Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Figure skating pictogram
Venue	Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dates	February 16, 2010 February 18, 2010
Competitors	30 from 20 nations
Winning score	257.67
Medalists
Evan Lysacek  United States Evgeni Plushenko  Russia Daisuke Takahashi  Japan

Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Singles	men	ladies
Pairs	mixed
Ice dancing	mixed

The men's 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 16, 2010 and the free skating was held on February 18, 2010.

Results

Short program

The men's short program was held on February 16.

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded	StN
1	Evgeni Plushenko	Russia	90.85	51.10	39.75	8.20	6.80	8.65	7.85	8.25	0.00	10
2	Evan Lysacek	United States	90.30	48.30	42.00	8.20	7.95	8.60	8.50	8.75	0.00	28
3	Daisuke Takahashi	Japan	90.25	48.90	41.35	8.30	7.50	8.55	8.30	8.70	0.00	17
4	Nobunari Oda	Japan	84.85	46.00	38.85	8.00	7.15	8.00	7.80	7.90	0.00	20
5	Stéphane Lambiel	Switzerland	84.63	41.48	43.15	8.50	8.20	8.65	8.65	9.15	0.00	19
6	Johnny Weir	United States	82.10	42.90	39.20	7.90	7.45	7.90	7.80	8.15	0.00	25
7	Patrick Chan	Canada	81.12	41.42	40.70	8.30	7.85	8.00	8.25	8.30	1.00	24
8	Takahiko Kozuka	Japan	79.59	42.14	37.45	7.60	7.25	7.55	7.60	7.45	0.00	22
9	Michal Březina	Czech Republic	78.80	42.50	36.30	7.35	7.00	7.35	7.30	7.30	0.00	30
10	Denis Ten	Kazakhstan	76.24	41.24	35.00	7.20	6.55	7.10	6.90	7.25	0.00	16
11	Florent Amodio	France	75.35	41.90	33.45	6.65	6.40	6.80	6.65	6.95	0.00	4
12	Kevin Van Der Perren	Belgium	72.90	39.20	33.70	6.95	6.35	6.95	6.60	6.85	0.00	26
13	Artem Borodulin	Russia	72.24	39.94	32.30	6.50	5.95	6.70	6.55	6.60	0.00	13
14	Samuel Contesti	Italy	70.60	36.60	35.00	7.15	6.60	7.10	7.00	7.15	1.00	23
15	Jeremy Abbott	United States	69.40	30.70	38.70	7.90	7.75	7.30	7.85	7.90	0.00	29
16	Javier Fernández	Spain	68.69	37.64	31.05	6.25	5.85	6.30	6.15	6.50	0.00	15
17	Stefan Lindemann	Germany	68.50	37.70	30.80	6.40	5.85	6.30	6.05	6.20	0.00	14
18	Brian Joubert	France	68.00	31.90	37.10	7.90	6.80	7.45	7.35	7.60	1.00	21
19	Tomáš Verner	Czech Republic	65.32	30.02	36.30	7.50	7.05	7.20	7.30	7.25	1.00	27
20	Paolo Bacchini	Italy	64.42	34.82	29.60	5.90	5.55	6.00	6.00	6.15	0.00	11
21	Anton Kovalevski	Ukraine	63.81	36.66	27.15	5.60	4.90	5.60	5.40	5.65	0.00	2
22	Adrian Schultheiss	Sweden	63.13	32.78	30.35	6.25	5.85	6.25	6.00	6.00	0.00	18
23	Viktor Pfeifer	Austria	60.88	34.08	26.80	5.45	5.05	5.50	5.25	5.55	0.00	5
24	Vaughn Chipeur	Canada	57.22	30.22	27.00	5.80	5.05	5.35	5.40	5.40	0.00	9
25	Ri Song-chol	North Korea	56.60	33.40	23.20	5.15	4.15	4.80	4.60	4.50	0.00	1
26	Abzal Rakimgaliev	Kazakhstan	55.88	32.48	23.40	5.05	4.45	4.80	4.50	4.60	0.00	6
27	Gregor Urbas	Slovenia	53.02	28.92	24.10	5.10	4.45	4.85	4.90	4.80	0.00	3
28	Przemysław Domański	Poland	52.14	28.44	23.70	4.80	4.60	4.80	4.80	4.70	0.00	7
29	Zoltán Kelemen	Romania	51.95	27.40	25.55	5.25	4.75	5.25	5.10	5.20	1.00	12
30	Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari	Finland	44.62	22.72	22.90	5.00	4.30	4.50	4.70	4.40	1.00	8

• 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 men's free skating was held on February 18.

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded	StN
1	Evan Lysacek	United States	167.37	84.57	82.80	8.20	7.95	8.50	8.35	8.40	0.00	19
2	Evgeni Plushenko	Russia	165.51	82.71	82.80	8.40	7.25	8.80	8.20	8.75	0.00	24
3	Stéphane Lambiel	Switzerland	162.09	78.49	83.60	8.30	8.05	8.30	8.45	8.70	0.00	21
4	Patrick Chan	Canada	160.30	79.30	82.00	8.35	7.95	8.20	8.25	8.25	1.00	17
5	Daisuke Takahashi	Japan	156.98	73.48	84.50	8.55	8.15	8.50	8.40	8.65	1.00	22
6	Johnny Weir	United States	156.77	79.67	77.10	7.70	7.45	7.80	7.75	7.85	0.00	23
7	Nobunari Oda	Japan	153.69	79.69	77.00	8.00	7.25	7.80	7.70	7.75	3.00	20
8	Takahiko Kozuka	Japan	151.60	78.40	74.20	7.60	7.05	7.55	7.50	7.40	1.00	13
9	Jeremy Abbott	United States	149.56	71.56	79.00	7.90	7.80	7.80	7.95	8.05	1.00	9
10	Javier Fernández	Spain	137.99	68.19	70.80	6.90	6.45	7.30	7.15	7.60	1.00	11
11	Michal Březina	Czech Republic	137.93	67.43	71.50	7.30	6.80	7.20	7.30	7.15	1.00	18
12	Artem Borodulin	Russia	137.92	72.62	65.30	6.60	5.95	6.95	6.50	6.65	0.00	8
13	Adrian Schultheiss	Sweden	137.31	74.01	63.30	6.25	5.95	6.45	6.40	6.60	0.00	6
14	Denis Ten	Kazakhstan	135.01	67.61	67.40	6.85	6.30	6.85	6.80	6.90	0.00	14
15	Florent Amodio	France	134.95	63.25	71.70	7.30	6.85	7.15	7.20	7.35	0.00	16
16	Brian Joubert	France	132.22	59.12	74.10	7.80	6.75	7.40	7.55	7.55	1.00	12
17	Tomáš Verner	Czech Republic	119.42	52.62	67.80	7.05	6.50	6.45	7.20	6.70	1.00	1
18	Kevin Van Der Perren	Belgium	116.94	54.04	62.90	6.55	5.90	6.20	6.35	6.45	0.00	15
19	Samuel Contesti	Italy	116.90	50.20	66.70	6.70	6.20	6.70	6.75	7.00	0.00	10
20	Viktor Pfeifer	Austria	115.05	61.25	54.80	5.60	5.00	5.50	5.55	5.75	1.00	3
21	Vaughn Chipeur	Canada	113.70	55.10	58.60	6.00	5.40	5.90	5.95	6.05	0.00	4
22	Paolo Bacchini	Italy	112.79	55.19	57.60	5.95	5.20	5.95	5.75	5.95	0.00	2
23	Stefan Lindemann	Germany	103.48	46.68	56.80	6.15	5.35	5.70	5.75	5.45	0.00	7
24	Anton Kovalevski	Ukraine	102.09	49.99	55.10	5.70	5.30	5.45	5.60	5.50	3.00	5

• 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
	Evan Lysacek	United States	257.67	2	90.30	1	167.37
	Evgeni Plushenko	Russia	256.36	1	90.85	2	165.51
	Daisuke Takahashi	Japan	247.23	3	90.25	5	156.98
4	Stéphane Lambiel	Switzerland	246.72	5	84.63	3	162.09
5	Patrick Chan	Canada	241.42	7	81.12	4	160.30
6	Johnny Weir	United States	238.87	6	82.10	6	156.77
7	Nobunari Oda	Japan	238.54	4	84.85	7	153.69
8	Takahiko Kozuka	Japan	231.19	8	79.59	8	151.60
9	Jeremy Abbott	United States	218.96	15	69.40	9	149.56
10	Michal Březina	Czech Republic	216.73	9	78.80	11	137.93
11	Denis Ten	Kazakhstan	211.25	10	76.24	14	135.01
12	Florent Amodio	France	210.30	11	75.35	15	134.95
13	Artem Borodulin	Russia	210.16	13	72.24	12	137.92
14	Javier Fernández	Spain	206.68	16	68.69	10	137.99
15	Adrian Schultheiss	Sweden	200.44	22	63.13	13	137.31
16	Brian Joubert	France	200.22	18	68.00	16	132.22
17	Kevin van der Perren	Belgium	189.84	12	72.90	18	116.94
18	Samuel Contesti	Italy	187.50	14	70.60	19	116.90
19	Tomáš Verner	Czech Republic	184.74	19	65.32	17	119.42
20	Paolo Bacchini	Italy	177.21	20	64.42	22	112.79
21	Viktor Pfeifer	Austria	175.93	23	60.88	20	115.05
22	Stefan Lindemann	Germany	171.98	17	68.50	23	103.48
23	Vaughn Chipeur	Canada	170.92	24	57.22	21	113.70
24	Anton Kovalevski	Ukraine	165.90	21	63.81	24	102.09
Did not advance to free skating
25	Ri Song-chol	North Korea		25	56.60
26	Abzal Rakimgaliev	Kazakhstan		26	55.88
27	Gregor Urbas	Slovenia		27	53.02
28	Przemysław Domański	Poland		28	52.14
29	Zoltán Kelemen	Romania		29	51.95
30	Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari	Finland		30	44.62

• SP = Short program; FS = Free skating

Judges and officials

Referee:

• Igor Prokop

Technical Controller:

• Sissy Krick

Technical Specialist:

• Pirjo Uimonen

Assistant Technical Specialist:

• Igor Bich

Judges (SP):

• Coco Shean
• Daniela Cavelli
• Vera Tauchmanova
• Patrick Ibens
• Vladislav Petukov
• Philippe Meriguet
• Aniela Hebel-Szmak
• Jiang Yibing
• Nicolae Bellu
• Alexei Shirshov
• Masako Kubota
• Teri Sedej

Judges (FS):

• Coco Shean
• Vera Tauchmanova
• Philippe Meriguet
• Lenka Bohunicka
• Vladislav Petukov
• Teri Sedej
• Deborah Islam
• Elena Fomina
• Inger Andersson

Quadruple jump controversy

Main article: Quadruple jump controversy

Lysacek winning would set off a controversy that would change the system. As an example the values of quadruple jumps were raised and some triple jumps lowered.

External links

• 2010 Winter Olympics at the International Skating Union
• Vancouver 2010: Figure Skating