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Figure Skating At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Team Event
The team event in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 4, 6, and 7 February, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Haidian District of Beijing. The 2018 team event gold was won by Canada, with the Russian Olympic Committee placing second, and the United States placing third. Canadian 2018 Olympic champion Eric Radford returned, but this time he competed with a new partner Vanessa James. In 2022, the Russian Olympic Committee entered the team event as the favorite, with the United States, Canada, and Japan also expected to be in medal contention. The Russian Olympic Committee decided to enter their top skaters for both the short program and free skating and won the event nine points ahead of the United States, who took silver. Japan won the bronze medal. The medal ceremony originally scheduled for Tuesday, 8 February, was delayed over what International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams described as a situation that required "legal consultation" with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; the four individual disciplines are also combined into a team event, first included in the Winter Olympics in 2014. The non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating, Theater on Ice, and four skating. From intermediate through senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (the short program and the free skate), which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior) at local, regional, sectional, national, and international competitions. The International Skating Union (IS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Bates
Evan Bates (born February 23, 1989) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Madison Chock, he is a 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, a three-time World medalist (silver in 2015, bronze in 2016 and 2022), a four-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist ( 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2022–23), a two-time Four Continents champion ( 2019, 2020), and a three-time U.S. national champion ( 2015, 2020, 2022). The two represented the United States at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. With former partner Emily Samuelson, Bates is the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2008 World Junior champion, and the 2009 U.S. national silver medalist. They competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Personal life Evan Bates was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He graduated from Huron High School in 2007 and from the University of Michigan in December 2013 with a degree in Organizational Studies. After partnering on ice for several years, Chock and Bates bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Radford
Eric Radford (born January 27, 1985) is a Canadian Pair skating, pair skater. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is a two-time world champion (2015 World Figure Skating Championships, 2015, 2016 World Figure Skating Championships, 2016), a Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team event, 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Pairs skating, 2018 Olympic bronze medallist in the pairs event, a two-time Four Continents champion (2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2013, 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2015), the 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Canadian national champion (2012–18). He is the first openly gay man to have won a gold medal at any Winter Olympic Games, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haidian District
Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District. It is 431 square km in area, making it the second-largest district in urban Beijing area (after Chaoyang), and is home to 2,240,124 inhabitants (2000 Census). Sister cities Since 1992, Haidian District has signed official papers and established Sister City relationship with 14 cities and districts from 10 countries of 4 continents. Some sister cities are shown below: South America * Santa Fe, Argentina (May 2010) * La Falda, Cordoba, Argentina (10 September 2009) North America * Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (8 February 2008) * Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States (15 April 1998) Europe * Savonlinna, Finland (9 March 2016) * Olympia, Peloponnesus, Greece (28 February 2008) * Groningen, Netherlands (19 October 2004) * Bures-sur-Yvette, Massy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas with competition in selected events beginning 2 February 2022. It was the 24th edition of the Winter Olympic Games. Beijing was selected as host city in 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking its second time hosting the Olympics, and the last of three consecutive Olympics hosted in East Asia following the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Having previously hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing became the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The venues for the Games were concentrated upon Beijing, its suburb Yanqing District, and Zhangjiakou, with some events (including the ceremonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 2022 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. The five events took place between 4 and 20 February 2022. A total of 144 quota spots were distributed to the sport of figure skating, a decline of four from the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. From the 2021–22 season, the International Skating Union renamed "ladies' singles" as "women's singles". A total of five events were contested, one for men, one for women and three mixed. Qualification A total of 144 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. Each NOC can enter a maximum of 18 athletes, with a maximum of nine men or nine women. An additional five quota spots have been made available for, first host qualification, then if any are remaining, the team event. On the issue of the disqualification of participating athletes at the Winter Olympics, the ISU has issued a statement regarding its policy regarding doping violations which may be alleged for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Team Event
The team event was a figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics that was held from 9 to 12 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. It took place over three days between 9–12 February with the short programs and the short dance taking place on 9 and 11 February, and the free skates and the free dance taking place on 11 and 12 February. Timeline All times are (UTC+9). Records For a complete list of figure skating records, see list of highest scores in figure skating The following list of highest scores in figure skating contains the highest scores earned from the 2018–19 season onwards, under the ISU Judging System (IJS). The 2018–19 season began on 1 July 2018. After being trialed in 2003, the IJS rep .... The following new best score was set during this competition: This record was shortly broken in the 2018 Winter Olympics Ladies's Short Program by Alina Zagitova with a score of 82.92. Medvedeva broke her own record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Koleto
is an American-born ice dancer who became a Japanese citizen in 2020. He and his wife, Misato Komatsubara, are the 2020 NHK Trophy gold medalists and four-time Japanese national champions. Together, they also earned a bronze medal from the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Earlier in his career, Koleto competed with partner Yura Min for South Korea, winning the 2014 national title and placing tenth at the 2014 Four Continents. He also competed with Thea Rabe for Norway. Personal life Koleto was born June 17, 1991, in Kalispell, Montana. He married Misato Komatsubara in January 2017 in Okayama, Japan. Koleto became a Japanese citizen on November 19, 2020. Upon becoming a Japanese citizen, Koleto legally adopted the Komatsubara surname. Japanese law requires couples to share a surname, and he felt that "to be Japanese but ask my wife to change to a foreign surname I thought was quite strange." He chose the personal name Takeru after consulting his mother-in-law abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misato Komatsubara
is a Japanese ice dancer. She currently represents her home country in partnership with her husband Tim Koleto, with whom she is the 2020 NHK Trophy champion and a four-time Japanese national champion. Together, they also earned a bronze medal from the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She previously represented Italy with Andrea Fabbri, with whom she won five international medals, including silver at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge. Personal life Komatsubara was born on July 28, 1992, in Tokyo. She speaks Japanese, English, and Italian. She is vegan. Komatsubara and Tim Koleto began a relationship after partnering on-ice in 2016, and they married in January 2017 in Okayama, Japan. Koleto adopted Komatsubara's surname upon his becoming a Japanese citizen in 2020, feeling that "to be Japanese but ask my wife to change to a foreign surname I thought was quite strange." Career Early years Komatsubara began learning to skate in 2001. She competed for Japan with Kokoro M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuichi Kihara
is a Japanese pair skater. With his skating partner, Riku Miura, he is the 2022 World silver medalist, the 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2021 CS Autumn Classic champion, and the 2020 Japanese national champion. They also are bronze medalists in the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He previously competed with Narumi Takahashi and Miu Suzaki, representing Japan at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, respectively. As a singles skater, he is a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the 2010–11 Japanese Junior silver medalist. Personal life Kihara was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi. He enjoys playing baseball in his spare time. Career Single skating Kihara began learning to skate in 1996. He finished 10th at the 2011 World Junior Championships. He competed in singles through January 28, 2013. Partnership with Takahashi On January 30, 2013, the Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riku Miura
Riku Miura ( ja, 三浦 璃来; born December 17, 2001) is a Japanese pair skater. With her skating partner, Ryuichi Kihara, she is the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships, 2023 World champion, 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, 2022 World silver medalist, the 2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2021 CS Autumn Classic champion, and the 2019–20 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2020 Japanese national champion. They also are bronze medalists in the Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event, team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. With her former skating partner, Shoya Ichihashi, she competed in the final segment at three World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Championships (2017–19). Personal life Miura was born in Takaraz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Sakamoto
is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2022 World champion, the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time NHK Trophy champion, the 2022 Skate America champion, and a three-time Japanese national champion. In addition to her individual bronze, she is also a 2022 Olympic team event bronze medalist. She is the first Japanese woman to win the World Championships since Mao Asada in 2014. On the junior level, she is the 2017 World Junior bronze medalist and the 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. Sakamoto represented Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth. Personal life Kaori Sakamoto was born on 9 April 2000 in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, in Japan. The decision for Sakamoto to become a figure skater was made as a family decision at an early age. In 2022 she was attending Kobe Gakuin University while continuing to compete in ice skating. Her hobbies are swimming and completing Jigsaw puzzles. Her coaches sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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