The 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2015–16 season. It was held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on February 16–21.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 2016 Four Continents Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 16 – 21 |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Location: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Host: | Chinese Taipei Skating Union |
| Venue: | Taipei Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Patrick Chan | |
Ladies' singles:  Satoko Miyahara | |
Pairs:  Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | |
Ice dance:  Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | |
| Previous: 2015 Four Continents Championships | |
| Next: 2017 Four Continents Championships | |
Qualification
editThe competition was open to skaters from non-European member nations of the International Skating Union who reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2015. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships.
National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international 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
editThe ISU published the list of entries on 28 January 2016. Some national associations announced their selections earlier.
- On 15 January 2016, Mao Asada withdrew from the event to focus on Worlds. She was replaced by Kanako Murakami.[10]
- On 26 January 2016, Ashley Wagner withdrew from the event to focus on Worlds. She was replaced by Mirai Nagasu.[11]
- On 4 February 2016, it was announced that Adam Rippon had withdrawn from the event to focus on Worlds. He was replaced by Ross Miner.[12]
- On 11 February 2016, Skate Canada announced that Gabrielle Daleman and Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau had withdrawn from the event as a precaution – Daleman and Séguin having sustained minor injuries in practice – and would be replaced by Véronik Mallet and Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps, respectively.[13]
- On 12 February 2016, Polina Edmunds withdrew from the event "due to lack of time to break in my new skates."[14] She was replaced by Karen Chen.
- On 20 February 2016, Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford withdrew before the free skating due to Duhamel's illness.[15]
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Chan |  Canada
|
290.21 | 5 | 86.22 | 1 | 203.99 |
| 2 | Jin Boyang |  China
|
289.83 | 1 | 98.45 | 2 | 191.38 |
| 3 | Yan Han | China
|
271.55 | 3 | 89.57 | 3 | 181.98 |
| 4 | Shoma Uno |  Japan
|
269.81 | 2 | 92.99 | 5 | 176.82 |
| 5 | Takahito Mura | Japan
|
268.43 | 4 | 89.08 | 4 | 179.35 |
| 6 | Keiji Tanaka | Japan
|
222.70 | 7 | 74.82 | 7 | 147.88 |
| 7 | Max Aaron |  United States
|
220.94 | 8 | 69.48 | 6 | 151.46 |
| 8 | Grant Hochstein | United States
|
216.34 | 6 | 75.79 | 10 | 140.55 |
| 9 | Michael Christian Martinez |  Philippines
|
211.59 | 9 | 69.15 | 9 | 142.44 |
| 10 | Kim Jin-seo |  South Korea
|
201.43 | 12 | 65.13 | 11 | 136.30 |
| 11 | Kevin Reynolds | Canada
|
198.87 | 20 | 55.14 | 8 | 143.73 |
| 12 | Song Nan | China
|
194.81 | 11 | 66.04 | 15 | 128.77 |
| 13 | Liam Firus | Canada
|
194.02 | 14 | 61.81 | 13 | 132.21 |
| 14 | Ross Miner | United States
|
191.12 | 17 | 58.27 | 12 | 132.85 |
| 15 | Julian Zhi Jie Yee |  Malaysia
|
190.32 | 15 | 59.70 | 14 | 130.62 |
| 16 | Lee June-hyoung | South Korea
|
180.92 | 10 | 67.35 | 19 | 113.57 |
| 17 | Denis Margalik |  Argentina
|
177.65 | 18 | 57.71 | 16 | 119.94 |
| 18 | Byun Se-jong | South Korea
|
176.15 | 16 | 58.30 | 17 | 117.85 |
| 19 | Brendan Kerry |  Australia
|
172.26 | 19 | 55.83 | 18 | 116.43 |
| 20 | Andrew Dodds | Australia
|
161.47 | 13 | 61.88 | 21 | 99.59 |
| 21 | Chih-I Tsao |  Chinese Taipei
|
159.13 | 22 | 51.83 | 20 | 107.30 |
| 22 | Leslie Ip |  Hong Kong
|
152.29 | 21 | 54.81 | 22 | 97.48 |
| 23 | Harry Hau Yin Lee | Hong Kong
|
110.95 | 23 | 42.54 | 23 | 68.41 |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan
|
214.91 | 1 | 72.48 | 1 | 142.43 |
| 2 | Mirai Nagasu | United States
|
193.86 | 3 | 66.06 | 2 | 127.80 |
| 3 | Rika Hongo | Japan
|
181.78 | 4 | 64.27 | 5 | 117.51 |
| 4 | Park So-youn | South Korea
|
178.92 | 5 | 62.49 | 7 | 116.43 |
| 5 | Gracie Gold | United States
|
178.39 | 9 | 57.26 | 3 | 121.13 |
| 6 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada
|
175.63 | 11 | 56.14 | 4 | 119.49 |
| 7 | Kanako Murakami | Japan
|
175.12 | 2 | 68.51 | 13 | 106.61 |
| 8 | Choi Da-bin | South Korea
|
173.71 | 10 | 56.79 | 6 | 116.92 |
| 9 | Kim Na-hyun | South Korea
|
170.70 | 8 | 58.40 | 8 | 112.30 |
| 10 | Li Zijun | China
|
167.88 | 6 | 60.04 | 11 | 107.84 |
| 11 | Alaine Chartrand | Canada
|
165.73 | 7 | 59.71 | 14 | 106.02 |
| 12 | Karen Chen | United States
|
161.52 | 12 | 53.55 | 10 | 107.97 |
| 13 | Kailani Craine | Australia
|
157.82 | 16 | 49.02 | 9 | 108.80 |
| 14 | Véronik Mallet | Canada
|
155.98 | 15 | 51.88 | 15 | 104.10 |
| 15 | Amy Lin | Chinese Taipei
|
155.61 | 17 | 47.88 | 12 | 107.73 |
| 16 | Zhao Ziquan | China
|
147.79 | 13 | 53.24 | 16 | 94.55 |
| 17 | Brooklee Han | Australia
|
135.75 | 14 | 52.80 | 17 | 82.95 |
| 18 | Michaela Du Toit |  South Africa
|
121.12 | 19 | 45.18 | 18 | 75.94 |
| 19 | Zheng Lu | China
|
118.73 | 18 | 45.72 | 20 | 73.01 |
| 20 | Maisy Hiu Ching Ma | Hong Kong
|
115.10 | 20 | 42.06 | 19 | 73.04 |
| 21 | Katie Pasfield | Australia
|
95.78 | 22 | 34.63 | 21 | 61.15 |
| 22 | Thita Lamsam |  Thailand
|
89.56 | 21 | 38.91 | 22 | 50.65 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China
|
221.91 | 1 | 78.51 | 1 | 143.40 |
| 2 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States
|
207.96 | 3 | 67.61 | 2 | 140.35 |
| 3 | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | China
|
187.33 | 4 | 64.99 | 3 | 122.34 |
| 4 | Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea | United States
|
182.02 | 7 | 59.72 | 4 | 122.30 |
| 5 | Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada
|
179.67 | 5 | 61.97 | 5 | 117.70 |
| 6 | Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran | United States
|
175.08 | 6 | 61.34 | 6 | 113.74 |
| 7 | Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik |  North Korea
|
157.24 | 8 | 53.83 | 7 | 103.41 |
| 8 | Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps | Canada
|
148.82 | 10 | 50.07 | 8 | 98.75 |
| 9 | Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau Audet | Japan
|
145.33 | 9 | 52.70 | 9 | 92.63 |
| WD | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada
|
withdrew | 2 | 71.90 | withdrew from competition | |
Ice dancing
editMedals summary
editMedalists
editMedals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Patrick Chan
|
Jin Boyang
|
Yan Han
|
| Ladies | Satoko Miyahara
|
 Mirai Nagasu
|
Rika Hongo
|
| Pairs | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
|
Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim
|
Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
|
| Ice dancing | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
|
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
|
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
|
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Jin Boyang
|
Shoma Uno
|
Yan Han
|
| Ladies | Satoko Miyahara
|
Kanako Murakami
|
Mirai Nagasu
|
| Pairs | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
|
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
|
Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim
|
| Ice dancing | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
|
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
|
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
|
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Patrick Chan
|
Jin Boyang
|
Yan Han
|
| Ladies | Satoko Miyahara
|
Mirai Nagasu
|
Gracie Gold
|
| Pairs | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
|
Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim
|
Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
|
| Ice dancing | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
|
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
|
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
|
Medals by country
editTable of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ISU Championships 2015 - 2016 provisional allotments". International Skating Union. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Announcement: 2016 Four Continents Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- ^ "Entries: Men". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Entries: Ladies". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Entries: Pairs". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Entries: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- ^ "SKATE CANADA NAMES TEAMS FOR 2016 ISU CHAMPIONSHIPS". Skate Canada. January 24, 2016. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Japan Skating Federation. "世界フィギュア／四大陸／世界ジュニア 代表選手 - 公益財団法人 日本スケート連盟 - Japan Skating Federation". Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces ISU Championship Event Selections". U.S. Figure Skating. January 24, 2016. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Figure Skating: Asada Withdraws from 4 Continents". January 16, 2016.
- ^ "icenetwork". Twitter.
- ^ "Adam Rippon has decided not to compete... - International Figure Skating - Facebook".
- ^ "Gabrielle Daleman, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau withdraw from 2016 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Edmunds withdraws from Four Continents Champs". IceNetwork.com. February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Four Continents: Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford withdraw from pairs free skate due to illness". CBC. 20 February 2016.