Who won figure skating 2002?
Competition. In the figure skating pairs competition, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia won the short program over Jamie Salé and David Pelletier of Canada.
What happened to Marinin?
Accident. On 23 October 2004, during the free skate at the 2004 Skate America in Pittsburgh, Marinin lost his balance while attempting an axel lasso lift and Totmianina slammed into the ice head first. She recovered from her injuries rapidly and was able to return to the ice within days.
Who is considered the best figure skater of all time?
Sonja Henie Often considered the greatest figure skater in the history of the sport — male or female — Norway’s Henie won Olympic gold three times in ladies’ singles (1928, ’32 and ’36) and a remarkable 10 consecutive world titles from 1927-36.
Where were the figure skating events held in 2002 Winter Olympics?
All figure skating events in 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the Salt Lake Ice Center . Yagudin received 5.9s and 6.0s for his free skating after World Champion Plushenko had made several errors in both the short program and the free skating.
Who won the Olympic figure skating gold medal in 2014?
Hughes and Slutskaya finished with tie scores, Hughes winning the gold medal on a tiebreaker for having won the free skating. The Russian officials were very disappointed with the result and filed a protest, which was not accepted by ISU after it examined all results and scores, thus confirming Hughes as the winner.
What was Yagudin’s free skating score at the 2002 Olympics?
Yagudin received 5.9s and 6.0s for his free skating after World Champion Plushenko had made several errors in both the short program and the free skating. Ladies’ Singles gold medalist Sarah Hughes meets with President George W. Bush in Washington D.C. on April 12, 2002.
What happened in the Olympics figure skating free program?
Hughes, fourth after the short program, skated a clean free skating with seven triple jumps, including two triple-triple combinations. Kwan led after the short program but slipped to third after two jumping errors. Sasha Cohen finished fourth, after a fall on the back end of a triple lutz-triple toe combination.