 Skate Canada assigned all three podium finishers to compete at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, declining for the time being to fill Canada's one berth at the 2020 World Championships.At Four Continents, Messing placed fourth in the short program with a clean program, which he cited as especially meaningful given his six-month wedding anniversary.He struggled in the free skate, making several jump errors that dropped him to eighth place overall, with Nguyen the highest-finishing Canadian skater at sixth.