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Media contact: Renee Felton, U.S. Figure Skating, 719.235.3241

STRONG INTERNATIONAL FIELD SHAPING UP FOR

2012 ISU FOUR CONTINENTS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Entries include 2011 World champion Chan; Reigning Olympic ice dancing champions Virtue & Moir

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jan. 25, 2012) – The 2012 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships are set for Feb. 9-12 at the Colorado Springs World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Now in its 14th year, the event is sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and features skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

To date, the field is highlighted by

Daisuke Takahashi, Japan – Defending Four Continents champion

Patrick Chan, Canada - 2011 World champion, lives and trains in Colorado Springs

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Canada – Reigning Olympic ice dancing champions

Mao Asada, Japan – 2012 Japanese champion

Cynthia Phaneuf – 2012 Canadian champion

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han, China – two-time World Junior champions

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, Canada – 2012 Canadian champions


Team USA’s entries will be determined Jan. 29, 2012, at the conclusion of the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Full event coverage of the U.S. Championships is available at www.icenetwork.com.

Starting at $9 per event, tickets for 2012 Four Continents Championships are available online at www.2012fourcontinents.com or at the World Arena box office.

- U.S. Figure Skating -

U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union. U.S. Figure Skating is comprised of more than 680 member clubs, collegiate clubs, and school-affiliated clubs and more than 1,000 registered Basic Skills skating schools representing approximately 180,000 members. U.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed.

Looking Ahead in 2012

Feb. 7-12 Four Continents Skating Championships, World Arena
Feb. 1-4 Dave Schultz International Wrestling Classic, OTC
Feb. 27-Mar.3 USA Boxing National Championships, Fort Carson
April/May Sports Corp Salute To The Olympic Family Luncheon
May 16 Sports Corp Golf Tournament, Cheyenne Mountain Resort
June 1-3 U.S. Olympic Archery Trials, Cheyenne Mountain High School
June 23 USOC Community Celebration Day, Olympic Training Center
June (TBD) Sports Corp College Football Kickoff Luncheon
July 5-8 USA Ultimate U.S. Open, Air Force Academy Athletic Fields
July 6 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Fan Fest, Downtown
July 8 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
July 20-22 Rocky Mountain State Games over
July 27-29 two Big Weekends of sports
August 4-10 FISU World University Softball Championships, UCCS
August 24 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 5 Finish
Sept. (TBD) Sports Corp College Ice Hockey Face Off Luncheon
Oct. (TBD) 13th Annual Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame, World Arena

Visit www.coloradospringssports.org for more info.

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