2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: Results

The 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships just concluded in Osaka, Japan. Results for men, ladies, ice dance and pairs are below.

Top ten results for the men: (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	250.55	6	1
2	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	246.38	1	3
3	Han YAN	CHN	235.22	2	5
4	Max AARON	USA	234.65	10	2
5	Richard DORNBUSH	USA	234.04	3	4
6	Nan SONG	CHN	228.46	5	6
7	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	222.77	4	8
8	Takahito MURA	JPN	218.08	8	9
9	Ross MINER	USA	214.36	9	7
10	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	201.99	11	11

Top ten results for the ladies: (Note: SP=Short Program and FS=Free Skate)

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Mao ASADA	JPN	205.45	1	1
2	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN	190.08	2	2
3	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	181.03	3	3
4	Christina GAO	USA	176.28	4	5
5	Zijun LI	CHN	170.42	10	4
6	Gracie GOLD	USA	166.66	5	6
7	Kaetlyn OSMOND	CAN	159.38	8	7
8	Agnes ZAWADZKI	USA	158.99	7	8
9	Amelie LACOSTE	CAN	155.08	9	9
10	Kexin ZHANG	CHN	148.34	6	11

Top ten results for ice dance: (Note: SD=Short Dance and FD=Free Dance)

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE	USA	187.36	2	1
2	Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR	CAN	184.32	1	2
3	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	160.42	3	5
4	Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI	USA	159.97	4	4
5	Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER	CAN	157.83	5	3
6	Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS	CAN	139.10	7	6
7	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	131.04	6	7
8	Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN	AUS	123.88	8	8
9	Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG	CHN	108.82	11	9
10	Anna NAGORNYUK / Viktor KOVALENKO	UZB	107.02	10	10

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

FPl	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD	CAN	199.18	1	2
2	Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH	CAN	196.78	2	1
3	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	170.10	3	3
4	Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY	USA	167.30	4	4
5	Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG	CHN	164.82	5	6
6	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	162.30	7	5
7	Wenting WANG / Yan ZHANG	CHN	145.56	6	7
Withdrawn	Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIM	USA

 

Four Continents results

Chan claims Four Continents figure skating men's crown (via AFP)

World champion Patrick Chan of Canada won the men's title at figure skating's Four Continents Championship with an impressive free skate. Chan, who led after the short programme, scored 185.99 points for the free skate to take the title with a total of 273.94 points. He was comfortably ahead of defending…

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