Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Pair skating
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The pair skating
competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
was held at Pacific Coliseum
on February 14 (short program) and February 15 (free skating
), 2010.
& Zhao Hongbo
(CHN) set a new world record for the short program of 76.66 points.
& Tong Jian
(CHN) set a new world record
for the free skate with a score of 141.81 points.
Shen Xue
& Zhao Hongbo
(CHN) set a new world record
for the overall combined score of 216.57 points. It was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team (CIS) flagged team did not win the gold medal.
Referee:
Technical Controller:
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Judges (SP):
Judges (FS):
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
was held at Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena, at Hastings Park, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Completed in 1968, at the former site of the Pacific National Exhibition, the arena currently holds 16,281, for ice hockey, though capacity at its opening was 15,713....
on February 14 (short program) and February 15 (free skating
Free skating
The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
), 2010.
Short program
The pairs short program was held on February 14. Shen XueShen Xue
Shen Xue is a female Chinese pair skater. With her partner and husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...
& Zhao Hongbo
Zhao Hongbo
Zhao Hongbo is a male Chinese pair skater. With his partner and wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...
(CHN) set a new world record for the short program of 76.66 points.
Free skate
The pairs free skate was held on February 15. Pang QingPang Qing
Pang Qing is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Tong Jian, she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Career:...
& Tong Jian
Tong Jian
Tong Jian is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Pang Qing, he is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, 2006 & 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion....
(CHN) set a new world record
ISU Judging System
The ISU Judging System , is the scoring system on the event and on the level of competition. At the senior international level, single and pairs short programs contain eight technical elements. The actual eight elements are detailed for single skaters in ISU rule 310...
for the free skate with a score of 141.81 points.
Shen Xue
Shen Xue
Shen Xue is a female Chinese pair skater. With her partner and husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...
& Zhao Hongbo
Zhao Hongbo
Zhao Hongbo is a male Chinese pair skater. With his partner and wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...
(CHN) set a new world record
ISU Judging System
The ISU Judging System , is the scoring system on the event and on the level of competition. At the senior international level, single and pairs short programs contain eight technical elements. The actual eight elements are detailed for single skaters in ISU rule 310...
for the overall combined score of 216.57 points. It was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team (CIS) flagged team did not win the gold medal.
Short program results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | / | 76.66 | 42.42 | 34.24 | 8.60 | 8.30 | 8.70 | 8.60 | 8.60 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | / | 75.96 | 42.24 | 33.72 | 8.40 | 8.25 | 8.55 | 8.50 | 8.45 | 0.00 | 20 | |
| 3 | / | 74.16 | 40.92 | 33.24 | 8.25 | 8.10 | 8.45 | 8.30 | 8.45 | 0.00 | 16 | |
| 4 | / | 71.50 | 39.90 | 32.60 | 8.25 | 7.90 | 8.25 | 8.15 | 8.20 | 1.00 | 18 | |
| 5 | / | 71.28 | 41.08 | 30.20 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 7.55 | 7.65 | 7.45 | 0.00 | 19 | |
| 6 | / | 65.36 | 36.16 | 30.20 | 7.60 | 7.30 | 7.60 | 7.65 | 7.60 | 1.00 | 17 | |
| 7 | / | 64.20 | 37.60 | 26.60 | 6.70 | 6.30 | 6.75 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 9 | |
| 8 | / | 63.44 | 34.24 | 30.20 | 7.65 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.65 | 7.55 | 1.00 | 14 | |
| 9 | / | 62.14 | 34.62 | 27.52 | 7.05 | 6.70 | 6.85 | 7.00 | 6.80 | 0.00 | 15 | |
| 10 | / | 57.86 | 33.10 | 24.76 | 6.30 | 5.95 | 6.35 | 6.20 | 6.15 | 0.00 | 8 | |
| 11 | / | 56.82 | 31.90 | 24.92 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.15 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 0.00 | 11 | |
| 12 | / | 56.54 | 31.74 | 24.80 | 6.25 | 5.90 | 6.30 | 6.35 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 7 | |
| 13 | / | 55.34 | 32.70 | 22.64 | 5.85 | 5.40 | 5.80 | 5.75 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 13 | |
| 14 | / | 53.26 | 29.86 | 23.40 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.75 | 0.00 | 4 | |
| 15 | / | 51.16 | 28.56 | 22.60 | 5.75 | 5.40 | 5.65 | 5.80 | 5.65 | 0.00 | 6 | |
| 16 | / | 48.28 | 27.72 | 20.56 | 5.25 | 4.90 | 5.25 | 5.15 | 5.15 | 0.00 | 12 | |
| 17 | / | 45.46 | 23.54 | 21.92 | 5.60 | 5.25 | 5.35 | 5.55 | 5.65 | 0.00 | 5 | |
| 18 | / | 42.18 | 23.70 | 19.48 | 5.15 | 4.60 | 4.85 | 5.00 | 4.75 | 1.00 | 2 | |
| 19 | / | 39.54 | 21.74 | 18.80 | 4.85 | 4.50 | 4.65 | 4.85 | 4.65 | 1.00 | 10 | |
| 20 | / | 39.30 | 23.26 | 18.04 | 4.75 | 4.25 | 4.40 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 2.00 | 3 | |
Free skate results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | / | 141.81 | 70.53 | 71.28 | 8.90 | 8.70 | 9.00 | 8.90 | 9.05 | 0.00 | 19 | |
| 2 | / | 139.91 | 67.51 | 72.40 | 8.95 | 8.85 | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.25 | 0.00 | 20 | |
| 3 | / | 134.64 | 65.08 | 70.56 | 8.85 | 8.60 | 8.85 | 8.85 | 8.95 | 1.00 | 18 | |
| 4 | / | 123.06 | 65.42 | 58.64 | 7.50 | 7.15 | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.25 | 1.00 | 14 | |
| 5 | / | 122.35 | 61.27 | 62.08 | 7.80 | 7.55 | 7.80 | 7.85 | 7.80 | 1.00 | 15 | |
| 6 | / | 121.75 | 60.99 | 61.76 | 7.70 | 7.60 | 7.70 | 7.85 | 7.75 | 1.00 | 16 | |
| 7 | / | 120.61 | 57.13 | 64.48 | 8.05 | 7.85 | 8.05 | 8.10 | 8.25 | 1.00 | 17 | |
| 8 | / | 119.64 | 64.64 | 56.00 | 7.15 | 6.75 | 7.05 | 7.05 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 11 | |
| 9 | / | 115.77 | 60.45 | 56.32 | 7.10 | 6.80 | 7.05 | 7.10 | 7.15 | 1.00 | 13 | |
| 10 | / | 114.06 | 62.06 | 52.00 | 6.45 | 6.45 | 6.65 | 6.45 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 9 | |
| 11 | / | 106.96 | 57.72 | 50.24 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 1.00 | 10 | |
| 12 | / | 105.07 | 56.27 | 48.80 | 6.20 | 5.85 | 6.25 | 6.15 | 6.05 | 0.00 | 8 | |
| 13 | / | 104.78 | 54.34 | 51.44 | 6.65 | 6.30 | 6.35 | 6.55 | 6.30 | 1.00 | 12 | |
| 14 | / | 93.94 | 48.34 | 45.60 | 5.90 | 5.45 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.65 | 0.00 | 6 | |
| 15 | / | 93.28 | 51.08 | 43.20 | 5.50 | 5.20 | 5.60 | 5.35 | 5.35 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 16 | / | 91.66 | 49.90 | 41.76 | 5.25 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.15 | 0.00 | 5 | |
| 17 | / | 89.08 | 48.44 | 42.64 | 5.40 | 5.25 | 5.15 | 5.45 | 5.40 | 2.00 | 7 | |
| 18 | / | 86.52 | 49.44 | 38.08 | 4.90 | 4.40 | 4.75 | 4.90 | 4.85 | 1.00 | 4 | |
| 19 | / | 82.72 | 43.92 | 38.80 | 5.05 | 4.65 | 4.90 | 4.95 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 3 | |
| 20 | / | 81.44 | 45.52 | 35.92 | 4.65 | 4.20 | 4.65 | 4.50 | 4.45 | 0.00 | 2 | |
Overall results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| / | 216.57 | 1 | 2 | ||
| / | 213.31 | 4 | 1 | ||
| / | 210.60 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | / | 194.77 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | / | 194.34 | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | / | 187.11 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | / | 185.79 | 8 | 5 | |
| 8 | / | 181.78 | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | / | 179.97 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | / | 171.92 | 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | / | 163.50 | 12 | 11 | |
| 12 | / | 161.60 | 11 | 13 | |
| 13 | / | 158.33 | 14 | 12 | |
| 14 | / | 145.10 | 15 | 14 | |
| 15 | / | 144.42 | 13 | 17 | |
| 16 | / | 139.94 | 16 | 16 | |
| 17 | / | 138.74 | 17 | 15 | |
| 18 | / | 125.82 | 20 | 18 | |
| 19 | / | 124.90 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | / | 120.98 | 19 | 20 | |
Referee:
- Pekka LeskinenPekka LeskinenJuha Pekka Leskinen is a former professional figure skater from Finland. He is 6'0" and weighs around 150 pounds. He was born in Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo, Finland. He was a member of Kuopion Luisteluseura, Kuopio. In the winter of 1976 he was 21 years old and ranked 13th in many of his short programs...
Technical Controller:
- Susan LynchSusan LynchSusan Lynch is an actor from Northern Ireland.-Early life:Lynch was born in Corrinshego, Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother and Irish father. Her brother is actor John Lynch, she has a sister, Pauline, who is a drama teacher at St...
Technical Specialist:
- David Moellenkamp
Assistant Technical Specialist:
- Simon Briggs
Judges (SP):
- Wang Yumin
- Irina Medvedeva
- Karen Archer
- Andrea Derby
- Alexander Kogan
- Taffy Holliday
- Heinz-Ulrich WaltherHeinz-Ulrich WaltherHeinz-Ulrich Walther is a German pair skater and figure skating judge who represented East Germany and the Unified Team of Germany in competition.- Biography :...
- Markus GermannMarkus GermannMarkus Arthur Germann is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 1963 & 1964 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1964 Winter Olympics where he placed 19th.He has served as an ISU Referee for Switzerland.-Competitive highlights:...
- Florence Vuylsteker
Judges (FS):
- Anna Sierocka
- Nikolai Salnikov
- Franco Benini
- Albert Zaydman
- Heinz-Ulrich WaltherHeinz-Ulrich WaltherHeinz-Ulrich Walther is a German pair skater and figure skating judge who represented East Germany and the Unified Team of Germany in competition.- Biography :...
- Irina Medvedeva
- Andrea Derby
- Taffy Holliday
- Wang Yumin
- Markus GermannMarkus GermannMarkus Arthur Germann is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 1963 & 1964 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1964 Winter Olympics where he placed 19th.He has served as an ISU Referee for Switzerland.-Competitive highlights:...
External links
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Pairs, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-15.
- Vancouver 2010: Figure Skating