Figure skating at the 2007 Asian Winter Games | |
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Venue | Wuhuan Gymnasium |
Dates | 1–3 February 2007 |
Competitors | 46 from 9 nations |
Figure skating was featured as part of the 2007 Asian Winter Games at the Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium in Changchun, China. Events were held from 1 February to 3 February 2007. Skaters competed in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dance.
S | Short program | F | Free skating |
Event↓/Date → | 1st Thu | 2nd Fri | 3rd Sat |
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Men's singles | S | F | |
Women's singles | S | F | |
Pairs | S | F | |
Ice dancing | S | S | F |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Xu Ming China | Li Chengjiang China | Kensuke Nakaniwa Japan |
Women's singles | Yukari Nakano Japan | Fumie Suguri Japan | Xu Binshu China |
Pairs | China Zhao Hongbo Shen Xue | China Tong Jian Pang Qing | China Xu Jiankun Li Jiaqi |
Uzbekistan Artem Knyazev Marina Aganina | |||
Ice dancing | Japan Akiyuki Kido Nozomi Watanabe | China Zheng Xun Huang Xintong | China Wang Chen Yu Xiaoyang |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
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