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The pair skating competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The short program was held on 11 February, and the free skating on 12 February. [ 1 ]
Denis Ten's bronze medal was Kazakhstan's first Olympic medal in figure skating. [16] Carolina Kostner's bronze medal was Italy's first Olympic medal in a singles event. [17] [18] Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) tied the record of four Olympic figure skating medals (Gillis Grafström won four in the early years of the sport, in 1920–1932). [19]
The team event is the newest Olympic figure skating event, first contested in the 2014 Games. It combines the four Olympic figure skating disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance) into a single event; gold is awarded to the team that earns the most placement points.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, took place from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia. [1] 98 events in 15 winter sport disciplines were held, with gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in each event. Russia originally won 33 medals; three were later stripped for doping ...
Men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics. Special figures were contested at only one Olympics, in 1908. Synchronized skating has never appeared at the Olympics but aims to be included. [1]
The 2013–14 figure skating season began on July 1, 2013, and ended on June 30, 2014. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2014 European Championships , Four Continents Championships , World Junior Championships , and World Championships , as well as the 2014 Winter Olympics .
The Team USA Olympic figure skating team receive gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping after the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing on day 12 of the 2024 Summer Olympic ...