The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas

Americas

The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

, Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, and Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings

Olympic symbols

The Olympic symbols are icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Games. Some—such as the flame, fanfare, and theme—are more common during Olympic competition, but others, such as the flag, can be seen throughout the year.-Motto:The Olympic motto is...

, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pairs

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

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The 2000 competition was held from February 22 through 27th in the Osaka Pool

Osaka Pool

Osaka Pool is a swimming venue in Osaka, Japan. It hosted the figure skating events for the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.-External links:*...

 in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Medals table

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3		0	1	1	2

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko, MSC, MSM is a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time World champion , two-time Olympic silver medalist , and seven-time Canadian champion ....		3.0	4	1
2	Li Chengjiang Li Chengjiang Li Chengjiang is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...		3.0	2	2
3	Zhang Min Zhang Min Zhang Min is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympic Games three times....		4.5	3	3
4	Todd Eldredge Todd Eldredge Todd James Eldredge is an American figure skater. He is the 1996 World Champion and a six-time national champion .-Biography:...		5.5	1	5
5	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...		7.0	6	4
6	Anthony Liu Anthony Liu Anthony Liu is an Chinese-Australian figure skater. He originally represented China but became an Australian citizen in 1996. He is a seven time Australian national champion. He represented Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 25th, and at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he...		9.5	5	7
7	Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov (born 17 February 1976 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union (now Russia) is a Russian-Uzbekistani figure skater. He represented Russia early in his career, but moved with Tatiana Malinina to represent Uzbekistan in 1996. Skorniakov is the 1997-2003...		11.0	10	6
8	Yamato Tamura Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...		13.5	11	8
9	Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Born in the United States, Zivanovic competes internationally for Serbia.-Career:...		13.5	9	9
10	Ben Ferreira Ben Ferreira Ben Ferreira is a Canadian figure skater.Ferreira is a three-time Canadian medalist and World competitor. He married Jadene Ferreira on May 21, 2005...		14.0	8	10
11	Li Yunfei Li Yunfei Li Yunfei is a Chinese figure skater. He competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and finished second at the Chinese Figure Skating Championships in 2003.-Results:-External links:...		15.5	7	12
12	Ryan Jahnke Ryan Jahnke Ryan Jahnke is an American figure skater. He is the 2003 U.S. national bronze medalist and was the 1993 Novice National Champion. After the 2005-2006 Olympic season, Jahnke retired from competitive skating and now spends his time coaching...		17.0	12	11
13	Emanuel Sandhu Emanuel Sandhu Emanuel Sandhu is a Canadian figure skater and dancer. He is a three-time Canadian national champion and the 2004 Grand Prix champion.-Personal life:...		19.5	13	13
14	Naoki Shigematsu Naoki Shigematsu is a Japanese retired figure skater who currently works as a coach. He is a four-time Japanese national silver medalist and the 1994 World Junior silver medalist. He placed 23rd at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships...		22.0	14	15
15	Lee Kyu-Hyun Lee Kyu-Hyun Lee Kyu-Hyun is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 1997-2003 South Korean national champion. He represented South Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 24th and 28th, respectively. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 8th at the 1997 World Junior...		22.5	17	14
16	Yuri Litvinov		23.5	15	16
17	Ricky Cockerill Ricky Cockerill -Biography:Ricky Cockerill is a retired New Zealand figure skater. He is a seven time consecutive New Zealand Figure Skating National Champion....		26.0	18	17
18	Bradley Santer Bradley Santer Bradley Santer is an Australian figure skater who competes in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Australian Figure Skating Championships in 2003 and again in 2004, and additionally has won 4 silver medals and 1 bronze...		26.0	16	18
19	Peter Nicholas		28.5	19	19
20	Park Joon-Ho		30.5	21	20
21	Jin Yun-Ki		31.0	20	21
22	Mauricio Medellin		33.0	22	22
23	Ricardo Olavarrieta		35.0	24	23
24	David Del Pozo		35.5	23	24

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Angela Nikodinov Angela Nikodinov Angela Nikodinov , is an American figure skater. She is the 2000 Four Continents Champion.-Biography:Nikodinov is the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants and speaks Bulgarian fluently...		2.0	2	1
2	Stacey Pensgen Stacey Pensgen Stacey Pensgen is a retired American figure skater. She competed in both singles and pairs. She is the 2000 Four Continents silver medalist in singles. Her highest placement at the United States Figure Skating Championships in singles was 6th in 2000. She also competed as a pair skater with Derek...		3.5	3	2
3	Annie Bellemare Annie Bellemare Annie Bellemare is a Canadian figure skater. She is a five time medalist at the Canadian nationals.-Results:-External links:*...		4.5	1	4
4	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...		7.0	4	5
5	Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....		8.0	10	3
6	Jennifer Robinson		9.0	6	6
7	Tatiana Malinina Tatiana Malinina Tatiana Malinina is a Russian figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan. She is the 1999 Four Continents champion, the 1998-1999 Grand Prix Final champion, the 1999 Asian Winter Games champion, the 1993-2002 Uzbekistan national champion....		10.5	5	8
8	Andrea Gardiner Andrea Gardiner Andrea Gardiner is an American figure skater. She is the 1997 U.S. junior national champion. She competed twice at the Four Continents Championships, placing 8th in 2000 and 11th in 2002. She was coached by Kitty Carruthers.-Results:-External links:...		11.5	9	7
9	Pang Rui		13.5	7	10
10	Choi Young-Eun Choi Young-Eun Choi Young-eun is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 1998 South Korean national bronze medalist. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 10th at the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships....		15.5	13	9
11	Yao Jia		16.5	11	11
12	Anastasia Gimazetdinova Anastasia Gimazetdinova Anastasia Gimazetdinova is an Uzbekistani figure skater. She is the three-time Uzbek national champion. She is coached by Peter Kiprushev...		17.0	8	13
13	Michelle Currie Michelle Currie Michelle Currie is a Canadian figure skater.Currie is a Canadian silver medalist and international competitor. After retiring in 2004, she began coaching in Alberta.-Results:-External links:...		18.0	12	12
14	Chisato Shiina Chisato Shiina is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2000 Japanese national champion. She was a multiple medalist on the Junior Grand Prix and qualified for the 1999 Junior Grand prix Final. She competed on the senior Grand Prix, as well as at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and Four Continents...		21.0	14	14
15	Shirene Human Shirene Human Shirene Human is a South African figure skater. She is the ten time national champion. She placed 24th at the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:...		23.5	15	16
16	Sun Siyin Sun Siyin Sun Siyin is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 2000-2003 Chinese national silver medalist. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 11th at the 2003 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...		24.0	18	15
17	Jung Min-Ju		26.5	17	18
18	Lee Chu-Hong Lee Chu-Hong Lee Chu-Hong is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2000 South Korean national silver medalist and 1999 & 2001 national bronze medalist. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 18th at the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.-Results:-External links:...		27.5	21	17
19	Quinn Wilmans Quinn Wilmans Quinn Wilmans is a South African figure skater. She is the 2001 South African national silver medalist and the 2002 national bronze medalist.-Results:-External links:...		29.0	20	19
20	Diane Chen Diane Chen Diane Chen is an American figure skater who represented Taiwan in international competitions. She is a multiple Taiwanese national champion. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 19th at the 2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.-Results:-References:...		29.5	19	20
21	Simone Joseph Simone Joseph Simone Joseph is a South African figure skater. She is the 1999-2000 South African national silver medalist.-Results:-External links:...		30.0	16	22
22	Dow-Jane Chi		33.0	24	21
23	Sarah-Yvonne Prytula		34.5	23	23
24	Andrea Boss		35.0	22	24
Free Skate Not Reached
25	Gladys Orozco			25
26	Rocio Salas Visuet			26
27	Maricarmen Szeszko			27

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Jamie Salé Jamie Salé Jamie Rae Salé is a Canadian pair skater. With partner David Pelletier, she is a 2002 Olympic Champion and the 2001 World Champion. Salé & Pelletier's Olympic gold medal was shared with the Russian pair Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating...  / David Pelletier David Pelletier David Jacques Pelletier is a Canadian pairs figure skater. With his partner Jamie Salé, he was the co-gold medal winner at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games...		1.5	1	1
2	Kyoko Ina Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :...  / John Zimmerman		3.0	2	2
3	Tiffany Scott Tiffany Scott Tiffany Scott is an American figure skater.Scott was born in Hanson, Massachusetts. She competed in pairs with partner Rusty Fein. Prior to teaming up with Fein in 2005, she skated with Philip Dulebohn, who was one of Scott and Fein's coaches during their brief partnership. She and Dulebohn...  / Phillip Dulebohn		5.0	4	3
4	Kristy Sargeant Kristy Sargeant Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz is a Canadian pair skater. She competed with Kris Wirtz in the Winter Olympics twice. She previously partnered with Colin Epp....  / Kris Wirtz Kris Wirtz Kris Wirtz is a Canadian pair skater from Marathon, Ontario. He competed with Kristy Sargeant in the Winter Olympics twice. He previously partnered Sherry Ball at the 1992 Olympics. Over the years, he also competed in Canadian skating championships in singles, dance, and fours.He and Sargeant were...		5.5	3	4
5	Pang Qing Pang Qing Pang Qing is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Tong Jian, she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Career:...  / Tong Jian Tong Jian Tong Jian is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Pang Qing, he is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, 2006 & 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion....		7.5	5	5
6	Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Jean-Sébastien Fecteau and captured three bronze medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1998 to 2000.-Competitive highlights:...  / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau Jean-Sebastien Fecteau Jean-Sébastien Fecteau is a Canadian pair skater. He teamed up with partner Utako Wakamatsu in 2002. Earlier, he competed with Valerie Saurette. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 24, 2007....		9.0	6	6
7	Marina Khalturina Marina Khalturina Marina Khalturina is a figure skater who represented Kazakhstan in international competition as a pair skater and a single skater. She competed internationally as a pair skater from 1992 through 2000, first with Andrei Krukov and then with Valeriy Artyuchov. With Krukov, she placed 14th at the...  / Valeriy Artyuchov		10.5	7	7
8	Wang Xiaoqian / Tao Wei		12.0	8	8
9	Natalia Ponomareva Natalia Ponomareva Natalia Ponomareva is a former pairs figure skater who represented Uzbekistan. She competed with partner Evgeni Sviridov. They placed 18th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Results:...  / Evgeni Sviridov Evgeni Sviridov Evgeni Sviridov is a retired pairs figure skater from Uzbekistan. With partner Natalia Ponomareva, he placed 18th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:Married in 2007...		13.5	9	9
10	Irina Chabanova / Artem Knyazev Artem Knyazev Artem Knyazev is an Uzbekistani pairs skater. He competed for much of his career with Marina Aganina. They were the 2004-2005 Uzbekistani national champions. They placed 16th at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Knyazev previously competed with Irina Galkina and Irina Shabanova...		15.0	10	10

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Naomi Lang Naomi Lang Naomi Lang is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Tchernyshev, she is the 1999-2003 U.S. national champion.-Biography:...  / Peter Tchernyshev Peter Tchernyshev - External links :* *- Navigation :...		2.0	1	1	1	1
2	Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon, she is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.-Biography:...  / Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.- Biography :...		4.0	2	2	2	2
3	Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein is an American former ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 1999 World Junior champion and U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :Silverstein grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania,...  / Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek is an American former competitive ice dancer. He had the most success in his eligible career with Jamie Silverstein. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles. The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the...		6.6	3	3	4	3
4	Megan Wing Megan Wing Megan Wing is a Canadian ice dancer.Wing began skating at the age of five and took up ice dancing at 14. She joined forces with Aaron Lowe in 1986. The duo captured six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian National Championships and competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they...  / Aaron Lowe Aaron Lowe Aaron Lowe is a Canadian ice dancer, competing with Megan Wing from 1986-2006.Lowe began in hockey at the age of seven and switched to figure skating when he was nine. He began skating with Megan Wing in 1986. They won six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian Figure Skating...		7.4	4	4	3	4
5	Beata Handra Beata Handra Beata Handra is an American ice dancer. With partner and husband Charles Sinek, she is the 1999-2002 U.S...  / Charles Sinek Charles Sinek Charles Sinek is an American ice dancer. With partner and wife Beata Handra, he is the 1999-2002 U.S. national pewter medalist.-Biography:...		10.0	5	5	5	5
6	Josée Piché Josée Piché Josée Piché is a Canadian ice dancer. She competed with partner Pascal Denis for 17 years, winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finishing 23rd at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships, their final competition together.-Results:-External links:...  / Pascal Denis Pascal Denis Pascal Denis is a Canadian ice dancer. He competed with partner Josée Piché for 17 years, winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finishing 23rd at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships, their final competition together...		12.0	6	6	6	6
7	Nakako Tsuzuki Nakako Tsuzuki is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She is a multiple Japanese national champion and national medalist with four partners. She has competed with Kazu Nakamura, Yuri Razguliaiev, Rinat Farkhoutinov, and Kenji Miyamoto. She retired following the 2005/2006 season....  / Rinat Farkhoutdinov Rinat Farkhoutdinov Rinat Farkhoutdinov is a Russian ice dancer who competed internationally for Japan. With partner Nakako Tsuzuki, he is a three-time Japanese national champion and competed three times at the Four Continents and World Championships. They were unable to compete during the latter half of the...		14.0	7	7	7	7
8	Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...  / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...		16.2	8	9	8	8
9	Zhang Weina Zhang Weina Zhang Weina is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Cao Xianming. They are multiple Chinese national champions. They placed 22nd at the 2002 Winter Olympics.Her cousin, Tina Wang, competes internationally for Australia.-Results:...  / Cao Xianming Cao Xianming Cao Xianming is a Chinese ice dancer. He competes with Zhang Weina. They are multiple Chinese national champions. They placed 22nd at the 2002 Winter Olympics.Cao is now an International Judge for China.-Results:-External links:...		17.8	9	8	9	9
10	Wang Rui Wang Rui (figure skater) Wang Rui is a Chinese ice dancer. With partner Zhang Wei, she is the 1999 Asian Winter Games champion. They placed 10th at the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships....  / Zhang Wei Zhang Wei (figure skater) Zhang Wei is a Chinese ice dancer. With partner Wang Rui, he is the 1999 Asian Winter Games champion. They placed 10th at the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships....		20.0	10	10	10	10
11	Rie Arikawa Rie Arikawa in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She competed with Kenji Miyamoto. They are two time Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 8th at the 2002 and 2003 Four Continents Championships. Arikawa retired from competitive skating in 2003. She...  / Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater) is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...		22.0	11	11	11	11
12	Qi Lina / Gao Hao		24.0	12	12	12	12
13	Portia Duval / Francis Rigby Francis Rigby Francis Rigby is an Australian ice dancer. With partner and wife Portia Duval-Rigby, he is a two time Australian Champion. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma and Svetlana Liapina...		26.6	13	13	14	13
14	Olga Akimova Olga Akimova Olga Akimova is an Uzbekistani ice dancer. With former partner Alexander Shakalov, she is the 2004-2005 Uzbek national champion. She previously competed with Andrei Driganov and Ramil Sarkulov.-Results:...  / Andrey Driganov		27.4	14	14	13	14