Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
| Figure skating at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre |
| Dates | 13–25 February |
| No. of events | 4 (1 men, 1 women, 2 mixed) |
| Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | ladies |
| Pairs | mixed | |
| Ice dance | mixed | |
The 1994 Winter Olympics figure skating competition was held at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Norway.[1]
Qualifying[edit]
As host, Norway automatically qualified spots to the 1994 Olympics. In 1992, however, the Norwegian Olympic Committee announced that skaters aspiring to be selected for Norway would have to finish in the top 12 at the European or World Championships. Since none met this requirement, Norway opted to withdraw from all the events.[2][3] Although Leslie Monod / Cédric Monod's result at the 1993 World Championships allowed Switzerland to send two pairs to the Olympics, the Swiss Olympic Association elected not to send a pair after the Monods finished 11th at the 1994 European Championships.This rule was also applied for the bobsleigh events.[4]
Medal summary[edit]
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Alexei Urmanov Russia |
1.5 | Elvis Stojko Canada |
3.0 | Philippe Candeloro France |
6.5 |
| Ladies' singles |
Oksana Baiul Ukraine |
2.0 | Nancy Kerrigan United States |
2.5 | Chen Lu China |
5.0 |
| Pairs |
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov (RUS) |
1.5 | Natalia Mishkutionok and Artur Dmitriev (RUS) |
3.0 | Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler (CAN) |
4.5 |
| Ice dance |
Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov (RUS) |
3.4 | Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin (RUS) |
3.8 | Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (GBR) |
4.8 |
Participating NOCs[edit]
Twenty eight nations sent figure skaters to compete in the events.
In film[edit]
Tonya Harding's and Nancy Kerrigan's participation in the competition is part of the story of the 2017 American film I, Tonya.
References[edit]
- ^ "1994 Lillehammer" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2018.
- ^ Hersh, Phil (26 January 1994). "Hard To Figure: No Norwegian Skaters". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Diaz, George (30 January 1994). "Norway Hits Skids In Skating". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Secretan, Jacques (3 February 1994). "Les Monod rangent leurs patins" [The Monods hang up their skates]. L'Hebdo (in French). Archived from the original on 15 June 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official Olympic report
- results
- Baiul Wins Gold; Kerrigan Takes Silver : Olympics: Figure skating events wind up--in more controversy. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- '94 WINTER OLYMPICS / LILLEHAMMER : Baiul Wins on a Split Decision : Now Kerrigan Should Be Asking, 'Why Me?' Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/sports/winter-olympics-the-judges-judge-says-baiul-deserves-the-gold.html
