The 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held from January 18–23, 2022, at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. Held annually since 1999 (except for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the competition featured skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

Tianjin, China was announced as the original host in October 2020. The 2022 Four Continents Championships were one of several events cancelled by the Chinese Skating Association during the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon China's withdrawal as host on September 13, 2021, the International Skating Union asked for other non-European ISU members to apply as alternative hosts, with any relocation decision to be determined at the ISU Council meeting on October 1. However, as no other qualified members chose to apply, the ISU asked the Estonian Skating Union, the host of the 2022 European Championships, to host the Four Continents Championships, resulting in a event held for the first time outside a member country.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic During the 2020–21 season, the Chinese Skating Association had already cancelled several events due to the country's stringent quarantine requirements – 21 days in isolation for non-residents – and limited flights in and out of the country. Among the cancelled events were the 2021 World Junior Championships and the 2020–21 Grand Prix Final. Less than a month prior to the cancellation of the Four Continents Championships, the CSA cancelled the 2021 Cup of China. Again citing "the complicated epidemic situation," the CSA and the Tianjin Municipal Government informed the ISU of the cancellation of Four Continents on September 13, 2021.

The Four Continents Championships would have been the first ISU Championship event during the 2021–22 season to be cancelled, before being relocated to Tallinn. The ISU and various host federations had already cancelled or relocated several other events earlier in the season, including events on the Junior Grand Prix, Grand Prix, and Challenger Series. After the ISU was able to find a replacement host for the Cup of China, it again asked non-European ISU members to consider applying to host the Four Continents Championships on the originally scheduled dates. After an unsuccessful search, Tallinn was chosen as the replacement host, having just hosted the 2022 European Championships one week prior.

Due to the proximity of the Four Continents Championships, both in terms of geography and time, to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China's decision to cancel the event prompted further concerns about whether the Winter Olympics would be able to proceed as scheduled, and if so, be conducted in a safe manner.

Qualification Age and minimum TES requirements The competition was open to skaters from all non-European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2022 European Championships.

Skaters were eligible for the 2022 Four Continents Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2021, and met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing season at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships or during the two preceding seasons.

Discipline SP / RD FS / FD Men 28 46 Women 23 40 Pairs 25 42 Ice dance 28 44

Number of entries per discipline Each qualifying ISU member nation could enter up to three skaters or teams per discipline.

Entries Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2021. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on December 29, 2021.

Country Men Women Pairs Ice dance Jordan DoddsBrendan KerryJames Min Victoria AlcantaraKailani Craine Holly Harris / Jason ChanIndia Nette / Eron Westwood Corey CircelliJoseph Phan Gabrielle DalemanVéronik MalletAlison Schumacher Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry FerlandDeanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime DeschampsEvelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le GacHaley Sales / Nikolas WamsteekerCarolane Soucisse / Shane Firus Ting Tzu-Han Harrison Jon-Yen Wong Tara Prasad Kao MiuraSena MiyakeKazuki Tomono Rino MatsuikeMai MiharaYuhana Yokoi Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi Dias JirenbayevMikhail Shaidorov Eugenia GarzaAndrea Montesinos Cantú Jocelyn Hong Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Richard Kang-in Kam Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank Cha Jun-hwanKyeong Jae-seokLee Si-hyeong Kim Ye-limLee Hae-inYou Young Tomoki HiwatashiJimmy MaCamden Pulkinen Starr AndrewsGabriella IzzoAudrey Shin Emily Chan / Spencer Akira HoweAudrey Lu / Misha MitrofanovKatie McBeath / Nathan Bartholomay Emily Bratti / Ian SomervilleChristina Carreira / Anthony PonomarenkoCaroline Green / Michael Parsons

Changes to preliminary assignments Date Discipline Withdrew Added Notes January 5 Pairs Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore rowspan="2" Ice dance Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds January 6 Women Satoko Miyahara Yuhana Yokoi Poor physical condition January 10 Men Donovan Carrillo rowspan="5" COVID-19 precaution Women Joanna So Pairs Maria Chernyshova / Harley Windsor January 15Men Matthew Samuels January 17 Wesley Chiu Positive COVID-19 test (coach)

Medal summary Medalists Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline: Men Cha Jun-hwan Kazuki Tomono Kao Miura Women Mai Mihara Lee Hae-in Kim Ye-lim Pairs Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud Ice dance Caroline Green / Michael Parsons Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest short program or rhythm dance placements in each discipline: Men Cha Jun-hwan Kazuki Tomono Kao Miura Women Mai Mihara Lee Hae-in Kim Ye-lim Pairs Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe Ice dance Caroline Green / Michael Parsons Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline: Men Cha Jun-hwan Kazuki Tomono Kao Miura Women Mai Mihara Lee Hae-in Rino Matsuike Pairs Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud Ice dance Caroline Green / Michael Parsons Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Medals by country Table of medals for overall placement:

Results Men Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS1 Cha Jun-hwan 273.22 1 98.96 1 174.262 Kazuki Tomono 268.99 2 97.10 2 171.893 Kao Miura 251.07 3 88.37 3 162.70 4 Sena Miyake 240.02 5 79.67 4 160.35 5 Mikhail Shaidorov 234.67 8 75.96 5 158.71 6 Brendan Kerry 227.57 4 81.12 8 146.45 7 Lee Si-hyeong 223.18 6 79.13 11 144.05 8 Tomoki Hiwatashi 222.37 7 77.51 10 144.86 9 Joseph Phan 220.85 10 69.70 6 151.15 10 Jimmy Ma 215.12 9 69.98 9 145.14 11 Corey Circelli 213.02 11 69.57 12 143.15 12 Camden Pulkinen 204.39 14 57.58 7 146.81 13 Dias Jirenbayev 192.92 12 66.92 13 126.00 14 Kyeong Jae-seok 187.97 13 63.78 14 124.19 15 James Min 155.02 15 54.35 15 100.67 16 Jordan Dodds 139.15 16 47.47 16 91.68 WD Harrison Jon-Yen Wong 17 43.95 colspan=2

Women Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS1 Mai Mihara 218.03 1 72.62 1 145.512 Lee Hae-in 213.52 2 69.97 2 143.553 Kim Ye-lim 209.91 3 68.93 4 140.98 4 Audrey Shin 203.86 5 67.20 5 136.66 5 Rino Matsuike 202.21 8 60.16 3 142.05 6 You Young 198.56 4 67.86 7 130.70 7 Yuhana Yokoi 185.34 12 53.93 6 131.41 8 Gabriella Izzo 180.06 7 63.19 8 116.87 9 Starr Andrews 173.01 6 66.60 12 106.41 10 Gabrielle Daleman 172.98 9 59.01 9 113.97 11 Alison Schumacher 168.42 11 57.36 10 111.06 12 Kailani Craine 164.02 10 57.46 11 106.56 13 Véronik Mallet 151.87 13 53.77 13 98.10 14 Jocelyn Hong 145.62 18 48.60 14 97.02 15 Ting Tzu-Han 145.57 17 49.15 14 96.42 16 Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank 139.26 14 52.74 17 86.52 17 Victoria Alcantara 138.26 16 49.73 16 88.53 18 Andrea Montesinos Cantú 133.03 19 47.36 18 85.67 19 Eugenia Garza 128.73 15 51.16 20 77.57 20 Tara Prasad 127.93 20 43.31 19 84.62

Pairs Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS1 Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov 189.10 1 68.35 1 120.752 Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe 180.94 3 64.47 2 116.473 Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud 179.70 2 65.42 3 114.28 4 Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps 172.71 5 59.07 4 113.64 5 Katie McBeath / Nathan Bartholomay 168.18 4 59.54 5 108.64 6 Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland 163.60 6 55.40 6 108.20

Ice dance Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD1 Caroline Green / Michael Parsons 200.59 1 80.62 1 119.972 Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi 181.91 2 72.43 2 109.483 Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko 175.67 3 69.35 3 106.32 4 Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus 172.45 4 69.15 4 103.30 5 Emily Bratti / Ian Somerville 169.54 6 67.72 5 101.82 6 Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac 166.89 5 68.66 6 98.23 7 Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker 160.99 7 62.95 7 98.04 8 Holly Harris / Jason Chan 157.00 8 59.07 8 97.93 9 Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Richard Kang-in Kam 141.11 9 57.31 9 83.80 10 India Nette / Eron Westwood 113.15 10 40.89 10 72.26

References

External links 2022 Four Continents Championships at the International Skating Union Results