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Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Ice dance

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The ice dance competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 16 and 17 February at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, and featured 24 teams from 15 different nations. Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States won the gold medals; Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada won the silver; and Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia won the bronze. In addition to their gold medal victory, Davis and White set all new world record scores in the short dance, free dance, and overall total score. This was the first time that a team from the United States had won the ice dance event at the Winter Olympics.

Ice dance
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueIceberg Skating Palace
Sochi, Russia
Dates16–17 February 2014
Competitors24 teams from 15 nations
Winning score195.52 points
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Meryl Davis
and Charlie White		  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tessa Virtue
and Scott Moir		  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elena Ilinykh
and Nikita Katsalapov		  Russia
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The Iceberg Skating Palace as seen from the outside
All of the figure skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics were held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1]

Background

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The ice dance competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 16 and 27 February at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1][2] 24 teams representing 15 nations entered the competition.

Qualification

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Nineteen quota spots in the ice dance event were awarded based on results at the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships.[3] An additional five quota spots were earned at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy.[4]

Qualifying nations in ice dance[3][4]
Event Teams
per NOC		 Qualifying NOCs Total
teams
2013 World Championships 3 United States
 Canada
 Russia		19
2 Italy
 France
 Germany
1 Great Britain
 Ukraine
 Lithuania
 Azerbaijan
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy 1 China
 Turkey
 Australia
 Japan
 Spain		5
Total 24

Required performance elements

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Couples competing in ice dance first performed their short dances on 16 February.[2] The required rhythm was the quickstep, but teams could also include one or two of the following: the foxtrot, the Charleston, or the swing.[5] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[6] the short dance had to include the following elements: two sections of the Finnstep, one dance lift, one step sequence while not touching, and one set of sequential twizzles.[5]

The top twenty highest scoring teams after the short dance performed their free dances on 17 February.[2] The free dance could last no longer than 4 minutes,[6] and had to include the following: two short lifts and one long lift, or four short lifts and one choreographic dance lift; one dance spin; one straight-line step sequence while in hold; one curved step sequence while in hold; and one set of synchronized twizzles.[5]

Judging

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Skaters were judged according to the required technical elements of their program (such as choreographic elements), as well as the overall presentation of their program, based on five program components (skating skills, transitions/linking footwork, performance/execution, composition/choreography, and musical interpretation/timing). Each technical element in a figure skating performance was assigned a predetermined base point value and scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from −3 to +3 based on the quality of its execution.[7] Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –3 to +3 was assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values.[8] For example, a curve lift (level 4) was worth a base value of 4.00 points, and a GOE of +3 was worth 1.50 points, so a curve lift (level 4) with a GOE of +3 earned 5.50 points.[8] The judging panel's GOE for each element was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a Total Elements Score.[9] At the same time, the judges evaluated each performance based on the five aforementioned program components and assigned each a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments.[10] The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the chart below; the results were added together to generate a total Program Component Score.[11]

Ice dance program component factoring[12]
Component Short dance Free dance
Skating skills 0.80 1.25
Transitions/Footwork 0.70 1.75
Performance/
Execution		 0.70 1.00
Composition/
Choreography		 0.80 1.00
Musical interpretation/
Timing		 1.00 1.00

Deductions were applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[13] The Total Elements Score and Program Component Score were then added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[14]

Records

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The following new record high scores were set during this competition.

Record high scores
Date Skater(s) Segment Score Ref.
16 February 2014 Short dance 78.89 [15]
17 February 2014 Free dance 114.66 [16]
116.63
Total score 195.52 [17]

Results

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White at the 2011 World Championships
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at the 2012 World Championships
Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov at the 2014 Winter Olympics
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists from the ice dance event at the 2014 Winter Olympics (from left to right):
Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States (gold); Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada (silver); and Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia (bronze)
Code key
  • TSS – Total Segment Score
  • TES – Total Elements Score
  • PCS – Program Component Score
  • SS – Skating skills
  • TR – Transitions
  • PE – Performance
  • CC – Composition/Choreography
  • IT – Musical interpretation/Timing

Short dance

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The short dance was held on 16 February.[18]

Short dance results
Pl. Team Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CC IT
1  United States 78.89 WR 39.72 39.17 9.68 9.57 9.93 9.86 9.89
2  Canada 76.33 37.64 38.69 9.54 9.43 9.82 9.71 9.82
3  Russia 73.04 36.36 36.68 9.18 8.89 9.25 9.29 9.21
4  France 72.78 36.43 36.35 9.04 8.82 9.18 9.18 9.18
5  Russia 69.97 33.58 36.39 8.96 8.75 9.29 9.18 9.25
6  Italy 67.58 32.85 34.73 8.68 8.46 8.75 8.79 8.71
7  Canada 65.93 31.93 35.00 8.71 8.50 8.79 8.89 8.82
8  United States 65.46 32.78 32.68 8.14 8.00 8.25 8.18 8.25
9  United States 64.47 33.36 31.11 7.93 7.54 7.86 7.75 7.79
10  Germany 60.91 30.64 30.27 7.57 7.21 7.79 7.71 7.54
11  Great Britain 59.33 30.08 30.25 7.61 7.39 7.61 7.75 7.46
12  Spain 58.58 31.78 26.80 6.61 6.43 6.82 6.86 6.75
13  France 58.25 30.50 27.75 6.93 6.75 7.04 7.11 6.86
14  Azerbaijan 58.15 28.79 29.36 7.32 7.25 7.43 7.32 7.36
15  Italy 58.14 30.00 28.14 7.11 6.82 7.07 7.07 7.07
16  Russia 58.01 30.43 27.58 6.89 6.61 6.93 7.04 6.96
17  Lithuania 56.40 27.79 28.61 7.14 6.89 7.25 7.32 7.14
18  Canada 55.91 27.50 28.41 7.04 6.82 7.18 7.21 7.21
19  Germany 54.43 28.22 26.21 6.54 6.29 6.57 6.71 6.61
20  Australia 52.68 28.29 24.39 6.04 5.79 6.14 6.25 6.21
21  Japan 52.29 26.87 25.42 6.29 6.14 6.50 6.61 6.25
22  Turkey 49.84 25.14 24.70 6.21 5.96 6.32 6.29 6.11
23  China 48.96 23.14 25.82 6.50 6.32 6.50 6.57 6.39
24  Ukraine 41.90 18.36 23.54 5.93 5.75 5.89 6.18 5.71

Free dance

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The free dance was held on 17 February.[19] Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. in ice dance.[20]

Free dance results
Pl. Team Nation TSS TES PCS SS TR PE CC IT
1  United States 116.63 57.50 59.13 9.71 9.75 9.93 10.00 10.00
2  Canada 114.66 56.22 58.44 9.64 9.57 9.89 9.89 9.86
3  Russia 110.44 54.14 56.30 9.32 9.14 9.61 9.54 9.50
4  France 104.44 51.16 54.28 8.86 8.89 9.25 9.18 9.21
5  Canada 103.18 50.43 52.75 8.75 8.54 9.00 8.82 9.04
6  Russia 102.95 48.50 54.45 9.00 8.89 9.18 9.21 9.25
7  Italy 101.92 49.50 52.42 8.61 8.54 8.89 8.86 8.96
8  United States 99.18 49.01 50.17 8.36 8.14 8.54 8.39 8.54
9  Great Britain 91.78 44.50 47.28 7.75 7.71 7.96 8.14 8.00
10  United States 90.70 43.42 48.28 8.18 7.82 8.21 8.11 8.04
11  Azerbaijan 90.48 45.23 45.25 7.61 7.36 7.54 7.75 7.57
12  Germany 89.86 45.41 45.45 7.54 7.36 7.71 7.79 7.64
13  Spain 88.39 46.13 42.26 7.00 6.82 7.18 7.25 7.14
14  Italy 86.64 45.28 41.36 6.96 6.64 6.96 7.04 7.04
15  France 84.62 41.95 42.67 7.18 6.82 7.18 7.32 7.25
16  Canada 82.79 41.98 40.81 6.86 6.64 6.86 6.93 6.82
17  Russia 82.65 40.90 41.75 6.96 6.86 6.86 7.11 7.07
18  Lithuania 82.60 39.86 42.74 7.18 6.82 7.25 7.32 7.25
19  Germany 76.13 38.71 38.42 6.39 6.18 6.50 6.57 6.54
20  Australia 75.85 39.03 36.82 6.07 5.86 6.32 6.36 6.29

Overall

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Ice dance results
Rank Team Nation Total SD FD
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 195.52 1 78.89 1 116.63
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 190.99 2 76.33 2 114.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia 183.48 3 73.04 3 110.44
4  France 177.22 4 72.78 4 104.44
5  Russia 172.92 5 69.97 6 102.95
6  Italy 169.50 6 67.58 7 101.92
7  Canada 169.11 7 65.93 5 103.18
8  United States 164.64 8 65.46 8 99.18
9  United States 155.17 9 64.47 10 90.70
10  Great Britain 151.11 11 59.33 9 91.78
11  Germany 150.77 10 60.91 12 89.86
12  Azerbaijan 148.63 14 58.15 11 90.48
13  Spain 146.97 12 58.58 13 88.39
14  Italy 144.78 15 58.14 14 86.64
15  France 142.87 13 58.25 15 84.62
16  Russia 140.66 16 58.01 17 82.65
17  Lithuania 139.00 17 56.40 18 82.60
18  Canada 138.70 18 55.91 16 82.79
19  Germany 130.56 19 54.43 19 76.13
20  Australia 128.53 20 52.68 20 75.85
21  Japan 52.29 21 52.29 Did not advance
to free dance
22  Turkey 49.84 22 49.84
23  China 48.96 23 48.96
24  Ukraine 41.90 24 41.90

References

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  1. 1 2 "Iceberg Skating Palace". International Olympic Committee. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Schedule and results". Sochi2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Communication No. 1791: Entries/Participation 2014 Olympic Winter Games (OWG) – Single & Pair Skating/Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Communication No. 1821: Olympic Winter Games 2014 – Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Communication No. 1782: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 S&P/ID 2012, p. 147.
  7. ↑ S&P/ID 2012, pp. 100–102.
  8. 1 2 "Communication No. 1739: Ice Dance Scale of Values as of July 2012" (PDF). International Skating Union. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. ↑ S&P/ID 2012, p. 18.
  10. ↑ S&P/ID 2012, p. 19.
  11. ↑ S&P/ID 2012, pp. 19–20.
  12. ↑ S&P/ID 2012, pp. 20–21.
  13. ↑ S&P/ID 2012, p. 21.
  14. ↑ S&P/ID 2012, p. 22.
  15. ↑ Longman, Jeré (16 February 2014). "Behind Meryl Davis and Charlie White, U.S. is close to its first ice dance gold". The New York Times. p. D-6. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Progression of highest historical scores – Free dance". International Skating Union. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Buffery, Steve (17 February 2014). "Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir dance to Olympic silver medal". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Short Dance Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "Free Dance Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) dance off with Olympic gold". ISU.org. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

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