Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Figure Skating
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Figure skating pictogram.svg
Venue Pacific Coliseum
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dates14–27 February 2010
Competitors146 from 31 nations
  2006
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2010 Winter Olympic - Figure skating Ladies podium - Yuna Kim (1st), Mao Asada (2nd), Joannie Rochette (3rd). 2010 Olympic ladies podium.jpg
2010 Winter Olympic - Figure skating Ladies podium - Yuna Kim (1st), Mao Asada (2nd), Joannie Rochette (3rd).

Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The events took place between 14 and 27 February 2010.

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo (CHN) won the gold medal in the pairs skating. This was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team (CIS) flagged team did not win the gold medal. [1]

Qualification

Skater eligibility

To be eligible for the 2010 Winter Games, skaters needed to be older than fifteen as of July 1, 2009 and had to be a citizen of the country they were representing. Unlike qualification rules for International Skating Union events, in the case of a pair or ice dance couple, both skaters were required to be citizens of the country they represented in competition. In addition, International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules required that at least three years had passed since the competitor(s) last represented another country in competition. [2]

Skater qualification

There was no individual athlete qualification to the Olympics; the choice of which athlete(s) to send to the Games was left to the discretion of each country's National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Country qualification

The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games was limited by a quota set by the IOC. There were 30 skaters in the disciplines of ladies' and men's singles, 20 pairs, and 24 ice dance couples.

Countries could qualify entries to the 2010 Winter Olympics in two different ways. The host country was guaranteed one spot in each event, if it had not already qualified an entry in that event. Every discipline qualified separately.

The majority of the country qualification took place at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, where countries qualified up to three entries in each discipline. The number of multiple entries was the same as usual for the World Championships; countries who earned multiple spots to the Olympics also earned multiple spots to the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships.

The multiple spots qualification to the Olympics from the World Championships was as follows:

Number of skaters/teams
entered at Worlds
To earn 3 entries
to the Olympics
To earn 2 entries
to the Olympics
1Place in the top 2Place in the top 10
2Total placement score is equal to or less than 13Total placement score is equal to or less than 28
3Top two placement score is equal to or less than 13Top two placement score is equal to or less than 28

The placement score did not directly correlate to the placement rank. In ice dance, if a couple did not qualify for the original dance from the compulsories, they were assigned 20 points. If an ice dance couple did not qualify for the free dance, or if a singles skater or pairs team did not qualify for the free skate, they were assigned 18 points. If a skater or team competed in the free skate or free dance and placed lower than 16, they were assigned 16 points. For those placing above 16th, the placement rank was the same as the placement score.

The results of the 2009 World Championships determined 83 total spots: 24 entries in each singles discipline, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dance. The available spots were awarded consecutively on moving down the results list, with the multiple spots being awarded first.

The remainder of the spots were filled at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, held in the fall of 2009. Countries who had already earned an entry to the Olympics were not allowed to qualify more entries at this final qualifying competition.

If a country declined to use one or more of its spots, the vacated spot was awarded based on the results of the Nebelhorn Trophy.

Competition schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).

DayDateStart timeEnd timeEventSegment
Day 3Sunday, February 1416:3019:55PairsShort program
Day 4Monday, February 1517:0020:55PairsFree skating
Day 5Tuesday, February 1616:1520:45MenShort program
Day 7Thursday, February 1817:0021:05MenFree skating
Day 8Friday, February 1916:4520:05Ice danceCompulsory dance
Day 10Sunday, February 2116:1519:45Ice danceOriginal dance
Day 11Monday, February 2216:4520:55Ice dance Free dance
Day 12Tuesday, February 2316:3021:00LadiesShort program
Day 14Thursday, February 2517:0020:55LadiesFree skating
Day 16Saturday, February 2716:3019:00Exhibition gala

Medal summary

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
details
Evan Lysacek
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Evgeni Plushenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Daisuke Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Ladies' singles
details
Kim Yuna
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Mao Asada
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Joannie Rochette
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pair skating
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shen Xue
and Zhao Hongbo  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Qing
and Tong Jian  (CHN)
Flag of Germany.svg  Aljona Savchenko
and Robin Szolkowy  (GER)
Ice dance
details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tessa Virtue
and Scott Moir  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Meryl Davis
and Charlie White  (USA)
Flag of Russia.svg  Oksana Domnina
and Maxim Shabalin  (RUS)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1102
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1102
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1012
4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1001
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0112
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0112
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Entries

Country [3] MenLadiesPairsIce dance
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Cheltzie Lee
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Viktor Pfeifer Miriam Ziegler
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kevin van der Perren Isabelle Pieman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Patrick Chan
Vaughn Chipeur
Cynthia Phaneuf
Joannie Rochette
Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison
Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yan Liu Qing Pang / Jian Tong
Xue Shen / Hongbo Zhao
Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang
Xintong Huang / Xun Zheng
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Michal Brezina
Tomas Verner
Kamila Hajkova / David Vincour
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Elena Glebova Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Kiira Korpi
Laura Lepisto
Flag of France.svg  France Florent Amodio
Brian Joubert
Vanessa James / Yannick Bonheur Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Elene Gedevanishvili Allison Reed / Otar Japaridze
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Stefan Lindemann Sarah Hecken Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Christina Beier / William Beier
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Jenna McCorkell Stacey Kemp / David King Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland
Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Júlia Sebestyén Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paolo Bacchini
Samuel Contesti
Carolina Kostner Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Takahiko Kozuka
Nobunari Oda
Daisuke Takahashi
Miki Ando
Mao Asada
Akiko Suzuki
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan Abzal Rakimgaliev
Denis Ten
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Song Chol Ri
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Przemyslaw Domanski Anna Jurkiewicz Joanna Sulej / Mateusz Chruscinski
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Zoltan Kelemen
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Artem Borodulin
Evgeni Plushenko
Alena Leonova
Ksenia Makarova
Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ivana Reitmayerova
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Gregor Urbas Teodora Postic
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Yuna Kim
Kwak Min-jeong
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Javier Fernandez Sonia Lafuente
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Adrian Schultheiss
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Stephane Lambiel Sarah Meier Anais Morand / Antoine Dorsaz
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tugba Karademir
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Anton Kovalevski Ekaterina Kostenko / Roman Talan
Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov
Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeremy Abbott
Evan Lysacek
Johnny Weir
Rachael Flatt
Mirai Nagasu
Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett
Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig
Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
Meryl Davis / Charlie White
Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan Anastasia Gimazetdinova

Records and firsts

The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:

EventComponentSkatersScoreDateRef
Pairs Short programFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo  (CHN)76.6614 February 2010 [4]
Free skatingFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Qing / Tong Jian  (CHN)141.8115 February 2010 [5]
Total scoreFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo  (CHN)216.5715 February 2010 [6]
Ladies Short programFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Yuna  (KOR)78.5023 February 2010 [7]
Free skating150.0625 February 2010 [8]
Total score228.56 [9]

Other records and firsts:

Participating NOCs

Thirty-one nations contributed figure skaters to the events at Vancouver.

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