Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

Ladies' single skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics was contested between 23 and 25 February 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre. There were 27 skaters from 16 nations that participated. Oksana Baiul became the first Olympic champion representing the newly-independent Ukraine.[1] Nancy Kerrigan from the United States won the silver medal and Chen Lu from China won the bronze medal.[2]

Ladies' singles
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
VenueHamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates23–25 February 1994
Competitors27 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oksana Baiul  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nancy Kerrigan  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chen Lu  China
← 1992
1998 →

Results

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SP = Short program. FS = Free skating. TFP = Total factor points. TFP = SP/2 + FS. Lowest TFP wins.

Rank Name Nation SP FS TFP
  Oksana Baiul   Ukraine 2 1 2.0
  Nancy Kerrigan   United States 1 2 2.5
  Chen Lu   China 4 3 5.0
4 Surya Bonaly   France 3 4 5.5
5 Yuka Sato   Japan 7 5 8.5
6 Tanja Szewczenko   Germany 5 6 8.5
7 Katarina Witt   Germany 6 8 11.0
8 Tonya Harding   United States 10 7 12.0
9 Josée Chouinard   Canada 8 9 13.0
10 Anna Rechnio   Poland 9 12 16.5
11 Krisztina Czakó   Hungary 12 11 17.0
12 Mila Kajas   Finland 16 10 18.0
13 Lenka Kulovaná   Czech Republic 11 14 19.5
14 Marie-Pierre Leray   France 14 13 20.0
15 Charlene Von Saher   Great Britain 13 16 22.5
16 Nathalie Krieg   Switzerland 15 17 24.5
17 Laëtitia Hubert   France 20 15 25.0
18 Rena Inoue   Japan 18 18 27.0
19 Elena Liashenko   Ukraine 17 19 27.5
20 Marta Andrade   Spain 21 21 31.5
21 Lily Lyoonjung Lee   South Korea 24 20 32.0
22 Lyudmyla Ivanova   Ukraine 19 23 32.5
23 Liu Ying   China 23 22 33.5
24 Tsvetelina Abrasheva   Bulgaria 22 24 35.0
Free Skate Not Reached
25 Zhao Guona   China 25
26 Susan Humphreys   Canada 26
27 Irena Zemanová   Czech Republic 27

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Referees

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Judges

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In film

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Tonya Harding's and Nancy Kerrigan's participation in the event is part of the story of the 2017 American film I, Tonya.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Tétrault-Farber, Gabrielle (14 April 2023). "Ukraine's first Olympic champion says Russians should be barred from Games". Reuters. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Winter Olympics 1994 - Friday's Results". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 26 February 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Figure skating Individual women Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Winter Olympics - Figure Skating - Women's Short Program". The Flint Journal. 24 February 1994. p. 49. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Olsen, Mark (9 December 2017). "'I, Tonya' explores the humanity and hard landings of the former figure skater". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 November 2024.