Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics — 2022 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
The 2022 Olympic figure skating competition was defined by a major doping scandal involving Kamila Valieva, leading to delayed medal ceremonies and reallocated gold medals.
Key Facts
- Dates
- 4–20 February 2022
- Venue
- Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
- Events contested
- 5 (men's, women's, pairs, ice dance, team)
- Men's gold medalist
- Nathan Chen (USA)
- Women's gold medalist
- Anna Shcherbakova (ROC)
- Team event gold (revised)
- United States (after Valieva disqualification)
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2022 Winter Olympics figure skating program was scheduled across five disciplines at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Controversy arose when a sample submitted by Russian skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, triggering an investigation by anti-doping authorities and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Figure skating events ran from 4 to 20 February 2022. Nathan Chen won the men's event, Anna Shcherbakova the women's, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong the pairs, and Papadakis and Cizeron the ice dance. The team event medal ceremony was suspended pending resolution of Valieva's doping case, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowing her to compete during the ongoing investigation.
After nearly two years of litigation, Valieva's scores were annulled and the Russian Olympic Committee team's original first-place finish in the team event was voided. Gold medals were reallocated to the United States, marking a significant precedent for post-competition doping enforcement in Olympic figure skating.
Result
at Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China