Type: ISU Championship Season: 2016–17 Host: Korea Skating Union | Date: 15–19 February 2017 Location: Gangneung, South Korea Venue: Gangneung Ice Arena | |
The 2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships took place 16–19 February 2017 in Gangneung, South Korea. Skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of Four Continents champion. The competition served as the figure skating test event for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from non-European member nations of the International Skating Union who reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2016. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2017 European Championships.
Each National Federation from the four represented regions were permitted to send up to three skaters/couples for each discipline. National Federations could select their entries based on their own criteria, as long as the selected skater/couples attained a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international senior event prior to the Four Continents.
Entries
A total of 111 athletes (26 men, 23 ladies, 15 pair teams, and 16 ice dance teams) competed at the championship. The ISU published a list of entries on 27 January:
Competition schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).
Medalists
Medals for overall placement:
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
Medals by country
Table of medals for overall placement:
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:
Prize money
Prize money was awarded to skaters who achieved a top-8 placement in the men's and ladies' events, a top-5 placement in the pair's event, and a top-6 placement in the ice dance event: