The
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual
figure skating competition. The
International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older
European Figure Skating Championships. The event's name refers to
Africa, the
Americas,
Asia and
Oceania (four of the continents represented in the
Olympic rings, omitting
Europe). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating, and
ice dancing. Historically, the 4CC has been dominated by just four countries –
Canada,
China,
Japan, and the
United States, who have won a combined 201 out of 204 possible medals.
Kazakhstan,
South Korea, and
Uzbekistan are the only other countries to have placed in the 4CC, winning one gold medal each.