Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Pair skating

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
The medalists on the podium. From left: Pang Qing / Tong Jian (silver), Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (gold), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (bronze)
VenuePacific Coliseum
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DatesFebruary 14
February 15
Competitors40 from 12 nations
Winning score216.57
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pang Qing / Tong Jian  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy  Germany
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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

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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

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Short program

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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

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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

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Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   China 216.57 1 2
  Pang Qing / Tong Jian   China 213.31 4 1
  Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy   Germany 210.60 2 3
4 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov   Russia 194.77 3 7
5 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao   China 194.34 5 4
6 Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison   Canada 187.11 6 6
7 Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov   Russia 185.79 8 5
8 Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov   Ukraine 181.78 9 8
9 Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay   Canada 179.97 7 9
10 Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig   United States 171.92 10 10
11 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov   Russia 163.50 12 11
12 Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon   Italy 161.60 11 13
13 Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett   United States 158.33 14 12
14 Vanessa James / Yannick Bonheur   France 145.10 15 14
15 Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz   Switzerland 144.42 13 17
16 Stacey Kemp / David King   Great Britain 139.94 16 16
17 Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende   Germany 138.74 17 15
18 Joanna Sulej / Mateusz Chruściński   Poland 125.82 20 18
19 Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov   Estonia 124.90 18 19
20 Ekaterina Kostenko / Roman Talan   Ukraine 120.98 19 20

Judges and officials

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Referee:

Technical Controller:

Technical Specialist:

Assistant Technical Specialist:

Judges (SP):

Judges (FS):

References

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  1. ^ Hersh, Philip (16 February 2010). "Fourth time is their charm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Short Program Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "ISU Judging System Statistics, Progression of Highest Score, Pairs Total Score". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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