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Members of the U.S. Olympic figure skating team pose for a photo after receiving gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping after the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.
The investigation meant that the athletes could not be awarded their medals at the podium for the first time in Olympic history. Nearly 30 months later, on July 25, 2024, the U.S. figure skaters ...
Nine U.S. figure skaters received gold medals at the Paris Olympics, 2½ years after their team event at the Beijing Games. Japan got silver and Russia bronze.
Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics, in London, United Kingdom. As this traditional winter sport could be conducted indoors, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its inclusion in the Summer Olympics program. [ 2 ]
The ISU Judging System replaced the previous 6.0 system, and was created, in part, in response to the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal, in an attempt to make the scoring system more objective and less vulnerable to abuse. [1] [2] [3]
A total of 144 quota spots were distributed to figure skating, a decline of four from the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. [2] [3] Beginning with the 2021–22 season, the International Skating Union (ISU) renamed "ladies' singles" as "women's singles". [4] A total of five events were contested: one for men, one for women, and three mixed. [5]
Michael Reaves/Getty Images Team USA’s 2022 Olympic figure skating team finally received their gold medals during the 2024 Paris Games. During a special ceremony on Wednesday, August 7, Evan ...
The Team USA Olympic figure skating team receive gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping after the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing on day 12 of the 2024 Summer Olympic ...