Four
figure skatingFigure skating is a Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
events were held at the
2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic...
in
TurinTurin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River surrounded by the Alpine arch...
, at the Palavela venue.
Medal table
| 1 |
RUS |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
JPN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 3 |
USA |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 4 |
CHN |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 5 |
SUI |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 6 |
CAN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| UKR |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Events
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Evgeni PlushenkoEvgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater...
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Stéphane Lambiel Stéphane Lambiel is a Swiss figure skater. He is a two-time World Champion , the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Champion and an eight-time Swiss National Champion...
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Jeffrey Buttle Jeffrey Buttle is a Canadian retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist and the 2008 World Champion. On March 22, 2008, Buttle became the first Canadian man since Elvis Stojko in 1997 to win the World Title...
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Shizuka Arakawais a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese figure skater to win the Olympics. She is the second Japanese figure skater to win an Olympic medal, after Midori Ito, and is the second Japanese woman to win a gold medal at the...
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Sasha CohenAlexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and 2006 U.S. National Champion.-Personal life:...
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Irina Slutskaya Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya is a Russian figure skater. She is a two-time World Champion, seven-time European Champion, two-time Olympic medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final Champion. Slutskaya, known for her athletic ability, was the first female skater to land a triple lutz-triple loop...
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Tatiana TotmianinaTatiana Totmianina is a retired pairs figure skater. With partner Maxim Marinin, she is the 2006 Olympic Champion.-Biography:...
and Maxim MarininMaxim Victorovich Marinin in Volgograd, Russia) is a retired pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic Champion.-Biography:...
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Zhang Dan Zhang Dan is a Chinese pair skater. With her partner Zhang Hao, she is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist.-Biography:...
and Zhang HaoZhang Hao is a Chinese figure skater. He competes with Zhang Dan . They are the 2006 Olympic silver medalists.-Biography:...
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Shen Xue Shen Xue is a Chinese pair skater.With her partner Zhao Hongbo, she is the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a five-time Grand Prix final Champion.They are the first Chinese...
and Zhao HongboZhao Hongbo is a Chinese pair skater.With his partner Shen Xue, he is the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a five-time Grand Prix final Champion.They are the first Chinese team to...
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Tatiana NavkaTatyana Aleksandrovna Navka is a Russian ice dancer who has also competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus. She is the 2006 Olympic Champion with partner Roman Kostomarov.-Career:...
and Roman KostomarovRoman Kostomarov is a Russian ice dancer. His partner is Tatiana Navka.Roman won the 1996 World Juniors Championships with former partner Ekaterina Davydova. Later he also skated with Anna Semenovich before teaming with Navka. Kostomarov and Navka won the World Championship in 2004 and 2005, as...
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Tanith BelbinTanith Jessica Louise Belbin is a Canadian-American ice dancer. Though she holds dual citizenship, she competes for the United States and has competed for the U.S. since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998...
and Benjamin AgostoBenjamin Alexandro Agosto is an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion....
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Elena GrushinaElena Grushina is a Ukrainian figure skater. She competed in ice dance with Ruslan Goncharov. They began skating together in 1990...
and Ruslan GoncharovRuslan Goncharov is a Ukrainian figure skater. He currently competes in ice dance with Elena Grushina. They began skating together in 1990. The pair has captured a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
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Champions Gala
The traditional Figure Skating Champions Gala took place on February 24 at Palavela, featuring exhibition performances by the top five placers in the four figure skating events and all the Italian skaters. Pairs skaters Zhang and Zhang (second in pairs) did not participate in the gala.
The following is a partial list of skaters who appeared in the Champions Gala (in order of skate):
FaiellaFederica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. Her partner in figure skating is Massimo Scali. They are the 2009 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions...
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ScaliMassimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. His partner in figure skating is Federica Faiella. They are the 2009 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions...
(Italian dance team),
Karel ZelenkaKarel Zelenka is an Italian figure skater. He is the five-time Italian national champion.-Biography:...
(Italian men skater),
Silvia FontanaSilvia Fontana is a figure skater who represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. She was born on Staten Island, New York, raised in Rome, and lives and trains in Hackensack, New Jersey. She is married to professional American figure skater, John Zimmerman on August 28,...
(Italian ladies skater),
DenkovaAlbena Denkova is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner Maxim Staviski, she is a two-time World Champion, two-time European silver medalist, and Grand Prix Final champion...
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StaviskiMaxim Staviski is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is a former two-time World Champion, two-time European silver medalist, and Grand Prix Final champion...
(fifth in dance),
Joannie RochetteJoannie Rochette is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2009 World silver medalist, the 2008 & 2009 Four Continents silver medalist, and the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a five-time Canadian national champion....
(fifth in ladies),
InoueRena Inoue is an American pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater...
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John BaldwinJohn Baldwin, Jr. is an American figure skater. With partner Rena Inoue, he is a two-time U.S. national champion. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.-Personal life:...
(seventh in pairs),
Johnny WeirJohn G. "Johnny" Weir is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. National Champion , the 2008 Worlds bronze medalist, the 2008 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2001 World Junior Champion.He is currently ranked eighth in the world.- Personal life :Weir was born in Coatesville,...
(fifth in men),
DelobelIsabelle Delobel is a French figure skater. She currently competes in ice dance with Olivier Schoenfelder. They are the 2008 World champions and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champions.-Career:...
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SchoenfelderOlivier Schoenfelder is a French ice dancer. He competes with partner Isabelle Delobel. They are the 2008 World champions and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champions.-Career:...
(fourth in dance),
Fumie Suguriis a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, three-time World Championship medalist, three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:...
(fourth in ladies),
PetrovaMaria Petrova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.-Career:...
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TikhonovAlexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova, he is the 2000 World Champion.-Biography:...
(fifth in pairs),
Evan LysacekEvan Frank Lysacek is an American figure skater. He is the 2009 World champion, the 2005 & 2007 Four Continents champion, the 2007 & 2008 U.S. national champion, and the 2008 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist....
(fourth in men), Grushina and Goncharov (third in dance), Irina Slutskaya (third in ladies),
Fusar-PoliBarbara Fusar-Poli is an Italian ice dancer. She has partnered with Maurizio Margaglio to win a gold medal at the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships...
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MargaglioMaurizio Margaglio is an Italian ice dancer. He has partnered with Barbara Fusar-Poli to win a gold medal at the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships...
(Italian dance team),
Carolina KostnerCarolina Kostner is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2008 World silver medalist, the 2007 & 2008 European champion and the 2007-08 & 2008-09 Grand Prix Final Bronze Medalist. , Kostner is ranked second in the world.-Personal life:...
(Italian ladies skater),
PangPang Qing is a Chinese pairs skater. With partner Tong Jian, she is the 2006 World Champion, a four-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion....
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TongTong Jian is a Chinese pairs skater. With partner Pang Qing, he is the 2006 World Champion, a four-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion....
(fourth in pairs), Jeffrey Buttle (third in men), Belbin and Agosto (second in dance), Sasha Cohen (second in ladies), Shen and Zhao (third in pairs), Stéphane Lambiel (second in men), Navka and Kostomarov (first in dance), Shizuka Arakawa (first in ladies), Totmianina and Marinin (first in pairs), and Evgeni Plushenko (first in men).
Russian pair
Tatiana TotmianinaTatiana Totmianina is a retired pairs figure skater. With partner Maxim Marinin, she is the 2006 Olympic Champion.-Biography:...
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Maxim MarininMaxim Victorovich Marinin in Volgograd, Russia) is a retired pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic Champion.-Biography:...
and
Evgeni PlushenkoEvgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater...
skate accompanied by
Edvin MartonEdvin Marton is a Hungarian composer and violinist. His original name is Lajos Csűry. He became known as the violinist of the skaters, mainly because Evgeni Plushenko, Stéphane Lambiel, and other famous skaters often skated to his music.- Biography :He was born in an area of Ukraine largely...
at the violin, playing from the ice.
At the end of the gala, the skaters all gathered together to close the show with their curtsies.