2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
| 2017 Four Continents Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 15 – 19 |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Location: | Gangneung, South Korea |
| Host: | Korea Skating Union |
| Venue: | Gangneung Ice Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Nathan Chen | |
Ladies' singles:  Mai Mihara | |
Pairs:  Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | |
Ice dance:  Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
| Previous: 2016 Four Continents Championships | |
| Next: 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.[1] 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Minimum technical scores (TES)[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SP / SD | FS / 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
[edit]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:
Changes to initial assignments
[edit]| Announced | Country | Discipline | Initial | Replacement | Reason/Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2017 |  Kazakhstan
|
Men | Abzal Rakimgaliev | N/A | [3] |
| February 7, 2017 | Japan
|
Ladies | Satoko Miyahara | Rika Hongo | Stress fracture[11] |
| February 9, 2017 | Kazakhstan
|
Men | Denis Ten | N/A | [3] |
Competition schedule
[edit]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
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Chen |  United States
|
307.46 | 1 | 103.12 | 2 | 204.34 |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
|
303.71 | 3 | 97.04 | 1 | 206.67 |
| 3 | Shoma Uno | Japan
|
288.05 | 2 | 100.28 | 3 | 187.77 |
| 4 | Patrick Chan | Canada
|
267.98 | 5 | 88.46 | 4 | 179.52 |
| 5 | Jin Boyang | China
|
267.51 | 4 | 91.33 | 5 | 176.18 |
| 6 | Jason Brown | United States
|
245.85 | 9 | 80.77 | 6 | 165.08 |
| 7 | Misha Ge |  Uzbekistan
|
239.41 | 8 | 81.85 | 8 | 157.56 |
| 8 | Nam Nguyen | Canada
|
237.08 | 13 | 72.99 | 7 | 164.09 |
| 9 | Grant Hochstein | United States
|
235.72 | 7 | 81.94 | 9 | 153.78 |
| 10 | Yan Han | China
|
235.45 | 6 | 84.08 | 10 | 151.37 |
| 11 | Brendan Kerry |  Australia
|
227.39 | 10 | 78.11 | 11 | 149.28 |
| 12 | Kevin Reynolds | Canada
|
222.31 | 12 | 76.36 | 12 | 145.95 |
| 13 | Keiji Tanaka | Japan
|
220.18 | 11 | 77.55 | 13 | 142.63 |
| 14 | Michael Christian Martinez |  Philippines
|
214.15 | 14 | 72.47 | 14 | 141.68 |
| 15 | Julian Zhi Jie Yee |  Malaysia
|
202.67 | 15 | 72.21 | 16 | 130.46 |
| 16 | Lee Si-hyeong |  South Korea
|
195.72 | 17 | 65.40 | 17 | 130.32 |
| 17 | Kim Jin-seo | South Korea
|
195.05 | 18 | 64.26 | 15 | 130.79 |
| 18 | Lee June-hyoung | South Korea
|
187.58 | 16 | 67.55 | 18 | 120.03 |
| 19 | Chih-I Tsao |  Chinese Taipei
|
169.63 | 22 | 51.02 | 19 | 118.61 |
| 20 | Andrew Dodds | Australia
|
162.05 | 19 | 60.17 | 21 | 101.88 |
| 21 | Mark Webster | Australia
|
160.03 | 20 | 54.92 | 20 | 105.11 |
| 22 | Leslie Man Cheuk Ip |  Hong Kong
|
146.74 | 21 | 52.86 | 22 | 93.88 |
| 23 | Kai Xiang Chew | Malaysia
|
138.46 | 23 | 47.38 | 23 | 91.08 |
| 24 | Micah Tang | Chinese Taipei
|
135.79 | 24 | 46.41 | 24 | 89.38 |
| did not advance to Free Skating | |||||||
| 25 | Harry Hau Yin Lee | Hong Kong
|
— | 25 | 45.27 | — | |
| 26 | Harrison Jon-Yen Wong | Hong Kong
|
— | 26 | 45.12 | — | |
Ladies
[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mai Mihara | Japan
|
200.85 | 4 | 66.51 | 1 | 134.34 |
| 2 | Gabrielle Daleman | Canada
|
196.91 | 1 | 68.25 | 3 | 128.66 |
| 3 | Mirai Nagasu | United States
|
194.95 | 5 | 62.91 | 2 | 132.04 |
| 4 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada
|
184.17 | 2 | 68.21 | 6 | 115.96 |
| 5 | Choi Da-bin | South Korea
|
182.41 | 6 | 61.62 | 4 | 120.79 |
| 6 | Mariah Bell | United States
|
177.10 | 7 | 61.21 | 7 | 115.89 |
| 7 | Li Zijun | China
|
177.05 | 8 | 60.37 | 5 | 116.68 |
| 8 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan
|
176.65 | 3 | 66.87 | 11 | 109.78 |
| 9 | Wakaba Higuchi | Japan
|
172.05 | 10 | 58.83 | 9 | 113.22 |
| 10 | Rika Hongo | Japan
|
167.42 | 9 | 59.16 | 13 | 108.26 |
| 11 | Alaine Chartrand | Canada
|
167.12 | 14 | 53.64 | 8 | 113.48 |
| 12 | Karen Chen | United States
|
166.82 | 12 | 55.60 | 10 | 111.22 |
| 13 | Li Xiangning | China
|
164.85 | 11 | 55.73 | 12 | 109.12 |
| 14 | Brooklee Han | Australia
|
152.05 | 16 | 48.44 | 14 | 103.61 |
| 15 | Zhao Ziquan | China
|
147.37 | 15 | 49.97 | 15 | 97.40 |
| 16 | Kailani Craine | Australia
|
136.91 | 13 | 54.70 | 17 | 82.21 |
| 17 | Amy Lin | Chinese Taipei
|
125.02 | 18 | 45.40 | 19 | 79.62 |
| 18 | Maisy Ma | Hong Kong
|
124.65 | 19 | 43.55 | 18 | 81.10 |
| 19 | Son Suh-hyun | South Korea
|
122.35 | 22 | 38.61 | 16 | 83.74 |
| 20 | Chloe Ing |  Singapore
|
120.18 | 21 | 41.61 | 20 | 78.57 |
| 21 | Shuran Yu | Singapore
|
118.40 | 20 | 43.26 | 21 | 75.14 |
| WD | Kim Na-hyun | South Korea
|
withdrew | 17 | 45.95 | withdrew from competition | |
| WD | Michaela du Toit |  South Africa
|
withdrew | 23 | 33.39 | withdrew from competition | |
Pairs
[edit]Ice dancing
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada
|
196.95 | 1 | 79.75 | 1 | 117.20 |
| 2 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States
|
191.85 | 2 | 76.59 | 2 | 115.26 |
| 3 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States
|
185.58 | 3 | 74.67 | 3 | 110.91 |
| 4 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States
|
180.82 | 4 | 73.79 | 6 | 107.03 |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada
|
180.09 | 5 | 71.15 | 4 | 108.94 |
| 6 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada
|
170.14 | 7 | 61.21 | 5 | 108.93 |
| 7 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | China
|
154.23 | 6 | 61.45 | 7 | 92.78 |
| 8 | Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin | South Korea
|
144.69 | 8 | 59.01 | 8 | 85.68 |
| 9 | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed | Japan
|
140.38 | 9 | 57.80 | 9 | 82.58 |
| 10 | Chen Hong / Zhao Yan | China
|
128.55 | 11 | 51.34 | 10 | 77.21 |
| 11 | Song Linshu / Sun Zhuoming | China
|
124.59 | 10 | 51.60 | 11 | 72.99 |
| 12 | Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion | Japan
|
121.71 | 12 | 49.35 | 12 | 72.36 |
| 13 | Lee Ho-jung / Richard Kang-in Kam | South Korea
|
112.42 | 13 | 44.57 | 13 | 67.85 |
| 14 | Adele Morrison / Demid Rokachev | Australia
|
96.35 | 14 | 37.87 | 14 | 58.48 |
| 15 | Matilda Friend / William Badaoui | Australia
|
89.29 | 16 | 32.75 | 15 | 56.54 |
| 16 | Kimberley Hew-Low / Timothy McKernan | Australia
|
84.97 | 15 | 33.54 | 16 | 51.43 |
Medals summary
[edit]Medalists
[edit]Medals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "ISU Championships 2017 Provisional Allotments". International Skating Union. 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- ^ a b c "Entries: Men". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Entries: Ladies". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Entries: Pairs". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Entries: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017.
- ^ "International Assignments 2016/2017" (PDF). Ice Skating Australia. 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Skate Canada names teams for 2017 ISU Championships". Skate Canada. January 22, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017.
- ^ "世界フィギュア選手権ほか 代表選手" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating announces World, Four Continents and World Junior Junior teams". U.S. Figure Skating. January 22, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017.
- ^ "宮原知子、四大陸とアジア大会欠場へ 股関節を疲労骨折" [Miyahara to miss Four Continents and Asian Games] (in Japanese). Asahi. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017.
