Four Continents Coverage *SPOILERS*

[Isk8NYC]

From Universal Sports' website:
http://www.universalsports.com/figure-skating/schedule/index,page=5.htmx

Feb 15  2011 Four Continents Championships - Day 1  Taipei City, Chinese Taipei  
Feb 16  2011 Four Continents Championships - Day 2  Taipei City, Chinese Taipei  
Feb 17  2011 Four Continents Championships - Day 3  Taipei City, Chinese Taipei  
Feb 18  2011 Four Continents Championships - Day 4  Taipei City, Chinese Taipei  
Feb 19  2011 Four Continents Championships - Day 5  Taipei City, Chinese Taipei  
Feb 20  2011 Four Continents Championships - Day 6  Taipei City, Chinese Taipei  

[Isk8NYC]

Wow - this came up fast after Nationals.  Guess I've been busy, lol.

Doesn't look like any US websites or TV networks are covering this.

Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/story/2010/10/21/spf-cbc-figureskating-schedule.html
2/19 ... Ice Dance 4-5pm (live)

Canada's skatebuzz might show what the CBC doesn't pick up.
http://skatetv.cansportlive.com/


Entries / Results: http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent00011209.htm

Time / Practice Schedule: http://www.isuresults.com/events/FC_2011_ColouredTimeSchedule.pdf

Official Site: http://www.figureskating.com.tw/2011FCC/eng/default.php

[Artemis]

CBC only giving us 1 hour? That completely sucks. (Mind you, at least they've chosen to show the ice dance -- including the long-awaited season debut of Tessa & Scott's program.)

[Schmeck]

Icenetwork is only giving news, results, blogs.  No video?  I'll be sending them an email about that!

[Isk8NYC]

Glad I didn't subscribe.

Try this channel: http://www.justin.tv/iammatrix_ii/b/279934494?

Last Ladies SP skater: Mirai!  Beautiful! 
ROFLOL - After she skated, the announcer said "Mirai Nagasu...JAPAN...UNITED STATES!"  Oopsies.

4th place for Mirai, very well done.


Pl.   Name Nation TSS
= TES
+   PCS
+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded.
- StN.
1 Miki ANDO JPN 66.58 35.69   30.89 7.79 7.39 7.86 7.71 7.86 0.00 #19 
2 Mao ASADA JPN 63.41 33.20   30.21 7.68 7.32 7.57 7.57 7.61 0.00 #24 
3 Rachael FLATT USA 62.23 33.43   28.80 7.14 6.96 7.32 7.29 7.29 0.00 #20 
4 Mirai NAGASU USA 59.78 30.55   29.23 7.36 7.07 7.39 7.32 7.39 0.00 #29 
5 Alissa CZISNY USA 58.94 31.00   28.94 7.39 6.89 7.32 7.21 7.36 1.00 #22 
6 Akiko SUZUKI JPN 57.64 29.61   28.03 7.04 6.71 7.04 7.11 7.14 0.00 #26 
7 Cynthia PHANEUF CAN 55.65 28.90   27.75 7.00 6.57 7.00 7.00 7.11 1.00 #21 
8 Min-Jeong KWAK KOR 50.47 26.81   23.66 6.07 5.57 6.00 6.04 5.89 0.00 #23 
9 Amelie LACOSTE CAN 50.06 25.03   25.03 6.46 6.00 6.25 6.25 6.32 0.00 #27 
10 Cheltzie LEE AUS 48.72 25.40   23.32 6.00 5.61 5.86 5.79 5.89 0.00 #28 
11 Myriane SAMSON CAN 46.33 22.22   25.11 6.46 5.96 6.25 6.32 6.39 1.00 #25 
12 Yea-Ji YUN KOR 39.37 22.08   17.29 4.54 4.07 4.43 4.36 4.21 0.00 #3 
13 Bingwa GENG CHN 39.20 19.80   20.40 5.25 4.86 5.11 5.14 5.14 1.00 #18 
14 Melinda WANG TPE 36.51 18.61   17.90 4.54 4.11 4.61 4.50 4.61 0.00 #14 
15 Victoria MUNIZ PUR 35.45 18.11   18.34 4.68 4.32 4.64 4.68 4.61 1.00 #17 
16 Qiuying ZHU CHN 35.08 19.02   17.06 4.43 3.96 4.32 4.32 4.29 1.00 #15 
17 Chae-Hwa KIM KOR 33.76 15.56   18.20 4.71 4.39 4.57 4.57 4.50 0.00 #16 
18 Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK THA 33.73 17.76   15.97 4.18 3.82 4.00 3.96 4.00 0.00 #1 
19 Lejeanne MARAIS RSA 31.99 17.39   15.60 4.07 3.64 3.89 3.86 4.04 1.00 #13 
20 Jaimee NOBBS AUS 31.94 17.11   15.83 4.25 3.79 3.96 3.93 3.86 1.00 #7 
21 Crystal KIANG TPE 31.89 15.95   15.94 4.07 3.64 4.21 4.00 4.00 0.00 #12 
22 Mericien VENZON PHI 30.64 16.19   15.45 3.96 3.61 3.89 3.96 3.89 1.00 #2 
23 Melanie SWANG THA 29.50 16.33   13.17 3.46 3.04 3.29 3.39 3.29 0.00 #8 
24 Chaochih LIU TPE 28.52 14.81   13.71 3.54 3.21 3.50 3.50 3.39 0.00 #11 
25 Tiffany Packard YU HKG 27.51 12.96   14.55 3.82 3.36 3.71 3.68 3.61 0.00 #9 
26 Brittany LAU SIN 26.61 13.14   13.47 3.46 3.14 3.43 3.43 3.39 0.00 #5 
27 Taryn JURGENSEN THA 26.28 14.10   14.18 3.54 3.25 3.61 3.61 3.71 2.00 #10 
28 Reyna HAMUI MEX 23.73 11.32   13.41 3.50 3.11 3.32 3.46 3.36 1.00 #4 
29 Mary Ro REYES MEX 22.22 9.71   12.51 3.32 2.93 3.07 3.18 3.14 0.00 #6 

[AgnesNitt]

I thought Mary Ro REYES was very brave to go out against a lot of seasoned competitors. She had a lot of personal grace, and very dancer like moves. Some more experience and I hope she'll move up in the ratings, I think she was a pleasant watch (although without the power of the higher ranked ladies). I also liked her costume. I know that Elvis Stojko is reported to be coaching some Mexican skaters, and I thought that he might be the coach I saw, but  it turns out not to be him.

[Isk8NYC]

Ladies LP: http://www.justin.tv/iammatrix_ii/b/279992569?

FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS
1 Miki ANDO   JPN  201.34 1 1
2 Mao ASADA   JPN  196.30 2 2
3 Mirai NAGASU   USA  189.46 4 3
4 Rachael FLATT   USA  180.31 3 4
5 Alissa CZISNY   USA  168.81 5 5
6 Cynthia PHANEUF   CAN  163.14 7 6
7 Akiko SUZUKI   JPN  162.59 6 7
8 Min-Jeong KWAK   KOR 147.15 8 8
9 Amelie LACOSTE   CAN  137.48 9 9
10 Cheltzie LEE   AUS  127.90 10 10
11 Myriane SAMSON   CAN  121.20 11 11
12 Yea-Ji YUN   KOR  111.86 12 12
13 Bingwa GENG   CHN  104.58 13 16
14 Qiuying ZHU   CHN  102.38 16 15
15 Lejeanne MARAIS   RSA  101.90 19 13
16 Chae-Hwa KIM   KOR 101.79 17 14
17 Victoria MUNIZ   PUR 99.40 15 17
18 Melinda WANG   TPE  96.15 14 18
19 Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK   THA  91.54 18 20
20 Jaimee NOBBS   AUS 89.93 20 19
21 Crystal KIANG   TPE  86.60 21 21
22 Mericien VENZON   PHI  84.17 22 22
23 Melanie SWANG   THA  82.08 23 23
24 Chaochih LIU   TPE  78.28 24 24
25 Tiffany Packard YU   HKG  FNR 25 
26 Brittany LAU   SIN  FNR 26 
27 Taryn JURGENSEN   THA  FNR 27 
28 Reyna HAMUI   MEX  FNR 28 
29 Mary Ro REYES   MEX  FNR 29

Glad the US Ladies ended up towards the top and Mirai did so well.  That should help their confidence.

[jjane45]

Yeah for Mao, what a recovery from earlier this season! She is surely a fighter! The ladies event at both Worlds and Junior Worlds will be interesting this year.

[drskater]

I would've LOVED to have watched this! Look at all those skaters we never get to see...I guess our media coverage is pretty focussed on European and American competitions. Too bad.

[FigureSpins]

Go to the justin.tv site I linked above - they have a number of 4CC events online that you can watch.  They split up the larger groups into multiple videos, but you'll see "Part 1 Part 2" in the upper right corner for those.

For the record, announcers are annoying.  Even if you can't understand what they're saying.

[drskater]

Thank you!! I just watched the first group. You're right -- the announcers never shut up, but I did like how you'd hear blahblahblah triple lutz blah blah!

[pikachu314]

Aaah, its so sad that we don't get to see this on tv in the uk. . .  I'm happy for Kwak Min-Jeong though! I love her so much  Sometimes with really thin long skaters they look awkward, but I think she's really growing into her skating now.

[Schmeck]

Isk8NYC, thank you so much for that link!

[Isk8NYC]

I just read on the USFSA website that they plan to bid for the 2012 4CC's to be held in Colorado Springs, CO.

[Nate]

I just read on the USFSA website that they plan to bid for the 2012 4CC's to be held in Colorado Springs, CO.

I have friends there, so if they do that I'll try to go to them!