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Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ice dance

Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ice dance

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The ice dance competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The event was held on February 19 (compulsory dance), 21 (original dance), and 22 (free dance), 2010.

Competition notes

The compulsory dance was held on February 19. The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica.[1] The original dance was held on February 21. The free dance was held on February 22, 2010.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir became the first ice dancers from Canada and North America to win an Olympic gold medal. They became the first former World Junior Ice dance champions to win the Olympics, and the first ice dance team to win the Olympic gold on home ice. They were also the first ice dancers to win gold on their Olympic debut since the inaugural Olympic ice dance event in 1976 and the youngest ice dance Olympic champions at 20 and 22 years of age. Isabelle Delobel competed at the Olympics with partner Olivier Schoenfelder just four-and-a-half months after giving birth.[2][3]

Results

Compulsory dance

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Original dance

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Free dance

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Overall

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Judges and officials

Referee:

Technical Controller:

  • Katalin Alpern

Technical Specialist:

Assistant Technical Specialist:

  • Francesca Fermi

Judges (CD):

Judges (OD):

  • Liudmila Mikhailovskaya
  • Irina Nechkina
  • Laimute Krauziene
  • Laurent Carriere
  • Akos Pethes
  • Jodi Abbott
  • Hilary Selby
  • Albert Zaydman
  • Alla Shekhovtsova

Judges (FD):

  • Albert Zaydman
  • Liudmila Mikhailovskaya
  • Ulf Denzer
  • Laurent Carriere
  • Isabella Micheli
  • Mayumi Kato
  • Hilary Selby
  • Akos Pethes
  • Irina Nechkina

References

  1. "Draw of Compulsory Dance". International Skating Union. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. Clarey, Christopher (February 20, 2010). "From Pregnancy to the Olympic Ice in Under a Year". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  3. Armour, Nancy (February 18, 2010). "Skating pair Delobel-Schoenfelder back after pregnancy, injury". Associated Press. Cleveland.com. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

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