Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 23, 2010 and the free skating was held on February 25, 2010. Yuna Kim from South Korea won the gold medal setting three world best scores. Mao Asada from Japan became the first lady to accomplish one triple Axel during the short program and two during the free program at the Olympics.[1][2]

Ladies' singles
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
The medalists on the podium. From left: Mao Asada (silver), Yuna Kim (gold), Joannie Rochette (bronze)
VenuePacific Coliseum
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DatesFebruary 23, 2010
February 25, 2010
Competitors30 from 23 nations
Winning score228.56
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuna Kim  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mao Asada  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joannie Rochette  Canada
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Records edit

Scores edit

Component Skater Score Date Ref
Short program   Yuna Kim (KOR) 78.50 23 February 2010 [3]
Free skating 150.06 25 February 2010 [4]
Total score 228.56 [5]

Results edit

Short program edit

The ladies' short program was held on February 23, 2010. Yuna Kim (South Korea) finished first with a new world best score.[6] Mao Asada (Japan) finished second.[7][8] Joannie Rochette (Canada) skated in the competition despite the tragedy of her mother's death two days earlier and finished third.[9]

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded StN
1 Yuna Kim   South Korea 78.50 WR 44.70 33.80 8.60 7.90 8.60 8.40 8.75 0.00 23
2 Mao Asada   Japan 73.78 41.50 32.28 8.25 7.40 8.40 8.10 8.20 0.00 22
3 Joannie Rochette   Canada 71.36 39.20 32.16 8.10 7.70 8.15 7.95 8.30 0.00 26
4 Miki Ando   Japan 64.76 34.80 29.96 7.70 7.00 7.60 7.50 7.65 0.00 30
5 Rachael Flatt   United States 64.64 36.80 27.84 7.00 6.60 7.05 6.95 7.20 0.00 28
6 Mirai Nagasu   United States 63.76 37.00 26.76 6.85 6.40 6.75 6.70 6.75 0.00 11
7 Carolina Kostner   Italy 63.02 33.34 29.68 7.70 7.15 7.35 7.50 7.40 0.00 29
8 Alena Leonova   Russia 62.14 33.90 28.24 7.15 6.70 7.25 7.00 7.20 0.00 25
9 Elene Gedevanishvili   Georgia 61.92 35.80 26.12 6.60 6.05 6.75 6.55 6.70 0.00 16
10 Laura Lepistö   Finland 61.36 32.88 28.48 7.20 6.80 7.25 7.15 7.20 0.00 21
11 Akiko Suzuki   Japan 61.02 33.10 27.92 7.25 6.70 7.05 6.95 6.95 0.00 24
12 Ksenia Makarova   Russia 59.22 35.46 23.76 6.20 5.55 6.10 5.85 6.00 0.00 8
13 Júlia Sebestyén   Hungary 57.46 30.70 26.76 6.90 6.30 6.80 6.70 6.75 0.00 27
14 Cynthia Phaneuf   Canada 57.16 31.80 26.36 6.75 6.25 6.65 6.50 6.80 1.00 15
15 Sarah Meier   Switzerland 56.70 30.70 26.00 6.60 6.10 6.65 6.45 6.70 0.00 17
16 Kwak Min-jeong   South Korea 53.16 31.40 21.76 5.65 5.05 5.65 5.40 5.45 0.00 9
17 Kiira Korpi   Finland 52.96 27.72 26.24 6.75 6.30 6.50 6.60 6.65 1.00 19
18 Cheltzie Lee   Australia 52.16 30.72 21.44 5.45 5.00 5.65 5.40 5.30 0.00 5
19 Liu Yan   China 51.74 29.94 21.80 5.65 5.10 5.45 5.45 5.60 0.00 6
20 Jelena Glebova   Estonia 50.80 27.20 23.60 6.05 5.60 5.90 5.85 6.10 0.00 18
21 Tuğba Karademir   Turkey 50.74 28.74 22.00 5.60 5.20 5.50 5.50 5.70 0.00 7
22 Sonia Lafuente   Spain 49.74 28.94 20.80 5.40 4.90 5.25 5.25 5.20 0.00 1
23 Sarah Hecken   Germany 49.04 27.04 22.00 5.80 5.25 5.55 5.45 5.45 0.00 20
24 Anastasia Gimazetdinova   Uzbekistan 49.02 27.94 21.08 5.50 4.95 5.40 5.20 5.30 0.00 14
25 Isabelle Pieman   Belgium 46.10 26.26 19.84 5.10 4.60 5.15 4.90 5.05 0.00 12
26 Miriam Ziegler   Austria 43.84 24.80 20.04 5.25 4.75 4.90 5.15 5.00 1.00 3
27 Teodora Poštič   Slovenia 43.80 23.80 20.00 5.10 4.65 5.15 5.00 5.10 0.00 13
28 Ivana Reitmayerová   Slovakia 41.94 22.66 19.28 5.00 4.60 4.85 4.90 4.75 0.00 2
29 Jenna McCorkell   Great Britain 40.64 20.08 21.56 5.60 5.15 5.25 5.50 5.45 1.00 10
30 Anna Jurkiewicz   Poland 36.10 16.78 19.32 5.05 4.65 4.75 4.85 4.85 0.00 4
  • 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 edit

The ladies free skate was held on February 25, 2010. Kim Yuna (South Korea) finished first, setting new world best scores for the free skate and combined total.[10]

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded StN
1 Yuna Kim   South Korea 150.06 WR 78.30 71.76 9.05 8.60 9.15 8.95 9.10 0.00 21
2 Mao Asada   Japan 131.72 64.68 67.04 8.55 7.85 8.50 8.45 8.55 0.00 22
3 Joannie Rochette   Canada 131.28 62.80 68.48 8.60 8.30 8.55 8.65 8.70 0.00 23
4 Laura Lepistö   Finland 126.61 63.89 62.72 7.95 7.50 7.80 7.95 8.00 0.00 16
5 Mirai Nagasu   United States 126.39 65.83 60.56 7.75 7.25 7.70 7.55 7.60 0.00 24
6 Miki Ando   Japan 124.10 62.50 61.60 7.95 7.25 7.75 7.70 7.85 0.00 20
7 Akiko Suzuki   Japan 120.42 60.98 59.44 7.40 7.05 7.55 7.50 7.65 0.00 14
8 Rachael Flatt   United States 117.85 59.37 58.48 7.40 6.95 7.45 7.35 7.40 0.00 19
9 Ksenia Makarova   Russia 112.69 58.77 53.92 6.95 6.40 6.85 6.80 6.70 0.00 17
10 Alena Leonova   Russia 110.32 55.84 54.48 7.05 6.60 6.80 6.75 6.85 0.00 13
11 Kiira Korpi   Finland 108.61 54.93 53.68 6.85 6.45 6.75 6.70 6.80 0.00 8
12 Kwak Min-jeong   South Korea 102.37 53.57 48.80 6.25 5.80 6.15 6.15 6.15 0.00 12
13 Cynthia Phaneuf   Canada 99.46 48.94 51.52 6.65 6.00 6.55 6.45 6.55 1.00 7
14 Sarah Meier   Switzerland 96.11 43.87 52.24 6.60 6.30 6.50 6.55 6.70 0.00 10
15 Sarah Hecken   Germany 94.90 50.98 43.92 5.75 5.30 5.45 5.50 5.45 0.00 6
16 Júlia Sebestyén   Hungary 93.80 41.32 52.48 6.90 6.30 6.60 6.55 6.45 0.00 11
17 Elene Gedevanishvili   Georgia 93.32 40.64 53.68 6.95 6.50 6.60 6.75 6.75 1.00 18
18 Liu Yan   China 91.73 49.33 42.40 5.50 5.00 5.30 5.45 5.25 0.00 3
19 Carolina Kostner   Italy 88.88 34.84 57.04 7.55 6.95 6.70 7.30 7.15 3.00 15
20 Cheltzie Lee   Australia 86.00 42.44 44.56 5.85 5.30 5.60 5.65 5.45 1.00 9
21 Sonia Lafuente   Spain 83.77 43.97 40.80 5.25 4.75 5.15 5.20 5.15 1.00 2
22 Jelena Glebova   Estonia 83.39 39.11 45.28 5.85 5.55 5.50 5.65 5.75 1.00 4
23 Anastasia Gimazetdinova   Uzbekistan 82.63 41.47 42.16 5.55 5.05 5.15 5.30 5.30 1.00 5
24 Tuğba Karademir   Turkey 78.80 37.64 42.16 5.45 4.95 5.30 5.40 5.25 1.00 1
  • 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

Overall edit

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
  Yuna Kim   South Korea 228.56 WR 1 78.50 1 150.06
  Mao Asada   Japan 205.50 2 73.78 2 131.72
  Joannie Rochette   Canada 202.64 3 71.36 3 131.28
4 Mirai Nagasu   United States 190.15 6 63.76 5 126.39
5 Miki Ando   Japan 188.86 4 64.76 6 124.10
6 Laura Lepistö   Finland 187.97 10 61.36 4 126.61
7 Rachael Flatt   United States 182.49 5 64.64 8 117.85
8 Akiko Suzuki   Japan 181.44 11 61.02 7 120.42
9 Alena Leonova   Russia 172.46 8 62.14 10 110.32
10 Ksenia Makarova   Russia 171.91 12 59.22 9 112.69
11 Kiira Korpi   Finland 161.57 17 52.96 11 108.61
12 Cynthia Phaneuf   Canada 156.62 14 57.16 13 99.46
13 Kwak Min-jeong   South Korea 155.53 16 53.16 12 102.37
14 Elene Gedevanishvili   Georgia 155.24 9 61.92 17 93.32
15 Sarah Meier   Switzerland 152.81 15 56.70 14 96.11
16 Carolina Kostner   Italy 151.90 7 63.02 19 88.88
17 Júlia Sebestyén   Hungary 151.26 13 57.46 16 93.80
18 Sarah Hecken   Germany 143.94 23 49.04 15 94.90
19 Liu Yan   China 143.47 19 51.74 18 91.73
20 Cheltzie Lee   Australia 138.16 18 52.16 20 86.00
21 Jelena Glebova   Estonia 134.19 20 50.80 22 83.39
22 Sonia Lafuente   Spain 133.51 22 49.74 21 83.77
23 Anastasia Gimazetdinova   Uzbekistan 131.65 24 49.02 23 82.63
24 Tuğba Karademir   Turkey 129.54 21 50.74 24 78.80
Did not advance to free skating
25 Isabelle Pieman   Belgium 46.10 25 46.10
26 Miriam Ziegler   Austria 43.84 26 43.84
27 Teodora Poštič   Slovenia 43.80 27 43.80
28 Ivana Reitmayerová   Slovakia 41.94 28 41.94
29 Jenna McCorkell   Great Britain 40.64 29 40.64
30 Anna Jurkiewicz   Poland 36.10 30 36.10
  • SP = Short program; FS = Free skating

Judges and officials edit

Referee:

Technical Controller:

Technical Specialist:

Assistant Technical Specialist:

Judges (SP):

Judges (FS):

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Juliet Macur (February 26, 2010). "Kim Yuna Wins Gold in Figure Skating". New York Times.
  2. ^ Geoffrey A. Fowler and Phred Dvorak (February 27, 2010). "South Korea's Kim Yu-Na Wins Figure Skating Gold". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Short Program Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Ladies Total Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ Staff writer (February 23, 2010). "Figure Skating: 'Bond Girl' Kim Ahead". Agence France-Presse (via vancouver2010.com). Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  7. ^ Hersh, Philip (24 February 2010). "Vancouver's 'It' Girl". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Ladies Short Programme Runs Gamut Of Emotions". Europe on Ice. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Rochette's mother dies in Vancouver". ESPN. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  10. ^ Staff writer (February 25, 2010). "Figure Skating: Kim Wins Olympic Women's Title". Agence France-Presse (via vancouver2010.com). Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.

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