2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
| 2018 Four Continents Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | January 22 – 28 |
| Season: | 2017-18 |
| Location: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Host: | Chinese Taipei Skating Union |
| Venue: | Taipei Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Jin Boyang | |
| Ladies' singles: Kaori Sakamoto | |
| Pairs: Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | |
| Ice dance: Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | |
| Previous: 2017 Four Continents Championships | |
| Next: 2019 Four Continents Championships | |
The 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held in Taipei, Taiwan on January 22–28, 2018. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Qualification
This competition is open to skaters from all non-European member nations of the International Skating Union. Skaters must have reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017 to participate. The corresponding competition for European skaters is the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships.
Each National Federation from the four represented regions are permitted to send up to three skaters/couples for each discipline. National Federations can select their entries based on their own criteria, as long as the selected skater/couples attains a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international senior event prior to the Four Continents.
Minimum TES
The ISU stipulates that the minimum scores must be achieved at an ISU-recognized senior international competition in the ongoing or preceding season, no later than 21 days before the first official practice day.
| Minimum technical scores (TES) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SP / SD | FS / FD |
| Men | 25 | 45 |
| Ladies | 20 | 36 |
| Pairs | 20 | 36 |
| Ice dance | 19 | 29 |
| SP and FS scores may be attained at different events. | ||
Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2017.
Changes to initial assignments
| Announced | Country | Discipline | Initial | Replacement | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2018 | Singapore | Ladies | Yu Shuran | None | |
| January 13, 2018 | United States | Men | Ross Miner | Grant Hochstein | |
| January 13, 2018 | United States | Ladies | Ashley Wagner | Angela Wang | |
| January 17, 2018 | Japan | Pairs | Narumi Takahashi / Ryo Shibata | None | |
| January 17, 2018 | South Korea | Men | Cha Jun-hwan | An Geon-hyeong | |
| January 19, 2018 | China | Pairs | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | None | |
| January 19, 2018 | China | Pairs | Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | None |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Boyang | China | 300.95 | 2 | 100.17 | 1 | 200.78 |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Japan | 297.97 | 1 | 100.49 | 2 | 197.45 |
| 3 | Jason Brown | United States | 269.22 | 4 | 89.78 | 3 | 179.44 |
| 4 | Keiji Tanaka | Japan | 260.31 | 3 | 90.68 | 5 | 169.63 |
| 5 | Max Aaron | United States | 255.45 | 6 | 84.15 | 4 | 171.30 |
| 6 | Misha Ge | Uzbekistan | 248.96 | 8 | 82.27 | 7 | 166.69 |
| 7 | Kevin Reynolds | Canada | 241.50 | 13 | 74.65 | 6 | 166.85 |
| 8 | Elladj Balde | Canada | 238.20 | 12 | 75.17 | 8 | 163.03 |
| 9 | Nam Nguyen | Canada | 237.52 | 7 | 84.09 | 10 | 153.43 |
| 10 | Yan Han | China | 227.93 | 5 | 84.74 | 12 | 143.19 |
| 11 | Grant Hochstein | United States | 226.39 | 15 | 70.80 | 9 | 155.59 |
| 12 | Takahito Mura | Japan | 225.41 | 10 | 76.66 | 11 | 148.75 |
| 13 | Brendan Kerry | Australia | 219.95 | 9 | 79.57 | 14 | 140.38 |
| 14 | Lee June-hyoung | South Korea | 211.86 | 16 | 69.93 | 13 | 141.93 |
| 15 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan | 210.82 | 11 | 75.30 | 15 | 135.52 |
| 16 | Julian Zhi Jie Yee | Malaysia | 197.68 | 17 | 68.45 | 16 | 129.23 |
| 17 | Chih-I Tsao | Chinese Taipei | 195.21 | 14 | 72.57 | 19 | 122.64 |
| 18 | Donovan Carrillo | Mexico | 185.91 | 22 | 59.07 | 17 | 126.84 |
| 19 | Zhang He | China | 184.82 | 19 | 63.62 | 20 | 121.20 |
| 20 | An Geon-hyeong | South Korea | 180.26 | 23 | 56.67 | 18 | 123.59 |
| 21 | Andrew Dodds | Australia | 177.81 | 18 | 63.69 | 23 | 114.12 |
| 22 | Lee Si-hyeong | South Korea | 177.07 | 20 | 62.65 | 22 | 114.42 |
| 23 | Abzal Rakimgaliev | Kazakhstan | 175.58 | 21 | 60.77 | 21 | 114.81 |
| 24 | Leslie Man Cheuk Ip | Hong Kong | 150.23 | 24 | 53.80 | 24 | 96.43 |
| Did not advance to free skating | |||||||
| 25 | Micah Kai Lynette | Thailand | 53.29 | 25 | 53.29 | — | |
| 26 | Harrison Jon-Yen Wong | Hong Kong | 52.78 | 26 | 52.78 | — | |
| 27 | Kai Xiang Chew | Malaysia | 50.92 | 27 | 50.92 | — | |
| 28 | Mark Webster | Australia | 49.45 | 28 | 49.45 | — | |
| 29 | Harry Hau Yin Lee | Hong Kong | 43.98 | 29 | 43.98 | — | |
| 30 | Micah Tang | Chinese Taipei | 43.05 | 30 | 43.05 | — | |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaori Sakamoto | Japan | 214.21 | 2 | 71.34 | 1 | 142.87 |
| 2 | Mai Mihara | Japan | 210.57 | 3 | 69.84 | 2 | 140.73 |
| 3 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 207.02 | 1 | 71.74 | 3 | 135.28 |
| 4 | Choi Da-bin | South Korea | 190.23 | 5 | 62.30 | 4 | 127.93 |
| 5 | Mariah Bell | United States | 185.84 | 4 | 62.90 | 5 | 122.94 |
| 6 | Kim Ha-nul | South Korea | 173.10 | 6 | 61.15 | 8 | 111.95 |
| 7 | Starr Andrews | United States | 172.65 | 7 | 60.61 | 7 | 112.04 |
| 8 | Alaine Chartrand | Canada | 172.41 | 8 | 59.86 | 6 | 112.55 |
| 9 | Angela Wang | United States | 161.04 | 9 | 58.97 | 11 | 102.07 |
| 10 | Li Xiangning | China | 160.40 | 10 | 57.01 | 10 | 103.39 |
| 11 | Park So-youn | South Korea | 159.48 | 12 | 53.05 | 9 | 106.43 |
| 12 | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Kazakhstan | 156.19 | 11 | 56.52 | 13 | 99.67 |
| 13 | Alicia Pineault | Canada | 152.81 | 14 | 51.53 | 12 | 101.28 |
| 14 | Brooklee Han | Australia | 150.65 | 13 | 52.29 | 14 | 98.36 |
| 15 | Michelle Long | Canada | 147.50 | 17 | 49.77 | 15 | 97.73 |
| 16 | Kailani Craine | Australia | 141.04 | 16 | 50.79 | 16 | 90.25 |
| 17 | Zhao Ziquan | China | 139.01 | 18 | 48.78 | 17 | 90.23 |
| 18 | Amy Lin | Chinese Taipei | 137.40 | 15 | 51.14 | 18 | 86.26 |
| 19 | Chloe Ing | Singapore | 129.70 | 19 | 45.30 | 20 | 84.40 |
| 20 | Aiza Mambekova | Kazakhstan | 121.00 | 20 | 36.87 | 19 | 84.53 |
| 21 | Joanna So | Hong Kong | 107.69 | 21 | 35.51 | 21 | 72.18 |
| 22 | Natalie Sangkagalo | Thailand | 93.61 | 22 | 33.50 | 22 | 60.11 |
| 23 | Thita Lamsam | Thailand | 79.33 | 23 | 28.26 | 23 | 51.07 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | United States | 194.42 | 3 | 65.74 | 1 | 128.68 |
| 2 | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | United States | 190.61 | 1 | 66.76 | 2 | 123.85 |
| 3 | Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik | North Korea | 184.98 | 4 | 65.25 | 3 | 119.73 |
| 4 | Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada | 179.00 | 5 | 64.50 | 5 | 114.50 |
| 5 | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | United States | 178.38 | 6 | 60.93 | 4 | 117.45 |
| 6 | Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor | Australia | 178.10 | 2 | 66.45 | 6 | 111.65 |
| 7 | Camille Ruest / Andrew Wolfe | Canada | 159.73 | 9 | 54.70 | 7 | 105.03 |
| 8 | Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | 157.27 | 7 | 56.95 | 8 | 100.32 |
| 9 | Sydney Kolodziej / Maxime Deschamps | Canada | 153.57 | 8 | 56.18 | 9 | 97.39 |
| 10 | Riku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi | Japan | 126.19 | 10 | 44.25 | 10 | 81.94 |
| WD | Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kangchan Kam | South Korea | withdrew from competition | ||||
Ice dance
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | United States | 174.29 | 1 | 69.08 | 1 | 105.21 |
| 2 | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Canada | 164.96 | 3 | 65.11 | 2 | 99.85 |
| 3 | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed | Japan | 163.86 | 2 | 65.27 | 3 | 98.59 |
| 4 | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | United States | 160.12 | 4 | 62.83 | 4 | 97.29 |
| 5 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | China | 158.21 | 5 | 62.36 | 5 | 95.85 |
| 6 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | United States | 155.30 | 6 | 60.18 | 6 | 95.12 |
| 7 | Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin | South Korea | 151.38 | 7 | 60.11 | 7 | 91.27 |
| 8 | Sarah Arnold / Thomas Williams | Canada | 140.10 | 9 | 52.50 | 8 | 87.60 |
| 9 | Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker | Canada | 139.48 | 8 | 57.21 | 10 | 82.27 |
| 10 | Misato Komatsubara / Timothy Koleto | Japan | 138.18 | 10 | 52.45 | 9 | 85.73 |
| 11 | Rikako Fukase / Aru Tateno | Japan | 124.02 | 12 | 47.15 | 11 | 76.87 |
| 12 | Song Linshu / Sun Zhuoming | China | 122.53 | 11 | 50.34 | 12 | 72.19 |
| 13 | Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds | Australia | 115.62 | 13 | 45.42 | 13 | 70.20 |
| 14 | Matilda Friend / William Badaoui | Australia | 92.05 | 14 | 33.09 | 14 | 58.96 |
Medals summary
Medalists
Medals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Jin Boyang | Shoma Uno | Jason Brown |
| Ladies | Kaori Sakamoto | Mai Mihara | Satoko Miyahara |
| Pairs | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik |
| Ice dance | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Shoma Uno | Jin Boyang | Keiji Tanaka |
| Ladies | Satoko Miyahara | Kaori Sakamoto | Mai Mihara |
| Pairs | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea |
| Ice dance | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus |
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Jin Boyang | Shoma Uno | Jason Brown |
| Ladies | Kaori Sakamoto | Mai Mihara | Satoko Miyahara |
| Pairs | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik |
| Ice dance | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
Medals by country
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 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 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |