Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Pair skating

Figure skating pair skating
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Figure skating pair skating; at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
	Figure skating
Venue	Capital Indoor Stadium; Beijing
Date	18, 19 February 2022
Competitors	19 from 13 nations
Winning score	239.88 points
Medalists
	← 2018 2026 →

The pair skating competition in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 18 February (short program) and 19 February (free skating), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Haidian District of Beijing.^[1] Sui Wenjing / Han Cong of China, the 2018 silver medalists, won the event. Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won silver, and Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov, also of ROC, bronze.

Summary

The 2018 champions, Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot of Germany, retired from competition. The bronze medalist Meagan Duhamel retired as well, whereas her partner Eric Radford, together with his new partner Vanessa James, qualified for the Olympics. The silver medalists, Sui Wenjing / Han Cong, qualified for the Olympics and had the fourth highest score in the 2021–22 season before the Olympics behind three Russian pairs: Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov, Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov, and Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii. At the 2022 European Figure Skating Championships, first Tarasova/Morozov, and then Mishina/Galliamov broke the world record scores. Mishina/Galliamov were the 2021 World champions. The Russians and home favorites Sui/Han were considered the most likely gold medal contenders.^[2]

Laura Barquero of Spain failed the doping test, as announced after the closing of the Olympics.^[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing ISU best scores were:

Component	Skater	Score	Date	Event	Ref
Short program	Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN)	82.83	4 February 2022	2022 Winter Olympics (team)	^[4]
Free skating	Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov (RUS)	157.46	13 January 2022	2022 Europeans	^[5]
Total score	Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov (RUS)	239.82	13 January 2022	2022 Europeans	^[6]

The following new best scores were set during this competition:

Component	Skater	Score	Date	Ref
Short program	Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN)	84.41	18 February 2022	^[7]
Total score	Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN)	239.88	19 February 2022	^[8]

Qualification

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
18 February	18:30	Short program
19 February	19:00	Free skating

Results

Short program

The short program was held on 18 February.

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CO	IN	Ded	StN
1	Sui Wenjing / Han Cong	China	84.41	45.96	38.45	9.54	9.43	9.79	9.64	9.68	0.00	17
2	Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov	ROC	84.25	46.04	38.21	9.61	9.39	9.57	9.57	9.61	0.00	18
3	Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov	ROC	82.76	44.95	37.81	9.25	9.32	9.57	9.54	9.57	0.00	16
4	Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii	ROC	78.59	42.17	36.42	9.04	8.93	9.18	9.14	9.25	0.00	19
5	Peng Cheng / Jin Yang	China	76.10	40.87	35.23	8.79	8.68	8.93	8.82	8.82	0.00	14
6	Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier	United States	74.23	40.64	33.59	8.39	8.21	8.43	8.50	8.46	0.00	2
7	Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc	United States	74.13	39.91	34.22	8.46	8.39	8.57	8.64	8.71	0.00	13
8	Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara	Japan	70.85	36.39	34.46	8.71	8.54	8.57	8.71	8.54	0.00	4
9	Karina Safina / Luka Berulava	Georgia	66.11	36.74	29.37	7.39	7.29	7.36	7.39	7.29	0.00	1
10	Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise	Italy	63.58	33.16	31.42	7.93	7.68	7.75	8.04	7.89	1.00	10
11	Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron	Spain	63.34	34.63	28.71	7.14	7.04	7.18	7.32	7.21	0.00	6
12	Vanessa James / Eric Radford	Canada	63.03	30.37	32.66	8.21	8.11	8.04	8.21	8.25	0.00	3
13	Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro	Canada	62.51	31.94	32.57	8.25	8.18	7.82	8.32	8.14	2.00	12
14	Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert	Germany	62.37	32.45	30.92	7.79	7.71	7.57	7.82	7.75	1.00	11
15	Hailey Kops / Evgeni Krasnopolski	Israel	55.99	30.59	25.40	6.25	6.25	6.43	6.46	6.36	0.00	9
16	Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini	Italy	55.83	28.38	29.45	7.39	7.18	7.32	7.50	7.43	2.00	15
Did not advance to free skating
17	Jelizaveta Žuková / Martin Bidař	Czech Republic	54.64	29.56	27.08	6.89	6.75	6.54	7.00	6.68	2.00	8
18	Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer	Austria	51.96	24.53	27.43	7.00	6.89	6.61	7.00	6.79	0.00	5
WD	Ioulia Chtchetinina / Márk Magyar	Hungary	withdrew from competition									7

Ioulia Chtchetinina / Márk Magyar of Hungary withdrew prior to the short program due to Magyar's positive COVID-19 test.^[7]

Notes:
TSS – Total Segment Score; TES – Technical Element Score; PCS – Program Component Score
SS – Skating Skills; TR – Transitions; PE – Performance/Execution
CO – Composition; IN – Interpretation; Ded – Deduction; StN – Starting Number

Free skating

The free skating was held on 19 February.

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CO	IN	Ded	StN
1	Sui Wenjing / Han Cong	China	155.47	78.61	76.86	9.71	9.61	9.50	9.71	9.50	0.00	16
2	Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov	ROC	155.00	78.01	76.99	9.54	9.54	9.68	9.68	9.68	0.00	15
3	Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov	ROC	154.95	79.71	75.24	9.32	9.29	9.57	9.57	9.39	0.00	14
4	Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii	ROC	141.91	70.75	71.16	9.00	8.86	8.79	8.96	8.86	0.00	13
5	Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara	Japan	141.04	69.95	71.09	8.96	8.68	9.04	8.89	8.86	0.00	9
6	Peng Cheng / Jin Yang	China	138.74	69.03	69.71	8.71	8.54	8.75	8.75	8.82	0.00	12
7	Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier	United States	138.45	68.97	69.48	8.64	8.57	8.79	8.75	8.68	0.00	11
8	Karina Safina / Luka Berulava	Georgia	126.33	63.88	62.45	7.82	7.61	8.00	7.89	7.71	0.00	8
9	Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc	United States	123.92	59.74	66.18	8.29	8.29	8.00	8.50	8.29	2.00	10
10	Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro	Canada	118.86	53.83	65.03	8.04	8.00	8.07	8.25	8.29	0.00	4
11	Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron	Spain	118.02	57.90	60.12	7.61	7.39	7.46	7.61	7.50	0.00	6
12	Vanessa James / Eric Radford	Canada	117.96	53.98	64.98	8.11	7.96	8.11	8.29	8.14	1.00	5
13	Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise	Italy	116.29	54.05	62.24	7.86	7.61	7.75	7.89	7.79	0.00	7
14	Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini	Italy	109.60	54.82	54.78	6.89	6.64	6.89	6.96	6.86	0.00	1
15	Hailey Kops / Evgeni Krasnopolski	Israel	97.83	47.20	50.63	6.43	6.11	6.39	6.46	6.25	0.00	2
16	Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert	Germany	87.32	36.67	51.65	6.89	6.43	5.93	6.57	6.46	1.00	3

Notes:
TSS – Total Segment Score; TES – Technical Element Score; PCS – Program Component Score
SS – Skating Skills; TR – Transitions; PE – Performance/Execution
CO – Composition; IN – Interpretation; Ded – Deduction; StN – Starting Number

Overall

The skaters are ranked according to their overall score.

Rank	Name	Nation	Total	SP		FS
	Sui Wenjing / Han Cong	China	239.88	1	84.41	1	155.47
	Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov	ROC	239.25	2	84.25	2	155.00
	Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov	ROC	237.71	3	82.76	3	154.95
4	Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii	ROC	220.50	4	78.59	4	141.91
5	Peng Cheng / Jin Yang	China	214.84	5	76.10	6	138.74
6	Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier	United States	212.68	6	74.23	7	138.45
7	Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara	Japan	211.89	8	70.85	5	141.04
8	Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc	United States	198.05	7	74.13	9	123.92
9	Karina Safina / Luka Berulava	Georgia	192.44	9	66.11	8	126.33
10	Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro	Canada	181.37	13	62.51	10	118.86
11	Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron	Spain	181.36	11	63.34	11	118.02
12	Vanessa James / Eric Radford	Canada	180.99	12	63.03	12	117.96
13	Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise	Italy	179.87	10	63.58	13	116.29
14	Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini	Italy	165.43	16	55.83	14	109.60
15	Hailey Kops / Evgeni Krasnopolski	Israel	153.82	15	55.99	15	97.83
16	Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert	Germany	149.69	14	62.37	16	87.32
17	Jelizaveta Žuková / Martin Bidař	Czech Republic	—	17	54.64	—
18	Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer	Austria	—	18	51.96	—
WD	Ioulia Chtchetinina / Márk Magyar	Hungary	withdrew from competition

References

^ "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ Skretta, Dave (12 January 2022). "Russians heavy favorites for Olympic figure skating medals". ABC News.
^ "Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero fails doping test at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. 22 February 2022.
^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Short Program Score". International Skating Union. 5 February 2022.
^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. 23 January 2022.
^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Total Score". International Skating Union. January 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Skretta, Dave (18 February 2022). "China's Sui, Han top pairs short program record at Olympics". The Washington Post.
^ Macur, Juliet (19 February 2022). "An Exclamation Point for China, Delivered by the Finest of Margins". The New York Times.

[gtimg-1] "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[2] Skretta, Dave (12 January 2022). "Russians heavy favorites for Olympic figure skating medals". ABC News.

[3] "Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero fails doping test at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. 22 February 2022.

[isu-progress-P-SP-4] "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Short Program Score". International Skating Union. 5 February 2022.

[isu-progress-P-FS-5] "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. 23 January 2022.

[isu-progress-P-TO-6] "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Total Score". International Skating Union. January 13, 2022.

[WP220218-7] Skretta, Dave (18 February 2022). "China's Sui, Han top pairs short program record at Olympics". The Washington Post.

[8] Macur, Juliet (19 February 2022). "An Exclamation Point for China, Delivered by the Finest of Margins". The New York Times.

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