Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Figure Skating
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
VenuePacific Coliseum
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dates14–27 February 2010
Competitors146 from 31 nations
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Figure skating at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Singlesmenladies
Pairsmixed
Ice dancemixed

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

Records and firsts

ISU best scores:

Event Component Skaters Score Date Ref
Pairs Short program  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN) 76.66 14 February 2010 [1]
Free skating  Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 141.81 15 February 2010 [2]
Total score  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN) 216.57 15 February 2010 [3]
Ladies Short program  Kim Yuna (KOR) 78.50 23 February 2010 [4]
Free skating 150.06 25 February 2010 [5]
Total score 228.56 [6]

National firsts:

  • Pair team of Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo won Chinese first gold medal in figure skating. Their gold medal ended 12 Olympics winning streak by Russian, Soviet or Unified Team (CIS) flagged pairs.[7]
  • Canadians Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir became the first North American team to win the ice dancing title, ending Europe's 34-year streak.[8]
  • Kim Yuna's gold medal is South Korea's first Olympics medal in figure skating.[9]

Other firsts & records:

  • Canadians Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir were the youngest skaters (aged 20 and 22 years, respectively) to win the ice dancing title.[11] The pair was also the first former World Junior Champion dance team to win the Olympic gold medal, the first pair to win the gold in an Olympic debut, and the first team to win the Olympic gold on home ice.[11]
  • Mao Asada (JPN) set a number of triple axel firsts and records for the ladies' competition:
    • first to land a triple axel during an Olympic short program[12][13]
    • first to do a triple axel as part of a jump combination in any Olympic program[12]
    • first to land multiple triple axels during an Olympic competition[14]
    • first to land multiple triple axels during a single program in any competition[15]
    • first to land three triple axels in any competition[16]
    • set Olympic record (and tied world record) for one triple axel for short program[12][13]
    • set world record for two triple axels for free program[15]
    • set world record for three triple axels in the same competition[16]

Medal summary

Medal table

1  China (CHN) 1 1 0 2
 United States (USA) 1 1 0 2
3  Canada (CAN) 1 0 1 2
4  South Korea (KOR) 1 0 0 1
5  Japan (JPN) 0 1 1 2
 Russia (RUS) 0 1 1 2
7  Germany (GER) 0 0 1 1
Total 4 4 4 12

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
details 		Evan Lysacek
 United States 		Evgeni Plushenko
 Russia 		Daisuke Takahashi
 Japan
Ladies' singles
details 		Kim Yuna
 South Korea 		Mao Asada
 Japan 		Joannie Rochette
 Canada
Pair skating
details 		Shen Xue
and Zhao Hongbo
 China 		Pang Qing
and Tong Jian
 China 		Aliona Savchenko
and Robin Szolkowy
 Germany
Ice dancing
details 		Tessa Virtue
and Scott Moir
 Canada 		Meryl Davis
and Charlie White
 United States 		Oksana Domnina
and Maxim Shabalin
 Russia

Competition schedule

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

Day Date Start Time End Time Event Segment
Day 3 Sunday, February 14 16:30 19:55 Pairs Short Program
Day 4 Monday, February 15 17:00 20:55 Pairs Free Skating
Day 5 Tuesday, February 16 16:15 20:45 Men Short Program
Day 7 Thursday, February 18 17:00 21:05 Men Free Skating
Day 8 Friday, February 19 16:45 20:05 Ice Dancing Compulsory Dance
Day 10 Sunday, February 21 16:15 19:45 Ice Dancing Original Dance
Day 11 Monday, February 22 16:45 20:55 Ice Dancing Free Dance
Day 12 Tuesday, February 23 16:30 21:00 Ladies Short Program
Day 14 Thursday, February 25 17:00 20:55 Ladies Free Skating
Day 16 Saturday, February 27 16:30 19:00 Exhibition Gala

Qualification

Main article: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Qualification

Skater eligibility

Skaters must be older than fifteen as of July 1, 2009 and must be a citizen of the country they represent to be eligible for the Olympic Games. Unlike qualification rules for International Skating Union events, in the case of a pair or ice dancing team, both skaters must be citizens of the country they represent in competition. In addition, International Olympic Committee rules requires that at least three years have passed since the competitor last represented another country in competition.[17]

Skater qualification

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

Country qualification

The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games was limited by a quota set by the International Olympic Committee. There will be 30 skaters in the disciplines of ladies and men's singles, 20 pair teams, and 24 ice dancing teams.

Countries may qualify entries to the 2010 Winter Olympics in two ways. The host country, if it has not already qualified an entry in an event, is given one entry.

The majority of the country qualification occurred at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships. At the World Championships, countries qualified up to 3 entries in each discipline. The number of multiple entries was the same as usual for the World Championships and countries who earned multiple spots to the Olympics also earned multiple spots to the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships.

Every discipline qualified separately.

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
1 Place in the top 2 Place in the top 10
2 Total placement score is equal to or less than 13 Total placement score is equal to or less than 28
3 Top two placement score is equal to or less than 13 Top two placement score is equal to or less than 28

Placement score did not directly correlate to the placement rank. In ice dancing, if a couple did not qualify to the original dance from the compulsories, they were assigned 20 points. If an ice dance couple did not qualify to the free dance, or if a singles skater or pair 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 is 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 dancing. The available spots were awarded going 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 have 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.

Participating NOCs

References

  1. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Short Program Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Total Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Short Program Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  6. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Total Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ Hersh, Philip (16 February 2010). "Fourth time is their charm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  8. ^ Sarkar, Pritha (February 28, 2010). "Red faced Europeans bottom out". Reuters.
  9. ^ "South Korea's Kim Yu-Na earns figure skating gold". BBC News. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  10. ^ "Skaters find redemption, disappointment in Torino". Universal Sports. 29 March 2010.
  11. ^ a b Smith, Beverley (February 22, 2010). "Virtue and Moir make history with ice dance gold". Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  12. ^ a b c "Vancouver's 'it' girl". Chicago Tribune. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Ladies Short Programme Runs Gamut Of Emotions". 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Golden Kim is queen of her court". 26 February 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  15. ^ a b "With Kim's Gold, Asian Skaters Come Into Their Own". Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Winter Olympics Figure Skating Records Recap". 1 March 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  17. ^ "ISU Communication No. 1589: OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2010 ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION SINGLE & PAIR SKATNG [sic] AND ICE DANCE" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 September 2009.

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