Beijing Winter Olympics 2022- Figure Skating, Who Brought Home the Gold?

Forsome, the Olympics are an excuse to watch sports we wouldn’t normally watch on a day-to-day basis. One sport that caught the eye of many while watching the Beijng winter games was figure skating. With the figure skaters gliding on the ice with their sharp skates, one can only wonder, what are the results of the month-long competition?

Starting off the Gold Medal Events was a team event; women’s single skating- free skating. Taking home gold was Kamila Valieva from the ROC, (Russian Olympic Committee). Kaori Sakamoto from Japan won silver, and Madeline Schizas from Canada won bronze. The US took fourth with Karen Chen as the represented skater. Karen Chen scored 131.52 points for the US which was only 47.4 points away from tying with first place Kamila Valieva.

The next Gold Metal Event was the men’s single skating- free skating. The US took gold this time as Nathan Chen scored a whopping total of 332.60 points. For the men’s single skating, they performed a short program and a free skating program. The points combined are what determine the medal winners. Japan took second and third place with Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno taking home both the silver and bronze medals.

On Valentine’s Day, the Ice dance- free dance occurred. This is a partner skate where the two figure skaters must perfect a routine in regards to rhythm and free dance. The first place medal was awarded to Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cixeron from France who scored a 226.98 total. The ROC took second place with Victoria Sinitsina and Nikia Katsalapov working together to earn 220.51 points. The US took third and fourth place with Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue receiving 218.02 points for their skate and Madison Chock and Evan Bates receiving 214.77 points for their skate.

After this, the US does not place in any Gold Medal Events. For the Women’s single skating-free skate, the ROC took first and second with skaters Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova, respectfully while Japan took third with Kaori Sakamoto. The US placed 7th in this competition with Alysa Liu skating. For the Last Gold Medal Event, Pair Skating, China won first place with Wenjinh Sui and Cong Han being the skaters. ROC won second and third with Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov taking second and Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov taking third.

Overall, the US won one Gold medal, thanks to Nathan Chen, one Silver medal, courtesy of the US team as a whole, and a Bronze thanks to the pair Madison Hubbel and Zachary Donohue. Now the only question is, who will win the 2026 Winter Olympic Figure Skating Events?