Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

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Ladies' singles
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
Winter Olympic Games 2018 - Ladies (Podium).jpg
Medvedeva, Zagitova, Osmond
Venue Gangneung Ice Arena
Gangneung, South Korea
Dates21–23 February 2018
Competitors30 from 20 nations
Winning score239.57
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alina Zagitova Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Evgenia Medvedeva Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Kaetlyn Osmond Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  2014
2022  

The ladies' single figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. [1] The short program was held on 21 February, and the free skating was held on 23 February. [2] [3]

Records

For a complete list of figure skating records, see list of highest scores in figure skating.

The following new best scores were set during this competition:

ComponentSkatersScoreDateRef
Short programOlympic flag.svg  Evgenia Medvedeva  (OAR)81.6121 February 2018 [4] [5]
Olympic flag.svg  Alina Zagitova  (OAR)82.92

The Olympic Athletes from Russia set two subsequent world records in the short program on February 21, with Evgenia Medvedeva scoring 81.61 and then Alina Zagitova scoring 82.92 ten minutes later. [4] [5]

Qualification

A total of 30 skaters qualified to compete in the event, with each country allowed to only enter a maximum of three. 24 quotas were handed out during the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships and the remaining six were given out at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Each country decided the entry of its teams, and athletes winning the quota were not necessarily granted the right to compete. [6] All athletes competing must have met the minimum total elements score, which does not include component scores. For the short program this was 20.00 and the free skate 36.00. [7]

Schedule

All times are (UTC+9).

DateTimeRound
21 February10:00 [2] Short program
23 February10:00 [2] Free skating

Results

Short program

The short program was held on 21 February. [2] [8]

Pl.NameNationTSSTESPCSSSTRPECHINDedStN
1 Alina Zagitova Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 82.92 WR45.3037.629.369.189.649.439.430.0028
2 Evgenia Medvedeva Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 81.6143.1938.429.549.399.719.689.710.0025
3 Kaetlyn Osmond Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 78.8741.8337.049.329.009.369.299.320.0027
4 Satoko Miyahara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 75.9440.2535.698.968.759.008.869.040.0026
5 Kaori Sakamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 73.1840.3632.828.437.968.298.188.180.0019
6 Carolina Kostner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 73.1535.0638.099.469.329.549.619.680.0029
7 Gabrielle Daleman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 68.9035.9033.008.328.048.188.258.460.0021
8 Choi Da-bin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 67.7737.5430.237.757.297.687.57.570.0024
9 Mirai Nagasu Flag of the United States.svg  United States 66.9337.2430.698.047.367.617.687.68-1.0020
10 Karen Chen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 65.9033.5332.378.077.898.148.118.250.0022
11 Bradie Tennell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 64.0135.5029.517.577.257.257.437.39-1.001
12 Maria Sotskova Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 63.8631.4733.398.468.218.218.468.39-1.0030
13 Nicole Rajičová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 60.5932.3628.237.186.827.217.007.070.0018
14 Nicole Schott Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 59.2031.6227.586.966.617.076.866.960.0017
15 Elizabet Tursynbayeva Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 58.8229.1429.687.467.187.507.437.540.0023
16 Kailani Craine Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 56.7730.3626.416.616.326.716.576.790.0013
17 Isadora Williams Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 55.7429.8325.916.546.296.646.466.460.002
18 Emmi Peltonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 55.2828.4827.807.006.646.967.077.07-1.0010
19 Alexia Paganini Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 55.2629.9925.276.396.146.396.396.290.008
20 Loena Hendrickx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 55.1627.7927.377.046.646.826.826.890.0016
21 Kim Ha-nul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 54.3329.4124.926.366.006.326.296.180.005
22 Maé-Bérénice Méité Flag of France.svg  France 53.6728.2425.436.576.146.466.296.320.0012
23 Ivett Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.2227.6025.626.546.186.436.396.500.0014
24 Li Xiangning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 52.4627.2726.196.646.296.546.646.64-1.007
Did not advance to free skating
25 Larkyn Austman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.4225.9326.496.716.326.616.716.75-1.0011
26 Diāna Ņikitina Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 51.1226.3524.776.295.936.186.326.250.004
27 Giada Russo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50.8825.9025.986.576.256.506.546.61-1.0015
28 Anita Östlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49.1425.3523.796.145.825.935.935.930.006
29 Anna Khnychenkova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 47.5926.6622.935.865.545.615.825.82-2.003
30 Aiza Mambekova Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 44.4021.2923.115.715.465.825.896.000.009
  • Notes:
  • WR - World record
  • TSS - Total Segment Score; TES - Technical Element Score; PCS - Program Component Score
  • SS - Skating Skills; TR - Transitions; PE - Performance/Execution
  • CH - Choreography; IN - Interpretation; Ded - Deduction; StN - Starting Number

Free skating

The free skating was held on 23 February. [2] [9]

Pl.NameNationTSSTESPCSSSTRPECHINDedStN
1 Evgenia Medvedeva Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 156.65 *79.18 77.47 *9.579.439.829.719.890.0024
2 Alina Zagitova Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 156.65 *81.62 75.03 *9.329.219.619.299.460.0022
3 Kaetlyn Osmond Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 152.1576.5075.659.509.219.579.399.610.0023
4 Satoko Miyahara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 146.4475.2071.248.938.649.078.899.000.0019
5 Carolina Kostner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 139.2963.6475.659.469.259.439.579.570.0020
6 Kaori Sakamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 136.5368.4268.118.578.368.508.578.570.0021
7 Maria Sotskova Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 134.2466.9467.308.398.148.548.438.570.0013
8 Choi Da-bin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 131.4968.7462.757.867.578.047.867.890.0017
9 Bradie Tennell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 128.3465.4162.937.937.687.797.938.000.0015
10 Kim Ha-nul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 121.3867.0354.356.966.467.006.686.860.004
11 Karen Chen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 119.7556.6564.108.187.647.968.078.21-1.0014
12 Mirai Nagasu Flag of the United States.svg  United States 119.6157.5662.058.147.507.717.757.680.0018
13 Elizabet Tursynbayeva Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 118.3060.5058.807.397.117.397.437.43-1.007
14 Loena Hendrickx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 116.7260.7355.997.076.717.116.967.140.002
15 Nicole Rajičová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 114.6057.8056.807.116.897.257.257.210.0011
16 Kailani Craine Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 111.8457.8957.896.686.547.006.646.860.009
17 Nicole Schott Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 109.2652.6856.587.046.827.047.187.290.0010
18 Maé-Bérénice Méité Flag of France.svg  France 106.2555.1352.126.506.296.616.546.64-1.003
19 Gabrielle Daleman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 103.5645.8161.758.007.647.397.937.64-4.0016
20 Li Xiangning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 101.9750.5651.416.576.216.466.396.500.005
21 Emmi Peltonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 101.8646.4156.457.146.797.007.077.29-1.008
22 Alexia Paganini Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 101.0050.9450.066.436.006.296.326.250.001
23 Ivett Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 97.2149.8250.396.326.296.216.396.29-3.006
24 Isadora Williams Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 88.4438.3951.056.436.186.366.436.50-1.0012

* Evgenia Medvedeva finished at higher place due to better program component score

Overall

The skaters were ranked according to their overall score. [10]

TP - Total points; SP - Short program; FS - Free skating

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
Gold medal icon.svg Alina Zagitova Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 239.5782.921156.652
Silver medal icon.svg Evgenia Medvedeva Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 238.2681.612156.651
Bronze medal icon.svg Kaetlyn Osmond Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 231.0278.873152.153
4 Satoko Miyahara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 222.3875.944146.444
5 Carolina Kostner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 212.4473.156139.295
6 Kaori Sakamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 209.7173.185136.536
7 Choi Da-bin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 199.2667.778131.498
8 Maria Sotskova Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 198.1063.8612134.247
9 Bradie Tennell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 192.3564.0111128.349
10 Mirai Nagasu Flag of the United States.svg  United States 186.5466.939119.6112
11 Karen Chen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 185.6565.9010119.7511
12 Elizabet Tursynbayeva Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 177.1258.8215118.3013
13 Kim Ha-nul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 175.7154.3321121.3810
14 Nicole Rajičová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 175.1960.5913114.6015
15 Gabrielle Daleman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 172.4668.907103.5619
16 Loena Hendrickx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 171.8855.1620116.7214
17 Kailani Craine Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 168.6156.7716111.8416
18 Nicole Schott Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 168.4659.2014109.2617
19 Maé-Bérénice Méité Flag of France.svg  France 159.9253.6722106.2518
20 Emmi Peltonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 157.1455.2818101.8621
21 Alexia Paganini Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 156.2655.2619101.0022
22 Li Xiangning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 154.4352.4624101.9720
23 Ivett Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 150.4353.222397.2123
24 Isadora Williams Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 144.1855.741788.4424
Did not advance to free skating
25 Larkyn Austman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.4225
26 Diāna Ņikitina Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 51.1226
27 Giada Russo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50.8827
28 Anita Östlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49.1428
29 Anna Khnychenkova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 47.5929
30 Aiza Mambekova Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 44.4030

References

Citations

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Schedule". Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. Start list
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  8. Short program results
  9. Free skating results
  10. Final results