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Figure skating medal count: Pairs medals announced

By Sarabeth Pollock

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 15: Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany react after competing during the Pair Skating Free Skating at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 15: Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany react after competing during the Pair Skating Free Skating at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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The pairs’ event came to an end at the 2018 Winter Olympics upon the conclusion of the pairs’ free skate. Here is a look at the medal count in the pairs’ event.

It was a thrilling competition in the pairs’ free skate at the 2018 Winter Olympics, with the top three pairs in perpetual motion throughout the event. After the pairs’ short program and the free skate, the best teams made their ascent to the top of the podium.

The pairs’ competition began with the short program. A total of 22 teams skated in the short program and were narrowed down to 16 teams at the end of the event. China’s Wenjing Sui and Cong Han were in first place with 82.39, followed by Olympics Athletes from Russia’s Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov in second place with 81.68 and Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford rounding out the field in third. Team USA’s Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim ended the event with 65.55 and in 14th place, good enough to advance.

The free skate was positively riveting. The final four skaters really changed up the leader board, bringing the competition down to the very last pair to skate. In the end, it was Germany’s Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot who took home the gold medal.

MEDAL RESULT | Pairs Figure Skating

Aljona Savchenko

Bruno Massot

Wenjing Sui

Cong Han

Meagan Duhamel

Eric Radford

Here are the combined final standings after the pairs’ free skate:

  1. Germany – Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot – 235.90
  2. China – Wenjing Sui and Cong Han – 235.47
  3. Canada – Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford – 230.15
  4. Olympic Athletes from Russia – Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov – 230.15
  5. France – Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres – 218.53
  6. Italy – Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek – 216.59
  7. Olympics Athletes from Russia – Natalya Zabiyako and Alexsandr Enbert – 212.88
  8. China – Xiaoyu Yu and Hao Zhang – 204.10
  9. Canada – Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau – 204.02
  10. Italy – Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise – 202.74
  11. Canada – Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro – 198.11
  12. Olympic Athletes from Russia – Kristina Astakhova and Aleksey Rogonov – 194.45
  13. North Korea – Tae Ok Ryom and Ju Sik Kim – 193.63
  14. Czech Republic – Anna Duskova and Martin Bidar – 186.33
  15. United States – Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim – 185.82
  16. Germany – Annika Hocke and Ruben Blommaert – 171.98

Next: Best Olympian from each state

Team USA’s Scimeca Knierim and Knierim finished with a 120.27 in their free skate, putting them in 15th place and thus ending their 2018 Olympics. However, they will still be returning home with a bronze medal from the team event.

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