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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 m ...
events at the
1992 Winter Olympic Games
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, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
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were held at the
Halle Olympique located next to the
Théâtre des Cérémonies
Théâtre des Cérémonies was a temporary stadium in Albertville, France. Built to only host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the circular shape stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The sta ...
, two kilometres southwest of downtown
Albertville
Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...
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The final placements were decided by factored placements. In the men's singles, ladies' singles and the pairs event, the short program (SP) was factored by 0.5, one-third (33.3%) of the total score, while the free skating (FS) was factored by 1.0, two-thirds (66.7%) of the total score. In ice dance, the two compulsory dances (CD) were factored by a total of 0.4 (0.2 each dance), which was 20% of the total score (10% each dance). The original dance (OD) was factored by 0.6 (30% of the total score), while the free dance (FD) was factored by 1.0 (50% of the total score). In the result of factored placements being tied, the free skating was the tie-breaker.
At the 1992 Winter Olympics, the short program was called the original program. The 1992 Winter Olympics was also the first time that the men's and ladies' events did not include a
compulsory figures
Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly a segment of figure skating, and gave the sport its name. They are the "circular patterns which skaters trace on the ice to demonstrate skill in placing clean turns evenly on round circles". For ...
competition.
Medal table
Participant NOCs
Twenty eight nations sent figure skaters to compete in the events at Albertville.
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Results
Men
13, 15 February 1992
Referee:
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Jürg Wilhelm
Assistant Referee:
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Tsaja Andrée
Judges:
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Frank Parsons
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Hely Abbondati
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Tatiana Danilenko
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Fabio Bianchetti
Fabio Bianchetti is a member of the International Skating Union Technical Committee. He took the Judge's Oath at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics (''Torino 2006'') was held on 10 Febru ...
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Jean Matthews
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Felicitas Babusíková
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Hideo Sugita
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Hugh C. Graham Jr.
Hugh C. Graham, Jr is an American figure skater.
He competed as a singles skater and as a pair skater with his sister, Margaret Anne Graham. After his competitive career ended, he spent from 1986 to 1989 as the President of the United States Fi ...
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Josette Betsch
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Wendy Utley (substitute)
Ladies
19, 21 February 1992
Referee:
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Benjamin T. Wright
Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
Assistant Referee:
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Monique Georgelin
Judges:
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Persons with the given name
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Mary Pearson
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Yang Jiasheng
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Monique Petis
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Mieko Fujimori
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Ingelise Blangsted
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Felicitas Babusikova
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Vanessa Riley
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Marina Sanaya
Marina Valterovna Sanaya (Melnyk) (russian: Марина Вальтеровна Саная (Мельник); 7 January 1959 – 6 October 2016) was a figure skating official and competitor who represented the Soviet Union. Competing at the age o ...
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Maragaret Ann Wier (substitute)
Pairs
9, 11 February 1992
Referee:
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Walburga Grimm
Walpurga or Walburga ( ang, Wealdburg, la, Valpurga, Walpurga, Walpurgis, sv, Valborg; c. AD 71025 February 777 or 779), also spelled Valderburg or Guibor, was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 ...
Assistant Referee:
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Sally-Anne Stapleford
Judges:
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Anne Hardy-Thomas
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Felicitas Babusíková
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Frank Parsons
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Joan Gruber
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Ulf Denzer
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Dennis McFarlane
Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Saint Dionysius (disambiguation), Christian saints named Dionysius.
The name came from Dionysus, the Classical mythology, Greek god of ecstatic states, ...
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Miranda Marchi
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Mikhail Drei
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Wendy Utley
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Hideo Sugita (substitute)
Ice dance
14, 16, 17 February 1992
During a practice session on 10 February,
Jacqueline Petr
Jacqueline Petr (born October 9, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With partner Mark Janoschak, she is the 1992 Canadian national champion. They represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where they placed 12th ...
's right skate hit her left calf, requiring 22 stitches.
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Referee:
* Lawrence Demmy
Assistant Referee:
* Lysiane Lauret
Judges:
* Elena Buriak
* Brenda Long-Simpson
* Marie Lundmark
* William McLachlan
* István Sugár
* Armelle van Eybergen
* Mary Louise Wright
* Olga Záková
* Olga Giardini
* Ulf Denzer (substitute)
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References
External links
Official Olympic Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Figure Skating At The 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics events
1992
1992 in figure skating
International figure skating competitions hosted by France