The pair 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 14, 2010 and the free skating was held on February 15, 2010.
| Pair skating at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 The medalists on the podium. From left: Pang Qing / Tong Jian (silver), Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (gold), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (bronze) | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 14 February 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 216.57 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo (CHN) won the gold medal. This was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team (CIS) flagged team did not win the gold medal.[1]
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing ISU best scores were:
| Component | Skaters | Score | Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short program |  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN)
|
75.36 | 3 December 2009 | 2009–10 Grand Prix Final | [2] |
| Free skating |  Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (RUS)
|
139.23 | 20 January 2010 | 2010 European Championships | [3] |
| Total score | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN)
|
214.25 | 5 December 2009 | 2009–10 Grand Prix Final | [4] |
The following ISU best scores were set during the competition:
| Component | Skaters | Score | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short program |  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN)
|
76.66 | 14 February 2010 | [2] |
| Free skating | Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN)
|
141.81 | 15 February 2010 | [3] |
| Total score | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (CHN)
|
216.57 | [4] |
Results edit
Short program edit
The pairs short program was held on February 14.
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS | TES | PCS | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded | StN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China
|
76.66 | 42.42 | 34.24 | 8.60 | 8.30 | 8.70 | 8.60 | 8.60 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |  Germany
|
75.96 | 42.24 | 33.72 | 8.40 | 8.25 | 8.55 | 8.50 | 8.45 | 0.00 | 20 |
| 3 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |  Russia
|
74.16 | 40.92 | 33.24 | 8.25 | 8.10 | 8.45 | 8.30 | 8.45 | 0.00 | 16 |
| 4 | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | China
|
71.50 | 39.90 | 32.60 | 8.25 | 7.90 | 8.25 | 8.15 | 8.20 | 1.00 | 18 |
| 5 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China
|
71.28 | 41.08 | 30.20 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 7.55 | 7.65 | 7.45 | 0.00 | 19 |
| 6 | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison |  Canada
|
65.36 | 36.16 | 30.20 | 7.60 | 7.30 | 7.60 | 7.65 | 7.60 | 1.00 | 17 |
| 7 | Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay | Canada
|
64.20 | 37.60 | 26.60 | 6.70 | 6.30 | 6.75 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 8 | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Russia
|
63.44 | 34.24 | 30.20 | 7.65 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.65 | 7.55 | 1.00 | 14 |
| 9 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov |  Ukraine
|
62.14 | 34.62 | 27.52 | 7.05 | 6.70 | 6.85 | 7.00 | 6.80 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 10 | Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig |  United States
|
57.86 | 33.10 | 24.76 | 6.30 | 5.95 | 6.35 | 6.20 | 6.15 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 11 | Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon |  Italy
|
56.82 | 31.90 | 24.92 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.15 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 12 | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Russia
|
56.54 | 31.74 | 24.80 | 6.25 | 5.90 | 6.30 | 6.35 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 13 | Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz |  Switzerland
|
55.34 | 32.70 | 22.64 | 5.85 | 5.40 | 5.80 | 5.75 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 14 | Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett | United States
|
53.26 | 29.86 | 23.40 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.75 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 15 | Vanessa James / Yannick Bonheur |  France
|
51.16 | 28.56 | 22.60 | 5.75 | 5.40 | 5.65 | 5.80 | 5.65 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 16 | Stacey Kemp / David King |  Great Britain
|
48.28 | 27.72 | 20.56 | 5.25 | 4.90 | 5.25 | 5.15 | 5.15 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 17 | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende | Germany
|
45.46 | 23.54 | 21.92 | 5.60 | 5.25 | 5.35 | 5.55 | 5.65 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 18 | Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov |  Estonia
|
42.18 | 23.70 | 19.48 | 5.15 | 4.60 | 4.85 | 5.00 | 4.75 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 19 | Ekaterina Kostenko / Roman Talan | Ukraine
|
39.54 | 21.74 | 18.80 | 4.85 | 4.50 | 4.65 | 4.85 | 4.65 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 20 | Joanna Sulej / Mateusz Chruściński |  Poland
|
39.30 | 23.26 | 18.04 | 4.75 | 4.25 | 4.40 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 2.00 | 3 |
Free skating edit
The pairs free skate was held on February 15.
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS | TES | PCS | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded | StN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | China
|
141.81 | 70.53 | 71.28 | 8.90 | 8.70 | 9.00 | 8.90 | 9.05 | 0.00 | 19 |
| 2 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China
|
139.91 | 67.51 | 72.40 | 8.95 | 8.85 | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.25 | 0.00 | 20 |
| 3 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Germany
|
134.64 | 65.08 | 70.56 | 8.85 | 8.60 | 8.85 | 8.85 | 8.95 | 1.00 | 18 |
| 4 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China
|
123.06 | 65.42 | 58.64 | 7.50 | 7.15 | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.25 | 1.00 | 14 |
| 5 | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Russia
|
122.35 | 61.27 | 62.08 | 7.80 | 7.55 | 7.80 | 7.85 | 7.80 | 1.00 | 15 |
| 6 | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Canada
|
121.75 | 60.99 | 61.76 | 7.70 | 7.60 | 7.70 | 7.85 | 7.75 | 1.00 | 16 |
| 7 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia
|
120.61 | 57.13 | 64.48 | 8.05 | 7.85 | 8.05 | 8.10 | 8.25 | 1.00 | 17 |
| 8 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov | Ukraine
|
119.64 | 64.64 | 56.00 | 7.15 | 6.75 | 7.05 | 7.05 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 9 | Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay | Canada
|
115.77 | 60.45 | 56.32 | 7.10 | 6.80 | 7.05 | 7.10 | 7.15 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 10 | Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | United States
|
114.06 | 62.06 | 52.00 | 6.45 | 6.45 | 6.65 | 6.45 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 11 | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Russia
|
106.96 | 57.72 | 50.24 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 12 | Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett | United States
|
105.07 | 56.27 | 48.80 | 6.20 | 5.85 | 6.25 | 6.15 | 6.05 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 13 | Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon | Italy
|
104.78 | 54.34 | 51.44 | 6.65 | 6.30 | 6.35 | 6.55 | 6.30 | 1.00 | 12 |
| 14 | Vanessa James / Yannick Bonheur | France
|
93.94 | 48.34 | 45.60 | 5.90 | 5.45 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.65 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 15 | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende | Germany
|
93.28 | 51.08 | 43.20 | 5.50 | 5.20 | 5.60 | 5.35 | 5.35 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | Stacey Kemp / David King | Great Britain
|
91.66 | 49.90 | 41.76 | 5.25 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.15 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 17 | Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz | Switzerland
|
89.08 | 48.44 | 42.64 | 5.40 | 5.25 | 5.15 | 5.45 | 5.40 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 18 | Joanna Sulej / Mateusz Chruściński | Poland
|
86.52 | 49.44 | 38.08 | 4.90 | 4.40 | 4.75 | 4.90 | 4.85 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 19 | Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov | Estonia
|
82.72 | 43.92 | 38.80 | 5.05 | 4.65 | 4.90 | 4.95 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 20 | Ekaterina Kostenko / Roman Talan | Ukraine
|
81.44 | 45.52 | 35.92 | 4.65 | 4.20 | 4.65 | 4.50 | 4.45 | 0.00 | 2 |
Overall edit
Judges and officials edit
Referee:
Technical Controller:
Technical Specialist:
Assistant Technical Specialist:
Judges (SP):
- Wang Yumin
- Irina Medvedeva
- Karen Archer
- Andrea Derby
- Alexander Kogan
- Taffy Holliday
- Heinz-Ulrich Walther
- Markus Germann
- Florence Vuylsteker
Judges (FS):
References edit
- ^ Hersh, Philip (16 February 2010). "Fourth time is their charm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ a b "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Short Program Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Total Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
External links edit
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Pairs, from https://web.archive.org/web/20100222080013/http://www.vancouver2010.com/ retrieved 2010-02-15.
- Vancouver 2010: Figure Skating Archived 2010-09-04 at the Wayback Machine