Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's singles explained

Event:	Figure skating men's singles
Games:	2022 Winter
Venue:	Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing
Date:	8, 10 February
Competitors:	29
Nations:	20
Win Label:	Winning score
Win Value:	332.60 points
Gold:	Nathan Chen
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Yuma Kagiyama
Silvernoc:	JPN
Bronze:	Shoma Uno
Bronzenoc:	JPN
Prev:	2018
Next:	2026

The men's singles competition in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February (short program) and 10 February (free skating), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Haidian District of Beijing.^[1] Nathan Chen of the United States won the event, with Yuma Kagiyama of Japan taking the silver medal, and Shoma Uno, also of Japan, winning the bronze. For Chen and Kagiyama, these were their first individual Olympic medals; it was Uno's second following his silver in 2018.

Summary

The 2014 and 2018 Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and the 2018 silver medalist Shoma Uno qualified for the Olympics, whereas the bronze medalist, Javier Fernández, retired from competition in 2019. Nathan Chen, the 2021 World champion, had the highest score in the 2021–22 season prior to the Olympics. Vincent Zhou had the second-highest score in the season, and Uno the third-highest. Hanyu missed much of the season due to injury, competing only at the 2021–22 Japan Championships. Hanyu and Chen were predicted to be the main Olympic gold contenders, with Uno, Zhou, and Yuma Kagiyama named as medal contenders.^{[2] [3]} Zhou withdrew prior to the short program due to a positive COVID-19 test.

In the short program, Hanyu missed his opening jump, a quadruple Salchow, and placed eighth in the segment. Chen set a new world record to win the segment nearly six points ahead of Yuma Kagiyama and eight points ahead of Uno.^[4] Hanyu was third in the free skating to move up to fourth overall, surpassing Cha Jun-hwan who finished in fifth. The top three from the short program retained their positions, with Chen also winning the free skating to capture the Olympic title by over 22 points ahead of Kagiyama and nearly 40 points ahead of Uno.^[5]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing ISU best scores were:

Component	Skater	Score	Date	Event	Ref
Short program		111.82	7 February 2020	2020 Four Continents	^[6]
Free skating		224.92	7 December 2019	2019–20 Grand Prix Final	^[7]
Total score		335.30			^[8]

The following new best score was set during this competition:

Schedule

All times are (UTC+8).

Date	Time	Round
8 February	9:15	Short program
10 February	9:30	Free skating

Results

Short program

The short program was held on 8 February 2022.

The top 24 skaters at the end of the short program advanced to the free skating.^[10]

Pl.	Name	Nation
1			113.97 WR	65.98	47.99	9.57	9.39	9.71	9.68	9.64	0.00	28
2			108.12	60.91	47.21	9.50	9.25	9.54	9.46	9.46	0.00	27
3			105.90	59.05	46.85	9.43	9.21	9.36	9.39	9.46	0.00	22
4			99.51	54.30	45.21	8.96	8.93	9.07	9.14	9.11	0.00	23
5			97.98	55.69	42.29	8.54	8.32	8.54	8.46	8.43	0.00	29
6			97.24	49.95	47.29	9.29	9.39	9.54	9.50	9.57	0.00	30
7			95.76	55.23	40.53	8.21	7.93	8.18	8.14	8.07	0.00	17
8			95.15	48.07	47.08	9.43	9.43	9.25	9.54	9.43	0.00	21
9			93.24	49.30	43.94	8.93	8.68	8.68	8.79	8.86	0.00	26
10			93.00	49.93	43.07	8.57	8.29	8.68	8.71	8.82	0.00	18
11			90.98	51.62	39.36	8.07	7.32	8.04	8.00	7.93	0.00	5
12			90.64	48.70	41.94	8.29	8.29	8.36	8.54	8.46	0.00	25
13			88.63	46.71	41.92	8.43	8.21	8.93	8.43	8.46	0.00	24
14			86.74	47.28	40.46	8.21	7.79	8.14	8.14	8.18	1.00	15
15			86.11	45.08	41.03	8.32	8.00	8.25	8.25	8.21	0.00	16
16			85.30	43.08	42.22	8.43	8.18	8.46	8.54	8.61	0.00	19
17			84.79	45.93	38.86	7.82	7.50	7.93	7.79	7.82	0.00	14
18			84.15	47.14	37.01	7.43	7.11	7.50	7.43	7.54	0.00	6
19			79.69	43.08	36.61	7.32	7.11	7.43	7.32	7.43	0.00	8
20			78.54	41.22	37.32	7.46	7.14	7.57	7.54	7.61	0.00	2
21			78.49	41.92	36.57	7.46	7.18	7.32	7.32	7.29	0.00	13
22			78.11	41.08	37.03	7.46	7.21	7.50	7.43	7.43	0.00	9
23			77.05	36.76	41.29	8.36	8.18	8.11	8.39	8.25	1.00	20
24			76.16	39.76	36.40	7.39	7.07	7.36	7.29	7.29	0.00	3
Did not advance to free skating
25			75.19	36.69	39.50	8.04	7.71	7.75	8.04	7.96	1.00	11
26			68.01	33.02	35.99	7.39	6.96	7.18	7.32	7.14	1.00	10
27			65.69	30.75	35.94	7.36	7.04	7.11	7.29	7.14	1.00	7
28			65.29	28.79	36.50	7.36	7.00	7.21	7.50	7.43	0.00	4
29			62.77	24.99	37.78	7.71	7.39	7.36	7.68	7.64	0.00	1
				12

• Notes:
• TSS – Total Segment Score; TES – Technical Element Score; PCS – Program Component Score
• SS – Skating Skills; TR – Transitions; PE – Performance/Execution
• CO – Composition; IN – Interpretation; Ded – Deduction; StN – Starting Number

Free skating

The free skating was held on 10 February 2022.

Pl.	Name	Nation
1			218.63	121.41	97.22	9.71	9.54	9.79	9.71	9.86	0.00	24
2			201.93	107.99	93.94	9.50	9.18	9.36	9.50	9.43	0.00	23
3			188.06	99.62	90.44	9.25	9.18	8.75	9.25	8.79	2.00	17
4			187.43	103.35	84.08	8.39	8.18	8.54	8.50	8.43	0.00	13
5			187.10	96.24	91.86	9.32	9.07	9.04	9.29	9.21	1.00	22
6			184.00	87.66	96.34	9.46	9.50	9.75	9.64	9.82	0.00	19
7			182.87	93.59	90.28	9.07	8.96	8.93	9.11	9.07	1.00	21
8			179.45	97.23	82.22	8.43	7.79	8.50	8.18	8.21	0.00	14
9			178.37	94.81	83.56	8.46	8.11	8.43	8.39	8.39	0.00	18
10			172.37	84.13	88.24	8.93	8.61	8.86	8.86	8.86	0.00	16
11			170.64	85.92	84.72	8.46	8.36	8.50	8.54	8.50	0.00	20
12			167.41	84.75	83.66	8.32	8.11	8.36	8.50	8.54	1.00	9
13			163.41	81.69	82.72	8.36	7.93	8.32	8.36	8.39	1.00	11
14			162.71	80.15	83.56	8.50	8.14	8.21	8.50	8.43	1.00	10
15			161.80	76.60	86.20	8.68	8.46	8.57	8.68	8.71	1.00	15
16			160.01	83.51	76.50	7.79	7.36	7.71	7.71	7.68	0.00	8
17			158.90	76.92	82.98	8.32	8.07	8.21	8.50	8.39	1.00	12
18			156.28	79.48	78.80	8.04	7.82	7.61	8.07	7.86	2.00	2
19			155.04	80.76	74.28	7.57	7.18	7.50	7.46	7.43	0.00	7
20			143.73	71.35	72.38	7.36	7.04	7.18	7.36	7.25	0.00	4
21			142.24	67.60	74.64	7.57	7.18	7.50	7.50	7.57	0.00	5
22			138.44	66.56	72.88	7.32	7.04	7.29	7.36	7.43	1.00	6
23			136.42	64.72	71.70	7.32	6.96	7.07	7.29	7.21	0.00	1
24			127.65	57.17	71.48	7.36	6.96	6.96	7.21	7.25	1.00	3

• Notes:
• TSS – Total Segment Score; TES – Technical Element Score; PCS – Program Component Score
• SS – Skating Skills; TR – Transitions; PE – Performance/Execution
• CO – Composition; IN – Interpretation; Ded – Deduction; StN – Starting Number

Overall

The skaters were ranked according to their overall score.

Rank	Name	Nation	Total
			332.60	1	113.97	1	218.63
			310.05	2	108.12	2	201.93
			293.00	3	105.90	5	187.10
4			283.21	8	95.15	3	188.06
5			282.38	4	99.51	7	182.87
6			281.24	6	97.24	6	184.00
7			278.07	12	90.64	4	187.43
8			274.13	7	95.76	9	178.37
9			270.43	11	90.98	8	179.45
10			268.62	5	97.98	11	170.64
11			265.61	9	93.24	10	172.37
12			254.80	10	93.00	15	161.80
13			252.71	16	85.30	12	167.41
14			250.15	14	86.74	13	163.41
15			248.82	15	86.11	14	162.71
16			247.53	13	88.63	17	158.90
17			244.80	17	84.79	16	160.01
18			239.19	18	84.15	19	155.04
19			233.33	23	77.05	18	156.28
20			222.22	21	78.49	20	143.73
21			220.78	20	78.54	21	142.24
22			218.13	19	79.69	22	138.44
23			212.58	24	76.16	23	136.42
24			205.76	22	78.11	24	127.65
Did not advance to free skating
25			75.19	25	75.19	colspan=2
26			68.01	26	68.01	colspan=2
27			65.69	27	65.69	colspan=2
28			65.29	28	65.29	colspan=2
29			62.77	29	62.77	colspan=2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9 . 16 June 2021. 24 December 2021.
2. News: Hersh . Philip . Nathan Chen's performance will be likely measure of U.S. figure skating results at 2022 Winter Olympics . 11 January 2022. NBC Sport.
3. News: Skretta . Dave . Russians heavy favorites for Olympic figure skating medals . 12 January 2022. ABC News.
4. News: Olympics: Yuzuru Hanyu hits hurdle in title defense as Nathan Chen shines . Kyodo News . 8 February 2022.
5. Web site: How Nathan Chen Won Gold in Men's Figure Skating. Jeré. Longman. Weiyi. Cai. Marco. Hernandez. Taylor. Johnston. Denise. Lu. Yuliya. Parshina-Kottas. Jugal K.. Patel. Joe. Ward. The New York Times. 10 February 2022.
6. Web site: ISU Progression of Highest Scores Statistics: Short Program Men. 23 January 2022. International Skating Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130092728/http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phsmsp.htm. 30 January 2022.
7. Web site: ISU Progression of Highest Scores Statistics: Free Skating Men. 23 January 2022. International Skating Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130092645/http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phsmfs.htm. 30 January 2022.
8. Web site: ISU Progression of Highest Scores Statistics: Total Men. 23 January 2022. International Skating Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130092812/http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phsmto.htm. 30 January 2022.
9. Web site: Nathan Chen scores world-record 113.97 points in men's short program at Beijing Olympics. D'Arcy. Maine. ESPN. 8 February 2022.
10. Web site: Men Single Skating – Short Program Results . 2022-02-08 . 2022-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220210054233/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/figure-skating/results-men-single-skating-qual-000100-.htm . dead .