The ice dance event at 2026 Four Continents Championships this week will very much be a battle among the three American teams for the podium—and one of those teams will be in Milan for the Olympics. Even though other top teams from the US and Canada won’t be here this week, there are still a number of talented team this week in the ice dance event.
Four Continents predictions
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GOLD Emilea Zingas/Vadym Kolesnik USA - The new number two team from the US will use Four Continents as a preparation competition for their first Olympics. They were fourth and fifth in the past two years at Four Continents, but this season, they come in with different cachet and the best material of their careers and will be the favorites for gold.
SILVER Caroline Green/Michael Parsons USA - Four years ago, they were fourth at Nationals and came to Four Continents and won gold. They face the same circumstances this season, having just missed the Olympic team by one placement at Nationals and having to regroup to compete at Four Continents after a quick turnaround. They have been as high as sixth at Worlds before, and will challenge for their second 4CC title.
BRONZE Oona Brown/Gage Brown USA - After their sixth-place finish at Natioanls, Brown/Brown make their biggest senior international appearance this week at Four Continents and will be favored to complete the American sweep of the podium. Their free dance has been much acclaimed this season and will be a highlight in the event.
4. Hannah Lim/Ye Quan KOR - Sixth here last year, Lim/Quan have put out some of the best performances of their career as they make their way to their first Olympics in a few weeks. They have a shot at the podium here and could be spoilers to the US 1-2-3 sweep.
5. Holly Harris/Jason Chan AUS - Like Lim/Quan, Harris/Chan have also skated the best season of their career going into their Olympic debut. They took silver at the Olympic qualifying event in September and will be looking for a top five finish here.
6. Utana Yoshida/Masaya Morita JPN - Though they missed qualifying Japan a spot in ice dance at the Olympics, they will be competing in the Team Event in Milano. They were eighth here last year and will be at Four Continents for the third consecutive year.
7. Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu CHN - The Chinese champions came back after being out of international competition for almost two years, while in the midst of that time off with Liu battling allegations of misconduct and sexual assault. They came back to qualify the ice dance spot for China and then claiming it by winning Chinese Nationals.
8. Alicia Fabbri/Paul Ayer CAN - Just off the podium and off the Olympic team at Canadian Nationals, Fabbri/Ayer have strong basics and can very much be a force here. They were ninth last year in their Four Continents debut.
9. Junfei Ren/Jianing Xing CHN - The Chinese silver medalists were 12th here last season and will look to move into the top ten this year.
10. Jamie Fournier/Everest Zhu CAN - Seventh at Canadian Nationals, Fournier/Zhu make their Four Continents debut in their biggest senior international competition appearance ever, looking for a top ten finish.