Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Ice dance

Ice dance
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Figure skating
VenueCapital Indoor Stadium
Beijing, China
Date12 & 14 February 2022
Competitors46 from 17 nations
Winning score226.98 points
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gabriella Papadakis
and Guillaume Cizeron		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Victoria Sinitsina
and Nikita Katsalapov		  ROC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Madison Hubbell
and Zachary Donohue		  United States
Figure skating at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Singlesmenwomen
Pairsmixed
Ice dancemixed
Team eventmixed

The ice dance competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 12 and 14 February at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the gold medals, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the silver, and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States won the bronze.

Background

In 2016, an independent report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed allegations that the Russian Olympic team had been involved in a state-sponsored doping program from at least late 2011 through February 2014, when Russia hosted the Winter Olympics in Sochi.[1][2] On 9 December 2019, the WADA banned Russia from all international competitions after it found that data provided by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency had been manipulated by Russian authorities in order to protect athletes involved in its doping scheme.[3] Under a ban imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December 2019, Russian athletes could not use the Russian flag or anthem in international competition and had to compete as "Neutral Athletes" or a "Neutral Team" at any world championships for the next two years.[4] On 19 February 2021, it was announced that Russian athletes would compete under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5]

The ice dance competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 12 and 14 February at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.[6] Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, who had won the silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics, had the highest scores of the 2021–22 season going into the Olympics. Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia had the second-highest scores of the season and had won the 2021 World Figure Skating Champions. Papadakis and Cizeron, meanwhile, had opted to not compete at the 2021 World Championships.[7] In ice dance, the scores at the Olympics are typically consistent with the scores throughout the Olympic season; as a result, Papadakis and Cizeron, and Sinitsina and Katsalapov, were considered the leading contenders, with Papadakis and Cizeron seen as the favorites to win.[8]

Qualification

Main article: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Nineteen quota spots in ice dance were awarded based on results at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships.[9] An additional four quota spots were earned at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.[10]

Qualifying nations in ice dance[9][10]
Event Teams
per NOC 		Qualifying NOCs Total
2021 World Championships 3  ROC
 United States
 Canada 		19
1  Italy
 Great Britain
 Spain
 Poland
 China
 Lithuania
 France
 Germany
 Japan
 Ukraine
2021 Nebelhorn Trophy 1  Finland
 Georgia
 Armenia
 Czech Republic 		4
Total 23

Required performance elements

See also: Competition elements in ice dance

Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on 12 February.[6] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[11] the theme of the rhythm dance this season was "street dance rhythms". Examples of applicable dance styles included, but were not limited, to: hip-hop, disco, swing, krump, popping, funk, jazz, reggae (reggaeton), and blues. The required pattern dance element was the Midnight Blues.[12] The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: the pattern dance, the pattern dance step sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.[13]

The top twenty-four highest scoring teams after the rhythm dance advanced to the free dance, which teams performed on 14 February.[6] The free dance could last no longer than 4 minutes,[11] and had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements, of which one had to be a choreographic character step sequence.[14]

Judging

Further information: ISU Judging System

All of the technical elements in any figure skating performance – such as jumps and spins – were assigned a predetermined base point value and were then scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from -5 to 5 based on their quality of execution.[15] The judging panel's Grade of Execution (GOE) was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after deleting the highest and lowest scores), and this GOE was added to the base value to come up with the final score for each element. The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a total elements score.[16] At the same time, judges evaluated each performance based on five program components – skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music – and assigned a score from .25 to 10 in .25 point increments.[17] The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the following chart; the results were added together to generate a total program component score.[18]

Program component factoring[19]
Discipline Rhythm dance Free dance
Ice dance 0.80 1.20

Deductions were applied for certain violations like time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[20] The total elements score and program component score were added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[21]

Records

For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.
For the season's highest scores, see 2021–22 figure skating season § Season's best scores.

The following new record high scores were set during this event.

Record high scores
Date Team Segment Score Ref.
12 February
  • France
 Rhythm dance 90.83 [22]
14 February Total score 226.98 [23]

Results

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron at the 2019 Internationaux de France
Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov at the 2019 World Championships
Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue at the 2019 Skate Canada International
From left to right: The gold, silver, and bronze medalists from the ice dance event at the 2022 Winter Olympics: Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France (gold), Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia (silver), and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States (bronze)
Code key

Rhythm dance

For Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, their appearance at the 2022 Winter Olympics was their first international performance in nearly three years. They set a new world record in the rhythm dance, beating the previous highest score, which had been set by them at the 2019 NHK Trophy. Their last international appearance had been the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships. "These Olympics are so different from four years ago," Cizeron said, referring to the 2018 Winter Olympics, where they had won the silver medals. "We are in a very different place. I think with all the experience we've gained, we have become more mature. We know better what we are doing, so we are enjoying it better."[22] Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia, who had won the 2021 World Championships, finished in second place, improving on the score they had received in the team event by nearly four points. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States finished in third place, while Madison Chock and Evan Bates, also of the United States, finished in fourth place.[22]

Rhythm dance results[24]
Pl. Team Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CO IN
1  France 90.83 51.65 39.18 9.71 9.61 9.86 9.82 9.96
2  ROC 88.85 50.26 38.59 9.64 9.46 9.71 9.68 9.75
3  United States 87.13 48.82 38.31 9.61 9.36 9.64 9.64 9.64
4  United States 84.14 46.39 37.75 9.36 9.25 9.50 9.57 9.50
5  ROC 84.09 47.09 37.00 9.18 9.00 9.32 9.32 9.43
6  Canada 83.52 46.17 37.35 9.32 9.18 9.46 9.36 9.36
7  Italy 82.68 45.85 36.83 9.14 9.04 9.32 9.29 9.25
8  Canada 78.54 43.89 34.65 8.68 8.46 8.71 8.71 8.75
9  Spain 77.70 42.78 34.92 8.61 8.50 8.82 8.79 8.93
10  Great Britain 76.45 41.70 34.75 8.54 8.43 8.82 8.79 8.86
11  United States 74.58 40.80 33.78 8.36 8.21 8.54 8.50 8.61
12  China 73.41 40.16 33.25 8.29 8.14 8.43 8.39 8.32
13  Canada 72.59 39.67 32.92 8.18 8.00 8.36 8.32 8.29
14  ROC 71.66 39.31 32.25 7.96 7.86 8.21 8.11 8.29
15  Poland 70.32 39.51 30.81 7.57 7.57 7.71 7.86 7.79
16  Finland 68.23 38.14 31.09 7.79 7.54 7.93 7.79 7.82
17  Czech Republic 67.22 37.07 30.15 7.57 7.29 7.57 7.61 7.64
18  Georgia 67.08 37.17 29.91 7.43 7.21 7.54 7.57 7.64
19  Armenia 65.87 35.57 30.30 7.57 7.36 7.71 7.61 7.61
20  Ukraine 65.53 35.44 30.09 7.54 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.57
21  Germany 65.47 35.56 29.91 7.43 7.29 7.64 7.54 7.50
22  Japan 65.41 35.58 29.83 7.46 7.25 7.54 7.54 7.50
23  Lithuania 58.35 32.49 25.86 6.54 6.18 6.61 6.54 6.43

Free dance

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the free dance, and the overall competition, setting a new world record with their total score of 226.98, which was six points ahead of silver medalists Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia. Simon Reed, who provided the on-air commentary for the European broadcast, described their performance thusly: "For four minutes, it was exactly at the point where art and sport met, the pinnacle of entertainment, in the most important competition in their lives."[23] Reed went on to add: "They lost in Pyeongchang [at the 2018 Winter Olympics] by under a mark, but here they’ve decimated the field."[23] Papadakis and Cizeron had finished in second place at the 2018 Winter Olympics with less than a point separating them from gold medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada.[25] Reed finished his comments by describing Papadakis and Cizeron as "as fine an ice dance couple as there has been in history."[23]

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States finished in third place, winning the bronze medals. Hubbell and Donohue had previously announced that they were retiring at the end of the season.[26] Madison Chock and Evan Bates, also of the United States, finished in fourth place with a free dance where Chock portrayed an alien and Bates an astronaut. Alice Park of Time called their twizzle sequence "truly out of this world".[26] "Our program is deeply rooted in the message of accepting and finding love with someone who is different than you,” Chock stated in an interview. "It’s important for us to have that message behind our program every season, and especially in the Olympic season, when we feel we have the opportunity to... inspire others around the world."[26]

Free dance results[27]
Pl. Team Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CO IN
1  France 136.15 76.75 59.40 9.82 9.79 9.96 10.00 9.93
2  ROC 131.66 73.43 58.23 9.71 9.61 9.75 9.71 9.75
3  United States 130.89 73.56 58.33 9.75 9.57 9.82 9.68 9.79
4  United States 130.63 72.59 58.04 9.50 9.54 9.68 9.89 9.75
5  Italy 124.37 69.22 55.15 9.14 9.07 9.29 9.21 9.25
6  Spain 121.41 67.71 53.70 8.75 8.68 9.14 9.11 9.07
7  Canada 121.26 66.19 55.07 9.14 9.04 9.21 9.21 9.29
8  ROC 120.98 65.34 55.64 9.25 9.18 9.18 9.46 9.29
9  Great Britain 115.19 63.21 51.98 8.50 8.39 8.82 8.79 8.82
10  United States 115.16 62.99 52.17 8.61 8.54 8.75 8.68 8.89
11  Canada 113.81 61.05 52.76 8.75 8.61 8.86 8.86 8.89
12  China 111.01 61.34 50.67 8.39 8.25 8.54 8.50 8.54
13  Canada 108.43 58.93 49.50 8.18 7.96 8.39 8.36 8.36
14  ROC 108.16 59.77 48.39 7.89 7.75 8.25 8.25 8.18
15  Finland 105.65 58.07 47.58 7.82 7.54 8.14 8.11 8.04
16  Armenia 101.16 55.74 45.42 7.54 7.32 7.71 7.64 7.64
17  Czech Republic 101.10 55.42 45.68 7.68 7.39 7.64 7.71 7.64
18  Ukraine 97.34 52.30 45.04 7.43 7.39 7.46 7.61 7.64
19  Georgia 97.25 52.21 45.04 7.43 7.39 7.43 7.71 7.57
20  Poland 96.99 54.26 44.73 7.32 7.46 7.32 7.64 7.54

Overall

Ice dance results[28]
Rank Team Nation Total RD FD
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France 226.98 1 90.83 1 136.15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ROC 220.51 2 88.85 2 131.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 218.02 3 87.13 3 130.89
4  United States 214.77 4 84.14 4 130.63
5  Italy 207.05 7 82.68 5 124.37
6  ROC 205.07 5 84.09 8 120.98
7  Canada 204.78 6 83.52 7 121.26
8  Spain 199.11 9 77.70 6 121.41
9  Canada 192.35 8 78.54 11 113.81
10  Great Britain 191.64 10 76.45 9 115.19
11  United States 189.74 11 74.58 10 115.16
12  China 184.42 12 73.41 12 111.01
13  Canada 181.02 13 72.59 13 108.43
14  ROC 179.82 14 71.66 14 108.16
15  Finland 173.88 16 68.23 15 105.65
16  Czech Republic 168.32 17 67.22 17 101.10
17  Poland 167.31 15 70.32 20 96.99
18  Armenia 167.03 19 65.87 16 101.16
19  Georgia 164.33 18 67.08 19 97.25
20  Ukraine 162.87 20 65.53 18 97.34
21  Germany 65.47 21 65.47 Did not advance
to free dance
22  Japan 65.41 22 65.41
23  Lithuania 58.35 23 58.35

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