By The Canadian Press

Fabbri and Ayer fourth in ice dance, Daleman seventh in women’s at Four Continents

Jan 23, 2026 | 8:04 AM

BEIJING — Canadian figure skaters Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer finished fourth in ice dance, while Gabrielle Daleman placed seventh in women’s singles at the Four Continents Championships on Friday.

The Americans swept the ice dance podium. Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik captured gold with 202.86 points, while Caroline Green and Michael Parsons claimed silver (194.72) and Oona and Gage Brown took bronze (190.78).

Fabbri and Ayer, who are two-time Canadian championship bronze medallists, scored 183.49 points. Earlier this month, they placed fourth at the national championships in Gatineau, Que.

“I felt really good today, definitely tired. I think we’re feeling the two competitions (being) close to each other, and nationals being such a high, it was a challenge to keep training in between and stay motivated,” said Fabbri.

“But the moment I got here, saw the rink, I was super motivated. I think we put two great performances (out there), we got two season’s bests. It’s nice that it reflected in the score how we felt on the ice.”

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Yuna Aoki won gold in the women’s event with 217.39 points. Fellow Japanese skaters Ami Nakai (215.78) and Mone Chiba (202.23) earned silver and bronze.

Daleman, a two-time Olympian, fell from fourth after her short program to seventh following the free skate, finishing with 183.47 points.

“I was really happy with the short, wasn’t happy with the long,” she said. “There were some mistakes, but at the end of the day I fought, I didn’t give up.”

The 28-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., competed in just her second international competition since missing three seasons with a back injury and two ankle surgeries.

“I was just coming out here to get back on international (ice), get in a championship, and I’m very happy with how I handled the practices, handled being back under very bright lights,” she said. “Just happy to be back.”

Daleman returned this season with hopes of becoming the first Canadian woman to reach three Olympics in singles, but Madeline Schizas earned Canada’s lone spot for February’s Milan Cortina Games.

Several Olympic-bound skaters, including Schizas, did not compete at Four Continents because of its close timing with the Games.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 23, 2026.

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