The World Figure Skating Championships, commonly referred to as "Worlds", are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Generally held in March, the World Championships are considered to be the most prestigious of the ISU Figure Skating Championships. With the exception of the Olympic title, a world title is considered to be the highest competitive achievement in figure skating.
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 the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance.
The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The event is sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and is the sport's oldest competition. The first European Championships were held in 1891 in Hamburg, Germany, and featured one segment, compulsory figures, with seven competitors. They have been held continuously since 1891, with only five interruptions, and have been sanctioned by the ISU since 1893. Women were allowed to compete for the first time in 1930, which is also the first time pair skating was added to the competition. Ice dance was added in 1954. Only eligible skaters from ISU member countries in Europe are allowed to compete.
Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are seven major sports in the Philippines: basketball, boxing, tennis, football, billiards, armwrestling and volleyball.
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships, commonly referred to as "World Juniors" or "Junior Worlds", are annual figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for the titles of World Junior Champion.
The British Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of Great Britain. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by British Ice Skating, the sport's national governing body.
The Hungarian Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of Hungary. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants.
The Romanian Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of Romania. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants.
The Finnish Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of Finland. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the Finnish Figure Skating Association, the sport's national governing body.
Turkish Figure Skating Championships are held annually to determine the national champions of Turkey. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the Turkish Ice Skating Federation, the sport's national governing body.
The Norwegian Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of Norway. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the Norwegian Skating Association, the sport's national governing body.
The Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships are a competition held annually to determine the national champions of Bulgaria. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the Bulgarian Skating Federation, the sport's governing body.
The Belarusian Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the Skating Union of Belarus, the sport's national governing body. The competitions' results were among the criteria used to determine the teams to the World Championships, World Junior Championships, European Championships, and Winter Olympics, although Belarusian athletes have been banned from these events since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Michael Christian "Mikee" Martinez is a Filipino Olympic figure skater. He is the 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, a two-time Triglav Trophy champion and has won one ISU Challenger Series medal, silver at the 2014 Warsaw Cup. Martinez is the first skater from Southeast Asia and from a tropical country to qualify for the Olympics, was the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and was one of only two to represent the Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The Philippines national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the Philippines. They are controlled by the Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since May 20, 2016. Prior to that period, a national team has played in regional tournaments in Hong Kong since the 2000s.
Aleksandr Korovin is a Russian-Filipino pair skater. Korovin has represented the Philippines with Isabella Gamez since 2021, having represented Russia prior.
Edrian Paul Celestino is a Filipino-Canadian figure skater. He is the 2019 Philippine national champion, and qualified to the free skating at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. For Canada, he is the 2016 Autumn Classic International junior champion and a two-time Canadian junior national medalist (2015–16).
Isabella Gamez is a Filipina pair skater who competes for the Philippines with her partner Aleksandr Korovin. Gamez and Korovin are the first pair from Southeast Asia and the Philippines to qualify and compete in the final segment of the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. They are the first international medalists for the Philippines in pairs skating, first pair to compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating for Southeast Asia and the Philippines, as well as two-time Philippine National Champions for pairs skating bringing attention to the sport in the tropical country.
Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank is a Filipino-American figure skater. She is a two time Philippine national champion and has competed in the free skate segment of the 2022 Four Continents Championships and the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
The 2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held from February 7–12, 2023, at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the United States. Held annually since 1999, the competition featured skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Nations from non-European countries could send three entries at most for every discipline.
