	6
7	Armin MAHBANOOZADEH	USA	200.67	5	9
8	Jialiang WU	CHN	199.78	10	7
9	Nan SONG	CHN	195.13	12	8
10	Shawn SAWYER	CAN	192.94	7	10

FOR THE LADIES:

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Miki ANDO	JPN	201.34	1	1
2	Mao ASADA	JPN	196.30	2	2
3	Mirai NAGASU	USA	189.46	4	3
4	Rachael FLATT	USA	180.31	3	4
5	Alissa CZISNY	USA	168.81	5	5
6	Cynthia PHANEUF	CAN	163.14	7	6
7	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN	162.59	6	7
8	Min-Jeong KWAK	KOR	147.15	8	8
9	Amelie LACOSTE	CAN	137.48	9	9
10	Cheltzie LEE	AUS	127.90	10	10

FOR PAIRS:

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Qing PANG / Jian TONG	CHN	199.45	1	1
2	Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD	CAN	181.79	3	2
3	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	171.73	2	4
4	Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN	USA	166.97	4	5
5	Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH	CAN	166.22	5	3
6	Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG	USA	157.30	6	6
7	Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRAN	JPN	152.63	8	7
8	Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER	USA	144.46	10	8
9	Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG	CHN	138.93	7	10
10	Huibo DONG / Yiming WU	CHN	135.10	9	9

FOR ICE DANCING:

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE	USA	172.03	2	1
2	Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI	USA	155.38	4	2
3	Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER	CAN	151.83	5	3
4	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	151.14	3	4
5	Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN	USA	142.44	6	5
6	Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG	CHN	130.29	7	6
7	Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG	CHN	125.75	8	7
8	Xueting GUAN / Meng WANG	CHN	106.26	9	8
9	Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN	AUS	104.69	10	9
10	Corenne BRUHNS / Benjamin WESTENBERGER	MEX	88.55	11	10

NOTE: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were leading after the short dance. In the middle of their free dance, the team withdrew due to Tessa's injury. Read story here.

US Figure Skating announces 2011 World and Four Continents teams

At the conclusion of the 2011 US Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. Figure Skating announced the World, Four Continents and World Junior Teams. Worlds will be held in Tokyo, Japan from March 21 - 27. Four Continents will be held in Taipei City, Taiwan from February 15 - 20.

FOR THE LADIES:

2011 World Championships: Alissa Czisny and Rachael Flatt (Alternate 1 - Mirai Nagasu (at right); Alternate 2 - Agnes Zawadzki; Alternate 3 - Christina Gao)

2011 Four Continents Championships: Alissa Czisny, Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu (Alternate 1 - Ashley Wagner; Alternate 2 - Agnes Zawadzki; Alternate 3 - Christina Gao)

2011 World Junior Championships: Christina Gao, Courtney Hicks and Agnes Zawadzki (Alternate 1 - Vanessa Lam; Alternate 2 - Yasmin Siraj; Alternate 3 - Kristiene Gong)

FOR THE MEN:

2011 World Championships: Ryan Bradley, Richard Dornbush and Ross Miner (Alternate 1 - Jeremy Abbott; Alternate 2 - Adam Rippon; Alternate 3 - Armin Mahbanoozadeh)

2011 Four Continents Championships: Jeremy Abbott, Armin Mahbanoozadeh and Adam Rippon (Alternate 1 - Brandon Mroz; Alternate 2 - Douglas Razzano; Alternate 3 - Jonathan Cassar)

2011 World Junior Championships: Max Aaron, Jason Brown and Keegan Messing (Alternate 1 - Alexander Zahradnicek; Alternate 2 - Steven Evans; Alternate 3 - Philip Warren)

FOR PAIRS:

2011 World Championships: Amanda Evora/Mark Ladwig and Caitlin Yankowskas/John Coughlin (Alternate 1 - Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett; Alternate 2 - Mary Beth Marley/Rockne Brubaker; Alternate 3 - Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir)

2011 Four Continents Championships: Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett, Amanda Evora/Mark Ladwig, Caitlin Yankowskas/John Coughlin and Mary Beth Marley/Rockne Brubaker (Alternate 1 - Mary Beth Marley/Rockne Brubaker; Alternate 2 - Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir; Alternate 3 - Tiffany Vise/Don Baldwin) Note: Denney and Barrett withdrew due to injury. See article here.

2011 World Junior Championships: Ashley Cain/Joshua Reagan and Cassie Andrews/Timothy LeDuc (Alternate 1 - Kylie Duarte/Colin Grafton; Alternate 2 - Brynn Carman/AJ Reiss; Alternate 3 - Mandy Garza/Brandon Frazier)

FOR ICE DANCING:

2011 World Championships: Madison Chock/Greg Zuerlein, Meryl Davis/Charlie White (at right) and Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (Alternate 1 - Madison Hubbell/Keiffer Hubbell; Alternate 2 - Lynn Kriengkrairut/Logan Giulietti-Schmitt; Alternate 3 - Isabella Cannuscio/Ian Lorello)

2011 Four Continents Championships: Madison Chock/Greg Zuerlein, Meryl Davis/Charlie White and Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (Alternate 1 - Madison Hubbell/Keiffer Hubbell; Alternate 2 - Lynn Kriengkrairut/Logan Giulietti-Schmitt; Alternate 3 - Isabella Cannuscio/Ian Lorello)

2011 World Junior Championships: Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager, Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus and Charlotte Lichtman/Dean Copely (Alternate 1 - Anastasia Olson/Jordan Cowan; Alternate 2 - Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton; Alternate 3 - Joylyn Yang/Jean-Luc Baker)

2010 Four Continents Championships: Adam Rippon takes men's title

Adam Rippon from the U.S. shot from seventh place after the short to win the free skate and the title at the 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, South Korea. Adam had 225.78 points overall and won Four Continents handily. His closest rival was Tatsuki Machida from Japan, who also came from behind after the short to place second in the free skate to win the silver medal. Tatsuki took the silver with 217.48 points. Coming in with the bronze was Kevin Reynolds from Canada who was first after the short but had a disastrous free skate, but he had a nice cushion after the short to win the bronze with 212.99 points. The U.S.'s Brandon Mroz and Ryan Bradley came in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Complete results for the men are below. (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Adam RIPPON	USA	225.78	7	1
2	Tatsuki MACHIDA	JPN	217.48	6	2
3	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	212.99	1	8
4	Brandon MROZ	USA	212.68	3	5
5	Ryan BRADLEY	USA	212.19	8	3
6	Nan SONG	CHN	209.68	2	6
7	Shawn SAWYER	CAN	206.34	10	4
8	Jialiang WU	CHN	203.60	5	7
9	Jinlin GUAN	CHN	195.66	9	9
10	Denis TEN	KAZ	172.65	4	14
11	Joey RUSSELL	CAN	171.44	12	10
12	Yasuharu NANRI	JPN	171.36	11	11
13	Abzal RAKIMGALIEV	KAZ	156.91	13	15
14	Min-Seok KIM	KOR	153.09	16	12
15	Kento NAKAMURA	JPN	152.69	17	13
16	Stephen Li-Chung KUO	TPE	148.96	14	16
17	Kevin ALVES	BRA	130.765	19	17
18	Mark WEBSTER	AUS	129.73	15	19
19	Matthew PRECIOUS	AUS	127.09	18	18
20	Wun-Chang SHIH	TPE	101.87	20	20
21	Nicholas FERNANDEZ	AUS	FNR	21
22	Charles Shou-San PAO	TPE	FNR	22
23	Humberto CONTRERAS	MEX	FNR	23
24	Min Seok SEO	KOR	FNR	24
25	Hau Yin LEE	HKG	FNR	25
26	Hon Lam TO	HKG	FNR	26
27	Cameron HEMS	NZL	FNR	27

FNR=Final Not Reached

2010 Four Continents Championships: Mao Asada takes ladies title

Mao Asada from Japan came roaring back from third place after the short to win the free skate and the title at the 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, South Korea. I haven't seen her skate on YouTube yet, but from reviewing the judges' protocol, she successfully did her opening triple axel and got a slight downgrade on her second jump -- a triple axel, double toe combination. All other elements received positive Grades of Execution so she again proves that she will be a force to contend with at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. There's been some speculation whether the Yu-Na Kim-Mao Asada showdown is really on because it's only on when Mao's triple axel is on. I hope she's peaking just at the right time which will make the ladies event as exciting as the men's. The ladies short program begins on Tuesday, February 23. See complete Olympics figure skating schedule here.

Mao's Olympic teammate Akiko Suzuki came in second, and the U.S.'s Caroline Zhang and Amanda Dobbs came in third and fourth respectively. Complete results for the ladies are below. (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Mao ASADA	JPN	183.96	3	1
2	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN	173.72	1	2
3	Caroline ZHANG	USA	160.78	4	3
4	Amanda DOBBS	USA	158.23	2	5
5	Haruka IMAI	JPN	155.29	5	6
6	Min-Jung KWAK	KOR	154.71	7	4
7	Amelie LACOSTE	CAN	152.45	6	8
8	Myriane SAMSON	CAN	150.90	8	7
9	Alexe GILLES	USA	140.88	9	9
10	Diane SZMIETT	CAN	140.10	10	10
11	Anastasia GIMAZETDINOVA	UZB	134.15	11	11
12	Yan LIU	CHN	126.11	12	13
13	Chae-Hwa KIM	KOR	123.91	14	12
14	Cheltzie LEE	AUS	119.39	15	14
15	Na-Young KIM	KOR	109.46	13	17
16	Lejeanne MARAIS	RSA	103.03	19	15
17	Ana Cecilia CANTU	MEX	101.25	17	16
18	Crystal KIANG	TPE	96.16	16	19
19	Melinda WANG	TPE	95.50	20	18
20	Lauren KO	PHI	90.77	18	20
21	Binshu XU	CHN	FNR	21
22	Phoebe DI TOMMASO	AUS	FNR	22
23	Tamami ONO	HKG	FNR	23
24	Mericien VENZON	PHI	FNR	24
25	Sandra KHOPON	THA	FNR	25
26	Mary Ro REYES	MEX	FNR	26
27	Gracielle Jeanne TAN	PHI	FNR	27
28	Tiffany Packard YU	HKG	FNR	28
29	Abigail PIETERSEN	RSA	FNR	29
30	Chaochih LIU	TPE	FNR	30
31	Charissa TANSOMBOON	THA	FNR	31
32	Sarah PAW SI YING	SIN	FNR	32
33	Taryn JURGENSEN	THA	FNR	33
34	Priscila ALAVEZ	MEX	FNR	34
35	Elena RODRIGUES	BRA	FNR	35
36	Alessia BALDO	BRA	FNR	36
37	Tze Ching LEE	HKG	FNR	37
38	Simone PASTUSIAK	BRA	FNR	38

FNR=Final Not Reached

2010 Four Continents Championships: Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang win pairs

With the major championships -- U.S., Canada, Japanese, European -- over, I almost forgot that Four Continents is well underway in Jeonju, South Korea! (Four Continents is kind of the equivalent to the European Championships in that there is prize money involved but it's only open to non-European countries and by invitation only.) In any other year, Four Continents would be a relevant competition prior to the World Championships in mid-March, but this being an Olympic year, the A teams aren't necessarily competing. (Click here for U.S. entrants for Four Continents) In case you missed  the hubbub, this is the competition that South Korea's Yu-Na Kim declined to compete in, despite the urging of ISU President Ottavio Cinquanta. Yu-Na trains in Toronto and with the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics a few weeks away, specifically the ladies short program begins on February 23, she didn't want to travel to Korea and back and lose those valuable training days. Interestingly, Mao Asada and Akiko Suzuki, who are on the Olympic team, are at Four Continents but they don't have much of a commute from Japan.

So the pairs event is now concluded and I'm happy to see that Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker have recovered from their disappointing fifth place finish at U.S. Nationals to take the silver. China's Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang (see right), who are competing in Vancouver, took the gold, and Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Craig Buntin from Canada took the bronze.

Complete results for pairs are below. (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG	CHN	192.22	1	1
2	Keauna MCLAUGHLIN / Rockne BRUBAKER	USA	170.17	2	2
3	Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN	CAN	158.02	3	4
4	Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN	USA	157.49	4	3
5	Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRAN	JPN	151.83	7	5
6	Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG	CHN	146.60	6	6
7	Mylene BRODEUR / John MATTATALL	CAN	146.318	5	7
8	Huibo DONG / Yiming WU	CHN	136.05	9	8
9	Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH	CAN	135.76	8	9
10	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	128.91	10	10
11	Amanda SUNYOTO-YANG / Darryll SULINDRO-YANG	TPE	116.49	11	11