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FOUR CONTINENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 10, 2019
Yuzuru Hanyu must find formula to defeat ascending Nathan Chen
Yuzuru Hanyu incurred his largest defeat in more than 10 years at the Grand Prix Final on Saturday to American Nathan Chen.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 12, 2019
Rika Kihira, Shoma Uno lead gold haul for Japan
It was a banner weekend for Japan on the ice, with Rika Kihira and Shoma Uno taking the gold medals at the Four Continents Championships and Satoko Miyahara and Koshiro Shimada doing the same at the Bavarian Open.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 8, 2019
Sakamoto in 2nd after short program; Uno struggles to 4th at Four Continents
Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto placed second, just over half a point behind Bradie Tennell of the United States, after the women's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Thursday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 5, 2019
Kihira, Sakamoto look to lead Japan to sweep again at Four Continents
The skating season gets back in full swing this week with the Four Continents Championships in Anaheim, California, starting on Thursday. Japan's women will be looking for their second straight sweep of the podium at the event.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 30, 2018
Guts and glory define the Sakamoto story
Kaori Sakamoto's ascendancy continues unabated.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 27, 2018
Shoma Uno collects silver medal at Four Continents
Less than two weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Shoma Uno captured the men's silver medal at the Four Continents Championships on Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 25, 2018
Shoma Uno takes lead at Four Continents; Keiji Tanaka sits in third place
Shoma Uno took a narrow lead Thursday after the men's short program at the Four Continents Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 23, 2018
Japan women look for Four Continents sweep
The final tuneup for the Pyeongchang Games begins Wednesday when the Four Continents Championships kicks off in Taipei. Japan is sending its entire Olympic team — minus Yuzuru Hanyu — to get one more competitive run through on their programs ahead of the extravaganza next month in South Korea.
Figure Skating
Feb 28, 2017
Miyahara set to return to ice in preparation for world championships
Three-time defending women's national champion Satoko Miyahara, who missed this month's Four Continents and Asian Winter Games with a hip injury, will resume full training sometime in March, Japan Skating Federation director Yoshiko Kobayashi said Tuesday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 28, 2017
JSF erred in sending Uno to Asian Winter Games
What a difference a week makes.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 21, 2017
Hanyu still looks good for gold at worlds despite defeat
It was another successful week for Japan on the international circuit.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 18, 2017
Mihara shocks field, captures Four Continents title
Mai Mihara came from fourth place in the women's short program to win the Four Continents Championships on Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 16, 2017
Hanyu takes third in short program at Four Continents
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu had to settle for third place after the men's short program Friday at the Four Continents Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 14, 2017
Miyahara's injury should be cause for real concern
Bad news arrived last Tuesday when it was announced that three-time defending national champion Satoko Miyahara has suffered a slight fracture to her left hip and would be forced to withdraw from both this week's Four Continents Championships and next week's Asian Winter Games in Sapporo.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 15, 2016
Mao to skip Four Continents
Three-time world champion Mao Asada has pulled out of February's Four Continents Championships, the Japan Skating Federation announced Friday.
Figure Skating
Jan 21, 2014
Murakami making solid preparations for Four Continents
Olympian Kanako Murakami practiced on Tuesday and showed no ill effects from ankle pain ahead of the start of the Four Continents Championships.

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