2010 Winter Olympic Games: Figure Skating Summary
Twelve medals were awarded in the four figure skating events. China, Canada, Japan, Russia, and the United States each won two medals. Chinese and American skaters captured one gold medal and one silver medal; the Canadians garnered one gold medal and one bronze medal; and the Russians and the Japanese claimed one silver medal one bronze medal. South Korea won one gold medal and Germany claimed a bronze medal.
Men
Evan Lysacek of the United States won the gold medal in men's figure skating, upending the defending Olympic champion, Evgeni Pluschenko, of Russia, who claimed the silver medal. Lysacek's victory was the first by an American since Brian Boitano won the gold medal in Calgary in 1988. Except for a bronze medal performance by Timothy Geobel in 2002, American men have fared poorly against their Russian counterparts who have won the gold medal in every Winter Olympics since 1992.
Gold - Evan Lysacek - United States
Silver - Evgeni Pluschenko - Russia
Bronze - Daisuke Takahashi - Japan
Women
Yu-Na Kim, of South Korea, won the gold medal, relegating Mao Asada, of Japan, to claim the silver medal. Joannie Rochette, of Canada, garnered the bronze, skating after the sudden death of her mother. Rochette had placed fifth in 2006.
Gold - Yu-Na Kim - South Korea
Silver - Mao Asada - Japan
Bronze - Joannie Rochette - Canada
Couples
Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao, while their teammates, Qing Pang and Jian Tong, garnered the silver medal. Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao had won the bronze medal in 2002 and 2006. The German pair of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy captured the bronze medal. Ice dancers, Moir and Tessa Virtue, of Canada, won the gold medal, while Charlie White and Meryl Davis, of the United States, garnered the silver medal. Maxim Shabalin and Oksanna Damnina, of Russia, captured the bronze medal.
Pairs
Gold - Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao -China
Silver - Qing Pang and Jian Tong - China
Bronze - Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy - Germany
Ice Dancing
Gold - Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue - Canada
Silver - Charlie White and Meryl Davis - United States
Bronze - Maxim Shabalin and Oksanna Damnina - Russia
References:
Sports Reference LLC, Figure Skating Men's Singles Medalists, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports Website
Sports Reference LLC, Figure Skating Mixed Pairs Medalists, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports Website
Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, Figure Skating, Vancouver 2010 Official Website
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