Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The men's medalists at the 2009 Four Continents Championships

The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the men's event at the 2009 Four Continents Championships: Patrick Chan of Canada (center), Evan Lysacek of the United States (left), and Takahiko Kozuka of Japan (right)

The women's medalists at the 2017 Four Continents Championships

The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the women's event at the 2017 Four Continents Championships: Mai Mihara of Japan (center), Gabrielle Daleman of Canada (left), and Mirai Nagasu of the United States (right)

The pairs medalists at the 2011 Four Continents Championships

The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the pairs event at the 2011 Four Continents Championships: Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China (center), Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada (left), and Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers of Canada (right)

The ice dance medalists at the 2013 Four Continents Championships

The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the ice dance event at the 2013 Four Continents Championships: Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States (center), Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada (left), and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States (right)

The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU established the Four Continents Championships to provide skaters from non-European countries with a similar competition to the European Figure Skating Championships. The first Four Continents Championships were held in 1999 in Halifax, Canada. Only eligible skaters from ISU member countries in Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, and South America are allowed to compete.

Patrick Chan of Canada holds the record for winning the most Four Continents Championship titles in men's singles (with three), while Mao Asada and Fumie Suguri of Japan are tied for winning the most championships in women's singles (with three each). Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China hold the record in pair skating (with six). Five teams are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with three each): Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz of Canada; Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the United States; Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States; Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada; and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States.

History

From 1923 to 1971, skaters from Canada and the United States competed at the biennial North American Figure Skating Championships. This allowed Canadian and American skaters the opportunity to compete at a comparable event to the European Figure Skating Championships. At this time, medal contenders at the World Figure Skating Championships and the Winter Olympics came from either Europe or North America. However, by the mid-1970s, skaters from Asia were also successfully competing at major international events. The last North American Championships were held in 1971, so skaters from Europe had the advantage of an International Skating Union (ISU) championship event that was not accessible to skaters outside of Europe. In order to provide equal opportunities for all skaters, the ISU established the Four Continents Championships in 1999. The name referred to the four continents outside of Europe where competitive figure skating took place: Africa, Asia, Australia (Oceania), and North America. At this time, there were no ISU member nations in South America, although Brazil was admitted as the first South American member nation in 2002.

The inaugural Four Continents Championships took place in Halifax, Canada, in 1999. Takeshi Honda of Japan won the men's event, while Tatiana Malinina of Uzbekistan won the women's event. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China won the pairs event, and Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz of Canada won the ice dance event. Skaters from all four of the founding continents have competed at all Four Continents Championships. The Four Continents Championships have been held every year since, except for 2021, when the championships were cancelled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2022 Four Continents Championships were originally scheduled to be held in Tianjin, China. However, the Chinese Skating Association cancelled the event on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the ISU could not find a suitable replacement host among non-European nations, they asked the Estonian Skating Union to host the event, as Estonia would also be hosting the 2022 European Championships. The 2022 Four Continents Championships took place one week after the European Championships at the same venue, marking the first and only time that the Four Continents Championships were held in Europe.

The 2026 Four Continents Championships are scheduled to be held January 19–24 in Beijing, China.

Qualifying

Only those competitors who are "members of a non-European ISU Member" are eligible to compete in the Four Continents Championships. Unlike the European Championships, where member nations are only entitled to enter one competitor or team per discipline, but with requirements that must be met in order to submit additional competitors, the Four Continents Championships allow member nations to enter up to three competitors or teams per discipline.

Age restrictions have changed throughout the history of the Four Continents Championships. Until the 2023–24 figure skating season, skaters had to be at least 15 years old before July 1 of the previous year. At the ISU Congress held in June 2022, members of the ISU Council accepted a proposal to gradually increase the minimum age limit for senior competition to 17 years old beginning from the 2024–25 season. To avoid forcing skaters who had already competed in the senior category to return to juniors, the age limit remained unchanged during the 2022–23 season, before increasing to 16 years old during the 2023–24 season, and then to 17 years old during the 2024–25 season.

As of 2025, the following countries are eligible to send skaters to the Four Continents Championships: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Thailand, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

Medalists

Men's singles

Men's event medalists

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
1999	Halifax	Takeshi Honda	Li Chengjiang	Elvis Stojko
2000	Osaka	Elvis Stojko	Li Chengjiang	Zhang Min
2001	Salt Lake City	Li Chengjiang	Takeshi Honda	Michael Weiss
2002	Jeonju	Jeffrey Buttle	Takeshi Honda	Gao Song
2003	Beijing	Takeshi Honda	Zhang Min	Li Chengjiang
2004	Hamilton	Jeffrey Buttle	Emanuel Sandhu	Evan Lysacek
2005	Gangneung	Evan Lysacek	Li Chengjiang	Daisuke Takahashi
2006	Colorado Springs	Nobunari Oda	Christopher Mabee	Matthew Savoie
2007		Evan Lysacek	Jeffrey Buttle	Jeremy Abbott
2008	Goyang	Daisuke Takahashi	Jeffrey Buttle	Evan Lysacek
2009	Vancouver	Patrick Chan	Evan Lysacek	Takahiko Kozuka
2010	Jeonju	Adam Rippon	Tatsuki Machida	Kevin Reynolds
2011	Taipei City	Daisuke Takahashi	Yuzuru Hanyu	Jeremy Abbott
2012	Colorado Springs	Patrick Chan	Daisuke Takahashi	Ross Miner
2013	Osaka	Kevin Reynolds	Yuzuru Hanyu	Yan Han
2014	Taipei City	Takahito Mura	Takahiko Kozuka	Song Nan
2015	Seoul	Denis Ten	Joshua Farris	Yan Han
2016	Taipei City	Patrick Chan	Jin Boyang	Yan Han
2017	Gangneung	Nathan Chen	Yuzuru Hanyu	Shoma Uno
2018	Taipei City	Jin Boyang	Shoma Uno	Jason Brown
2019	Anaheim	Shoma Uno	Jin Boyang	Vincent Zhou
2020	Seoul	Yuzuru Hanyu	Jason Brown	Yuma Kagiyama
2021	Sydney	Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Tallinn	Cha Jun-hwan	Kazuki Tomono	Kao Miura
2023	Colorado Springs	Kao Miura	Keegan Messing	Shun Sato
2024	Shanghai	Yuma Kagiyama	Shun Sato	Cha Jun-hwan
2025	Seoul	Mikhail Shaidorov	Cha Jun-hwan	Jimmy Ma

Women's singles

Women's event medalists

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
1999	Halifax	Tatiana Malinina	Amber Corwin	Angela Nikodinov
2000	Osaka	Angela Nikodinov	Stacey Pensgen	Annie Bellemare
2001	Salt Lake City	Fumie Suguri	Angela Nikodinov	Yoshie Onda
2002	Jeonju	Jennifer Kirk	Shizuka Arakawa	Yoshie Onda
2003	Beijing	Fumie Suguri	Shizuka Arakawa	Yukari Nakano
2004	Hamilton	Yukina Ota	Cynthia Phaneuf	Amber Corwin
2005	Gangneung	Fumie Suguri	Yoshie Onda	Jennifer Kirk
2006	Colorado Springs	Katy Taylor	Yukari Nakano	Beatrisa Liang
2007		Kimmie Meissner	Emily Hughes	Joannie Rochette
2008	Goyang	Mao Asada	Joannie Rochette	Miki Ando
2009	Vancouver	Yuna Kim	Joannie Rochette	Mao Asada
2010	Jeonju	Mao Asada	Akiko Suzuki	Caroline Zhang
2011	Taipei City	Miki Ando	Mao Asada	Mirai Nagasu
2012	Colorado Springs	Ashley Wagner	Mao Asada	Caroline Zhang
2013	Osaka	Mao Asada	Akiko Suzuki	Kanako Murakami
2014	Taipei City	Kanako Murakami	Satoko Miyahara	Li Zijun
2015	Seoul	Polina Edmunds	Satoko Miyahara	Rika Hongo
2016	Taipei City	Satoko Miyahara	Template:Flagicon Mirai Nagasu |	Template:Flagicon Rika Hongo
2017	Gangneung	Mai Mihara	Gabrielle Daleman	Mirai Nagasu
2018	Taipei City	Kaori Sakamoto	Mai Mihara	Satoko Miyahara
2019	Anaheim	Rika Kihira	Elizabet Tursynbaeva	Mai Mihara
2020	Seoul	Rika Kihira	You Young	Bradie Tennell
2021	Sydney	Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Tallinn	Mai Mihara	Lee Hae-in	Kim Ye-lim
2023	Colorado Springs	Lee Hae-in	Kim Ye-lim	Mone Chiba
2024	Shanghai	Mone Chiba	Kim Chae-yeon	Rinka Watanabe
2025	Seoul	Kim Chae-yeon	Bradie Tennell	Sarah Everhardt

Pairs

Pairs event medalists

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
1999	Halifax	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2000	Osaka	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2001	Salt Lake City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2002	Jeonju	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2003	Beijing	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2004	Hamilton	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2005	Gangneung	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2006	Colorado Springs	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2007		Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2008	Goyang	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2009	Vancouver	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2010	Jeonju	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2011	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2012	Colorado Springs	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2013	Osaka	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2014	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2015	Seoul	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2016	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2017	Gangneung	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2018	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2019	Anaheim	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2020	Seoul	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2021	Sydney	Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Tallinn	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2023	Colorado Springs	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2024	Shanghai	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2025	Seoul	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
1999	Halifax	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2000	Osaka	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2001	Salt Lake City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2002	Jeonju	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2003	Beijing	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2004	Hamilton	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2005	Gangneung	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2006	Colorado Springs	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2007		Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2008	Goyang	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2009	Vancouver	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2010	Jeonju	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2011	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2012	Colorado Springs	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2013	Osaka	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2014	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2015	Seoul	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2016	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2017	Gangneung	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2018	Taipei City	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2019	Anaheim	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2020	Seoul	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2021	Sydney	Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Tallinn	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2023	Colorado Springs	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2024	Shanghai	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist
2025	Seoul	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist	Template:FS medalist

Records

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Discipline	Most championship titles
	Skater(s)	No.	Years	Ref.
Men's singles	Template:FS medalist	3	2009; 2012; 2016
Women's singles	Template:FS medalist	3	2009; 2012; 2016
	Template:FS medalist	3	2001; 2003; 2005
Pairs	Template:FS medalist	6	2012; 2014; 2016–17; 2019–20
Ice dance	Template:FS medalist	3	2004–06
	Template:FS medalist	3	1999; 2001; 2003
	Template:FS medalist	3	2019–20; 2023
	Template:FS medalist	3	2009; 2011; 2013
	Template:FS medalist	3	2008; 2012; 2017

See also

• Four Continents Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count
• European Figure Skating Championships
• North American Figure Skating Championships

External links

• ISU Championship events
• Four Continents Championships at Skating Scores