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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==

After the final scores were made official, journalistic questions were raised in the press regarding whether [[Adelina Sotnikova]]'s performance deserved higher scores than the performances of [[Kim Yuna]] and [[Carolina Kostner]], who won the silver medal and the bronze medal at the event respectively.<ref name="sports.yahoo.com">{{cite web |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ashley-wagner-calls-for-change-in-figure-skating-after-feeling--gypped--by-olympic-judges-205146099.html |title=Ashley Wagner slams Olympic figure skating judges, calls for change |publisher=Yahoo Sports |first=Martin |last=Rogers |date=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/feb/21/sochi-2014-south-korea-russia-figure-skating-gold-sotnikova-kim-yuna |title=Sochi 2014: 1.5m sign petition calling for inquiry into figure skating gold |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Justin |last=McCurry |date=21 February 2014}}</ref>
After the final scores were made official, journalistic questions were raised in the press regarding whether [[Adelina Sotnikova]]'s performance deserved higher scores than the performances of [[Kim Yuna]] and [[Carolina Kostner]], who won the silver medal and the bronze medal at the event respectively.<ref name="sports.yahoo.com">{{cite web |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ashley-wagner-calls-for-change-in-figure-skating-after-feeling--gypped--by-olympic-judges-205146099.html |title=Ashley Wagner slams Olympic figure skating judges, calls for change |publisher=Yahoo Sports |first=Martin |last=Rogers |date=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/feb/21/sochi-2014-south-korea-russia-figure-skating-gold-sotnikova-kim-yuna |title=Sochi 2014: 1.5m sign petition calling for inquiry into figure skating gold |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Justin |last=McCurry |date=21 February 2014}}</ref>

=== Criticism of the results ===


USAToday reported that a high-ranking Olympic figure skating official said the judging panel was clearly slanted towards Sotnikova.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2014/02/21/figure-skating-scandal-sochi-olympics-adelina-sotnikova-yuna-kim/5680717/ |title=Official says judges slanted toward Adelina Sotnikova |newspaper=USA Today |date=21 February 2014}}</ref> Journalists questioned the appointments of the judges for the event, which included the Russian judge Alla Shekhovtsova, the wife of the former president and the current general director of [[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] Valentin Piseev, and Yuri Balkov, the Ukrainian judge who was suspended for a year after the allegation of [[match fixing]] in [[1998 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2014/02/20/winter-olympics-games-sochi-figure-skating-women-yuna-kim-gracie-gold/5643143/ |title=Brennan: Skating Insiders Question Sochi Gold Judging |first=Christine |last=Brennan |date=21 February 2014 |newspaper=USA Today |accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> Moreover, Shekhovtseva was photographed hugging Sotnikova in the arena, raising another question on the fairness of the results.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/02/whole-new-set-questions-about-adelina-sotnikovas-allegedly-rigged-gold-medal-win/358425/ |title=A Whole New Set of Questions About Adelina Sotnikova's Allegedly Rigged Gold Medal Win |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref>
USAToday reported that a high-ranking Olympic figure skating official said the judging panel was clearly slanted towards Sotnikova.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2014/02/21/figure-skating-scandal-sochi-olympics-adelina-sotnikova-yuna-kim/5680717/ |title=Official says judges slanted toward Adelina Sotnikova |newspaper=USA Today |date=21 February 2014}}</ref> Journalists questioned the appointments of the judges for the event, which included the Russian judge Alla Shekhovtsova, the wife of the former president and the current general director of [[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] Valentin Piseev, and Yuri Balkov, the Ukrainian judge who was suspended for a year after the allegation of [[match fixing]] in [[1998 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2014/02/20/winter-olympics-games-sochi-figure-skating-women-yuna-kim-gracie-gold/5643143/ |title=Brennan: Skating Insiders Question Sochi Gold Judging |first=Christine |last=Brennan |date=21 February 2014 |newspaper=USA Today |accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> Moreover, Shekhovtseva was photographed hugging Sotnikova in the arena, raising another question on the fairness of the results.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/02/whole-new-set-questions-about-adelina-sotnikovas-allegedly-rigged-gold-medal-win/358425/ |title=A Whole New Set of Questions About Adelina Sotnikova's Allegedly Rigged Gold Medal Win |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref>
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</ref> [[Alexei Mishin]], a Russian figure skating coach, with a long-time rivalry with Sotnikova's choreographer [[Tatiana Tarasova]], said that "I can say one thing: the victory of Adelina Sotnikova is absolutely natural and objective."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sport-express.ru%2Folympic14%2Ffigureskating%2Fnews%2F672488%2F&act=url |title=Alexei Mishin: "Some are too zealous attitude to victories Sotnikova" |newspaper=sport-express.ru |date=21 February 2014}}</ref>
</ref> [[Alexei Mishin]], a Russian figure skating coach, with a long-time rivalry with Sotnikova's choreographer [[Tatiana Tarasova]], said that "I can say one thing: the victory of Adelina Sotnikova is absolutely natural and objective."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sport-express.ru%2Folympic14%2Ffigureskating%2Fnews%2F672488%2F&act=url |title=Alexei Mishin: "Some are too zealous attitude to victories Sotnikova" |newspaper=sport-express.ru |date=21 February 2014}}</ref>


=== Official responses ===
On 21 February 2014, the [[International Skating Union]] (ISU) issued a statement affirming that all rules and procedures were applied during the competition and no official protest had been filed by any country concerning the results of the competition.<ref name="ISUstatement">{{cite web |url=http://www.isu.org/en/news-and-events/news/2014/02/isu-statement-on-the-isu-judging-system |title=ISU Statement on the ISU Judging System |date=21 February 2014 |publisher=International Skating Union |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref>
On 21 February 2014, the [[International Skating Union]] (ISU) issued a statement affirming that all rules and procedures were applied during the competition and no official protest had been filed by any country concerning the results of the competition.<ref name="ISUstatement">{{cite web |url=http://www.isu.org/en/news-and-events/news/2014/02/isu-statement-on-the-isu-judging-system |title=ISU Statement on the ISU Judging System |date=21 February 2014 |publisher=International Skating Union |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref>


Media reports on 22 February 2014 stated that the [[Korean Olympic Committee]] has lodged an official inquiry request to the [[International Skating Union]] to investigate the judging process of this competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestar.com/sports/sochi2014/figureskating/2014/02/22/south_korea_protests_womens_figure_skating_results_after_adelina_sotnikovas_gold_ahead_of_yuna_kim.html |title=South Korea protests women's figure skating results after Adelina Sotnikova's gold ahead of Yuna Kim|newspaper=Toronto Star |first=Barry |last=Wilner |agency=Associated Press |date=22 February 2014}}</ref> However, nothing further was heard for a month and neither the [[Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee|Sochi Olympic Committee]] nor the [[International Skating Union]] had acknowledged receiving any formal protest concerning the outcome of the competition from any participating nation.
Media reports on 22 February 2014 stated that the [[Korean Olympic Committee]] has lodged an official inquiry request to the [[International Skating Union]] to investigate the judging process of this competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestar.com/sports/sochi2014/figureskating/2014/02/22/south_korea_protests_womens_figure_skating_results_after_adelina_sotnikovas_gold_ahead_of_yuna_kim.html |title=South Korea protests women's figure skating results after Adelina Sotnikova's gold ahead of Yuna Kim|newspaper=Toronto Star |first=Barry |last=Wilner |agency=Associated Press |date=22 February 2014}}</ref> However, nothing further was heard for a month and neither the [[Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee|Sochi Olympic Committee]] nor the [[International Skating Union]] had acknowledged receiving any formal protest concerning the outcome of the competition from any participating nation.

On 21 March 2014, news articles stated that the [[Korean Olympic Committee]] intends to file an official complaint to the [[International Skating Union]] for the reason of violation of ethics (ISU regulation Article 24). This is based on the composition of the judging panel, which included Alla Shekhovtsova and Yuri Balkov.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/21/olympics-figureskating-yuna-idUSL3N0MI14420140321 |title=Olympics-South Korea to file complaint to skating body over Sochi judges |date=21 March 2014 |newspaper=Reuters |accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/140321/s-korea-file-complaint-over-winter-games-figure-skating-ju-1 |title=S. Korea to file complaint over Winter Games figure skating judging |date=21 March 2014 |newspaper=globalpost |accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref>

As of 21 March 2014 the [[International Skating Union]] has acknowledged receiving the official complaint.


== Judges and officials ==
== Judges and officials ==

Revision as of 19:47, 21 March 2014

Ladies' singles
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Figure skating pictogram
VenueIceberg Skating Palace
Sochi, Russia
Dates19 February 2014 (short program)
20 February 2014 (free skate)
Competitors30 from 20 nations
Winning score224.59
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Adelina Sotnikova  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kim Yuna  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carolina Kostner  Italy
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2014 Winter Olympics
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Pairsmixed
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Team trophymixed

The ladies' single skating competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The short program took place on 19 February 2014, and the free skating took place on 20 February.[1] Adelina Sotnikova of Russia won the gold medal. A controvery erupted over the scoring and judging of the competition. On March 21, 2014, news articles stated that the Korean Olympic Committee intends to file an official complaint to the International Skating Union on the composition of the judging panel.[2][3]

Records

There was no world record nor olympic record set in this competition.

As of March, 2014, all three current world records in ladies' singles figure skating which were set by Kim Yuna at the Vancouver 2010 winter olympics are as follows.

Event Athlete Score Date Ref
Short program  Kim Yuna (KOR) 78.50 February 23, 2010 [4]
Free skate  Kim Yuna (KOR) 150.06 February 25, 2010 ,[5]

[6]

Total score 228.56

But, the following ISU season records (2013~2014) were set during this competition:

Event Athlete Score Date Ref
Short program  Kim Yuna (KOR) 74.92 19 February 2014 [7]
Free skate  Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 149.95 20 February 2014 [8]
Total score 224.59

Schedule

All dates and times are (UTC+4).

Date Time Round
19 February 2014 19:00 Short program
20 February 2014 19:00 Free skate

Results

Short program

The short program (SP) took place on 19 February 2014.[9] Kim Yuna, the defending 2010 Olympic gold medalist and current world champion, won the short program. Adelina Sotnikova was second, 0.28 points behind. Carolina Kostner was third, 0.80 points behind. Yulia Lipnitskaya fell on a triple flip, and finished in 5th place, behind Gracie Gold. Mao Asada, who had four major mistakes, was 16th.[10]

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded StN
1 Kim Yuna  South Korea 74.92  39.03 35.89 9.04 8.61 9.11 8.89 9.21 0.00 17
2 Adelina Sotnikova  Russia 74.64 39.09 35.55 8.82 8.57 9.11 8.89 9.04 0.00 29
3 Carolina Kostner  Italy 74.12 37.49 36.63 9.00 8.79 9.36 9.25 9.39 0.00 26
4 Gracie Gold  United States 68.63 36.55 32.08 8.04 7.71 8.14 8.04 8.18 0.00 22
5 Yulia Lipnitskaya  Russia 65.23 33.15 33.08 8.43 8.07 8.14 8.43 8.29 –1.00 25
6 Ashley Wagner  United States 65.21 31.43 33.78 8.39 8.11 8.61 8.50 8.61 0.00 27
7 Polina Edmunds  United States 61.04 32.98 28.06 7.11 6.71 7.21 6.93 7.11 0.00 12
8 Akiko Suzuki  Japan 60.97 28.71 32.26 8.18 7.79 8.00 8.11 8.25 0.00 24
9 Maé Bérénice Méité  France 58.63 30.83 27.80 7.07 6.64 7.04 6.93 7.07 0.00 28
10 Nathalie Weinzierl  Germany 57.63 31.94 25.69 6.50 6.14 6.57 6.36 6.54 0.00 18
11 Li Zijun  China 57.55 30.01 27.54 7.07 6.57 6.96 6.89 6.93 0.00 23
12 Valentina Marchei  Italy 57.02 27.52 29.50 7.32 7.04 7.54 7.36 7.61 0.00 21
13 Kaetlyn Osmond  Canada 56.18 27.51 28.67 7.18 6.96 7.18 7.14 7.39 0.00 8
14 Zhang Kexin  China 55.80 32.68 23.12 6.11 5.61 5.79 5.75 5.64 0.00 7
15 Kanako Murakami  Japan 55.60 26.72 28.88 7.39 6.93 7.25 7.21 7.32 0.00 20
16 Mao Asada  Japan 55.51 22.63 33.88 8.57 8.29 8.14 8.64 8.71 –1.00 30
17 Elene Gedevanishvili  Georgia 54.70 27.51 27.19 6.89 6.50 6.89 6.71 7.00 0.00 16
18 Kim Haejin  South Korea 54.37 29.23 25.14 6.54 5.89 6.39 6.11 6.50 0.00 11
19 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 52.61 28.07 24.54 6.32 5.93 6.11 6.14 6.18 0.00 3
20 Elizaveta Ukolova  Czech Republic 51.87 29.72 22.15 5.64 5.32 5.61 5.61 5.50 0.00 14
21 Nicole Rajičová  Slovakia 49.80 26.63 23.17 5.89 5.50 5.93 5.79 5.86 0.00 13
22 Brooklee Han  Australia 49.32 26.37 22.95 5.82 5.54 5.86 5.68 5.79 0.00 9
23 Park So-Youn  South Korea 49.14 25.35 23.79 6.14 5.68 6.00 5.89 6.04 0.00 2
24 Anne Line Gjersem  Norway 48.56 26.13 22.43 5.68 5.36 5.71 5.50 5.79 0.00 15
Did not advance to free skating
25 Jenna McCorkell  Great Britain 48.34 25.34 23.00 5.89 5.36 6.04 5.71 5.75 0.00 5
26 Kerstin Frank  Austria 48.00 26.64 21.36 5.61 5.14 5.39 5.39 5.18 0.00 6
27 Viktoria Helgesson  Sweden 47.84 21.83 27.01 7.11 6.57 6.50 6.82 6.75 –1.00 19
28 Natalia Popova  Ukraine 47.42 24.30 23.12 6.00 5.54 5.82 5.82 5.71 0.00 4
29 Elena Glebova  Estonia 46.19 22.59 23.60 6.11 5.75 5.89 5.89 5.86 0.00 1
30 Isadora Williams  Brazil 40.37 18.93 21.44 5.39 5.14 5.39 5.39 5.50 0.00 10

  • 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 skate

The free skate took place on 20 February 2014.[11] Adelina Sotnikova, who trailed Kim Yuna going into the free skate, scored 149.95 which won her the gold medal. Carolina Kostner won the bronze medal for Italy.[12]

Pl. Name Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CH IN Ded StN
1 Adelina Sotnikova  Russia 149.95  75.54 74.41 9.18 8.96 9.43 9.50 9.43 0.00 21
2 Kim Yuna  South Korea 144.19 69.69 74.50 9.21 8.96 9.43 9.39 9.57 0.00 24
3 Mao Asada  Japan 142.71 73.03 69.68 8.75 8.36 8.79 8.79 8.86 0.00 12
4 Carolina Kostner  Italy 142.61 68.84 73.77 9.14 8.71 9.43 9.21 9.61 0.00 20
5 Gracie Gold  United States 136.90 69.57 68.33 8.57 8.25 8.61 8.64 8.64 –1.00 22
6 Yulia Lipnitskaya  Russia 135.34 66.28 70.06 8.68 8.46 8.68 9.00 8.96 –1.00 19
7 Ashley Wagner  United States 127.99 61.07 66.92 8.46 8.07 8.50 8.36 8.43 0.00 23
8 Akiko Suzuki  Japan 125.35 60.57 65.78 8.36 7.82 8.21 8.29 8.43 –1.00 15
9 Polina Edmunds  United States 122.21 63.02 60.19 7.54 7.29 7.57 7.61 7.61 –1.00 17
10 Valentina Marchei  Italy 116.31 55.56 60.75 7.46 7.18 7.75 7.71 7.86 0.00 16
11 Maé-Bérénice Méité  France 115.90 60.86 56.04 7.11 6.57 7.14 7.07 7.14 –1.00 14
12 Kanako Murakami  Japan 115.38 56.96 58.42 7.54 6.93 7.36 7.32 7.36 0.00 10
13 Kaetlyn Osmond  Canada 112.80 55.97 57.83 7.25 6.96 7.32 7.25 7.36 –1.00 7
14 Li Zijun  China 110.75 55.79 54.96 7.04 6.57 6.82 6.96 6.96 0.00 13
15 Zhang Kexin  China 98.41 49.84 48.57 6.43 5.71 6.11 6.14 5.96 0.00 11
16 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 95.83 48.40 47.43 6.11 5.75 5.82 6.00 5.96 0.00 3
17 Kim Haejin  South Korea 95.11 45.25 50.86 6.61 6.07 6.29 6.50 6.32 –1.00 9
18 Brooklee Han  Australia 94.52 48.71 46.81 6.00 5.43 5.96 5.86 6.00 –1.00 2
19 Park So-Youn  South Korea 93.83 48.72 46.11 6.04 5.50 5.82 5.75 5.71 –1.00 1
20 Elene Gedevanishvili  Georgia 92.45 39.85 53.60 6.93 6.32 6.75 6.75 6.75 –1.00 8
21 Nathalie Weinzierl  Germany 89.73 38.47 52.26 6.71 6.39 6.46 6.64 6.46 –1.00 18
22 Anne Line Gjersem  Norway 85.98 41.24 44.74 5.64 5.32 5.61 5.71 5.68 0.00 5
23 Elizaveta Ukolova  Czech Republic 84.55 42.94 43.61 5.61 5.29 5.29 5.68 5.39 –2.00 4
24 Nicole Rajičová  Slovakia 75.20 30.39 45.81 5.82 5.54 5.50 5.89 5.89 –1.00 6

  • 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
  • Skaters perform in groups of six. After the first two groups (12 skaters), the rink is re-iced.

Overall

The skaters are ranked according to their overall score.[13]

Rank Name Nation TP SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Adelina Sotnikova  Russia 224.59 2 74.64 1 149.95
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kim Yuna  South Korea 219.11 1 74.92 2 144.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carolina Kostner  Italy 216.73 3 74.12 4 142.61
4 Gracie Gold  United States 205.53 4 68.63 5 136.90
5 Yulia Lipnitskaya  Russia 200.57 5 65.34 6 135.34
6 Mao Asada  Japan 198.22 16 55.51 3 142.71
7 Ashley Wagner  United States 193.20 6 65.21 7 127.99
8 Akiko Suzuki  Japan 186.32 8 60.97 8 125.35
9 Polina Edmunds  United States 183.25 7 61.04 9 122.21
10 Maé-Bérénice Méité  France 174.53 9 58.63 11 115.90
11 Valentina Marchei  Italy 173.33 12 57.02 10 116.31
12 Kanako Murakami  Japan 170.98 15 55.60 12 115.38
13 Kaetlyn Osmond  Canada 168.98 13 56.18 13 112.80
14 Li Zijun  China 168.30 11 57.55 14 110.75
15 Zhang Kexin  China 154.21 14 55.80 15 98.41
16 Kim Haejin  South Korea 149.48 18 54.37 17 95.11
17 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 148.44 19 52.61 16 95.83
18 Nathalie Weinzierl  Germany 147.36 10 57.63 21 89.73
19 Elene Gedevanishvili  Georgia 147.15 17 54.70 20 92.45
20 Brooklee Han  Australia 143.84 22 49.32 18 94.52
21 Park So-Youn  South Korea 142.97 23 49.14 19 93.83
22 Elizaveta Ukolova  Czech Republic 136.42 20 51.87 23 84.55
23 Anne Line Gjersem  Norway 134.54 24 48.56 22 85.98
24 Nicole Rajičová  Slovakia 125.00 21 49.80 24 75.20
Did not advance to free skating
25 Jenna McCorkell  Great Britain 48.34 25 48.34 —
26 Kerstin Frank  Austria 48.00 26 48.00 —
27 Viktoria Helgesson  Sweden 47.84 27 47.84 —
28 Natalia Popova  Ukraine 47.42 28 47.42 —
29 Jelena Glebova  Estonia 46.19 29 46.19 —
30 Isadora Williams  Brazil 40.37 30 40.37 —

Controversies

After the final scores were made official, journalistic questions were raised in the press regarding whether Adelina Sotnikova's performance deserved higher scores than the performances of Kim Yuna and Carolina Kostner, who won the silver medal and the bronze medal at the event respectively.[14][15]

USAToday reported that a high-ranking Olympic figure skating official said the judging panel was clearly slanted towards Sotnikova.[16] Journalists questioned the appointments of the judges for the event, which included the Russian judge Alla Shekhovtsova, the wife of the former president and the current general director of Figure Skating Federation of Russia Valentin Piseev, and Yuri Balkov, the Ukrainian judge who was suspended for a year after the allegation of match fixing in 1998 Winter Olympics.[17] Moreover, Shekhovtseva was photographed hugging Sotnikova in the arena, raising another question on the fairness of the results.[18]

"The Wire" stated that scores given to Adelina Sotnikova relatively high compared to other skaters. The article notes that one judge gave Sotnikova +3 grade of execution (GOE) on all except one element.[19] Former figure skater Tim Gerber argued that Sotnikova's triple triple combination jump should have received wrong edge and under rotation. Gerber also asserted that the step sequence levels were not correctly awarded for Kim and Sotnikova.[20]

Katarina Witt, the two-time Olympic figure skating champion was stunned by the result, and she claimed that Kim was the true gold medalist, saying "there would be no change for the result, but we must have a discussion on the judgment.[21] Michael Weiss, an American two-time world bronze medalist, stated "But, couldn't disagree more that Yuna and Sotnikova had basically same component marks?...in both short and long? Home field inflation." Ryan Bradley, an American figure skater who won silver and bronze at Skate Canada and America, asked "Are we just going to ignore that she (Sotnikova) botched the landing of her 3 jumps and pretend she was perfect?"[22]

In South Korea, the top trending topics on Twitter after the event included 홈쿠킹 (Home Cooking), #overscoring, 가산점 (Bonus Points), 편파판정 (Biased judgment) and #yunawasrobbed.[23] An unofficial petition on Change.org asking for an open investigation and demanding rejudgement has reached over 2 million signatures.[24]

Support for the results

On 20 February 2014, The New York Times published a technical assessment of the competition titled "How Sotnikova Beat Kim" with a point-by-point and jump-by-jump comparison of the performances of the two skaters.[25] The New York Times also reported in a conjointly published article that Sotnikova's routine was athletically challenging stating that: "Sotnikova scored higher on the technical merit of her program. For instance, Kim did not attempt a triple loop or a double axel, triple toe loop combination, as Sotnikova did."[26]

The Canadian three-time world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist Elvis Stojko responded "It was totally fair, Adelina was ready. Kim didn't have enough technical ammunition."[27] The American Tara Lipinski, an Olympic gold medalist in figure skating together with Johnny Weir, a former world bronze medalist, have also expressed their approval of the judges' decision on Sotnikova's performance.[28] Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic champion, said that while Sotnikova's skating is not as aesthetically pleasing as Kim's, her athletic style "checks off every box" and "does everything the judges are looking for."[29] Alexei Mishin, a Russian figure skating coach, with a long-time rivalry with Sotnikova's choreographer Tatiana Tarasova, said that "I can say one thing: the victory of Adelina Sotnikova is absolutely natural and objective."[30]

On 21 February 2014, the International Skating Union (ISU) issued a statement affirming that all rules and procedures were applied during the competition and no official protest had been filed by any country concerning the results of the competition.[31]

Media reports on 22 February 2014 stated that the Korean Olympic Committee has lodged an official inquiry request to the International Skating Union to investigate the judging process of this competition.[32] However, nothing further was heard for a month and neither the Sochi Olympic Committee nor the International Skating Union had acknowledged receiving any formal protest concerning the outcome of the competition from any participating nation.

Judges and officials

Short Program judges[33]

Judge 1: United States Robert Rosenbluth
Judge 2: Canada Karen Howard
Judge 3: Italy Franco Benini             

Judge 4: Germany Birgit Foell
Judge 5: United Kingdom Diana Stevens
Judge 6: Japan Nobuhiko Yoshioka         

Judge 7: Sweden Katarina Henriksson
Judge 8: Slovakia Adriana Domanska
Judge 9: South Korea Koh Sung-Hee

Free Skate judges[34]

Judge 1: Germany Birgit Föll
Judge 2: Ukraine Yuri Balkov
Judge 3: Italy Franco Benini             

Judge 4: Estonia Zanna Kulik
Judge 5: Japan Nobuhiko Yoshioka
Judge 6: Russia Alla Shekhovtsova          

Judge 7: France Hélène Cucuphat
Judge 8: Canada Karen Howard
Judge 9: Slovakia Adriana Domanska

  • Technical controller: Russia Alexander Lakernik
  • Technical specialist: France Vanessa Gusmeroli
  • Assistant technical specialist: Finland Olga Baranova
  • Referee: Switzerland Diana Barbacci Levy
  • Data operator: United States David Santee
  • Replay operator: Russia Alexander Kuznetsov

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