- Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual
figure skating competition . TheInternational Skating Union established it in1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much olderEuropean Figure Skating Championships and a chance to win prize money. The four continents of the event's name refer to theAmericas ,Asia ,Africa , andAustralia (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, andice dancing .Qualifying
Skaters qualify for the Four Continents Championships by belonging to a non-European Member nation of the ISU. Each Member country can enter 3 skaters/teams in each discipline.
Which skaters from each country attend the Four Continents Championships is at the discretion of the respective national governing body. As with the other senior ISU Championships, skaters must be older than fifteen (as of
July 1 the previous year) to compete.The following countries are currently eligible to send skaters to the competition:
Argentina ,Australia ,Brazil ,Canada ,China ,Chinese Taipei ,Mexico ,D.P.R. Korea ,Hong Kong ,India ,Japan ,Kazakhstan ,Mongolia ,New Zealand ,Philippines ,Puerto Rico ,Republic of Korea ,South Africa ,Thailand ,United States of America , andUzbekistan .Medalists
Men
Ice Dancing
Cumulative medal count
Men
Ice Dancing
Overall
References
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*PDFlink| [http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-177760-194978-110492-0-file,00.pdf ISU Constitution & General Regulations 2006 ] |793 KB
*External links
* [http://www.icecalc.org/events/fc2001/results/ 2001 Championships]
* [http://www.icecalc.com/events/fc2002/results/index.htm 2002 Championships]
* [http://www.icecalc.com/events/fc2003/results/index.htm 2003 Championships]
* [http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2004/index.htm 2004 Championships]
* [http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2005/ 2005 Championships]
* [http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2006/ 2006 Championships]
* [http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2007/ 2007 Championships]
* [http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2008/ 2008 Championships]
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