Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 23, 2010 and the free skating was held on February 25, 2010. Yuna Kim from South Korea won the gold medal setting three world best scores. Mao Asada from Japan became the first lady to accomplish one triple Axel during the short program and two during the free program at the Olympics.^[1][2]

Ladies' singles at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
The medalists on the podium. From left: Mao Asada (silver), Yuna Kim (gold), Joannie Rochette (bronze)
Venue	Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dates	February 23, 2010 February 25, 2010
Competitors	30 from 23 nations
Winning score	228.56
Medalists
Yuna Kim  South Korea Mao Asada  Japan Joannie Rochette  Canada
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Records

Scores

Component	Skater	Score	Date	Ref
Short program	Yuna Kim (KOR)	78.50	23 February 2010	[3]
Free skating		150.06	25 February 2010	[4]
Total score		228.56		[5]

Results

Short program

The ladies' short program was held on February 23, 2010. Yuna Kim (South Korea) finished first with a new world best score.^[6] Mao Asada (Japan) finished second.^[7][8] Joannie Rochette (Canada) skated in the competition despite the tragedy of her mother's death two days earlier and finished third.^[9]

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded	StN
1	Yuna Kim	South Korea	78.50 WR	44.70	33.80	8.60	7.90	8.60	8.40	8.75	0.00	23
2	Mao Asada	Japan	73.78	41.50	32.28	8.25	7.40	8.40	8.10	8.20	0.00	22
3	Joannie Rochette	Canada	71.36	39.20	32.16	8.10	7.70	8.15	7.95	8.30	0.00	26
4	Miki Ando	Japan	64.76	34.80	29.96	7.70	7.00	7.60	7.50	7.65	0.00	30
5	Rachael Flatt	United States	64.64	36.80	27.84	7.00	6.60	7.05	6.95	7.20	0.00	28
6	Mirai Nagasu	United States	63.76	37.00	26.76	6.85	6.40	6.75	6.70	6.75	0.00	11
7	Carolina Kostner	Italy	63.02	33.34	29.68	7.70	7.15	7.35	7.50	7.40	0.00	29
8	Alena Leonova	Russia	62.14	33.90	28.24	7.15	6.70	7.25	7.00	7.20	0.00	25
9	Elene Gedevanishvili	Georgia	61.92	35.80	26.12	6.60	6.05	6.75	6.55	6.70	0.00	16
10	Laura Lepistö	Finland	61.36	32.88	28.48	7.20	6.80	7.25	7.15	7.20	0.00	21
11	Akiko Suzuki	Japan	61.02	33.10	27.92	7.25	6.70	7.05	6.95	6.95	0.00	24
12	Ksenia Makarova	Russia	59.22	35.46	23.76	6.20	5.55	6.10	5.85	6.00	0.00	8
13	Júlia Sebestyén	Hungary	57.46	30.70	26.76	6.90	6.30	6.80	6.70	6.75	0.00	27
14	Cynthia Phaneuf	Canada	57.16	31.80	26.36	6.75	6.25	6.65	6.50	6.80	1.00	15
15	Sarah Meier	Switzerland	56.70	30.70	26.00	6.60	6.10	6.65	6.45	6.70	0.00	17
16	Kwak Min-jeong	South Korea	53.16	31.40	21.76	5.65	5.05	5.65	5.40	5.45	0.00	9
17	Kiira Korpi	Finland	52.96	27.72	26.24	6.75	6.30	6.50	6.60	6.65	1.00	19
18	Cheltzie Lee	Australia	52.16	30.72	21.44	5.45	5.00	5.65	5.40	5.30	0.00	5
19	Liu Yan	China	51.74	29.94	21.80	5.65	5.10	5.45	5.45	5.60	0.00	6
20	Jelena Glebova	Estonia	50.80	27.20	23.60	6.05	5.60	5.90	5.85	6.10	0.00	18
21	Tuğba Karademir	Turkey	50.74	28.74	22.00	5.60	5.20	5.50	5.50	5.70	0.00	7
22	Sonia Lafuente	Spain	49.74	28.94	20.80	5.40	4.90	5.25	5.25	5.20	0.00	1
23	Sarah Hecken	Germany	49.04	27.04	22.00	5.80	5.25	5.55	5.45	5.45	0.00	20
24	Anastasia Gimazetdinova	Uzbekistan	49.02	27.94	21.08	5.50	4.95	5.40	5.20	5.30	0.00	14
25	Isabelle Pieman	Belgium	46.10	26.26	19.84	5.10	4.60	5.15	4.90	5.05	0.00	12
26	Miriam Ziegler	Austria	43.84	24.80	20.04	5.25	4.75	4.90	5.15	5.00	1.00	3
27	Teodora Poštič	Slovenia	43.80	23.80	20.00	5.10	4.65	5.15	5.00	5.10	0.00	13
28	Ivana Reitmayerová	Slovakia	41.94	22.66	19.28	5.00	4.60	4.85	4.90	4.75	0.00	2
29	Jenna McCorkell	Great Britain	40.64	20.08	21.56	5.60	5.15	5.25	5.50	5.45	1.00	10
30	Anna Jurkiewicz	Poland	36.10	16.78	19.32	5.05	4.65	4.75	4.85	4.85	0.00	4

• TSS = Total Segment Score; TES = Technical Element Score; PCS = Program Component Score; SS = Skating Skills; TR = Transitions; PE = Performance/Execution; CH = Choreography; IN = Interpretation; Ded = Deduction; StN = Starting Number

Free skating

The ladies free skate was held on February 25, 2010. Kim Yuna (South Korea) finished first, setting new world best scores for the free skate and combined total.^[10]

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded	StN
1	Yuna Kim	South Korea	150.06 WR	78.30	71.76	9.05	8.60	9.15	8.95	9.10	0.00	21
2	Mao Asada	Japan	131.72	64.68	67.04	8.55	7.85	8.50	8.45	8.55	0.00	22
3	Joannie Rochette	Canada	131.28	62.80	68.48	8.60	8.30	8.55	8.65	8.70	0.00	23
4	Laura Lepistö	Finland	126.61	63.89	62.72	7.95	7.50	7.80	7.95	8.00	0.00	16
5	Mirai Nagasu	United States	126.39	65.83	60.56	7.75	7.25	7.70	7.55	7.60	0.00	24
6	Miki Ando	Japan	124.10	62.50	61.60	7.95	7.25	7.75	7.70	7.85	0.00	20
7	Akiko Suzuki	Japan	120.42	60.98	59.44	7.40	7.05	7.55	7.50	7.65	0.00	14
8	Rachael Flatt	United States	117.85	59.37	58.48	7.40	6.95	7.45	7.35	7.40	0.00	19
9	Ksenia Makarova	Russia	112.69	58.77	53.92	6.95	6.40	6.85	6.80	6.70	0.00	17
10	Alena Leonova	Russia	110.32	55.84	54.48	7.05	6.60	6.80	6.75	6.85	0.00	13
11	Kiira Korpi	Finland	108.61	54.93	53.68	6.85	6.45	6.75	6.70	6.80	0.00	8
12	Kwak Min-jeong	South Korea	102.37	53.57	48.80	6.25	5.80	6.15	6.15	6.15	0.00	12
13	Cynthia Phaneuf	Canada	99.46	48.94	51.52	6.65	6.00	6.55	6.45	6.55	1.00	7
14	Sarah Meier	Switzerland	96.11	43.87	52.24	6.60	6.30	6.50	6.55	6.70	0.00	10
15	Sarah Hecken	Germany	94.90	50.98	43.92	5.75	5.30	5.45	5.50	5.45	0.00	6
16	Júlia Sebestyén	Hungary	93.80	41.32	52.48	6.90	6.30	6.60	6.55	6.45	0.00	11
17	Elene Gedevanishvili	Georgia	93.32	40.64	53.68	6.95	6.50	6.60	6.75	6.75	1.00	18
18	Liu Yan	China	91.73	49.33	42.40	5.50	5.00	5.30	5.45	5.25	0.00	3
19	Carolina Kostner	Italy	88.88	34.84	57.04	7.55	6.95	6.70	7.30	7.15	3.00	15
20	Cheltzie Lee	Australia	86.00	42.44	44.56	5.85	5.30	5.60	5.65	5.45	1.00	9
21	Sonia Lafuente	Spain	83.77	43.97	40.80	5.25	4.75	5.15	5.20	5.15	1.00	2
22	Jelena Glebova	Estonia	83.39	39.11	45.28	5.85	5.55	5.50	5.65	5.75	1.00	4
23	Anastasia Gimazetdinova	Uzbekistan	82.63	41.47	42.16	5.55	5.05	5.15	5.30	5.30	1.00	5
24	Tuğba Karademir	Turkey	78.80	37.64	42.16	5.45	4.95	5.30	5.40	5.25	1.00	1

• TSS = Total Segment Score; TES = Technical Element Score; PCS = Program Component Score; SS = Skating Skills; TR = Transitions; PE = Performance/Execution; CH = Choreography; IN = Interpretation; Ded = Deduction; StN = Starting Number

Overall

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP		FS
	Yuna Kim	South Korea	228.56 WR	1	78.50	1	150.06
	Mao Asada	Japan	205.50	2	73.78	2	131.72
	Joannie Rochette	Canada	202.64	3	71.36	3	131.28
4	Mirai Nagasu	United States	190.15	6	63.76	5	126.39
5	Miki Ando	Japan	188.86	4	64.76	6	124.10
6	Laura Lepistö	Finland	187.97	10	61.36	4	126.61
7	Rachael Flatt	United States	182.49	5	64.64	8	117.85
8	Akiko Suzuki	Japan	181.44	11	61.02	7	120.42
9	Alena Leonova	Russia	172.46	8	62.14	10	110.32
10	Ksenia Makarova	Russia	171.91	12	59.22	9	112.69
11	Kiira Korpi	Finland	161.57	17	52.96	11	108.61
12	Cynthia Phaneuf	Canada	156.62	14	57.16	13	99.46
13	Kwak Min-jeong	South Korea	155.53	16	53.16	12	102.37
14	Elene Gedevanishvili	Georgia	155.24	9	61.92	17	93.32
15	Sarah Meier	Switzerland	152.81	15	56.70	14	96.11
16	Carolina Kostner	Italy	151.90	7	63.02	19	88.88
17	Júlia Sebestyén	Hungary	151.26	13	57.46	16	93.80
18	Sarah Hecken	Germany	143.94	23	49.04	15	94.90
19	Liu Yan	China	143.47	19	51.74	18	91.73
20	Cheltzie Lee	Australia	138.16	18	52.16	20	86.00
21	Jelena Glebova	Estonia	134.19	20	50.80	22	83.39
22	Sonia Lafuente	Spain	133.51	22	49.74	21	83.77
23	Anastasia Gimazetdinova	Uzbekistan	131.65	24	49.02	23	82.63
24	Tuğba Karademir	Turkey	129.54	21	50.74	24	78.80
Did not advance to free skating
25	Isabelle Pieman	Belgium	46.10	25	46.10
26	Miriam Ziegler	Austria	43.84	26	43.84
27	Teodora Poštič	Slovenia	43.80	27	43.80
28	Ivana Reitmayerová	Slovakia	41.94	28	41.94
29	Jenna McCorkell	Great Britain	40.64	29	40.64
30	Anna Jurkiewicz	Poland	36.10	30	36.10

• SP = Short program; FS = Free skating

Judges and officials

Referee:

• Elisabeth Louesdon

Technical Controller:

• Alexander Lakernik

Technical Specialist:

• Miriam Loriol-Oberwiler

Assistant Technical Specialist:

• Zuzana Zackova

Judges (SP):

• Allan Boehm
• Chihee Rhee
• Deborah Currie
• Claudia Fassora
• Julia Andreeva
• Mieko Fujimori
• Helene Cucuphat
• Dagmar Lurz-Prott
• Suzanne Lindsey

Judges (FS):

• Claudia Fassora
• Cynthia Benson
• Leena Kurri
• Helene Cucuphat
• Helmut Sieber
• Allan Boehm
• Chihee Rhee
• Maria Miller
• Dagmar Lurz-Prott