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Figure Skating At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' Singles
The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Short program (figure skating), short program was held on February 23, 2010 and the free skating was held on February 25, 2010. Yuna Kim from South Korea won the gold medal setting three world best scores. Mao Asada from Japan became the first lady to accomplish one triple Axel during the short program and two during the free program at the Olympics. Records Scores Results Short program The ladies' short program was held on February 23, 2010. Yuna Kim (South Korea) finished first with a new ISU Judging System#Best scores, world best score. Mao Asada (Japan) finished second. Joannie Rochette (Canada) skated in the competition despite the tragedy of her mother's death two days earlier and finished third. * TSS = Total Segment Score; TES = Technical Element Score; PCS = Program Component Score; SS = Skating Skills; TR = Transit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mao Asada
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2010, 2013), and a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14). She is the first female figure skater who has landed three triple Axel jumps in one competition, which she achieved at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Asada is also the 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–05 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time Japanese national champion (2006–2009, 2011–2012). She is the former world record holder for the ladies' short program score, which she set at the 2014 World Championships and held until it was broken by Evgenia Medvedeva in 2016. A former prodigy, Asada is the fifth woman and the first junior girl to land the triple Axel, accomplishing this at the 2004–05 Junior Grand Prix Final. She won her first Grand Prix Final at the age of 15. Consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
