Eligibility of individual skaters and the number of skaters from each country is determined by the international olympic committee. Kim yuna or yuna kim is considered a top contender for womens singles figure skating at the 2010 olympics. She showed the secondbest result ever in ladies free skating at the sunday event, scoring 141. Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics ladies singles. To compete in the 2010 winter olympics, figure 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.
Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics was held at the pacific coliseum in vancouver, british columbia, canada. For instance, kim did not attempt a triple loop or a double axel, triple toe loop combination, as sotnikova did. Figure skating 2010 vancouver olympics the new york times. Figure skating was first contested as an olympic sport at the 1908 summer olympics, in london, united kingdom. Quad revolution comes in force to womens figure skating. Can you name the olympic medalists in ladies singles figure skating. The singles and pairs competitions have been a part of every winter games since 1924. Kim yu na set a new world record for a ladies short program.
Olympic medalists in ladies singles figure skating quiz by. How it works figure skating as an olympic sport precedes the intoduction of the winter games. Sarah hecken of germany, figure skating mirai nagasu of the united states, figure skating i love. Full results of all the 2010 winter olympics figure skating events from vancouver, canada on. Figure skating ladies singles free skate full replay. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. Australias kailani craine has made a sensational olympic winter games debut by progressing to the medal program of the womens figure skating singles in pyeongchang. Yuna kim from south korea won the gold medal setting three world best scores. Its a bronze medal for crowdfavourite joannie rochette in the womens figure skating competition at the vancouver 2010 winter olympic. Winter olympics guide ladies figure skating ice skating is the sport that brings glitz and glamour to the winter olympics. The ladies single skating competition of the 2010 winter olympics was held at the pacific coliseum in vancouver, british columbia, canada. It has been on the program of all winter olympic games. The 2018 winter olympics are just around the corner.
Magnussen of canada in ladies singles figure skating at the winter olympics in sapporo, japan, feb. She is the 2010 winter olympics champion, and the 2009 and 20 world championships champion. By that time, syers had died, but austrian herma szabo took gold, the first of many women. Thirty skaters will have a maximum of 2 minutes 50 seconds to deliver a routine that has eight required elements, including jumps, spins and spirals. Vanna giang usa performs during he ladies figure skating free skating at the hamar olympic amphitheater during the winter youth olympic games, lillehammer norway, 16 february 2016. 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. Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics mens singles. You are here oly home winter games 2010 vancouver figure skating womens singles. Yuna kim sets two ladies figure skating world records with her free skate performance at the 2010 winter olympic games in vancouver. Russias alina zagitova wins gold medal in olympic womens. Karen chen, bradie tennell, and mirai nagasu are the faces of the us women s figure skating team for these winter olympics. The number of entries for the figure skating events at the olympic games was limited by a quota set by the international olympic committee. A look at the womens figure skating contenders the new. With less than a week left of the 2018 winter olympics in pyeongchang, south korea, there is only one more chance for team usa to get on the podium for figure skating, as the women.
Rochette womens figure skating vancouver 2010 winter. Not only do the athletes put on an impressive display of grace and skill, they also dazzle us with their glittering costumes. The opening act for the women s singles ice skating competition got underway last night at the 2010 vancouver olympics, and provided the world with a night to remember. I mean, who doesnt love all the chiffon, glitter, rhinestones, and color.
Yuna kim in 1st place after womens figure skating single. How do figure skaters qualify for the winter olympic games. The short program combines eight prescribed elements such as. The figure skaters draw gasps and cheers in the womens short program at the vancouver 2010 winter olympic games. Watch complete coverage of the ladies free skate from the youth olympic figure skating event at lillehammer 2016. Countries of olympic figure skaters ladies singles quiz by. Pyeongchang individual women olympic figure skating. Nagasu went to the 2010 winter olympics at the age of 16. Figure skating is an elegant, sexy, freespirited, balletic sport with a pantheon of gold. List of olympic medalists in figure skating olympics wiki. Major changes are being proposed in an effort to give equal weight to artistic and technical elements in figure skating scoring for men, women and pairs. Mens singles, ladies singles, and pair skating have been held most often. All the best photo and video highlights of figure skating at the vancouver 2010 winter games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete.
Media in category figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics the following 122 files are in this category, out of 122 total. Kim yuna september 5, 1990 is a south korean retired figure skater. It first appeared in 1908 at the london summer games featuring events for singles and pairs. Unlike qualification rules for international skating union event. Stunning photos show the evolution of womens figure.
Memorable night for womens figure skating at 2010 winter. At the first winter olympics, held in 1924, figure skating was the only event with a women s category. There will be 20 pairs teams, and 30 men and 30 women competing. Sport format there are five olympic figure skating events. There are spots for 74 male and 74 female figure skaters.
As this traditional winter sport could be conducted indoors, the international olympic committee ioc approved its inclusion in the summer olympics program. Kim yuna ready for the womens singles figure skating. How to watch womens figure skating singles at the winter. Can you name the countries of ladies singles figure skating medalists at the olympics. The international olympic committee was refounded in santiago, chile in 2001, but the new ioc found it impossible to make. The 2010 winter olympics opening ceremonies will start on friday february 12 at 5. Quiz by showtunes4life test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. In olympics figure skating, the costume is everything. The road to the 2010 winter olympics go figure skating. Kim was the defending world champion, and had only lost twice since 2007, placing third at the 2008 worlds and second in the 2009 grand prix final. Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics infogalactic.
The highspeed steps, spins and jumps make for some spectacular action. Shadow ridge high school and figure skating at the 2010. Yuna kim is preparing for the 2010 winter olympics. Stunning photos show the evolution of womens figure skating. Did yuna kim win the ladies singles competition in 2010. Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics ice dancing the. Sports news february 24th, 2010 written by bryan cross. Watch winter olympics 2010 live online full schedule. There wont be a repeat mens singles champion at the 2014 sochi winter olympics, although the ladies could see a backtoback gold medal winner for the first time in a. As one of the most popular sports in the games, figure skating is on peoples minds.
Asked in olympics, figure skating, skating, summer olympic games, olympics. The vancouver 2010 winter olympics opening ceremony takes place on february 12th and the figure skating competition kicks off with the pairs short program on february 14th at 4. Stunning photos show the evolution of women s figure skating costumes. Vancouver 2010 ladies figure skating figure skating, skate. With a name like gracie gold, it only makes sense that the u. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. The japanese skater competing during the 2010 winter olympics at pacific coliseum on feb. It was featured a second time at the antwerp games, after which it was permanently transferred to the program of the winter. Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the wikipedia article. Synchronized skating has never appeared at the olympics but aims to be included. There is a limit of 148 athletes that may compete in figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics.
Thursday highlights include hockey gold and figure skating coronation. However, mao asada, silver medalist of 2010 winter. List of olympic medalists in figure skating olympics. American figure skating dynamo nathan chens daring program is a formula for olympic gold all the events will be held at the 12,000seat gangneung ice arena in the coastal cluster. Harley windsor made history in 2018 as australias first indigenous winter olympian as he paired up with moscowborn ekaterina alexandrovskaya in the pairs competition. The last woman to medal was sasha cohen, with a silver in 2006. Fifteenyearold alina zagitova won the first gold for the olympic athletes from russia at the 2018 winter olympics in the women s single figure skating. Alina zagitova, 15, wins olympic figure skating title for oars. Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics wikimedia. They were the first olympic games since 1980s summer games in moscow and the first winter games since the ones in lake placid, usa, held earlier that year. Throughout her entire career, she has never finished.
Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics mens singles the. Figure skating events include mens singles, ladies singles, pairs, mixed team event and ice dancing. Figure skating debuted at the 1908 olympic summer games in london. Womens figure skating is, hands down, one of the most visually stunning events to watch at the olympics. If the united states is to finally win another olympic medal in women s figure skating after being shut out in 2010, 2014 and 2018, liu is by far the nations best bet to do it. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics wikipedia. The winter sports solution from the sport area of conceptdraw solution park contains the sochi 2014 winter olimpics sports vector pictograms and clipart libraries and examples of diagrams, illustrations and infographics. If you found the figure skating competition at this years 2018 winter olympics more exciting than usual, youre not alone. Winter olympics figure skating winter sports sport. Yuna kim free skate ladies figure skating vancouver 2010.
Following the 2014 sochi games, a rule change in the world of skating. Memorable night for women s figure skating at 2010 winter games. The 2010 winter olympics, officially known as the xxi olympic winter games french. Canadas joannie rochette competes in ladies singles free skating during the 2010 vancouver olympics.
The current record holder is south korean figure skater kim yuna, who was the 2010 olympic champion in ladies singles with 150. Figure skating womens singles final resultsback to top. Many fresh faces will be taking the ice with high hopes of walking away with the gold. Special figures were contested at only one olympics, in 1908. The americans beat everyone else 402, but couldnt get a single. Les xxi es jeux olympiques dhiver and commonly known as vancouver 2010, informally the 21st winter olympics, was an international winter multisport event that was held from 12 to 28 february 2010 in vancouver, british columbia, canada, with some events held.
Kiira korpi of finland, figure skating simple, but elegant. The ice dancing competition of the vancouver 2010 olympics will be held at pacific coliseum on february 19 compulsory dance, 21 original dance, and 22, 2010. A brief history of womens figure skating smithsonian. Access official results for the figure skating event individual women at the pyeongchang winter games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Results from the women s single skating at the 2018 winter olympics in pyeongchang. Marai nagasu, bradie tennell and karen chen shared. Womens figure skating vancouver 2010 winter olympic games. I am sure this is the year the quad becomes a real talking point in women s singles. The last american skater to win a medal in olympic singles figure skating was evan lysacek, who took gold in 2010.
The short program was held on february 23, 2010 and the free skating was held on february 25, 2010. The singles and pairs competitions consist of two parts. Event results for xxi olympic winter games 2010 2010. Figure skating was included in the 1908 summer olympics in london and the 1920 olympics in antwerp, prior to the introduction of the winter olympics. The xxi winter olympic games took place in 2010 in zurich and other cities of the alpine confederation ac. Who won in figure skating at the 2010 olympics answers. The vector illustration winter olympics figure skating was created using the conceptdraw pro diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the winter sports solution. Figure skating at the 2014 winter olympics ladies singles. Where are the american women in olympic figure skating. During her figure skating routine at the 1936 winter olympic games in.
Countries could qualify entries to the 2010 winter. Kim yuna from south korea won the gold medal setting three world best scores. Yuna kim, the defending olympic champion, posted a 74. No, figure skating is in the winter olympics and will be competed in the upcoming 2010 winter olympics in vancouver. There will be 30 skaters in the disciplines of ladies and mens singles, 20 pair teams, and 24 ice dancing teams. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 olympics. Women s figure skating, often the marquee event of the winter olympics, begins tuesday with the short program.