The Four Continents Championship, which garnered such controversy because of who is NOT attending (Yu-na Kim) is under way today. Ice dance compulsories and pairs short programs have been completed.
The ladies field is a bit of a shock - as Japan's Akiko Suzuki and America's Amanda Dobbs OMG!!! lead Mao Asada - wondering if a fall on the beloved triple axel is to blame? America's Caroline Zhang is in fourth place. This is a big competition for Asada. She is barely out of first right now but if she does not win this it will look very bad indeed for the prospects of a true rivalry between her and Kim at the Olympics. But every competition is a new day I guess.
In the ice dance, Canada's Weaver and Poje lead (although this competition this year is just so sad for me as it is mainly a consolation for teams not making the Olympics). America's Hubbell and Hubbell and Chock and Zuerlein lie in fifth and sixth place, respectively, but bravo for them for making that trip to Korea so soon after the ice dancing final at nationals.
In the pairs short, China's Zhang and Zhang are the leaders, with America's McLaughlin and Brubaker in second place. Canada's Duhamel and Buntin, America's Yankowskas and Couglin, and Canada's Brodeur and Mattatall round out the top five. I would expect Zhang and Zhang to win based on their past placements; if they don't, it will be quite an upset. I'd like to see McLaughlin and Brubaker stay in the top three to end up on a high note.
In the men's competition, the Americans have a very strong group of competitors with Ryan Bradley, Brandon Mroz, and Adam Rippon. I would look to them to do well here. Although the top Japanese men are not competing, perhaps we will see an emerging star. And we'll look out for Canadians Shawn Sawyer and Joey Russell, as well as Kazhakstan's Denis Ten, who is always capable of a surprising performance.
Full results after the jump.
Ladies
| Pl. | Qual. | Name | Nation | TSS = |
TES + |
PCS + |
SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - |
StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q | Akiko SUZUKI | JPN | 58.88 | 33.40 | 25.48 | 6.50 | 6.00 | 6.45 | 6.50 | 6.40 | 0.00 | #32 | |
| 2 | Q | Amanda DOBBS | USA | 57.56 | 33.80 | 23.76 | 5.95 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 6.15 | 6.00 | 0.00 | #31 | |
| 3 | Q | Mao ASADA | JPN | 57.22 | 30.10 | 28.12 | 7.30 | 6.55 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 7.10 | 1.00 | #36 | |
| 4 | Q | Caroline ZHANG | USA | 55.10 | 29.94 | 25.16 | 6.25 | 5.85 | 6.35 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 0.00 | #30 | |
| 5 | Q | Haruka IMAI | JPN | 55.06 | 31.70 | 23.36 | 6.05 | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 5.75 | 0.00 | #38 | |
| 6 | Q | Amelie LACOSTE | CAN | 54.46 | 30.98 | 23.48 | 6.00 | 5.65 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 0.00 | #33 | |
| 7 | Q | Min-Jung KWAK | KOR | 53.68 | 34.40 | 19.28 | 5.15 | 4.45 | 4.95 | 4.90 | 4.65 | 0.00 | #23 | |
| 8 | Q | Myriane SAMSON | CAN | 51.60 | 30.20 | 21.40 | 5.50 | 5.05 | 5.45 | 5.35 | 5.40 | 0.00 | #25 | |
| 9 | Q | Alexe GILLES | USA | 48.90 | 27.90 | 23.00 | 5.85 | 5.45 | 5.75 | 5.95 | 5.75 | 2.00 | #37 | |
| 10 | Q | Diane SZMIETT | CAN | 48.82 | 26.10 | 22.72 | 5.80 | 5.40 | 5.70 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 0.00 | #34 | |
| 11 | Q | Anastasia GIMAZETDINOVA | UZB | 46.88 | 28.04 | 18.84 | 5.20 | 4.30 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 0.00 | #21 | |
| 12 | Q | Yan LIU | CHN | 46.60 | 24.80 | 21.80 | 5.70 | 5.05 | 5.55 | 5.55 | 5.40 | 0.00 | #35 | |
| 13 | Q | Na-Young KIM | KOR | 44.94 | 24.50 | 20.44 | 5.45 | 4.90 | 5.05 | 5.20 | 4.95 | 0.00 | #29 | |
| 14 | Q | Chae-Hwa KIM | KOR | 41.34 | 23.70 | 17.64 | 4.70 | 4.05 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 0.00 | #19 | |
| 15 | Q | Cheltzie LEE | AUS | 40.06 | 23.70 | 18.36 | 4.85 | 4.15 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 4.75 | 2.00 | #27 | |
| 16 | Q | Crystal KIANG | TPE | 36.18 | 21.18 | 15.00 | 3.80 | 3.45 | 3.80 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 17 | Q | Ana Cecilia CANTU | MEX | 35.62 | 19.58 | 17.04 | 4.55 | 3.95 | 4.45 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 1.00 | #24 | |
| 18 | Q | Lauren KO | PHI | 35.22 | 21.26 | 13.96 | 3.80 | 3.25 | 3.55 | 3.50 | 3.35 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 19 | Q | Lejeanne MARAIS | RSA | 34.32 | 20.96 | 14.36 | 3.75 | 3.25 | 3.80 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 1.00 | #18 | |
| 20 | Q | Melinda WANG | TPE | 33.82 | 20.34 | 15.48 | 3.85 | 3.65 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 3.75 | 2.00 | #17 | |
| 21 | Binshu XU | CHN | 33.82 | 16.70 | 18.12 | 4.85 | 4.30 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 4.45 | 1.00 | #28 | ||
| 22 | Phoebe DI TOMMASO | AUS | 33.48 | 20.64 | 14.84 | 4.00 | 3.30 | 3.65 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 2.00 | #10 | ||
| 23 | Tamami ONO | HKG | 33.26 | 17.58 | 15.68 | 3.85 | 3.75 | 3.90 | 4.15 | 3.95 | 0.00 | #22 | ||
| 24 | Mericien VENZON | PHI | 32.92 | 18.32 | 14.60 | 3.90 | 3.45 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 0.00 | #7 | ||
| 25 | Sandra KHOPON | THA | 32.84 | 18.84 | 14.00 | 3.60 | 3.25 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.45 | 0.00 | #15 | ||
| 26 | Mary Ro REYES | MEX | 32.76 | 19.32 | 13.44 | 3.45 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.45 | 0.00 | #3 | ||
| 27 | Gracielle Jeanne TAN | PHI | 32.22 | 16.70 | 15.52 | 3.90 | 3.55 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 4.00 | 0.00 | #26 | ||
| 28 | Tiffany Packard YU | HKG | 30.74 | 16.30 | 14.44 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 3.75 | 3.70 | 0.00 | #11 | ||
| 29 | Abigail PIETERSEN | RSA | 30.06 | 16.18 | 14.88 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 3.75 | 1.00 | #1 | ||
| 30 | Chaochih LIU | TPE | 29.92 | 15.48 | 15.44 | 4.00 | 3.45 | 4.00 | 4.05 | 3.80 | 1.00 | #16 | ||
| 31 | Charissa TANSOMBOON | THA | 29.88 | 16.28 | 13.60 | 3.45 | 3.10 | 3.55 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 0.00 | #20 | ||
| 32 | Sarah PAW SI YING | SIN | 27.32 | 15.36 | 12.96 | 3.20 | 3.05 | 3.30 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 1.00 | #14 | ||
| 33 | Taryn JURGENSEN | THA | 26.94 | 14.22 | 13.72 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 3.65 | 3.55 | 3.65 | 1.00 | #9 | ||
| 34 | Priscila ALAVEZ | MEX | 24.92 | 13.24 | 12.68 | 3.15 | 2.95 | 3.35 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 1.00 | #8 | ||
| 35 | Elena RODRIGUES | BRA | 24.74 | 14.02 | 11.72 | 3.15 | 2.65 | 2.90 | 3.05 | 2.90 | 1.00 | #13 | ||
| 36 | Alessia BALDO | BRA | 24.00 | 12.28 | 11.72 | 2.90 | 2.65 | 3.05 | 3.05 | 3.00 | 0.00 | #4 | ||
| 37 | Tze Ching LEE | HKG | 23.48 | 12.48 | 11.00 | 2.90 | 2.35 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.70 | 0.00 | #12 | ||
| 38 | Simone PASTUSIAK | BRA | 17.70 | 9.30 | 8.40 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.10 | 0.00 | #2 |
Pairs
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = |
TES + |
PCS + |
SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - |
StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG | CHN | 65.86 | 37.70 | 28.16 | 7.25 | 6.90 | 7.05 | 7.05 | 6.95 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 2 | Keauna MCLAUGHLIN / Rockne BRUBAKER | USA | 64.56 | 38.16 | 26.40 | 6.75 | 6.30 | 6.65 | 6.60 | 6.70 | 0.00 | #11 | |
| 3 | Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN | CAN | 56.90 | 32.86 | 25.04 | 6.35 | 6.05 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.40 | 1.00 | #7 | |
| 4 | Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN | USA | 56.10 | 33.46 | 22.64 | 5.65 | 5.35 | 5.90 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 5 | Mylene BRODEUR / John MATTATALL | CAN | 55.94 | 33.38 | 22.56 | 5.75 | 5.30 | 5.75 | 5.65 | 5.75 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 6 | Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG | CHN | 54.16 | 32.88 | 21.28 | 5.65 | 4.90 | 5.45 | 5.25 | 5.35 | 0.00 | #10 | |
| 7 | Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRAN | JPN | 53.74 | 32.78 | 20.96 | 5.35 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 5.25 | 5.30 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 8 | Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH | CAN | 48.76 | 28.92 | 19.84 | 5.05 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 4.90 | 5.10 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 9 | Huibo DONG / Yiming WU | CHN | 48.02 | 28.06 | 19.96 | 5.30 | 4.75 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 10 | Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR | USA | 44.60 | 25.16 | 20.44 | 5.35 | 4.95 | 5.00 | 5.20 | 5.05 | 1.00 | #2 | |
| 11 | Amanda SUNYOTO-YANG / Darryll SULINDRO-YANG | TPE | 43.42 | 27.14 | 17.28 | 4.40 | 4.10 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 1.00 | #3 |
Ice Dancing
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = |
TES + |
PCS + |
SS | TI | PF | IN | Ded. - |
StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE | CAN | 32.67 | 17.40 | 15.27 | 6.20 | 5.85 | 6.30 | 6.15 | 0.00 | #12 | |
| 2 | Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG | CHN | 30.12 | 16.06 | 14.06 | 5.80 | 5.50 | 5.65 | 5.50 | 0.00 | #10 | |
| 3 | Allie HANN-MCCURDY / Michael CORENO | CAN | 29.89 | 16.72 | 13.17 | 5.25 | 5.10 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 4 | Madison HUBBELL / Keiffer HUBBELL | USA | 29.76 | 16.28 | 13.48 | 5.50 | 5.20 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 5 | Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN | USA | 29.14 | 15.22 | 13.92 | 5.70 | 5.45 | 5.50 | 5.60 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 6 | Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG | CHN | 28.16 | 15.36 | 12.80 | 5.20 | 4.85 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 7 | Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL | CAN | 26.57 | 14.36 | 12.21 | 4.95 | 4.65 | 4.95 | 5.05 | 0.00 | #11 | |
| 8 | Jane SUMMERSETT / Todd GILLES | USA | 25.26 | 14.12 | 11.14 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 9 | Xueting GUAN / Meng WANG | CHN | 21.64 | 12.26 | 9.38 | 3.85 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 3.95 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 10 | Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN | AUS | 21.12 | 12.44 | 8.68 | 3.75 | 3.15 | 3.65 | 3.35 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 11 | Corenne BRUHNS / Andrew LAVRIK | MEX | 17.71 | 10.58 | 7.13 | 3.15 | 2.15 | 3.35 | 2.95 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 12 | Maria BOROUNOV / Evgeni BOROUNOV | AUS | 17.22 | 10.20 | 7.02 | 3.10 | 2.35 | 3.10 | 2.75 | 0.00 | #6 |