One of the four annual figure skating competitions, the 2023 Four Continents Championships, is set to return at Colorado Springs, Colorado, from February 7 to February 12, 2023. This competition is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU) and is held annually, rotating among four continents: Asia, America, Africa, and Oceania. The competition includes several categories, including men’s and ladies’ singles, pairs, and ice dance, and the winner is crowned based on their overall performance in all categories. The ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships provides a platform for skaters to showcase their talents, improve their rankings, and compete against the best in the world.
The Venue, Date, and Start Time:
- Venue: Broadmoor, World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO
- Date: February 7, 2023 – February 12, 2023
- TV: USA Network/NBC
- Streams (anywhere): ProCastTV
Skaters will be representing non-European countries and will compete for medals in the following four disciples:
- Men’s Singles
- Women’s Singles
- Pairs
- Ice Dance
Canada and US will field full teams with three competitors in each of the four disciplines, while Japan will enter the event with three men, three women, two ice dance, and one pairs team. If we talk about the women’s events, U.S. player Isabeau Levito will enter as a top pick for gold but will have to give her best as South Korean player Yelim Kim and a Japanese trio will also be hunting for gold. It’s worth mentioning that the Philippines’ team will debut in this championship event.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara from Japan are favorites to take the pairs title. Talking about the ice dance competition, a must-watch affair, Evan Bates and Madison Chock will lead and will be looking forward to building on their success at the U.S championships
Just like Michael Parsons and Caroline Green,
Madison Chock and Evan Bates will lead the field and will be looking to build on their success at the U.S. Championships. Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi, and Kana Muramoto and two teams from Canada, Nikolaj Sørensen and Laurence Fournier Beaudry, and Zachary Lagha and Marjorie Lajoie will enter the event as other podium contenders.
How To Watch ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023 Live Online:
The television channel that will broadcast the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023 has not been officially announced. However, in most countries, international figure skating events are usually broadcast on sports networks such as NBC Sports, CBC Sports, Eurosport, and others. Fans can live stream the much-anticipated event through below mentioned online live streaming links and tv channels:
- Streams Anywhere: ProCastTV
- United Kingdom, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands:Eurosport
- Canada: ISU Skating Channel
- United States: USA Network and NBC
- Japan: Fuji TV
- China: CCTV5
- Australia: SBS
- Italy: RAI
- France: France TV
2023 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Schedule:
Following is the schedule for the 2023 ISU Four Continent Ice Skating Championship:
Thursday, February 9, 2023:
- (Women) Short Program – 12:00
- Opening Ceremony on Ice – 17:00
- (Men) Short Program – 18:00
Friday, February 10, 2023:
- (Pairs) Short Program – 11:15
- (Ice Dance) Rhythm Dance – 14:25
- (Women) Free Skating – 18:00
Saturday, February 11, 2023:
- (Pairs) Free Skating – 14:25
- (Men) – Free Skating – 18:00
Sunday, February 12, 2023:
- (Ice Dance) Free Dance – 13:00
- Exhibition – 18:30
- Closing Banquet (TBC)
2023 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Entries list:
Following are the entry lists of all above mentioned four disciples:
Women:
- Vlada Vasiliev (Australia)
- Sara-Maude Dupuis (Canada)
- Justine Miclette (Canada)
- Madeline Schizas Canada)
- Cheuk Ka Kahlen Cheung (Hong Kong)
- Hiu Yau Chow (Hong Kong)
- Joanna So (Hong Kong)
- Tara Prasad (India)
- Mone Chiba (Japan)
- Rinka Watanabe (Japan)
- Hana Yoshida (Japan)
- Sofiya Farafonova (KAZ)
- Anna Levkovets (KAZ)
- Bagdana Rakhishova (KAZ)
- Chaeyeon Kim (South Korea)
- Yelim Kim (South Korea)
- Haein Lee (South Korea)
- Eugenia Garza (Mexico)
- Jocelyn Hong (New Zealand)
- Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank (Philippines)
- Tzu-Han Ting (TPE)
- Amber Glenn (USA)
- Isabeau Levito (USA)
- Bradie Tennell (USA)
Men:
- Darian Kaptich (Australia)
- Stephen Gogolev (Canada)
- Keegan Messing (Canada)
- Conrad Orzel (Canada)
- Yudong Chen (China)
- Boyang Jin (China)
- Lap Kan Yuen (Hong Kong)
- Kao Miura (Japan)
- Shun Sato (Japan)
- Koshiro Shimada (Japan)
- Rakhat Bralin (KAZ)
- Dias Jirenbayev (KAZ)
- Mikhail Shaidorov (KAZ)
- Junhwan Cha (Korea)
- Jaeseok Kyeong (Korea)
- Sihyeong Lee (Korea)
- Douglas Gerber (New Zealand)
- Edrian Paul Celestino (Philippines)
- Pagiel Yie Ken Sng (Singapore)
- Liam Kapeikis (USA)
- Jimmy Ma (USA)
- Maxim Naumov (USA)
Dance:
- Harris/Chan (Australia)
- Nette/Westwood (Australia)
- Fournier Beaudry/Sorensen (Canada)
- WD Gilles/Poirier (Canada)
- Lajoie/Lagha (Canada)
- Lauriault/le Gac (Canada)
- Chen/Xing (China)
- WD Li/Wang (China)
- WD Wang/Liu (China)
- Komatsubara/Koleto (Japan)
- Muramoto/Takahashi (Japan)
- Nauryzova/Datiev (KAZ)
- Lafond-Fournier/Kam (New Zealand)
- Carreira/Ponomarenko (USA)
- Chock/Bates (USA)
- Green/Parsons (USA)
Pairs:
- WD Golubeva/Giotopoulos Moore (Australia)
- Laurin/Ethier (Canada)
- Pereira/Michaud (Canada)
- Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps (Canada)
- Wang/Jia (China)
- Zhang/Yang (China)
- Miura/Kihara (Japan)
- Gamez/Korovin (Philippines)
- Chan/Howe (USA)
- Kam/O’Shea (USA)
- Plazas/Fernandez (USA)
2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Tickets:
Fans who want to enjoy the thrilling event live can purchase the tickets from AXS.com, ranging from $160 to $360 (plus applicable fees for all sessions) and $21 to $46 plus applicable fees for individual events.
