The first two days of the 2012 Four Continents Championships are said and done, with the men's champion being crowned yesterday and the ladies halfway through competition. Canada's Patrick Chan took his second Four Continents title with a decisive win over Japan's Daisuke Takahashi. Americans Ross Miner and Adam Rippon finished third and fourth, respectively.
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Another American is in the mix in the ladies' event. Ashley Wagner trails Japan's Mao Asada by just a fraction after the short program. She is ahead of Kanako Murakami, who is in third, and another American, Caroline Zhang, who is in fourth.
Below are videos from the men's competition and the ladies' short program.
MEN (top 4 free skate)
1. Patrick Chan CAN VIDEO
2. Daisuke Takahashi JPN VIDEO
3. Ross Miner USA VIDEO
4. Adam Rippon USA VIDEO (US only)
MEN (top 7 short program)
1. Patrick Chan CAN VIDEO
2. Takahito Mura JPN VIDEO
3. Daisuke Takahashi JPN VIDEO
4. Tatsuki Machida JPN VIDEO
5. Denis Ten KAZ VIDEO
6. Ross Miner USA VIDEO
7. Adam Rippon USA VIDEO
LADIES (top 11 short program)
1. Mao Asada JPN VIDEO
2. Ashley Wagner USA VIDEO
3. Kanako Murakami JPN VIDEO
4. Caroline Zhang USA VIDEO
5. Kexin Zhang CHN
6. Agnes Zawadzki USA
7. Amelie Lacoste CAN VIDEO
8. Cynthia Phaneuf CAN
9. Min-Jeong Kwak KOR
10. Bingwa Geng CHN
11. Haruka Imai JPN VIDEO
12. Victoria Muniz PUR
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