2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Explained

2017 Four Continents Championships
Comptype:ISU Championship
Startdate:February 15
Enddate:19
Skatingseason:2016–17
Location:Gangneung, South Korea
Host:Korea Skating Union
Venue:Gangneung Ice Arena
Championmen: Nathan Chen
Championladies: Mai Mihara
Championpairs: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Championdance: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Previouscomp:2016 Four Continents Championships
Nextcomp:2018 Four Continents Championships

The 2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2016–17 figure skating season. It was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea on February 16–19. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition served as the figure skating test event for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Qualification

The competition was open to skaters from non-European member nations of the International Skating Union who reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2016. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2017 European Figure Skating Championships.

Each National Federation from the four represented regions were permitted to send up to three skaters/couples for each discipline. National Federations could select their entries based on their own criteria, as long as the selected skater/couples attained a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international senior event prior to the Four Continents.

Minimum TES

Minimum technical scores (TES)
DisciplineSP / SDFS / FD
Men 25 45
Ladies 20 36
Pairs 20 36
Ice dance 19 29
Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event
in the ongoing or preceding season.
SP and FS scores may be attained at different events.

Entries

A total of 111 athletes (26 men, 23 ladies, 15 pair teams, and 16 ice dancing teams) competed at the championship. The ISU published a list of entries on 27 January:

CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
Andrew Dodds
Brendan Kerry
Mark Webster
Kailani Craine
Brooklee Han
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorMatilda Friend / William Badaoui
Kimberley Hew-Low / Timothy McKernan
Adele Morrison / Demid Rokachev
Patrick Chan
Kevin Reynolds
Nam Nguyen
Alaine Chartrand
Gabrielle Daleman
Kaetlyn Osmond
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
Jin Boyang
Yan Han
Li Xiangning
Li Zijun
Zhao Ziquan
Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao
Chen Hong / Zhao Yan
Song Linshu / Sun Zhuoming
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
Micah Tang
Chih-I Tsao
Amy Lin
Leslie Man Cheuk Ip
Harry Hau Yin Lee
Harrison Jon-Yen Wong
Maisy Hiu Ching Ma
[1] Yuzuru Hanyu
Shoma Uno
Keiji Tanaka
Wakaba Higuchi
Rika Hongo
Mai Mihara
Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau Audet
Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara
Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion
Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed
Elizabet Tursynbayeva
Kai Xiang Chew
Julian Zhi Jie Yee
Michael Christian Martinez
Kim Jin-seo
Lee June-hyoung
Lee Si-Hyeong
Choi Da-bin
Kim Na-hyun
Son Suh-hyun
Ji Min-ji / Themistocles Leftheris
Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kang-chan Kam
Kim Su-yeon / Kim Hyung-tae
Lee Ho-jung / Richard Kang-in Kam
Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin
Chloe Ing
Yu Shuran
Michaela du Toit
Jason Brown
Nathan Chen
Grant Hochstein
Mariah Bell
Karen Chen
Mirai Nagasu
Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc
Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier
Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
Misha Ge

Changes to initial assignments

AnnouncedCountryDisciplineInitialReplacementReason/Other notes
February 7, 2017 KazakhstanMenAbzal RakimgalievN/A
February 7, 2017 JapanLadiesSatoko MiyaharaRika HongoStress fracture
February 9, 2017 KazakhstanMenDenis TenN/A

Competition schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).

Discipline Event Start
Thursday, 16 February
Ice Dancing Short dance 11:00
Pairs Short program 14:15
Opening ceremony 17:30
Ladies Short program 18:30
Friday, 17 February
Ice dancing Free dance 13:30
Ice dancing Victory ceremony 16:20
Men Short program 17:45
Saturday, 18 February
Pairs Free skating 14:00
Pairs Victory ceremony 16:55
Ladies Free skating 18:00
Ladies Victory ceremony 21:50
Sunday, 19 February
Men Free skating 11:00
Men Victory ceremony 15:10
Exhibition gala 17:30

Results

Men

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Nathan Chen307.461103.122204.34
2Yuzuru Hanyu303.71397.041206.67
3Shoma Uno288.052100.283187.77
4Patrick Chan267.98588.464179.52
5Jin Boyang267.51491.335176.18
6Jason Brown245.85980.776165.08
7Misha Ge239.41881.858157.56
8Nam Nguyen237.081372.997164.09
9Grant Hochstein235.72781.949153.78
10Yan Han235.45684.0810151.37
11Brendan Kerry227.391078.1111149.28
12Kevin Reynolds222.311276.3612145.95
13Keiji Tanaka220.181177.5513142.63
14Michael Christian Martinez214.151472.4714141.68
15Julian Zhi Jie Yee202.671572.2116130.46
16Lee Si-hyeong195.721765.4017130.32
17Kim Jin-seo195.051864.2615130.79
18Lee June-hyoung187.581667.5518120.03
19Chih-I Tsao169.632251.0219118.61
20Andrew Dodds162.051960.1721101.88
21Mark Webster160.032054.9220105.11
22Leslie Man Cheuk Ip146.742152.862293.88
23Kai Xiang Chew138.462347.382391.08
24Micah Tang135.792446.412489.38
did not advance to Free Skating
25Harry Hau Yin Lee2545.27colspan=2
26Harrison Jon-Yen Wong2645.12

Ladies

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Mai Mihara200.85466.511134.34
2Gabrielle Daleman196.91168.253128.66
3Mirai Nagasu194.95562.912132.04
4Kaetlyn Osmond184.17268.216115.96
5Choi Da-bin182.41661.624120.79
6Mariah Bell177.10761.217115.89
7Li Zijun177.05860.375116.68
8Elizabet Tursynbaeva176.65366.8711109.78
9Wakaba Higuchi172.051058.839 113.22
10Rika Hongo167.42959.1613108.26
11Alaine Chartrand167.121453.648113.48
12Karen Chen166.821255.6010111.22
13Li Xiangning164.851155.7312109.12
14Brooklee Han152.051648.4414103.61
15Zhao Ziquan147.371549.971597.40
16Kailani Craine136.911354.701782.21
17Amy Lin125.021845.401979.62
18Maisy Ma124.651943.551881.10
19Son Suh-hyun122.352238.611683.74
20Chloe Ing120.182141.612078.57
21Shuran Yu118.402043.262175.14
Kim Na-hyun1745.95colspan=2
Michaela du Toit2333.39

Pairs

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Sui Wenjing / Han Cong225.03180.751144.28
2Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford212.23374.312137.92
3Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch205.31473.044132.27
4Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao203.40275.205128.20
5Peng Cheng / Jin Yang202.92766.443136.48
6Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim193.91669.106124.81
7Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro192.35570.897121.46
8Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier179.45863.398116.06
9Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc168.87962.5810106.27
10Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet164.961058.149106.82
11Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor154.101156.101198.00
12Kim Su-yeon / Kim Hyung-tae140.681349.881290.80
13Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara130.851250.481480.37
14Ji Min-ji / Themistocles Leftheris129.191445.811383.38
15Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kang-chan Kam118.911541.061577.85

Ice dancing

RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir196.95179.751117.20
2Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani191.85276.592115.26
3Madison Chock / Evan Bates185.58374.673110.91
4Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue180.82473.796107.03
5Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje180.09571.154108.94
6Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier170.14761.215108.93
7Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu154.23661.45792.78
8Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin144.69859.01885.68
9Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed140.38957.80982.58
10Chen Hong / Zhao Yan128.551151.341077.21
11Song Linshu / Sun Zhuoming124.591051.601172.99
12Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion121.711249.351272.36
13Lee Ho-jung / Richard Kang-in Kam112.421344.571367.85
14Adele Morrison / Demid Rokachev96.351437.871458.48
15Matilda Friend / William Badaoui89.291632.751556.54
16Kimberley Hew-Low / Timothy McKernan84.971533.541651.43

Medals summary

Medalists

Medals for overall placement:

Men Nathan Chen Yuzuru Hanyu Shoma Uno
Ladies Mai Mihara Gabrielle Daleman Mirai Nagasu
Pairs Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch
Ice dancing Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Madison Chock / Evan Bates

Small medals for placement in the short segment:

Men Nathan Chen Shoma Uno Yuzuru Hanyu
Ladies Gabrielle Daleman Kaetlyn Osmond Elizabet Tursynbaeva
Pairs Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Ice dancing Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Madison Chock / Evan Bates

Small medals for placement in the free segment:

Men Yuzuru Hanyu Nathan Chen Shoma Uno
Ladies Mai Mihara Mirai Nagasu Gabrielle Daleman
Pairs Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
Ice dancing Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Madison Chock / Evan Bates

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 世界フィギュア選手権ほか 代表選手 . ja . . 27 December 2016 . 27 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132611/http://skatingjapan.or.jp/whatsnew/detail.php?id=3231&kyodo=0&sports_id=2 . 27 December 2016 . dead .