2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The 2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2013–14 season. It was held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on January 20–26. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

2014 Four Continents Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:– 26
Season:2013–14
Location:Taipei, Taiwan
Host:Chinese Taipei Skating Union
Venue:Taipei Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
Japan Takahito Mura
Ladies' singles:
Japan Kanako Murakami
Pair skating:
China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Ice dance:
United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Previous:
2013 Four Continents Championships
Next:
2015 Four Continents Championships

The event featured a total of 94 athletes from 15 nations from North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. There were 29 competitors in the men's event and 21 competitors in the ladies' event. There was also 7 pair teams and 15 ice dancing teams.

Venues

The competition was held at the Taipei Arena. Completed at the end of August 2005, it is located on the intersection of Dunhua North Road and Section 4 of Nanjing East Road in Shongshan District. This arena is also the first international-standard competition venue with a capacity of 15,000 spectator seats in Taipei City. It is also designed to hold concerts, art performance, exhibitions, conventions, etc.

The Taipei Annex Arena was the official practice rink of the championships. It is an international-standard ice rink (30 meters x 60 meters) with a capacity of 800~1000 spectator seats. This ice rink is frozen all year round and has been used for all kind of winter sports activities (e.g. figure skating, short track speed skating and ice hockey) and also been hosted numerous local and international competitions.

The Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei was the official hotel of the event. It is located in the center of financial, banking, and shopping district and the hotel is also surrounded by the MOMO Department Store. The walking distance to the event venue, Taipei Arena, is five minutes.

Qualification

Skaters were eligible for the event if they were representing a non-European ISU member nation and had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2013 in their place of birth. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2014 European Figure Skating Championships. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the European Championships.

Unlike the European event, national associations at Four Continents are all allowed three entries in each discipline, regardless of how their skaters placed at the previous year's event.

Minimum technical scores (TES)[1]
Discipline SP / SD FS / FD
Men2545
Ladies2036
Pairs2036
Ice dancing1828
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

Country Men[2] Ladies[3] Pairs[4] Ice dancing[5]
 Australia Andrew Dodds
Brendan Kerry
David Kranjec
Brooklee Han Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman
 Canada Elladj Balde
Nam Nguyen
Jeremy Ten
Alaine Chartrand
Amelie Lacoste
Veronik Mallet
Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro
Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams
Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill
 China Song Nan
Wang Yi
Guan Jinlin
Li Zijun
Zhang Kexin
Zhao Ziquan
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
Zhang Yiyi / Wu Nan
Zhao Yue / Liu Chang
 Chinese Taipei Jui-Shu Chen
Jordan Ju
Chih-I Tsao
Crystal Kiang
 Hong Kong Ronald Lam
 India Ami Parekh
 Japan Takahiko Kozuka
Takahito Mura
Keiji Tanaka
Haruka Imai
Satoko Miyahara
Kanako Murakami
Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion
 Kazakhstan Abzal Rakimgaliev
Denis Ten
Ksenia Korobkova / Daryn Zhunussov
 Malaysia Julian Zhi Jie Yee
 Mexico Reyna Hamui Pilar Maekawa Moreno / Leonardo Maekawa Moreno
 Philippines Christopher Caluza
Maverick Eguia
Michael Christian Martinez
Alisson Krystle Perticheto
 South Korea Lee Dong-won
Lee June-hyoung
Kim Jin-seo
Kim Hae-jin
Kim Tae-kyung
Park So-youn
Yura Min / Timothy Koleto
 South Africa Lejeanne Marais
 United States Richard Dornbush
Joshua Farris
Adam Rippon
Samantha Cesario
Courtney Hicks
Mirai Nagasu
Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier
Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea
Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim
Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giuletti-Schmitt
 Uzbekistan Misha Ge Elizaveta Tretiakov / Viktor Kovalenko

Withdrawals and replacements

Early withdrawals included Brazil's Isadora Williams and Singapore's Ceciliane Hartmann. Neither were replaced. A couple of days before the start of official practices, China's Yan Han was replaced by Guan Jinlin[2] and Chinese Taipei's Melanie Yuung-Hui Chang withdrew and was not replaced.[3] On January 20, Chinese pair team Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang withdrew as well. During the men's short program South Korea's Kim Jin-seo and the Philippines' Michael Christian Martinez withdrew from the competition.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

DayDateStartFinishDisciplineEvent
Day 1Wednesday, 22 January12:0014:15Ice dancingShort dance
13:0016:10PairsShort program
17:0017:30Opening ceremony
17:5022:10MenShort program
Day 2Thursday, 23 January13:3016:00Ice dancingFree dance
16:0016:15Ice dancingVictory ceremony
17:1520:40LadiesShort program
Day 3Friday, 24 January14:4516:10PairsFree skating
16:1016:25PairsVictory ceremony
17:3521:40MenFree skating
21:4021:55MenVictory ceremony
Day 4Saturday, 25 January12:0015:55LadiesFree skating
15:5516:10LadiesVictory ceremony
17:0019:00Exhibition gala

Overview

None of the 2013 champions competed, electing to prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Only one medalist from 2013 competed — Kanako Murakami of Japan, who won bronze in ladies' singles. Han Yan of China, who won the 2013 bronze in men's singles, was originally on the roster but was replaced.

Competition recap

Ice dancing: Short dance

The competition began with the short dance with fifteen ice dancing teams from nine nations competing. In a relatively tight field, it was a battle between the North American teams who didn't qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Canada's Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier won the segment with a score of 62.38 points, 1.35 points ahead of Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue of the United States. Their component marks were extremely close but the Americans' Level 2 and below average execution of their sequential twizzles allowed the Canadians to take the lead. In an interview after the event, Gilles said, "I'd say this is our best performance yet. We've had a little bit of an injury earlier this year, so we've been pushed back a little bit with our training time. We finally feel like we're starting to peak and we're very happy with what we did." Hubbell stated, "Today's performance was shaky in parts. We obviously made an error during our twizzles sequences. Some things have improved. We got level four on both sides of the Finnstep and we're happy about that. All in all I think that we have improvement to make during our free dance and that’s really our strong point. So we're looking forward to tomorrow."

American dance team Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton had a strong debut at their first senior ISU Championship with a third-place finish and a score of 57.65. "Because of the quick turn around from Nationals we could come here and use our great skate and the hype from Nationals to come here and skate to the best of our ability. We feel really fortunate to be here", Aldridge commented.

Canada's Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill (53.97) and Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams (53.73) placed fourth and fifth respectively with only a 0.24 point gap between them. The American team of Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giuletti-Schmitt did not obtain high levels and placed sixth with 49.55 points.

Pairs: Short program

The next event was the pairs' short program with seven teams from three nations competing. China's Sui Wenjing / Han Cong took a decisive lead, scoring 75.26 points for their program to La Strada. Executing all elements with high positive grades of execution (GOE) as well as being rewarded with the highest levels of difficulty for those elements (Level Four), they earned a 9.22 point lead over America's Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim. After competing, Han said, "Even though we got a really high score today, we thought we were not even close to perfect. I thought that the quality of the elements still could be improved. Our strategy for this season was to showcase a more mature side of us with refined movements and a dramatic storyline." Scimeca stated, "Honestly, we struggled a lot this season with our short program and this was our last one for the season and goal was to make it the best, so we're really proud that we did. I was actually nervous, but my difference was that I tried not to hold back."

Americans Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea took the third spot with a score of 62.05 points. Kayne stated, "Our placement is surprising, however, how we skated to us isn't a surprise. We train every day a certain way. Today we went out and put out what we train. It's a good feeling to put out what you train and to feel strong on the ice." 2013 World Junior champions Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier finished fourth with 58.57 points, in striking distance of the podium. The remaining Canadian and Chinese teams rounded out the field.

Men: Short program

The final event of the day was the men's short program. In a narrow field, Japan's Takahito Mura won the segment with a 4t, 3A, and 3Lz combo and solid component marks, earning 84.21 points. Mur stated, "I couldn't qualify for the Olympic Games and originally I wasn't going to the Four Continents Championships. I was really disappointed. So when I got to go to this competition, I was really positive about it and I have been doing well. The short program was really good. Since I am here I am enjoying the practices and I when I went out to compete I was in a good mood and confident. I was really dancing without thinking about anything else. That's why the short program went really well."

Another skater who missed the opportunity to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics was 22-year-old Richard Dornbush from Carona, California. Although his 4S was deemed under-rotated, he executed his remaining jumping passes confidently and achieving the highest levels of difficulty in all his non-jumping elements to score 82.13 points, just over two points away from the lead. He also had the highest presentation score in the short program. Dornbush commented, "Going to the short, I wasn't really focused on placement or anything. I was really focused on the program and I knew what I needed was a good attempt on the quad and skate the rest of the program cleanly and I was able to do that. I think that it was a good confidence boost, but mostly I think after a good short I just need to get down on my knees and focus on the long."

China's Song Nan took third place. Despite high levels in his spins and step sequences and a clean 4T combination, his hiccup on his 3A cost him nearly two points and he settled for a total of 78.71 points. Song said, "I brought out my A game. The quad toe was really good, so I kind of relaxed and I stumbled on the triple Axel. I am not nervous at all for the free skating. I feel really confident."

Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) ranked fourth (76.85 points), just ahead of 2013 World silver medalist Denis Ten (KAZ) with 76.34 points while Jeremy Ten (CAN) round out the top six with 75.21 points.

Kim Jin-seo (KOR) withdrew before the segment due to injury (tendonitis in his left foot) and Michael Christian Martinez (PHI) did not appear.

Ice dancing: Free dance

The second day of competition began with the free dance, with Canadians Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier and Americans Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue battling for the gold. Skating to "Nocturne into Bohemian Rhapsody", Hubbell/Donohue won the free dance by nearly six points. Receiving the highest levels of difficulty for all their elements (except their combination spin and one of their step sequences), as well as high grades of execution (GOE), the American team coached by Pasquale Camerlengo and Anjelika Krylova earned a personal best score of 97.20 points and an overall total of 158.25 points. After the event, Hubbell stated, "It means a lot. We've learned a tremendous amount about our partnership this season. We had a pretty stellar year our first year together and since then it has been a little bit of a struggle to find our way. I feel that we finally have proven ourselves as a strong, consistent team that deserves to be at the top. We can't wait until next season and keep pushing higher."

Gilles / Poirier also had a strong free dance, skating to music from the "Hitchcock" soundtrack. Despite earning similar PCS as Hubbell/Donohue, they lost valuable levels in both required step sequences, costing them nearly six points. They earned 91.33 points for the segment and a total of 153.71 points. Poirier commented, "We've had a seasons best in both programs, that's definitely more than we can ask for. I think today the performance was a bit tight, compared to the times we've done it in the past, but there were some positive things to take out of this. We're going to take this competition with us, because it taught us a lot about resilience and about being able to come back so quickly after Nationals. Overall it’s been a really positive experience and we are pleased with the results."

The bronze medal went to 2013 World Junior bronze medalists Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton. Their Indian dance-inspired program earned them a segment score of 87.30 points, giving them a total competition score of 144.95. Aldridge stated, "We're so excited and so honored to just be on the podium. We couldn't ask for much more, this being our first season as a senior team."

Canada's Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill remained in fourth place with a total of 137.03 points while fellow Canadians Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams came fifth (total of 133.42 points) ahead of Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giuletti-Schmitt of the United States who finished sixth with a total of 130.05 points. The highest-ranked team from outside North America was Australia's Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman who moved up from tenth in the short dance into seventh place after the free dance, scoring a total of 121.44 points.

Ladies: Short program

The final event of the day was the ladies' short program with 21 skaters from eleven nations competing. Japan's Kanako Murakami won the segment, China's Li Zijun came second, and Haruka Imai, also from Japan, took the third spot. Skating to "Violin Muse" by Ikuko Kawai, Murakami landed a 3T-3T combination, 3F, and 2A, while her spins and footwork all merited a level four. The 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist scored a season's best of 64.73 points and commented, "I didn't want to come to Four Continents but now I'm glad I came here. I don't know what's going to happen in the free skating, but I'll try my best and I'm aiming at a specific score that I have in my head."

Skating to a tango, Li produced a 3F-3T combination, 3Lz, and two level-four spins as well as level-four steps, earning a personal best of 62.84 points. She stated, "I'm really excited, because I never landed that combination in competition. I prepared a long time for the Four Continents Championships and it is thanks to my training that I was able to perform so well." Imai, who skated last, turned in a strong performance to "Song Without Words" by Felix Mendelssohn featuring a 3S-3T combination, 3Lo, and two level-four spins, obtaining a personal best as well with 62.72 points. She commented, "Even before my performance I could hear the applause and it made me feel that I'm not alone but that my fans are with me. I got more than 60 points for the first time and it was like a triumph for me."

Japan's Satoko Miyahara ranked fourth in the segment with 60.27 points while South Korea's Kim Hae-jin came fifth (57.48 points) and American Samantha Cesario placed sixth (57.40).

Pairs: Free skating

The third day of competition began with the pairs' free skating. China's Sui Wenjing / Han Cong took the Four Continents title with another decisive score, while Americans Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea moved up to take the silver and team mates Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim dropped a notch to take third.

Skating to Kalinka, Sui / Han performed a quadruple twist, SBS 3T-2T-2T, SBS 3S, throw 3F, and throw 3S. They earned a level four for two lifts, their spins and the death spiral to score a personal best of 137.14 points. Overall, the three-time World Junior champions accumulated 212.40 points. Han commented, "Today we gave our very best performance for the audience and the judges. We are very pleased to have achieved a personal best score." Sui added, "I am very happy to have landed the triple Salchow, because in practice my success rate is not so high. I was lucky. Overall I am very pleased with our success."

Performing to Don Quixote, Kayne / O'Shea produced a SBS 3S, throw 3Lo, and throw 3S, as well as three level-four lifts, but O'Shea fell after he caught his partner on the triple twist. The Floridians scored 119.40 points for the segment and 181.45 overall to move up one spot and take silver in their debut at an ISU Championship. O'Shea stated, "We started this year with three senior Bs and medaled in all three of those. To come here and gain a medal, it feels really good to show what we can do. Hopefully there is more to come in the future." Asked about the fall after the triple twist, he said, "It is a silly mistake, not something that happens very often and I was happy to be able to come back from it. I just tripped over my own feet."

Scimeca/Knierim's program to Ever After included a high triple twist and difficult lifts, but he struggled with the SBS jumps while she stumbled on the throw triple loop. The team from Colorado Springs earned a segment score of 104.31 points and slipped to third with 170.35 points overall. Knierim commented, "We didn't put our best performance out in the free skating, so that's a little disappointing. But we had a good short. So I think overall it was an okay event for us. We're just excited to get the opportunity to come here and get the bronze medal."

2013 World Junior Champions Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier of the United States remained in fourth place with a total of 167.10 points while Canada's Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran moved up from seventh to fifth (147.80 points).

Men: Free skating

The men's free skating was the next event. Of the 24 skaters, eleven attempted quadruple jumps but few were successful. One of the skaters to land it was Japan's Takahito Mura who won the Four Continents title while teammate Takahiko Kozuka rose from fourth to earn the silver medal and China's Song Nan took the bronze. Mura's program to Shogun included a 4T, 3Lz-3T, two 3A, as well as four more triples, but the last two were somewhat shaky. The spins merited level threes and four. The 22-year-old scored a season's best for the segment, 158.35 points, and accumulated 242.56 points overall. He commented, "I truly was happy after my performance. During the six minutes warm up I was really worried. I had too much power and I tensed up. I was really tired when I did the last two jumps (in the program). Overall I was able to perform well, especially the steps and things I had to be careful about. After Nationals I forgot what it felt like to jump but at Four Continents I was able to accomplish what I wasn’t able to do at Nationals and that’s what I want to do in the future for my career."

Skating to Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Kozuka two-footed his opening 4T attempt that was downgraded, but he rallied to produce six triples including two 3A as well as three level-four spins. The 24-year-old won the segment with a season's best of 159.53 points and moved up to second with a total of 236.38 points. The 2011 World silver medalist said, "I had a very difficult time after I wasn't chosen for the Olympic team. I questioned why I was skating for all this time but I able to come out of it for the Four Continents. I kept thinking about my fans. There were so many people that came from Japan and I'm such a happy man to have all these fans. I felt I'm not a man if I can't perform successfully tonight."

Song completed a 4T, 3A-3T, 3A, and three more triples and two-level four spins in his program to The Mission. The 23-year-old picked up 157.38 points for his effort and claimed his first medal at a senior-level ISU championship with 236.09 points overall. He commented, "I made some mistakes on the jumps such as tripling the planned second quad. So I lost some points there. But overall I feel honored to be on the podium."

2013 World silver medalist Denis Ten placed fourth with a total of 226.37 points while Richard Dornbush of the United States dropped from second to fifth with 224.44 points and Joshua Farris came sixth (221.00 points).

Ladies: Free skating

The 2014 Four Continents Championships concluded with the ladies' free skating. Kanako Murakami of Japan claimed the gold medal while teammate Satoko Miyahara rose from fourth to take the silver medal, and Li Zijun of China took the bronze.

Skating to Papa Can You Hear Me, Murakami landed a 3T-3T combination, 3Lz, and four more triples. The three spins and the footwork earned level fours. The 19-year-old set a new personal best score of 132.18 points in the segment and accumulated a total of 196.91 points to win her first senior-level ISU Championship. Murakami said, "This is an important competition and winning here means the next step for me. I was able to do the best performance that I can do at the moment. At all other championships I have been to my score wasn't as high as I expected, even if I didn't make mistakes. I know I still have some problems I need to fix, but I was very glad I came here to Four Continents."

Miyahara delivered a strong performance to the flamenco piece Poeta, landing seven triples including a 3Lz-3T and a 2A-3T combination and earning a level four for two spins. The 15-year-old posted a personal best score of 126.26 points for the segment and a total of 186.53 points, finishing on the podium in her debut at a senior ISU Championship. She stated, "This event I was the most nerve-wracking for me. I know this will be a great start for the next season. Today's performance made me gain confidence. I didn't care about my placement. Being second doesn't really matter to me, the most important thing was to do the best I could."

Li's program to Coppelia featured five solid triples as well as level-three spins and footwork. Although she improved her season's best significantly with 118.72 points, it was not enough to hold on to second place as she earned 181.56 points overall. She said, "I missed the first triple-triple combination, and the landing of the double Axel was shaky. I have to say I was still not in my best condition. I would like to make sure to bring out the best side of me at the Olympics."

Haruka Imai (JPN) slipped from third to fourth (175.40 points overall) while Courtney Hicks (USA) moved up from seventh to fifth (169.99 points) and Kim Hae-jin (KOR) finished sixth (166.84 points).

Results

Final results

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Takahito Mura  Japan 242.56 1 84.21 2 158.35
2 Takahiko Kozuka  Japan 236.38 4 76.85 1 159.53
3 Song Nan  China 236.09 3 78.71 3 157.38
4 Denis Ten  Kazakhstan 226.37 5 76.34 4 150.03
5 Richard Dornbush  United States 224.44 2 82.13 7 142.31
6 Joshua Farris  United States 221.00 7 74.85 5 146.15
7 Guan Jinlin  China 214.26 9 71.06 6 143.20
8 Adam Rippon  United States 213.20 8 72.90 8 140.30
9 Jeremy Ten  Canada 208.51 6 75.21 11 133.30
10 Nam Nguyen  Canada 204.69 10 68.17 10 136.52
11 Elladj Baldé  Canada 201.45 13 64.33 9 137.12
12 Christopher Caluza  Philippines 191.21 11 67.84 13 123.37
13 Misha Ge  Uzbekistan 188.41 12 65.26 14 123.15
14 Lee June-hyoung  South Korea 184.14 19 57.65 12 126.49
15 Abzal Rakimgaliev  Kazakhstan 184.13 15 62.25 15 121.88
16 Wang Yi  China 179.52 17 61.13 16 118.39
17 Keiji Tanaka  Japan 178.91 14 62.61 17 116.30
18 Chih-I Tsao  Chinese Taipei 166.73 22 51.12 18 115.61
19 Lee Dong-won  South Korea 166.73 16 61.16 19 105.57
20 Brendan Kerry  Australia 163.37 18 59.00 20 104.37
21 David Kranjec  Australia 156.50 20 52.36 21 104.14
22 Jordan Ju  Chinese Taipei 152.46 21 52.17 22 100.29
23 Julian Zhi Jie Yee  Malaysia 137.56 23 49.29 24 88.27
24 Maverick Eguia  Philippines 136.99 24 46.74 23 90.25
Did not advance to Free Skating
25 Jui-Shu Chen  Chinese Taipei 25 46.13
26 Ronald Lam  Hong Kong 26 45.59
27 Andrew Dodds  Australia 27 42.19
WD Kim Jin-seo  South Korea
WD Michael Christian Martinez  Philippines

Short program

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Takahito Mura Japan84.2146.5037.717.717.257.827.507.430.00#27
2 Richard Dornbush United States82.1343.5638.577.717.507.717.867.790.00#22
3 Song Nan China78.7144.3534.367.006.616.966.866.930.00#18
4 Takahiko Kozuka Japan76.8537.8638.997.967.717.647.867.820.00#24
5 Denis Ten Kazakhstan76.3439.1338.217.757.467.547.757.711.00#20
6 Jeremy Ten Canada75.2140.5734.646.826.757.076.967.040.00#10
7 Joshua Farris United States74.8537.6437.217.397.327.467.507.540.00#19
8 Adam Rippon United States72.9035.9436.967.437.217.327.507.501.00#23
9 Guan Jinlin China71.0639.0332.036.466.146.546.466.430.00#6
10 Nam Nguyen Canada68.1738.2329.945.865.616.296.116.070.00#16
11 Christopher Caluza Philippines67.8435.8432.006.216.366.616.436.390.00#28
12 Misha Ge Uzbekistan65.2632.5833.686.616.466.826.757.041.00#21
13 Elladj Balde Canada64.3334.6929.646.075.546.145.965.930.00#8
14 Keiji Tanaka Japan62.6130.3232.296.646.296.366.546.460.00#25
15 Abzal Rakimgaliev Kazakhstan62.2532.9029.355.895.615.965.935.960.00#29
16 Lee Dong-won South Korea61.1634.8926.275.464.965.325.395.140.00#9
17 Wang Yi China61.1332.4929.646.075.685.896.045.961.00#14
18 Brendan Kerry Australia59.0029.6429.365.965.645.796.045.930.00#3
19 Lee June-hyoung South Korea57.6530.7226.935.615.255.215.435.430.00#17
20 David Kranjec Australia52.3626.3127.055.435.185.365.545.541.00#7
21 Jordan Ju Chinese Taipei52.1726.4125.765.185.005.295.255.040.00#11
22 Chih-I Tsao Chinese Taipei51.1227.5825.545.185.045.005.215.112.00#12
23 Julian Zhi Jie Yee Malaysia49.2926.5022.794.544.324.684.714.540.00#13
24 Maverick Eguia Philippines46.7424.4222.324.544.324.574.504.390.00#5
25 Jui-Shu Chen Chinese Taipei46.1324.5321.604.464.004.504.324.320.00#2
26 Ronald Lam Hong Kong45.5923.0523.544.934.434.714.794.681.00#4
27 Andrew Dodds Australia42.1920.7923.404.934.464.614.864.542.00#1
WD Kim Jin-seo South Korea#15
WD Michael Christian Martinez Philippines#26

Free skating

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Takahiko Kozuka Japan159.5377.1782.368.438.118.148.298.210.00#23
2 Takahito Mura Japan158.3582.4175.947.717.187.937.617.540.00#21
3 Song Nan China157.3881.6075.787.717.297.757.577.570.00#24
4 Denis Ten Kazakhstan150.0373.9578.087.867.647.548.047.962.00#19
5 Joshua Farris United States146.1571.7175.447.547.367.367.757.711.00#13
6 Guan Jinlin China143.2073.6269.587.046.796.867.146.960.00#14
7 Richard Dornbush United States142.3167.8375.487.717.397.437.647.571.00#20
8 Adam Rippon United States140.3064.6875.627.717.367.397.717.640.00#17
9 Elladj Baldé Canada137.1273.6063.526.366.046.546.396.430.00#9
10 Nam Nguyen Canada136.5271.8064.726.576.186.616.576.430.00#15
11 Jeremy Ten Canada133.3062.4471.867.217.047.077.257.361.00#22
12 Lee June-hyoung South Korea126.4968.2758.225.935.615.755.935.890.00#6
13 Christopher Caluza Philippines123.3758.8764.506.326.256.506.576.610.00#16
14 Misha Ge Uzbekistan123.1557.1368.026.616.546.796.867.212.00#18
15 Abzal Rakimgaliev Kazakhstan121.8865.6656.225.685.365.685.685.710.00#8
16 Wang Yi China118.3958.6959.706.215.865.896.075.820.00#11
17 Keiji Tanaka Japan116.3057.5259.786.115.895.826.076.001.00#12
18 Chih-I Tsao Chinese Taipei115.6161.5354.085.575.185.395.545.360.00#3
19 Lee Dong-won South Korea105.5756.1549.425.614.544.964.894.710.00#7
20 Brendan Kerry Australia104.3746.0358.345.965.865.506.145.710.00#10
21 David Kranjec Australia104.1451.6452.505.255.045.325.395.250.00#1
22 Jordan Ju Chinese Taipei100.2951.2949.004.894.794.795.074.960.00#2
23 Maverick Eguia Philippines90.2545.4745.784.684.434.464.714.611.00#5
24 Julian Zhi Jie Yee Malaysia88.2745.0343.244.544.044.324.434.290.00#4

Final results

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Kanako Murakami  Japan 196.91 1 64.73 1 132.18
2 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 186.53 4 60.27 2 126.26
3 Li Zijun  China 181.56 2 62.84 3 118.72
4 Haruka Imai  Japan 175.40 3 62.72 6 112.68
5 Courtney Hicks  United States 169.99 7 56.36 4 113.63
6 Kim Hae-jin  South Korea 166.84 5 57.48 7 109.36
7 Alaine Chartrand  Canada 165.19 15 52.14 5 113.05
8 Samantha Cesario  United States 164.87 6 57.40 8 107.47
9 Park So-youn  South Korea 162.71 8 55.91 9 106.80
10 Mirai Nagasu  United States 159.78 9 55.39 10 104.39
11 Zhang Kexin  China 157.57 12 54.49 11 103.08
12 Amélie Lacoste  Canada 156.17 10 55.19 12 100.98
13 Veronik Mallet  Canada 154.03 11 55.08 13 98.95
14 Brooklee Han  Australia 150.17 14 52.55 14 97.62
15 Zhao Ziquan  China 142.32 13 53.82 16 88.50
16 Kim Tae-kyung  South Korea 132.84 18 38.91 15 93.93
17 Alisson Krystle Perticheto  Philippines 114.95 16 47.81 19 67.14
18 Ami Parekh  India 110.66 17 41.10 18 69.56
19 Reyna Hamui  Mexico 110.26 21 32.49 17 77.77
20 Crystal Kiang  Chinese Taipei 103.26 19 36.30 20 66.96
21 Lejeanne Marais  South Africa 98.93 20 32.62 21 66.31

Short program

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Kanako Murakami Japan64.7335.6429.097.576.967.367.257.210.00#15
2 Li Zijun China62.8435.8127.036.826.436.936.796.820.00#20
3 Haruka Imai Japan62.7234.6928.037.116.687.256.967.040.00#21
4 Satoko Miyahara Japan60.2734.0726.206.616.466.576.686.430.00#12
5 Kim Hae-jin South Korea57.4832.3425.146.465.796.436.326.430.00#19
6 Samantha Cesario United States57.4030.8726.536.646.436.716.646.750.00#18
7 Courtney Hicks United States56.3629.5426.826.966.396.646.866.680.00#13
8 Park So-youn South Korea55.9131.8224.096.005.826.186.116.000.00#4
9 Mirai Nagasu United States55.3928.4427.957.076.797.077.186.821.00#16
10 Amelie Lacoste Canada55.1928.9626.236.796.296.506.716.500.00#14
11 Veronik Mallet Canada55.0830.6324.456.005.936.256.186.210.00#3
12 Zhang Kexin China54.4931.1423.356.295.645.865.865.540.00#11
13 Zhao Ziquan China53.8231.3122.515.795.395.715.645.610.00#6
14 Brooklee Han Australia52.5528.1824.376.046.116.186.185.960.00#17
15 Alaine Chartrand Canada52.1428.3023.846.255.865.865.965.860.00#8
16 Alisson Krystle Perticheto Philippines47.8127.0620.755.324.965.365.215.070.00#7
17 Ami Parekh India41.1023.4117.694.614.004.614.464.430.00#10
18 Kim Tae-kyung South Korea38.9124.1417.774.894.364.144.504.323.00#1
19 Crystal Kiang Chinese Taipei36.3018.9617.344.254.044.394.394.610.00#2
20 Lejeanne Marais South Africa32.6217.1916.434.183.964.044.254.111.00#5
21 Reyna Hamui Mexico32.4914.6118.884.754.394.714.864.891.00#9

Free skating

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Kanako Murakami Japan132.1869.2562.937.867.618.047.828.000.00#20
2 Satoko Miyahara Japan126.2668.7657.507.147.047.297.367.110.00#21
3 Li Zijun China118.7261.4657.267.186.967.217.257.180.00#17
4 Courtney Hicks United States113.6358.2856.357.186.897.047.117.001.00#14
5 Alaine Chartrand Canada113.0562.5650.596.366.116.366.436.390.00#6
6 Haruka Imai Japan112.6856.6856.007.186.757.077.046.960.00#19
7 Kim Hae-jin South Korea109.3657.9851.386.616.116.576.436.390.00#16
8 Samantha Cesario United States107.4751.5255.956.756.797.047.187.210.00#18
9 Park So-youn South Korea106.8053.1453.666.716.546.756.756.790.00#15
10 Mirai Nagasu United States104.3948.6755.727.256.686.936.967.000.00#13
11 Zhang Kexin China103.0858.6644.426.115.255.615.545.250.00#8
12 Amelie Lacoste Canada100.9849.0851.906.646.366.366.546.540.00#11
13 Veronik Mallet Canada98.9550.6150.346.466.116.256.326.322.00#12
14 Brooklee Han Australia97.6251.6745.955.685.545.825.935.750.00#7
15 Kim Tae-kyung South Korea93.9356.8437.095.254.254.824.504.360.00#2
16 Zhao Ziquan China88.5047.8541.655.395.005.215.325.111.00#9
17 Reyna Hamui Mexico77.7741.0737.704.894.434.824.794.641.00#4
18 Ami Parekh India69.5636.6534.914.614.144.394.364.322.00#3
19 Alisson Krystle Perticheto Philippines67.1433.4735.674.614.324.364.614.392.00#10
20 Crystal Kiang Chinese Taipei66.9632.5534.414.294.074.434.294.430.00#1
21 Lejeanne Marais South Africa66.3132.3134.004.184.074.434.324.250.00#5

Final results

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong  China 212.40 1 75.26 1 137.14
2 Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea  United States 181.45 3 62.05 2 119.40
3 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim  United States 170.35 2 66.04 4 104.31
4 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier  United States 167.10 4 58.57 3 108.53
5 Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran  Canada 147.80 7 49.57 5 98.23
6 Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro  Canada 139.99 5 51.97 7 88.02
7 Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan  China 139.95 6 49.98 6 89.97

Short program

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong China75.2643.4331.837.967.618.188.077.960.00#6
2 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim United States66.0438.1027.946.936.507.217.187.110.00#5
3 Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea United States62.0535.8026.256.576.186.756.686.640.00#2
4 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier United States58.5732.8225.756.616.116.396.646.460.00#7
5 Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro Canada51.9728.5623.415.795.615.865.966.040.00#4
6 Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan China49.9828.3021.685.685.255.505.505.180.00#3
7 Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran Canada49.5727.9123.666.046.145.546.075.792.00#1

Free skating

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong China137.1472.9064.247.937.798.118.258.070.00#4
2 Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea United States119.4062.2358.177.076.937.437.397.541.00#7
3 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier United States108.5356.2853.256.616.216.896.826.751.00#5
4 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim United States104.3150.7654.556.896.576.716.966.961.00#6
5 Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran Canada98.2352.2646.976.006.005.576.005.791.00#1
6 Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan China89.9748.3541.625.614.795.255.365.000.00#2
7 Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro Canada88.0242.6746.355.755.545.686.075.931.00#3

Final results

Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD
1 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 158.25 2 61.05 1 97.20
2 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 153.71 1 62.38 2 91.33
3 Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton  United States 144.95 3 57.65 3 87.30
4 Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill  Canada 137.03 4 53.97 4 83.06
5 Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams  Canada 133.42 5 53.73 6 79.69
6 Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt  United States 130.05 6 49.55 5 80.50
7 Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman  Australia 121.44 10 44.16 7 77.28
8 Zhang Yiyi / Wu Nan  China 116.34 9 44.60 8 71.74
9 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu  China 115.66 7 46.81 9 68.85
10 Yura Min / Timothy Koleto  South Korea 111.23 8 45.12 10 66.11
11 Zhao Yue / Liu Chang  China 99.84 13 41.45 12 58.39
11 Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion  Japan 99.82 11 44.11 13 55.71
12 Ksenia Korobkova / Daryn Zhunussov  Kazakhstan 98.79 13 39.80 11 58.99
13 Pilar Maekawa Moreno / Leonardo Maekawa Moreno  Mexico 97.11 12 43.22 14 53.89
14 Elizaveta Tretiakov / Viktor Kovalenko  Uzbekistan 91.76 14 35.68 12 56.08
  • Zhao and Liu were later disqualified from the competition due to a positive doping sample from Liu.

Short dance

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Canada62.3832.9229.467.367.217.327.467.430.00#12
2 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue United States61.0531.5729.487.397.187.257.507.460.00#11
3 Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton United States57.6531.3626.296.576.436.546.646.640.00#14
4 Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill Canada53.9726.2127.766.896.756.937.007.070.00#15
5 Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams Canada53.7327.2225.616.466.366.716.756.790.00#8
6 Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giuletti-Schmitt United States49.5525.5723.985.935.756.146.006.110.00#9
7 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu China46.8126.3020.515.114.865.255.115.250.00#3
8 Yura Min / Timothy Koleto South Korea45.1226.4218.704.714.464.754.754.680.00#5
9 Zhang Yiyi / Wu Nan China44.6025.3519.255.004.544.934.754.820.00#10
10 Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman Australia44.1621.7123.455.895.795.755.965.891.00#13
11 Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion Japan44.1124.0720.045.044.715.115.075.070.00#2
12 Pilar Maekawa Moreno / Leonardo Maekawa Moreno Mexico43.2225.8517.374.394.114.324.464.390.00#4
13 Zhao Yue / Liu Chang China41.4523.2219.234.754.614.964.934.791.00#6
13 Ksenia Korobkova / Daryn Zhunussov Kazakhstan39.8022.4217.384.394.184.364.464.320.00#1
14 Elizaveta Tretiakov / Viktor Kovalenko Uzbekistan35.6818.0717.614.364.144.434.574.460.00#7

Free dance

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded. StN.
1 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue United States97.2050.4446.767.827.647.867.827.930.00#15
2 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Canada91.3345.7945.547.617.437.647.717.680.00#13
3 Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton United States87.3045.5341.776.936.826.967.147.070.00#14
4 Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill Canada83.0642.1840.886.756.686.896.867.000.00#11
5 Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giuletti-Schmitt United States80.5042.6437.866.396.076.366.466.630.00#9
6 Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams Canada79.6938.4241.276.826.717.006.967.040.00#12
7 Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman Australia77.2841.7935.495.825.756.006.046.110.00#8
8 Zhang Yiyi / Wu Nan China71.7441.5631.185.295.005.365.255.211.00#6
9 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu China68.8535.9432.915.575.255.545.615.610.00#6
10 Yura Min / Timothy Koleto South Korea66.1136.4529.665.114.715.075.004.960.00#7
11 Ksenia Korobkova / Daryn Zhunussov Kazakhstan58.9932.7926.204.394.184.394.574.430.00#3
12 Zhao Yue / Liu Chang China48.3931.3827.014.574.214.614.714.610.00#5
12 Elizaveta Tretiakov / Viktor Kovalenko Uzbekistan56.0830.2225.864.364.114.324.544.360.00#2
13 Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion Japan55.7131.2527.464.794.394.614.644.543.00#1
14 Pilar Maekawa Moreno / Leonardo Maekawa Moreno Mexico53.8929.2326.664.394.394.324.714.462.00#4

Medals summary

Medalists

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Japan Takahito Mura Japan Takahiko Kozuka China Song Nan
Ladies Japan Kanako Murakami Japan Satoko Miyahara China Li Zijun
Pair skating China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim
Ice dancing United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest short program or short dance placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Japan Takahito Mura United States Richard Dornbush China Song Nan
Ladies Japan Kanako Murakami China Li Zijun Japan Haruka Imai
Pair skating China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea
Ice dancing Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Japan Takahiko Kozuka Japan Takahito Mura China Song Nan
Ladies Japan Kanako Murakami Japan Satoko Miyahara China Li Zijun
Pair skating China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea United States Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier
Ice dancing United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)2204
2 United States (USA)1124
3 China (CHN)1023
4 Canada (CAN)0101
Totals (4 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)2013
2 China (CHN)1113
3 Canada (CAN)1001
4 United States (USA)0325
Totals (4 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)2204
2 United States (USA)1124
3 China (CHN)1023
4 Canada (CAN)0101
Totals (4 entries)44412

Prize money

Prize money is awarded to skaters who achieve a top 12 placement in each discipline as follows:

Prize money (US$)
Placement Men's / Ladies' singlesPairs / Ice dancers
1st15,00022,500
2nd9,00013,500
3rd6,0009,000
4th4,5006,750
5th3,2505,000
6th2,5003,750
7th2,2503,500
8th2,0003,000
9th1,7502,500
10th1,5002,250
11th1,2501,750
12th1,0001,500
Pairs and ice dancing couples split the amount.
Total prize money: $250,000 USD.

See also

References

  1. "Announcement: Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Entries: Men". International Skating Union.
  3. "Entries: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  4. "Entries: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  5. "Entries: Ice Dance". International Skating Union.
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