Four Continents Speed Skating Championships
Four Continents Speed Skating Championships is an annual speed skating competition. It was established by the International Skating Union in 2019 to allow athletes from outside Europe to compete at the event. Its inaugural event was held in 2020, while its second editions were cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Editions
| Year | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31 January – 2 February 2020 |  Milwaukee
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| 2022 | 15–17 December 2021 | .svg.png){kind=small} Calgary
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| 2023 | 2–4 December 2022 | Quebec
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| 2024 | 19–21 January 2024 | Salt Lake City
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| 2025 | 15–17 November 2024 |  Hachinohe
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Medal holders
Men's events
500 metres
1000 metres
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Koki Kubo Japan
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Laurent Dubreuil Canada
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Kim Jin-su South Korea
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| 2022[3] | Denis Kuzin Kazakhstan
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Austin Kleba United States
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Tai Wei-lin Chinese Taipei
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| 2023[4] | Laurent Dubreuil Canada
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Park Seong-hyeon South Korea
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Kim Tae-yun South Korea
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| 2024[5] | Jordan Stolz United States
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Taiyo Nonomura Japan
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Tatsuya Shinhama Japan
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| 2025[6] | Jordan Stolz United States
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Tatsuya Shinhama Japan
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Laurent Dubreuil Canada
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1500 metres
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Kim Min-seok South Korea
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Jess Neufeld Canada
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Jake Weidemann Canada
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| 2022[3] | Dmitry Morozov Kazakhstan
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Ted-Jan Bloemen Canada
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Kim Min-seok South Korea
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| 2023[4] | Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu Canada
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Dmitry Morozov Kazakhstan
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Jake Weidemann Canada
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| 2024[5] | Connor Howe Canada
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Emery Lehman United States
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Ryota Kojima Japan
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| 2025[6] | Jordan Stolz United States
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Ning Zhongyan China
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Taiyo Nonomura Japan
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5000 metres
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Vitaliy Schigolev Kazakhstan
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Dmitry Morozov Kazakhstan
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Emery Lehman United States
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| 2022[3] | Ted-Jan Bloemen Canada
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Kaleb Muller Canada
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Bakdaulet Sagatov Kazakhstan
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| 2023[4] | Vitaliy Chshigolev Kazakhstan
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Lee Seung-hoon South Korea
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Jordan Belchos Canada
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| 2024[5] | Casey Dawson United States
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Graeme Fish Canada
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Ted-Jan Bloemen Canada
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| 2025[6] | Graeme Fish Canada
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Riku Tsuchiya Japan
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Seitaro Ichinohe Japan
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Mass start
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Um Cheon-ho South Korea
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Chung Jae-won South Korea
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Ian Quinn United States
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| 2022[3] | Um Cheon-ho South Korea
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Hayden Mayeur Canada
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Zach Stoppelmoor United States
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| 2023[4] | Chung Jae-won South Korea
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Lee Seung-hoon South Korea
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Shen Hanyang China
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| 2024[5] | Chung Jae-won South Korea
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Shomu Sasaki Japan
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Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu Canada
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| 2025[6] | Vitaliy Chshigolev Kazakhstan
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David La Rue Canada
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Hayden Mayeur Canada
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Team pursuit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Canada Hayden Mayeur Kaleb Muller Jake Weidemann |
South Korea Chung Jae-won Kim Min-seok Um Cheon-ho |
Kazakhstan Demyan Gavrilov Dmitry Morozov Vitaliy Schigolev |
| 2022[3] | Canada Ted-Jan Bloemen Hayden Mayeur Kaleb Muller |
Kazakhstan Vitaliy Chshigolev Demyan Gavrilov Bakdaulet Sagatov |
South Korea Chung Yang-hun Park Seong-hyeon Um Cheon-ho |
| 2023[4] | South Korea Chung Jae-won Um Cheon-ho Yang Ho-jun |
Canada Jake Weidemann Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu Max Halyk |
China Shen Hanyang Wang Hongli Wang Shiwei |
| 2024[5] | .png){kind=small} United StatesEthan Cepuran Casey Dawson Emery Lehman |
Canada Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu Connor Howe Hayden Mayeur |
Japan Seitaro Ichinohe Shomu Sasaki Riku Tsuchiya |
| 2025[6] | United States Ethan Cepuran Emery Lehman Jordan Stolz |
Japan Seitaro Ichinohe Shomu Sasaki Riku Tsuchiya |
Canada Ted-Jan Bloemen Connor Howe Hayden Mayeur |
Team sprint
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | South Korea Cha Min-kyu Kim Jin-su Kim Jun-ho |
China Hou Kaibo Wang Haotian Xu Fu |
Kazakhstan Alexander Klenko Roman Krech Stanislav Palkin |
| 2022[3] | United States Austin Kleba Brett Perry Zach Stoppelmoor |
South Korea Cha Min-kyu Jeong Seon-kyo Park Seong-hyeon |
Not awarded |
| 2023[4] | Canada Christopher Fiola Laurent Dubreuil David La Rue |
South Korea Kim Jun-ho Kim Tae-yun Park Seong-hyeon |
United States Tanner Worley Zach Stoppelmoor Conor McDermott-Mostowy |
| 2024[5] | Canada Laurent Dubreuil Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu Anders Johnson |
Kazakhstan Artur Galiyev Nikita Vazhenin Altaj Zjardembekuly |
South Korea Cho Sang-hyeok Kim Tae-yun Yang Ho-jun |
| 2025[6] | United States Austin Kleba Cooper McLeod Zach Stoppelmoor |
China Deng Zhihan Lian Ziwen Liu Bin |
Canada Laurent Dubreuil Anders Johnson Yankun Zhao |
Women's events
500 metres
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Kim Min-sun South Korea
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Brooklyn McDougall Canada
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Kim Hyun-yung South Korea
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| 2022[3] | Yekaterina Aidova Kazakhstan
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Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei
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María Victoria Rodríguez Argentina
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| 2023[4] | Kim Min-sun South Korea
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Konami Soga Japan
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Yukino Yoshida Japan
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| 2024[5] | Erin Jackson United States
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Kimi Goetz United States
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Kim Min-sun South Korea
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| 2025[6] | Erin Jackson United States
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Kurumi Inagawa Japan
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Kim Min-sun South Korea
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1000 metres
1500 metres
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Brianna Bocox United States
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Nadezhda Morozova Kazakhstan
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Park Ji-woo South Korea
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| 2022[3] | Kali Christ Canada
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Sarah Warren United States
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Jamie Jurak United States
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| 2023[4] | Nadezhda Morozova Kazakhstan
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Yekaterina Aydova Kazakhstan
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Alison Desmarais Canada
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| 2024[5] | Miho Takagi Japan
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Mia Manganello United States
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Greta Myers United States
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| 2025[6] | Miho Takagi Japan
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Han Mei China
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Ivanie Blondin Canada
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3000 metres
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Mia Kilburg United States
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Nadezhda Morozova Kazakhstan
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Nana Takahashi Japan
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| 2022[3] | Jamie Jurak United States
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Laura Hall Canada
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Park Chae-won South Korea
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| 2023[4] | Valérie Maltais Canada
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Nadezhda Morozova Kazakhstan
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Béatrice Lamarche Canada
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| 2024[5] | Valérie Maltais Canada
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Isabelle Weidemann Canada
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Mia Manganello United States
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| 2025[6] | Momoka Horikawa Japan
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Isabelle Weidemann Canada
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Ivanie Blondin Canada
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Mass start
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Mia Kilburg United States
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Kim Bo-reum South Korea
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Park Ji-woo South Korea
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| 2022[3] | Park Chae-won South Korea
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Jamie Jurak United States
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Dessie Weigel United States
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| 2023[4] | Valérie Maltais Canada
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Yang Binyu China
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Park Ji-woo South Korea
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| 2024[5] | Ivanie Blondin Canada
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Giorgia Birkeland United States
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Kyoko Nitta Japan
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| 2025[6] | Ivanie Blondin Canada
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Mia Manganello United States
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Park Ji-woo South Korea
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Team pursuit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | United States Brianna Bocox Mia Kilburg Paige Schwartzburg |
Canada Lindsey Kent Maddison Pearman Alexa Scott |
China Ahenaer Adake Chen Xiangyu Ma Yuhan |
| 2022[3] | United States Giorgia Birkeland Jamie Jurak Dessie Weigel |
Canada Kali Christ Laura Hall Lindsey Kent |
South Korea Kim Min-ji Park Chae-eun Park Chae-won |
| 2023[4] | Canada Béatrice Lamarche Maddison Pearman Valérie Maltais |
China Chen Xiangyu Li Leming Yang Binyu |
South Korea Hwang Hyun-sun Park Chae-won Park Ji-woo |
| 2024[5] | Canada Ivanie Blondin Valérie Maltais Isabelle Weidemann |
Japan Momoka Horikawa Sumire Kikuchi Yuna Onodera |
United States Giorgia Birkeland Greta Myers Anna Quinn |
| 2025[6] | China Ahenaer Adake Jin Wenjing Yang Binyu |
Japan Rin Kosaka Hana Noake Yuka Takahashi |
South Korea Kim Yoon-ji Jeong Yu-na Park Ji-woo |
Team sprint
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Canada Noémie Fiset Maddison Pearman Brooklyn McDougall |
South Korea Kim Hyun-yung Kim Min-ji Kim Min-sun |
China Chen Xiangyu Lin Xue Zhang Lina |
| 2022[3] | United States McKenzie Browne Chrysta Rands Sarah Warren |
South Korea Kim Min-ji Lee Na-hyun Park Chae-eun |
Canada Kali Christ Carolina Hiller Lindsey Kent |
| 2023[4] | China Zhang Lina Pei Chong Yang Binyu |
United States Chrysta Rands-Evans Anna Quinn Sarah Warren |
Canada Rose Laliberté-Roy Alison Desmarais Abigail McCluskey |
| 2024[5] | Japan Kurumi Inagawa Ayano Sato Miho Takagi |
United States Brittany Bowe Erin Jackson Sarah Warren |
Canada Ivanie Blondin Carolina Hiller Maddison Pearman |
| 2025[6] | Canada Ivanie Blondin Carolina Hiller Béatrice Lamarche |
South Korea Kim Min-ji Kim Min-sun Lee Na-hyun |
Kazakhstan Nadezhda Morozova Kristina Silaeva Darja Vazhenina |
Accumulative medal summary
- As of the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 21 | 17 | 18 | 56 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 21 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 70 | 70 | 69 | 209 | |
References
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (17 October 2020). "ISU cancels three Four Continents Championships in 2021 over COVID-19 impact". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "ISU Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "ISU Four Continents Championships". International Skating Union. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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