The men's single figure skating competition of the

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was held on 16 and 17 February 2018 at the

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. The short program was held on 16 February and the

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was held on 17 February. This medal event was the 1000th medal event in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

Summary

With his victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics,

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became the first male figure skater in 66 years to win two consecutive gold medals, after

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did so in 1952. Fellow countryman

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won the silver medal, and Spain's Javier Fernández won the bronze medal, Spain's first figure skating medal. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by

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, member of the

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, accompanied by Alexander Lakernik, ISU Figure Skating Vice President. Vincent Zhou landed the first quadruple lutz at the Olympics.

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became the first to ever land six quads, five clean. Chen also landed the first quadruple flip at the Olympics.

Qualification

A total of 30 skaters qualified to compete for the event, with each country allowed to only enter a maximum of three. 24 quotas were handed out during the

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and the remaining six were given out at the

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. Each country decided the entry of its teams, and athletes winning the quota were not necessarily granted the right to compete. All athletes competing must have met the minimum total elements score, which does not include component scores. For the short program this was 25.00 and the free skating 45.00.

Schedule

All times are (

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Results

Short program

The short program was held on 16 February 2018.

Free skating

The free skating was held on 17 February 2018.

Overall

The skaters were ranked according to their overall score. TP - Total points; SP - Short program; FS - Free skating

References

Citations

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