List of Olympic medalists in figure skating
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Figure skating has been part of the Olympic Games since 1908 and has been included in 26 Olympic Games. There have been 286 medals (96 gold, 95 silver, and 95 bronze) awarded to figure skaters representing 29 representing National Olympic Committees. Six events have been contested but one, men's special figures, was discontinued after a single Olympics.
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the only figure skaters to win five Olympic medals (three gold medals and two silver medals). Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafström and Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko have each won four medals. The only skaters with three consecutive titles are Grafström in men's singles, Sonja Henie for Norway in women's singles, and Irina Rodnina from the Soviet Union in pair skating.
On two occasions, there has been a podium sweep. Russian figure skaters hold the unique record of having won gold medals in all six Olympic figure skating events.
Medalists[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
Men's special figures[edit]
Men's special figures was only included in one Olympic Games before being discontinued. The sole winner of the event was Russian Nikolai Panin, who gave his country its first ever Olympic gold medal.[27]
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  London |  Nikolai Panin | Arthur Cumming | Geoffrey Hall-Say | [28] |
Women's singles[edit]
Pairs[edit]
At the 1964 Olympics, Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Debbi Wilkes and Guy Revell, and Vivian Joseph and Ronald Joseph placed second, third, and fourth, respectively. Two years later, Kilius and Bäumler's results were invalidated because the pair had signed a professional contract before the Olympics. The silver medals were re-allocated to Wilkes and Revell and the bronze medals to Joseph and Joseph. However, in 1987, the German team was re-awarded their silver medals after an appeal. In November 2014, the International Olympic Committee clarified that both the German and Canadian teams were the silver medalists, and the U.S. team were the bronze medalists.[45][46]
At the 2002 Olympics, a controversy in the pairs competition culminated in the French judge's scores being thrown out and the Canadian team of Jamie Salé and David Pelletier being awarded gold medals.[47] Additionally, the Russian team of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze were allowed to keep their medals despite the allegations of vote swapping and buying of votes of the French judge. Judges from Russia, China, Poland, Ukraine, and France had placed the Russians first; judges from the United States, Canada, Germany, and Japan gave the nod to the Canadians. A scheme had been hatched whereby the French pairs judge had agreed to award the gold medal to the Russian team, while the Russian ice dance judge was to award the gold medal to the French ice dance team. The International Skating Union announced a day after the competition that it would conduct an "internal assessment" into the judging decision.[48] Marie-Reine Le Gougne, the French judge implicated in collusion, and Didier Gailhaguet, president of the French Federation of Ice Sports, were found guilty of misconduct and were suspended for three years and barred from officiating at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[49]
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | London | [50] | |||
| 1912 |  Stockholm | Figure skating not contested at these Olympics | |||
| 1920 |  Antwerp | [51] | |||
| 1924 |  Chamonix | [52] | |||
| 1928 |  St. Moritz | [53] | |||
| 1932 |  Lake Placid | [54] | |||
| 1936 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen | [55] | |||
| 1948 | St. Moritz | [56] | |||
| 1952 |  Oslo | ||||
| 1956 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo | ||||
| 1960 | Squaw Valley | ||||
| 1964 |  Innsbruck | ||||
| 1968 | Grenoble | ||||
| 1972 |  Sapporo | ||||
| 1976 | Innsbruck | [57] | |||
| 1980 | Lake Placid | ||||
| 1984 |  Sarajevo | ||||
| 1988 |  Calgary | ||||
| 1992 | Albertville | ||||
| 1994 | Lillehammer | [58] | |||
| 1998 | Nagano | [59] | |||
| 2002 | Salt Lake City | No silver medals awarded | [60] | ||
| 2006 | Turin | [61] | |||
| 2010 | Vancouver | [62] | |||
| 2014 | Sochi | [63] | |||
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang | [64] | |||
| 2022 |  Beijing | [65] | |||
Ice dance[edit]
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Innsbruck | [66] | |||
| 1980 | Lake Placid | ||||
| 1984 | Sarajevo | ||||
| 1988 | Calgary | ||||
| 1992 | Albertville | ||||
| 1994 | Lillehammer | [67] | |||
| 1998 | Nagano | [68] | |||
| 2002 | Salt Lake City | [69] | |||
| 2006 | Turin | [70] | |||
| 2010 | Vancouver | [71] | |||
| 2014 | Sochi | [72] | |||
| 2018 | Pyeongchang | [73] | |||
| 2022 | Beijing | [74] |
Team event[edit]
The team event is the newest Olympic figure skating event, first contested in the 2014 Games. It combines the four Olympic figure skating disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance) into a single event; gold is awarded to the team that earns the most placement points.
The results of the 2022 team event were fraught with controversy. The medal ceremony originally scheduled for February 8 was delayed over what International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams described as a situation that required "legal consultation" with the International Skating Union.[75] Several media outlets reported that the issue was over a positive test from December 2021 that showed the presence of trimetazidine in a sample given by Kamila Valieva from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC),[76][77] which was officially confirmed on February 11. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), under suspension from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 2015[78] for its years of serving solely to hide the positive doping results of Russian athletes,[79][80] cleared Valieva on February 9, a day after the December test results were released and two months after the test. The IOC, WADA, and the ISU appealed the RUSADA's decision.[81]
On February 14, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that Valieva be allowed to compete in the women's single event, stating that preventing her from competing "would cause her irreparable harm in the circumstances", although her gold medal in the team event was still under consideration. The favorable decision from the court was made in part due to her age, as minor athletes are subject to different rules than adult athletes.[82][83] The IOC announced that the medal ceremony would not take place until the investigation was over and there was a concrete decision whether to strip Russia of their medals.[84]
On 29 January 2024, the CAS disqualified Valieva for four years retroactive to 25 December 2021 for an anti-doping rule violation which they found her to have committed.[85] On 30 January 2024, the ISU, among other actions, re-allocated the medals in the figure skating team event, upgrading the United States and Japan to gold and silver while downgrading the ROC to bronze.[86]
Multiple medals[edit]
Most medals won[edit]
Skaters who have won three or more Olympic medals are listed below.[90]
| Skater | Nation | Event(s) | Olympics |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Moir | Canada | Ice dance & team event | 2010, 2014, 2018 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tessa Virtue | Canada | Ice dance & team event | 2010, 2014, 2018 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Gillis Grafström | Sweden | Men's singles | 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sonja Henie | Norway | Women's singles | 1928, 1932, 1936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Irina Rodnina[a] |  Soviet Union | Pairs | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | Men's singles & team event | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Artur Dmitriev[b] |  Unified Team Russia | Pairs | 1992, 1994, 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrée Brunet | France | Pairs | 1924, 1928, 1932 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Brunet | France | Pairs | 1924, 1928, 1932 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nathan Chen |  United States | Men's singles & team event | 2018, 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Patrick Chan | Canada | Men's singles & team event | 2014, 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Nikita Katsalapov[c] | Russia ROC | Ice dance & team event | 2014, 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Meryl Davis | United States | Ice dance & team event | 2010, 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Meagan Duhamel | Canada | Pairs & team event | 2014, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Marina Klimova | Soviet Union Unified Team | Ice dance | 1984, 1988, 1992 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada | Women's singles & team event | 2014, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sergei Ponomarenko | Soviet Union Unified Team | Ice dance | 1984, 1988, 1992 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Radford | Canada | Pairs & team event | 2014, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie White | United States | Ice dance & team event | 2010, 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Zhao Hongbo | China | Pairs | 2002, 2006, 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Aljona Savchenko[d] |  Germany | Pairs | 2010, 2014, 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Shen Xue | China | Pairs | 2002, 2006, 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Beatrix Loughran | United States | Women's singles & pairs | 1924, 1928, 1932 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shoma Uno | Japan | Men's singles & team event | 2018, 2022 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- ^ Irina Rodnina won three medals in pair skating with two different partners: a gold medal in 1972 with Alexei Ulanov and two gold medals in 1976 and 1980 with Alexander Zaitsev.
- ^ Artur Dmitriev won three medals in pair skating with two different partners: a gold medal in 1992 and a silver medal in 1994 with Natalia Mishkutenok and a gold medal in 1998 with Oksana Kazakova.
- ^ Nikita Katsalapov won four medals with two different partners. In 2014, he won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal in ice dance with Elena Ilinykh. In 2022, he won a silver medal in ice dance and a bronze medal in the team event with Victoria Sinitsina.
- ^ Aljona Savchenko won three medals in pair skating with two different partners: two bronze medals in 2010 and 2014 with Robin Szolkowy and a gold medal in 2018 with Bruno Massot.
Multiple gold medals[edit]
The only skaters with three consecutive titles are Gillis Grafström in men's singles, Sonja Henie in women's singles, and Irina Rodnina in pairs. The most consecutive titles in ice dance is two, which has only been achieved by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov. In addition, one women's singles skater, three men's singles skaters, and five pair skaters have earned consecutive titles. Two ice dancers and three pair skaters have earned non-consecutive titles.
Five skaters have won Olympic gold medals in multiple events. Evgeni Plushenko won gold in men's singles in 2006 and team event gold in 2014. Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov were the first skaters to win multiple events at a single Olympics, winning in both pairs and the team event. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir matched this feat four years later, earning golds in ice dance and the team event.
| Skater | Nation | Event(s) | Olympics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillis Grafström | Sweden | Men's singles | 1920, 1924, 1928 | 3 |
| Sonja Henie | Norway | Women's singles | 1928, 1932, 1936 | 3 |
| Scott Moir | Canada | Ice dance & team event | 2010, 2018 | 3 |
| Irina Rodnina[a] | Soviet Union | Pairs | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 3 |
| Tessa Virtue | Canada | Ice dance & team event | 2010, 2018 | 3 |
| Ludmila Belousova | Soviet Union | Pairs | 1964, 1968 | 2 |
| Andrée Brunet | France | Pairs | 1928, 1932 | 2 |
| Pierre Brunet | France | Pairs | 1928, 1932 | 2 |
| Dick Button | United States | Men's singles | 1948, 1952 | 2 |
| Nathan Chen | United States | Men's singles & team event | 2022 | 2 |
| Artur Dmitriev[b] | Unified Team Russia | Pairs | 1992, 1998 | 2 |
| Ekaterina Gordeeva | Soviet Union Russia | Pairs | 1988, 1994 | 2 |
| Sergei Grinkov | Soviet Union Russia | Pairs | 1988, 1994 | 2 |
| Oksana Grishuk | Russia | Ice dance | 1994, 1998 | 2 |
| Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | Men's singles | 2014, 2018 | 2 |
| Evgeny Platov | Russia | Ice dance | 1994, 1998 | 2 |
| Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | Men's singles & team event | 2006, 2014 | 2 |
| Oleg Protopopov | Soviet Union | Pairs | 1964, 1968 | 2 |
| Karl Schäfer | Austria | Men's singles | 1932, 1936 | 2 |
| Maxim Trankov | Russia | Pairs & team event | 2014 | 2 |
| Tatiana Volosozhar | Russia | Pairs & team event | 2014 | 2 |
| Katarina Witt |  East Germany | Women's singles | 1984, 1988 | 2 |
| Alexander Zaitsev[a] | Soviet Union | Pairs | 1976, 1980 | 2 |
- ^ a b Irina Rodnina won three gold medals in pair skating with two different partners: one in 1972 with Alexei Ulanov and one each in 1976 and 1980 with Alexander Zaitsev.
- ^ Artur Dmitriev won two gold medals in pair skating with two different partners: one in 1992 with Natalia Mishkutenok and one in 1998 with Oksana Kazakova.
Multiple medals by event[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
| Skater | Nation | Olympics | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillis Grafström | Sweden | 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Karl Schäfer | Austria | 1932, 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Button | United States | 1948, 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 2014, 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| David Jenkins | United States | 1956, 1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Viktor Petrenko | Soviet Union Unified Team | 1988, 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willy Böckl | Austria | 1924, 1928 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Orser | Canada | 1984, 1988 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Elvis Stojko | Canada | 1994, 1998 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shoma Uno | Japan | 2018, 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Patrick Péra | France | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philippe Candeloro | France | 1994, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Women's singles[edit]
| Skater | Nation | Olympics | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonja Henie | Norway | 1928, 1932, 1936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Katarina Witt | East Germany | 1984, 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tenley Albright | United States | 1952, 1956 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Heiss | United States | 1956, 1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sjoukje Dijkstra |  Netherlands | 1960, 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yuna Kim | South Korea | 2010, 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeannette Altwegg | United Kingdom | 1948, 1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fritzi Burger | Austria | 1928, 1932 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Beatrix Loughran | United States | 1924, 1928 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nancy Kerrigan | United States | 1992, 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Michelle Kwan | United States | 1998, 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Irina Slutskaya | Russia | 2002, 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chen Lu | China | 1994, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Pairs[edit]
- ^ a b Irina Rodnina won three medals in pair skating with two different partners: one gold medal in 1972 with Alexei Ulanov and one gold medal each in 1976 and 1980 with Alexander Zaitsev.
- ^ a b Artur Dmitriev won three medals in pair skating with two different partners: one gold medal in 1992 and one silver medal in 1994 with Natalia Mishkutenok and another gold medal in 1998 with Oksana Kazakova.
- ^ a b Aljona Savchenko won three medals in pair skating with two different partners: two bronze medals in 2010 and 2014 with Robin Szolkowy and one gold medal in 2018 with Bruno Massot.
- ^ Phyllis Johnson won two medals in pair skating with two different partners: one silver medal in 1908 with James H. Johnson and one bronze medal in 1920 with Basil Williams.
Ice dance[edit]
| Skater | Nation | Olympics | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa Virtue | Canada | 2010, 2014, 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Moir | ||||||
| Oksana Grishuk | Russia | 1994, 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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