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. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Qualification The 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 Minimum technical scores (TES) 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 The ISU published the list of entries on 28 January 2016. Some national associations announced their selections earlier.

Country Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing Denis Margalik Andrew Dodds Brendan Kerry Kailani Craine Brooklee Han Katie Pasfield Matilda Friend / William Badaoui Patrick Chan Liam Firus Kevin Reynolds Alaine Chartrand Kaetlyn Osmond Véronik Mallet Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette Jin Boyang Song Nan Yan Han Li Zijun Zhao Ziquan Zheng Lu Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang Li Xibei / Xiang Guangyao Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu Zhang Yiyi / Wu Nan Chih-I Tsao Amy Lin Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik Leslie Ip Harry Hau Yin Lee Maisy Hiu Ching Ma Shoma Uno Takahito Mura Keiji Tanaka Satoko Miyahara Rika Hongo Kanako Murakami Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion Anastasia Khromova / Daryn Zhunussov Julian Zhi Jie Yee Michael Christian Martinez Kim Jin-seo Lee June-hyoung Byun Se-jong Choi Da-bin Park So-youn Kim Na-hyun Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov Lee Ho-jung / Richard Kang-in Kam Min Yura / Alexander Gamelin Michaela Du Toit Thita Lamsam Max Aaron Grant Hochstein Ross Miner Karen Chen Gracie Gold Mirai Nagasu Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim Madison Chock / Evan Bates Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani

On 15 January 2016, Mao Asada withdrew from the event to focus on Worlds. She was replaced by Kanako Murakami. On 26 January 2016, Ashley Wagner withdrew from the event to focus on Worlds. She was replaced by Mirai Nagasu. 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. 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. On 12 February 2016, Polina Edmunds withdrew from the event "due to lack of time to break in my new skates." She was replaced by Karen Chen. On 20 February 2016, Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford withdrew before the free skating due to Duhamel's illness.

Results Men Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Patrick Chan 290.21 5 86.22 1 203.99 2 Jin Boyang 289.83 1 98.45 2 191.38 3 Yan Han 271.55 3 89.57 3 181.98 4 Shoma Uno 269.81 2 92.99 5 176.82 5 Takahito Mura 268.43 4 89.08 4 179.35 6 Keiji Tanaka 222.70 7 74.82 7 147.88 7 Max Aaron 220.94 8 69.48 6 151.46 8 Grant Hochstein 216.34 6 75.79 10 140.55 9 Michael Christian Martinez 211.59 9 69.15 9 142.44 10 Kim Jin-seo 201.43 12 65.13 11 136.30 11 Kevin Reynolds 198.87 20 55.14 8 143.73 12 Song Nan 194.81 11 66.04 15 128.77 13 Liam Firus 194.02 14 61.81 13 132.21 14 Ross Miner 191.12 17 58.27 12 132.85 15 Julian Zhi Jie Yee 190.32 15 59.70 14 130.62 16 Lee June-hyoung 180.92 10 67.35 19 113.57 17 Denis Margalik 177.65 18 57.71 16 119.94 18 Byun Se-jong 176.15 16 58.30 17 117.85 19 Brendan Kerry 172.26 19 55.83 18 116.43 20 Andrew Dodds 161.47 13 61.88 21 99.59 21 Chih-I Tsao 159.13 22 51.83 20 107.30 22 Leslie Ip 152.29 21 54.81 22 97.48 23 Harry Hau Yin Lee 110.95 23 42.54 23 68.41

Ladies Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Satoko Miyahara 214.91 1 72.48 1 142.43 2 Mirai Nagasu 193.86 3 66.06 2 127.80 3 Rika Hongo 181.78 4 64.27 5 117.51 4 Park So-youn 178.92 5 62.49 7 116.43 5 Gracie Gold 178.39 9 57.26 3 121.13 6 Kaetlyn Osmond 175.63 11 56.14 4 119.49 7 Kanako Murakami 175.12 2 68.51 13 106.61 8 Choi Da-bin 173.71 10 56.79 6 116.92 9 Kim Na-hyun 170.70 8 58.40 8 112.30 10 Li Zijun 167.88 6 60.04 11 107.84 11 Alaine Chartrand 165.73 7 59.71 14 106.02 12 Karen Chen 161.52 12 53.55 10 107.97 13 Kailani Craine 157.82 16 49.02 9 108.80 14 Véronik Mallet 155.98 15 51.88 15 104.10 15 Amy Lin 155.61 17 47.88 12 107.73 16 Zhao Ziquan 147.79 13 53.24 16 94.55 17 Brooklee Han 135.75 14 52.80 17 82.95 18 Michaela Du Toit 121.12 19 45.18 18 75.94 19 Zheng Lu 118.73 18 45.72 20 73.01 20 Maisy Hiu Ching Ma 115.10 20 42.06 19 73.04 21 Katie Pasfield 95.78 22 34.63 21 61.15 22 Thita Lamsam 89.56 21 38.91 22 50.65

Pairs Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 221.91 1 78.51 1 143.40 2 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim 207.96 3 67.61 2 140.35 3 Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang 187.33 4 64.99 3 122.34 4 Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea 182.02 7 59.72 4 122.30 5 Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch 179.67 5 61.97 5 117.70 6 Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran 175.08 6 61.34 6 113.74 7 Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik 157.24 8 53.83 7 103.41 8 Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps 148.82 10 50.07 8 98.75 9 Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau Audet 145.33 9 52.70 9 92.63 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford 2 71.90 colspan=2

Ice dancing Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD 1 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani 181.62 1 72.86 1 108.76 2 Madison Chock / Evan Bates 174.64 4 67.05 2 107.59 3 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 173.85 2 72.42 4 101.43 4 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue 172.29 3 69.36 3 102.93 5 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 162.19 5 63.92 5 98.27 6 Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette 146.94 6 60.15 7 86.79 7 Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed 145.83 7 57.13 6 88.70 8 Min Yura / Alexander Gamelin 138.42 9 55.23 8 83.19 9 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu 135.57 8 56.49 10 79.08 10 Lee Ho-jung / Richard Kang-in Kam 128.27 11 47.46 9 80.81 11 Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov 122.69 13 44.69 11 78.00 12 Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion 117.06 12 47.09 13 69.97 13 Zhang Yiyi / Wu Nan 114.84 14 42.01 12 72.83 14 Anastasia Khromova / Daryn Zhunussov 110.71 10 48.19 15 62.52 15 Li Xibei / Xiang Guangyao 103.75 15 39.64 14 64.11 16 Matilda Friend / William Badaoui 85.70 16 33.00 16 52.70

Medals summary Medalists Medals for overall placement: 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: 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: 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 Table of medals for overall placement:

See also List of sporting events in Taiwan

References

External links

2016 Four Continents at the International Skating Union http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/fc2016/index.htm