2022 Four Continents Championships & Russian Junior Nationals: Info & Streaming

The 2022 Four Continents Championships will take place in Tallinn, Estonia (relocated from Tianjin, China). More info will be added to this post as it appears.

Results | Entries | Schedule | Website | ISU

SCHEDULE

Eastern European Time (UTC+2). Subscribe to our Google calendar to get all competition times in your own time zone.

• Jan. 20: Rhythm Dance 12:35; Pairs’ SP 15:00; Women’s SP 17:30

• Jan. 21: Men’s SP 12:20; Free Dance 18:20

• Jan. 22: Women’s FS 12:30; Pairs’ FS 18:50

• Jan. 23: Men’s FS 11:47; Gala 17:30

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HOW TO WATCH

Fan streams: The following fan streams may show the competition; check when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide. 房中有片林子, 主播花花

ISU: The ISU will livestream the competition on the Skating ISU Youtube channel in countries that do not have broadcasting rights for the event. See here for a full list of broadcasters with rights to the competition.

Peacock Premium: Subscribers in the USA can watch the competition live on Peacock Premium. Peacock Premium is available in the USA for $4.99/month.

CBC: CBC Sports will stream the competition live. Schedule in EST:

• 1/20: Rhythm Dance 5:10AM (live); Pairs’ SP 7:45AM (live); Women’s SP 10:30AM (live)

• 1/21: Men’s SP 5:00AM (live); Free Dance 10:50AM (live)

• 1/22: Women’s FS 5:20AM (live); Pairs’ FS 11:35AM (live)

• 1/23: Men’s FS 4:20AM (live); Gala 10:30AM (live)

• Official streams (geoblocked)

Tencent: China’s Tencent will stream parts of the competition live. Streams are blocked outside of China. Schedule in China Standard Time:

• 1/20: Rhythm Dance 18:35 (live); Pairs’ SP 21:00 (live); Women’s SP 23:30 (live)

• 1/21: Men’s SP 18:20 (live)

• 1/22: Women’s FS 18:30 (live)

• 1/23: Men’s FS 17:45 (live)

SBS Sports: South Korea’s SBS Sports will air parts of the competition live. Schedule in KST:

• 1/21: Women’s SP 00:25 (live); Men’s SP 23:00 (taped)

• 1/22: Women’s FS 19:15 (live)

• 1/23: Men’s FS 18:15 (live)

• Official stream (geoblocked)

Fuji TV: Japan’s Fuji TV will air parts of the competition in delayed broadcasts. Subscribers to Fuji on Demand can stream the entire competition live. Broadcast schedule in JST:

• 1/22: Men’s & Women’s SP, Rhythm Dance 01:40 (taped)

• 1/23: Women’s FS 01:45 (taped)

• 1/24: Men’s FS 01:55 (taped)

Other TV channels: Other TV channels may also air the competition. Check your local TV channels for other skating broadcasts. See here for a full list of broadcasters with rights to the competition.

On demand: The ISU Youtube channel archives their livestreams, subject to regional restrictions. Videos will also be uploaded online by fans. Search skaters' names on Youtube and filter by upload date for the latest videos.

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RUSSIAN JUNIOR NATIONALS

The competition will decide Russia’s Junior World team.

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

Type: National championships
When: Jan. 18-22
Where: Saransk, Russia
Level & disciplines: junior men, women, pairs, ice dance

Schedule (UTC+3)

• Jan. 20: Men’s SP 14:00; Women’s SP 17:25; Rhythm Dance 20:05

• Jan. 21: Men’s FS 13:15; Women’s FS 16:05; Pairs’ SP 19:35

• Jan. 22: Free Dance 12:00; Pairs’ FS 14:40

How to watch: Livestreams on the 1tv Youtube and website. Streams will be archived.

• Youtube Day 1

• Youtube Day 2

• Youtube Day 3

Team USA: 2022 Olympic and ISU Championships Entries

OLYMPICS

• Men: Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Jason Brown (Alt: Ilia Malinin, Camden Pulkinen, Jimmy Ma)

• Women: Mariah Bell, Karen Chen, Alysa Liu (Alt: Lindsay Thorngren, Amber Glenn, Gabriella Izzo)

• Pairs: Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy Leduc, Alexa Knierim/Brandon Frazier (Alt: Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson, Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov, Emily Chan/Spencer Howe)

• Ice Dance: Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean Luc Baker (Alt: Caroline Green/Michael Parsons, Emily Bratti/Ian Somerville, Katarina Wolfkostin/Jeffrey Chen)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Men: Nathan Chen, Ilia Malinin*, Vincent Zhou (Alt: Jason Brown, Camden Pulkinen, Jimmy Ma)

• Women: Mariah Bell, Karen Chen, Alysa Liu (Alt: Amber Glenn, Lindsay Thorngren, Gabriella Izzo)

• Pairs: Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy Leduc, Alexa Knierim/Brandon Frazier (Alt: Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson, Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov, Emily Chan/Spencer Howe)

• Ice Dance: Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean Luc Baker (Alt: Caroline Green/Michael Parsons, Emily Bratti/Ian Somerville, Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko)

FOUR CONTINENTS

• Men: Camden Pulkinen, Jimmy Ma, Tomoki Hiwatashi (Alt: Ryan Dunk)

• Women: Gabriella Izzo, Audrey Shin, Starr Andrews (Alt: Hanna Harrell, Sierra Venetta)

• Pairs: Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov, Emily Chan/Spencer Howe, Katie McBeath/Nathan Bartholomay

• Ice Dance: Caroline Green/Michael Parsons, Emily Bratti/Ian Somerville, Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko (Alt: Eva Pate/Logan Bye, Lorraine McNamara/Anton Spiridonov, Molly Cesanek/Yehor Yehorov)

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Men: TBA

• Women: TBA

• Pairs: Isabelle Martins/Ryan Bedard, Anastasiia Smirnova/Danil Siianytsia (Alt: Catherine Rivers/Timothy Chapman, Cate Fleming/Chase Finster)

• Ice Dance: Oona Brown/Gage Brown, Angela Ling/Caleb Wein, Katarina Wolfkostin/Jeffrey Chen (Alt: Leah Neset/Artem Markelov, Helena Carhart/Volodymyr Horovyi)

*Skater still requires TES minimums

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Team Canada: 2022 Olympic and ISU Championships Entries

OLYMPICS

• Men: Keegan Messing, Roman Sadovsky

• Women: Madeline Schizas

• Pairs: Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Vanessa James/Eric Radford

• Ice Dance: Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Laurence Fournier Beaudry/Nikolaj Soerensen, Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Men: Keegan Messing, Roman Sadovsky

• Women: Madeline Schizas

• Pairs: Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Vanessa James/Eric Radford

• Ice Dance: Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Laurence Fournier Beaudry/Nikolaj Soerensen, Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha

FOUR CONTINENTS

• Men: Wesley Chiu, Corey Circelli, Joseph Phan

• Women: Gabrielle Daleman, Veronik Mallet, Alison Schumacher

• Pairs: Lori Ann Matte/Thierry Ferland, Deanna Stellato/Maxime Deschamps, Evelyn Walsh/Trennt Michaud

• Ice Dance: Marie-Jade Lauriault/Romain Le Gac, Haley Sales/Nikolas Wamsteeker, Carolane Soucisse/Shane Firus

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Men: Wesley Chiu, Stephen Gogolev

• Women: Justine Miclette, Lia Pereira

• Pairs: Summer Homick/Marty Haubrich*, Brooke McIntosh/Benjamin Mimar*

• Ice Dance: Nadiia Bashynska/Peter Beaumont, Natalie D’Alessandro/Bruce Waddell

*Skater still requires TES minimums

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Team Japan: 2022 Olympic and ISU Championships Entries

OLYMPICS

• Men: Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama (Alt: Kao Miura, Kazuki Tomono, Sena Miyake)

• Women: Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Mana Kawabe (Alt: Mai Mihara, Satoko Miyahara, Rino Matsuike)

• Pairs: Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara

• Ice Dance: Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto (Alt: Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Men: Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama (Alt: Kao Miura, Kazuki Tomono, Sena Miyake)

• Women: Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Mana Kawabe (Alt: Mai Mihara, Satoko Miyahara, Rino Matsuike)

• Pairs: Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara

• Ice Dance: Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi (Alt: Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto)

FOUR CONTINENTS

• Men: Kao Miura, Kazuki Tomono, Sena Miyake (Alt: Shun Sato, Sota Yamamoto, Koshiro Shimada)

• Women: Mai Mihara, Satoko Miyahara, Rino Matsuike (Alt: Yuhana Yokoi, Mako Yamashita)

• Ice Dance: Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi (Alt: Rikako Fukase/Eichu Cho)

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Men: Kao Miura, Shun Sato, Tatsuya Tsuboi* (Alt: Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Nozomu Yoshioka)

• Women: Rinka Watanabe*, Rion Sumiyoshi (Alt: Rino Matsuike, Hana Yoshida*)

• Ice Dance: Nao Kida/Masaya Morita*

• *Skaters missing junior TES minimums will need to compete at an international junior competition to earn them

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ISU Communication 2431: 4CC relocation, JGPF qualification, etc

The ISU Council has announced the decisions from their Oct. 1-2 meeting.

1) The 2022 Four Continents Championships, previously planned for Tianjin, China, will be relocated to Tallinn, Estonia from Jan. 18-23 since no other ISU members bid for it. The Four Continents Championships take place the week after the European Championships, which is also held in Tallinn at the same venue.

2) Due to pandemic-induced difficulties in assigning skaters to Junior Grand Prix events normally, the qualification process for the Junior Grand Prix Final has been adjusted for the 2021-22 season:

Singles: (6 or 7 qualifiers + 1 host spot)

• Winners of Junior Grand Prix events: If there are 7 different winners, they will all qualify for the Final. If there are 6 different winners, those 6 skaters will qualify for the Final.

• If there are fewer than 6 different winners, the remaining spots will go to the highest ranked skaters who placed 2nd or 3rd based on total score from their events.

• Japan, the hosting nation, will be given 1 wild card spot each in men’s and women’s.

Pairs: (4 qualifiers)

• Winners of Junior Grand Prix events: If there are 4 different winners, they will all qualify for the Final.

• If there are fewer than 4 different winners, the remaining spots will go to the highest ranked teams who placed 2nd or 3rd based on total score from their events.

Ice Dance: (6 or 7 qualifiers)

• Winners of Junior Grand Prix events: If there are 7 different winners, they will all qualify for the Final. If there are 6 different winners, those 6 teams will qualify for the Final.

• If there are fewer than 6 different winners, the remaining spots will go to the highest ranked teams who placed 2nd or 3rd based on total score from their events.

Substitutes (all disciplines):

• 3 substitutes composed of the next best ranked skaters who placed 2nd or 3rd based on total score

3) The 2022-23 Junior Grand Prix events have been announced:

• August 24-27, 2022 Courchevel / FRA

• August 31-September 3, 2022 Ostrava / CZE (including Pair Skating)

• September 7-10, 2022 Riga / LAT (including Pair Skating)

• September 21-24, 2022 Yerevan / ARM

• September 28 - October 1, 2022 Zagreb / CRO (including Pair Skating)

• October 5-8, 2022 Gdansk / POL (including Pair Skating)

• October 12-15, 2022 Egna-Neumarkt / ITA

4) The 2023-24 Grand Prix Final will be held in Orleans, France from Dec. 7-10, 2023.

2022 Four Continents Championships in Tianjin, China cancelled; possible relocation

The ISU was informed by the Chinese Figure Skating Association (CFSA) of the cancellation of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, that was scheduled to take place from January 17 – 22, 2022 in Tianjin (CHN).

Unfortunately, considering the complicated epidemic situation involving travel restrictions, quarantine requirements, safety concerns and logistical challenges, the organization of the event was extremely challenging. The CFSA, the Local Organizing Committee and Tianjin Municipal Government tried their best to find solutions but ultimately concluded that, regrettably, they are unable to organize and hold the 2022 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

The ISU regrets that the hosting of these Championships is no longer possible in Tianjin and thanks the Chinese Figure Skating Association for their efforts and cooperation.

In order to maintain the Event and allow the Figure Skaters of the Four Continents ISU Members to compete in this Continental Championships, the ISU invited interested ISU Members to send applications to host the Event on the originally planned date (January 17 – 22, 2022).  

Considering the applications received, the ISU Council will take a decision during its forthcoming meeting on October 1, 2021.

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