The 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held on February 4–9, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. 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, pair skating, and ice dance.
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.
Minimum technical scores (TES) Discipline SP / RD FS / FD Men 28 46 Ladies 23 40 Pairs 25 42 Ice dance 28 44 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.
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 Ladies Pairs Ice dance Jordan DoddsBrendan KerryJames Min Kailani Craine Matilda Friend / William BadaouiHolly Harris / Jason ChanChantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds Keegan MessingNam NguyenRoman Sadovsky Emily BausbackAlicia PineaultAlison Schumacher Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie BilodeauKirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroEvelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierMarjorie Lajoie / Zachary LaghaCarolane Soucisse / Shane Firus Jin BoyangYan HanZhang He Chen HongyiZhu Yi Peng Cheng / Jin YangSui Wenjing / Han CongTang Feiyao / Yang Yongchao Chen Hong / Sun ZhuomingNing Wanqi / Wang ChaoWang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu Micah TangTsao Chih-i Amy LinJenny Shyu Harrison Jon-Yen Wong Cheuk Ka Kahlen Cheung Yuzuru HanyuYuma KagiyamaKazuki Tomono Wakaba HiguchiRika KihiraKaori Sakamoto Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara Rikako Fukase / Eichu ChoMisato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto Aiza Mambekova Maxine Weatherby / Temirlan Yerzhanov Donovan Carrillo Andrea Montesinos Cantú Christopher CaluzaEdrian Paul Celestino Alisson Krystle Perticheto Isabella Gamez / David-Alexandre Paradis Cha Jun-hwanLee June-hyoungLee Si-hyeong Kim Ye-limLim Eun-sooYou Young Yura Min / Daniel Eaton Micah Kai Lynette Jason BrownTomoki HiwatashiCamden Pulkinen Karen ChenAmber GlennBradie Tennell Jessica Calalang / Brian JohnsonTarah Kayne / Danny O'SheaAlexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim Madison Chock / Evan BatesKaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc BakerMadison 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, 2020Ladies 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: 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: 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: 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:
Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:
Skater Segment Score Date Men's singles Yuzuru Hanyu Short program 111.82 February 7, 2020
Results Men Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Yuzuru Hanyu 299.42 1 111.82 1 187.60 2 Jason Brown 274.82 3 94.71 2 180.11 3 Yuma Kagiyama 270.61 5 91.61 3 179.00 4 Jin Boyang 267.67 2 95.83 5 171.84 5 Cha Jun-hwan 265.43 6 90.37 4 175.06 6 Nam Nguyen 251.60 9 85.24 6 166.36 7 Kazuki Tomono 251.05 7 88.22 7 162.83 8 Keegan Messing 243.93 4 94.03 10 149.90 9 Tomoki Hiwatashi 240.78 8 88.09 9 152.69 10 Yan Han 239.41 11 82.32 8 157.09 11 Camden Pulkinen 226.82 10 84.66 11 142.16 12 Brendan Kerry 213.11 12 76.70 14 136.41 13 Zhang He 210.06 15 71.58 12 138.48 14 Lee Si-hyeong 203.50 16 67.00 13 136.50 15 Donovan Carrillo 201.09 13 73.13 16 127.96 16 Roman Sadovsky 200.50 17 65.87 15 134.63 17 Lee June-hyoung 198.95 14 72.74 17 126.21 18 Christopher Caluza 171.45 20 60.70 18 110.75 19 James Min 167.81 21 59.71 19 108.10 20 Edrian Paul Celestino 167.65 18 65.11 21 102.54 21 Micah Kai Lynette 156.71 23 50.77 20 105.94 22 Harrison Jon-Yen Wong 155.30 22 56.98 22 98.32 23 Tsao Chih-i 152.80 19 62.50 24 90.30 24 Jordan Dodds 148.78 24 50.74 23 98.04Did not advance to free skating 25 Micah Tang 45.91 25 45.91 colspan=2
Ladies Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Rika Kihira 232.34 1 81.18 1 151.16 2 You Young 223.23 3 73.55 2 149.68 3 Bradie Tennell 222.97 2 75.93 3 147.04 4 Wakaba Higuchi 207.46 5 72.95 5 134.51 5 Kaori Sakamoto 202.79 4 73.07 8 129.72 6 Kim Ye-lim 202.76 7 68.10 4 134.66 7 Karen Chen 201.06 8 67.28 6 133.78 8 Lim Eun-soo 200.59 6 68.40 7 132.19 9 Amber Glenn 190.83 9 65.39 9 125.44 10 Alicia Pineault 173.55 10 57.09 10 116.46 11 Chen Hongyi 167.26 11 56.81 11 110.45 12 Kailani Craine 161.15 13 54.93 13 106.22 13 Zhu Yi 155.41 12 55.53 14 99.88 14 Alison Schumacher 150.73 18 42.55 12 108.18 15 Emily Bausback 147.23 14 49.10 15 98.13 16 Andrea Montesinos Cantú 135.24 15 47.40 18 87.84 17 Jenny Shyu 134.80 16 44.95 16 89.85 18 Alisson Krystle Perticheto 129.99 19 40.67 17 89.32 19 Cheuk Ka Kahlen Cheung 121.29 17 44.73 20 76.56 20 Amy Lin 116.97 20 40.29 19 76.68 21 Aiza Mambekova 107.68 21 37.91 21 69.77
Pairs Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 217.51 3 73.17 1 144.34 2 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang 213.29 2 75.96 2 137.33 3 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro 201.80 1 76.36 4 125.44 4 Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson 196.15 4 67.76 3 128.39 5 Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea 186.20 7 62.65 5 123.55 6 Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud 177.58 6 62.97 6 114.61 7 Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau 171.32 8 57.87 7 113.45 8 Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara 167.50 9 57.45 8 110.05 9 Isabella Gamez / David-Alexandre Paradis 127.43 10 47.34 9 80.09 Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim 5 63.14 colspan=2
Ice dance Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD 1 Madison Chock / Evan Bates 213.18 2 85.76 1 127.42 2 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 210.18 3 83.92 2 126.26 3 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue 208.72 1 85.95 3 122.77 4 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu 196.75 4 77.45 4 119.30 5 Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha 192.11 5 76.43 6 115.68 6 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker 188.49 7 71.93 5 116.56 7 Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus 174.41 6 73.32 7 101.09 8 Yura Min / Daniel Eaton 163.26 8 64.38 8 98.88 9 Holly Harris / Jason Chan 161.05 10 62.83 9 98.22 10 Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming 158.70 9 63.22 11 95.48 11 Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto 157.20 11 61.45 10 95.75 12 Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao 145.22 12 59.18 12 86.04 13 Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho 143.94 14 58.13 13 85.81 14 Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds 143.59 13 58.30 14 85.29 15 Matilda Friend / William Badaoui 137.36 15 55.80 16 81.56 16 Maxine Weatherby / Temirlan Yerzhanov 132.27 16 50.33 15 81.94
References
External links 2020 Four Continents Championships at the International Skating Union Official website