Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Pair skating
part of a figure skating competition
The pairs' figure skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held from 14 to 15 February at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada, and featured 20 teams from 12 different nations. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China, two-time bronze medalists from the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, won the gold, while Pang Qing and Tong Jian, also of China, won the silver, and Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany won the bronze. In addition to their gold and silver medals, both Chinese teams set new world record scores: Shen and Zhao in the short program and overall total, and Pang and Tong in the free skating. This marked the first time since 1960 that a Soviet or Russian team did not win the pairs' event at the Winter Olympics.
Background
The pair skating event was one of four figure skating competitions contested at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada. It was held at the Pacific Coliseum over two nights: the short program took place on 14 February and the free skating on 15 February. The competition featured 20 teams representing 12 nations. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China were considered the favorites to win the gold medals. Shen and Zhao had won bronze medals at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, and were three-time world champions, three-time Four Continents champions, six-time Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final champions, and eight-time Chinese national champions. They had retired after the 2007 World Championships, after which they got married, but they returned to competition in 2009 with the intention of competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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