# Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

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 in 1999 in order to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships. The event's name refers to the Americas (North America and South America), Africa, Asia and Oceania: four of the five continents represented in the Olympic rings).
Patrick Chan of Canada holds the record for the most Four Continents championships won in men's singles (with three), while Mao Asada and Fumie Suguri of Japan are tied for the most championships won in women's singles (with three each). Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China hold the record for the most championships won in pair skating (with six). Five teams are tied for the most championships won 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.
The 2026 Four Continents Championships will be held from January 19–24 in Beijing, China.

## Qualifying

Skaters must belong to a non-European member nation of the ISU. Each member country may enter up to three skaters or teams in each discipline, provided they obtain the minimum TES in the current or previous season. National governing bodies select their entries according to their own criteria. As with the other senior ISU Championships, eligible skaters must be at least seventeen years of age before July 1 of the previous year.
As of 2018 Championships, the following countries are eligible to send skaters to the competition: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Uzbekistan.

## Medalists
### Men's singles

Men's event medalists :
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 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 | Colorado Springs | 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 | 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 | Takahito Mura | Takahiko Kozuka | Song Nan |
| 2015 | Seoul | Denis Ten | Joshua Farris | Yan Han |
| 2016 | Taipei | Patrick Chan | Jin Boyang | Yan Han |
| 2017 | Gangneung | Nathan Chen | Yuzuru Hanyu | Shoma Uno |
| 2018 | Taipei | 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 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 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

| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 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 | Colorado Springs | 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 | 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 | Kanako Murakami | Satoko Miyahara | Li Zijun |
| 2015 | Seoul | Polina Edmunds | Satoko Miyahara | Rika Hongo |
| 2016 | Taipei | Satoko Miyahara | Mirai Nagasu | Rika Hongo |
| 2017 | Gangneung | Mai Mihara | Gabrielle Daleman | Mirai Nagasu |
| 2018 | Taipei | 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 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 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

| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 | Halifax | Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo | Kristy Sargeant Kris Wirtz | Danielle Hartsell Steve Hartsell |
| 2000 | Osaka | Jamie Salé David Pelletier | Kyoko Ina John Zimmerman | Tiffany Scott Philip Dulebohn |
| 2001 | Salt Lake City | Jamie Salé David Pelletier | Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo | Kyoko Ina John Zimmerman |
| 2002 | Jeonju | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Anabelle Langlois Patrice Archetto | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao |
| 2003 | Beijing | Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao |
| 2004 | Hamilton | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao | Valérie Marcoux Craig Buntin |
| 2005 | Gangneung | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Kathryn Orscher Garrett Lucash |
| 2006 | Colorado Springs | Rena Inoue John Baldwin | Utako Wakamatsu Jean-Sébastien Fecteau | Elizabeth Putnam Sean Wirtz |
| 2007 | Colorado Springs | Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Rena Inoue John Baldwin |
| 2008 | Goyang | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao | Brooke Castile Benjamin Okolski |
| 2009 | Vancouver | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Jessica Dubé Bryce Davison | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao |
| 2010 | Jeonju | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao | Keauna McLaughlin Rockne Brubaker | Meagan Duhamel Craig Buntin |
| 2011 | Taipei | Pang Qing Tong Jian | Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford | Paige Lawrence Rudi Swiegers |
| 2012 | Colorado Springs | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | Caydee Denney John Coughlin | Mary Beth Marley Rockne Brubaker |
| 2013 | Osaka | Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford | Kirsten Moore-Towers Dylan Moscovitch | Marissa Castelli Simon Shnapir |
| 2014 | Taipei | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | Tarah Kayne Danny O'Shea | Alexa Scimeca Chris Knierim |
| 2015 | Seoul | Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford | Peng Cheng Zhang Hao | Pang Qing Tong Jian |
| 2016 | Taipei | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | Alexa Scimeca Chris Knierim | Yu Xiaoyu Jin Yang |
| 2017 | Gangneung | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford | Liubov Ilyushechkina Dylan Moscovitch |
| 2018 | Taipei | Tarah Kayne Danny O'Shea | Ashley Cain Timothy LeDuc | Ryom Tae-ok Kim Ju-sik |
| 2019 | Anaheim | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | Kirsten Moore-Towers Michael Marinaro | Peng Cheng Jin Yang |
| 2020 | Seoul | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | Peng Cheng Jin Yang | Kirsten Moore-Towers Michael Marinaro |
| 2021 | Sydney | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Tallinn | Audrey Lu Misha Mitrofanov | Emily Chan Spencer Akira Howe | Evelyn Walsh Trennt Michaud |
| 2023 | Colorado Springs | Riku Miura Ryuichi Kihara | Emily Chan Spencer Akira Howe | Deanna Stellato-Dudek Maxime Deschamps |
| 2024 | Shanghai | Deanna Stellato-Dudek Maxime Deschamps | Riku Miura Ryuichi Kihara | Ellie Kam Danny O'Shea |
| 2025 | Seoul | Riku Miura Ryuichi Kihara | Deanna Stellato-Dudek Maxime Deschamps | Lia Pereira Trennt Michaud |

### Ice dance

| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 | Halifax | Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz | Chantal Lefebvre Michel Brunet | Naomi Lang Peter Tchernyshev |
| 2000 | Osaka | Naomi Lang Peter Tchernyshev | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon | Jamie Silverstein Justin Pekarek |
| 2001 | Salt Lake City | Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz | Naomi Lang Peter Tchernyshev | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon |
| 2002 | Jeonju | Naomi Lang Peter Tchernyshev | Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto | Megan Wing Aaron Lowe |
| 2003 | Beijing | Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz | Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto | Naomi Lang Peter Tchernyshev |
| 2004 | Hamilton | Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon | Megan Wing Aaron Lowe |
| 2005 | Gangneung | Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto | Melissa Gregory Denis Petukhov | Lydia Manon Ryan O'Meara |
| 2006 | Colorado Springs | Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto | Morgan Matthews Maxim Zavozin | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir |
| 2007 | Colorado Springs | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon | Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir |
| 2008 | Goyang | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | Meryl Davis Charlie White | Kimberly Navarro Brent Bommentre |
| 2009 | Vancouver | Meryl Davis Charlie White | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | Emily Samuelson Evan Bates |
| 2010 | Jeonju | Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje | Allie Hann-McCurdy Michael Coreno | Madison Hubbell Keiffer Hubbell |
| 2011 | Taipei | Meryl Davis Charlie White | Maia Shibutani Alex Shibutani | Vanessa Crone Paul Poirier |
| 2012 | Colorado Springs | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | Meryl Davis Charlie White | Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje |
| 2013 | Osaka | Meryl Davis Charlie White | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | Madison Chock Evan Bates |
| 2014 | Taipei | Madison Hubbell Zachary Donohue | Piper Gilles Paul Poirier | Alexandra Aldridge Daniel Eaton |
| 2015 | Seoul | Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje | Madison Chock Evan Bates | Maia Shibutani Alex Shibutani |
| 2016 | Taipei | Maia Shibutani Alex Shibutani | Madison Chock Evan Bates | Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje |
| 2017 | Gangneung | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | Maia Shibutani Alex Shibutani | Madison Chock Evan Bates |
| 2018 | Taipei | Kaitlin Hawayek Jean-Luc Baker | Carolane Soucisse Shane Firus | Kana Muramoto Chris Reed |
| 2019 | Anaheim | Madison Chock Evan Bates | Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje | Piper Gilles Paul Poirier |
| 2020 | Seoul | Madison Chock Evan Bates | Piper Gilles Paul Poirier | Madison Hubbell Zachary Donohue |
| 2021 | Sydney | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Tallinn | Caroline Green Michael Parsons | Kana Muramoto Daisuke Takahashi | Christina Carreira Anthony Ponomarenko |
| 2023 | Colorado Springs | Madison Chock Evan Bates | Laurence Fournier Beaudry Nikolaj Sørensen | Marjorie Lajoie Zachary Lagha |
| 2024 | Shanghai | Piper Gilles Paul Poirier | Laurence Fournier Beaudry Nikolaj Sørensen | Christina Carreira Anthony Ponomarenko |
| 2025 | Seoul | Piper Gilles Paul Poirier | Madison Chock Evan Bates | Marjorie Lajoie Zachary Lagha |

## Records

Records :
| Event | Most titles | Most titles | Most titles | Medal sweeps | Medal sweeps |
| Men's singles | Patrick Chan | 3 | 2009; 2012; 2016 | — | — |
| Women's singles | Mao Asada | 3 | 2009; 2012; 2016 | Japan | 2003; 2013; 2018 |
| Women's singles | Fumie Suguri | 3 | 2001; 2003; 2005 | Japan | 2003; 2013; 2018 |
| Pairs | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | 6 | 2012; 2014; 2016–17; 2019–20 | China | 2003 |
| Ice dance | Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto | 3 | 2004–06 | United States | 2005 |
| Ice dance | Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz | 3 | 1999; 2001; 2003 | United States | 2005 |
| Ice dance | Madison Chock Evan Bates | 3 | 2019–20; 2023 | United States | 2005 |
| Ice dance | Meryl Davis Charlie White | 3 | 2009; 2011; 2013 | United States | 2005 |
| Ice dance | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | 3 | 2008; 2012; 2017 | United States | 2005 |

## Cumulative medal count

Total number of Four Continents Championship medals by nation :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 28 | 30 | 44 | 102 |
| 2 | Japan | 28 | 24 | 19 | 71 |
| 3 | Canada | 23 | 30 | 24 | 77 |
| 4 | China | 18 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | South Korea | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 312 |