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Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

The men's single figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 16 and 17 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea.[1][2] The short program was held on 16 February and the free skating was held on 17 February.[3]

This medal event was the 1000th medal event in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.[4]

Summary

With his victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu became the first male figure skater in 66 years to win two consecutive gold medals, after Dick Button did so in 1952. Fellow countryman Shoma Uno won the silver medal, and Spain's Javier Fernández won the bronze medal, Spain's first figure skating medal.[5]

In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Tsunekazu Takeda, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Alexander Lakernik, ISU Figure Skating Vice President.[citation needed]

Vincent Zhou landed the first quadruple lutz at the Olympics.[6] Nathan Chen became the first to ever land six quads, five clean.[7][8] Chen also landed the first quadruple flip at the Olympics.[9]

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 2017 World Figure Skating Championships and the remaining six were given out at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Each country decided the entry of its teams, and athletes winning the quota were not necessarily granted the right to compete.[10] 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.[11]

Schedule

All times are (UTC+9).

Results

Short program

The short program was held on 16 February 2018.[3][12]

Free skating

The free skating was held on 17 February 2018.[3][13]

Overall

The skaters were ranked according to their overall score.[14]

TP - Total points; SP - Short program; FS - Free skating

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Venues". www.pyeongchang2018.com/. Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ a b c d "Schedule". Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Hanyu edges out YOG star for skating gold". olympic.org. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ^ Wilner, Barry (February 17, 2018). "Hanyu defends Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating". Associated Press. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Brennan, Christine (February 15, 2018). "USA's Vincent Zhou lands quadruple lutz, first figure skater in Olympics history". USA Today. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nathan Chen Makes Olympic History With 6 Quad Jumps". Time. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  8. ^ Traci G. Lee and Saleah Blancaflor (February 17, 2018). "Nathan Chen makes Olympic history with redemptive skate". NBC News. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Carlson, Adam (February 18, 2018). "Teen Figure Skater Nathan Chen Disappoints in First Olympic Performance with Heartbreaking Fall". People. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018, Figure skating". International Skating Union (ISU). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Extract from ISU Communication 2097". www.iceskating.org.uk/. National Ice Skating Association (UK). Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Judges Details Per Skater: Figure Skating Men's Short Program Results" (PDF). International Skating Union (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Judges Details Per Skater: Figure Skating Men's Free Skating Results" (PDF). International Skating Union (PDF). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Judges Details Per Skater: Figure Skating Men's Total Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 February 2018.