Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

The men's singles figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place on February 8th and 10th at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Skaters from around the world performed impressive jumps, spins, and moves to earn points from the judges.

Nathan Chen from the United States won the gold medal. He set a new world record score during the short program and felt happy after not doing as well as expected at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where many thought he would win.

Two skaters from Japan also did very well. Yuma Kagiyama won the silver medal, and Shoma Uno won the bronze. It was an exciting event that showed the skill and determination of these amazing athletes.

Background

In 2016, a report showed that the Russian Olympic team had used unfair methods to improve their performance during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Because of this, Russian athletes had to compete without their flag or anthem and under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The men's single skating competition took place on February 8 and 10 at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Nathan Chen from the United States was expected to win the gold medal after winning several big competitions since the 2018 Winter Olympics. His main competitors were Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno from Japan, while another top skater, Yuzuru Hanyu, had been hurt and missed most of the season.

Qualification

Main article: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Twenty-three spots for men's figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics were decided at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships. Because two skaters from China, Yan Han and Jin Boyang, both qualified but could only earn points for one spot, there was one extra spot open. This extra spot was awarded at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy along with some other spots.

Qualifying nations in men's singles

Event	Skaters per NOC	Qualifying NOCs	Total skaters
2021 World Championships	3	Japan	23
	2	United States  ROC  Italy
	1	Canada  France  South Korea  China  Georgia  Switzerland  Estonia  Belarus  Latvia  Czech Republic  Mexico  Ukraine  Sweden  Israel
2021 Nebelhorn Trophy	1	United States  France  ROC  South Korea  Azerbaijan  Australia  Canada	7
Total			30

Required performance elements

Men performed their short programs on 8 February. These programs lasted no more than 2 minutes and 40 seconds and included several jumps, spins, and steps. Each skater had to do a double or triple Axel, a triple or quadruple jump, and a jump combination. They also needed to perform spins like the camel spin or sit spin and a step sequence across the ice.

The top twenty-four skaters then moved on to the free skating on 10 February. This part lasted up to 4 minutes and included more jumps, spins, and a special choreographed sequence. Each skater had to include seven jumps, three different kinds of spins, and another step sequence.

Judging

See also: ISU Judging System

In figure skating, skaters are judged on their skills and how well they perform their programs. Judges look at things like jumps and spins, and also how the skater moves, their timing, and how the program fits the music. Each move has a set number of points, and judges give extra points if the skater does it really well.

All the points from the moves are added up, and then judges also score how the skater looks and feels during the program. These scores are combined to give each skater a final score. If a skater makes a mistake, like falling or taking too long, points may be taken away.

Records

For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.

For the season's highest scores, see 2021–22 figure skating season § Season's best scores.

The following new record high score was set during this event.

Record high scores

Date	Team	Segment	Score
8 February 2022	Nathan Chen	Short program	113.97

Results

From left to right: The gold, silver, and bronze medalists from the men's event at the 2022 Winter Olympics: Nathan Chen of the United States (gold), Yuma Kagiyama of Japan (silver), and Shoma Uno of Japan (bronze)

Code key

• TSS – Total segment score
• TES – Total elements score
• PCS – Program component score
• SS – Skating skills
• TR – Transitions
• PE – Performance
• CO – Composition
• IN – Interpretation of the music

Short program

Vincent Zhou of the United States could not compete after testing positive for COVID-19.

The men's short program happened on 8 February. Nathan Chen of the United States did very well after not doing as well at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He set a new world record with jumps and a special move called a triple Axel. Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno, both of Japan, came in second and third. Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Japan, made a mistake and ended up in eighth place.

Free skating

The men's free skating was on 10 February. Nathan Chen of the United States won easily, doing five very hard jumps, including a quadruple Lutz. He also got high scores for his skills and performance. Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno, both of Japan, won silver and bronze medals.

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan tried a very hard jump called a quadruple Axel but fell. He ended up in fourth place overall. Chen praised Hanyu for helping improve the sport.

Overall

Men's short program results

Pl.	Skater	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CO	IN
1	Nathan Chen	United States	113.97	65.98	47.99	9.57	9.39	9.71	9.68	9.64
2	Yuma Kagiyama	Japan	108.12	60.91	47.21	9.50	9.25	9.54	9.46	9.46
3	Shoma Uno	Japan	105.90	59.05	46.85	9.43	9.21	9.36	9.39	9.46
4	Cha Jun-hwan	South Korea	99.51	54.30	45.21	8.96	8.93	9.07	9.14	9.11
5	Morisi Kvitelashvili	Georgia	97.98	55.69	42.29	8.54	8.32	8.54	8.46	8.43
6	Jason Brown	United States	97.24	49.95	47.29	9.29	9.39	9.54	9.50	9.57
7	Evgeni Semenenko	ROC	95.76	55.23	40.53	8.21	7.93	8.18	8.14	8.07
8	Yuzuru Hanyu	Japan	95.15	48.07	47.08	9.43	9.43	9.25	9.54	9.43
9	Keegan Messing	Canada	93.24	49.30	43.94	8.93	8.68	8.68	8.79	8.86
10	Kévin Aymoz	France	93.00	49.93	43.07	8.57	8.29	8.68	8.71	8.82
11	Jin Boyang	China	90.98	51.62	39.36	8.07	7.32	8.04	8.00	7.93
12	Daniel Grassl	Italy	90.64	48.70	41.94	8.29	8.29	8.36	8.54	8.46
13	Matteo Rizzo	Italy	88.63	46.71	41.92	8.43	8.21	8.39	8.43	8.46
14	Adam Siao Him Fa	France	86.74	47.28	40.46	8.21	7.79	8.14	8.14	8.18
15	Mark Kondratiuk	ROC	86.11	45.08	41.03	8.32	8.00	8.25	8.25	8.21
16	Deniss Vasiļjevs	Latvia	85.30	43.08	42.22	8.43	8.18	8.46	8.54	8.61
17	Brendan Kerry	Australia	84.79	45.93	38.86	7.82	7.50	7.93	7.79	7.82
18	Vladimir Litvintsev	Azerbaijan	84.15	47.14	37.01	7.43	7.11	7.50	7.43	7.54
19	Donovan Carrillo	Mexico	79.69	43.08	36.61	7.32	7.11	7.43	7.32	7.43
20	Nikolaj Majorov	Sweden	78.54	41.22	37.32	7.46	7.14	7.57	7.54	7.61
21	Konstantin Milyukov	Belarus	78.49	41.92	36.57	7.46	7.18	7.32	7.32	7.29
22	Ivan Shmuratko	Ukraine	78.11	41.08	37.03	7.46	7.21	7.50	7.43	7.43
23	Andrei Mozalev	ROC	77.05	36.76	41.29	8.36	8.18	8.11	8.39	8.25
24	Lukas Britschgi	Switzerland	76.16	39.76	36.40	7.39	7.07	7.36	7.29	7.29
25	Michal Březina	Czech Republic	75.19	36.69	39.50	8.04	7.71	7.75	8.04	7.96
26	Alexei Bychenko	Israel	68.01	33.02	35.99	7.39	6.96	7.18	7.32	7.14
27	Lee Si-hyeong	South Korea	65.69	30.75	35.94	7.36	7.04	7.11	7.29	7.14
28	Aleksandr Selevko	Estonia	65.29	28.79	36.50	7.36	7.00	7.21	7.50	7.43
29	Roman Sadovsky	Canada	62.77	24.99	37.78	7.71	7.39	7.36	7.68	7.64
WD	Vincent Zhou	United States	Withdrew from competition

Men's free skate results

Pl.	Skater	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CO	IN
1	Nathan Chen	United States	218.63	121.41	97.22	9.71	9.54	9.79	9.71	9.86
2	Yuma Kagiyama	Japan	201.93	107.99	93.94	9.50	9.18	9.36	9.50	9.43
3	Yuzuru Hanyu	Japan	188.06	99.62	90.44	9.25	9.18	8.75	9.25	8.79
4	Daniel Grassl	Italy	187.43	103.35	84.08	8.39	8.18	8.54	8.50	8.43
5	Shoma Uno	Japan	187.10	96.24	91.86	9.32	9.07	9.04	9.29	9.21
6	Jason Brown	United States	184.00	87.66	96.34	9.46	9.50	9.75	9.64	9.82
7	Cha Jun-hwan	South Korea	182.87	93.59	90.28	9.07	8.96	8.93	9.11	9.07
8	Jin Boyang	China	179.45	97.23	82.22	8.43	7.79	8.50	8.18	8.21
9	Evgeni Semenenko	ROC	178.37	94.81	83.56	8.46	8.11	8.43	8.39	8.39
10	Keegan Messing	Canada	172.37	84.13	88.24	8.93	8.61	8.86	8.86	8.86
11	Morisi Kvitelashvili	Georgia	170.64	85.92	84.72	8.46	8.36	8.50	8.54	8.50
12	Deniss Vasiļjevs	Latvia	167.41	84.75	83.66	8.32	8.11	8.36	8.50	8.54
13	Adam Siao Him Fa	France	163.41	81.69	82.72	8.36	7.93	8.32	8.36	8.39
14	Mark Kondratiuk	ROC	162.71	80.15	83.56	8.50	8.14	8.21	8.50	8.43
15	Kévin Aymoz	France	161.80	76.60	86.20	8.68	8.46	8.57	8.68	8.71
16	Brendan Kerry	Australia	160.01	83.51	76.50	7.79	7.36	7.71	7.71	7.68
17	Matteo Rizzo	Italy	158.90	76.92	82.98	8.32	8.07	8.21	8.50	8.39
18	Andrei Mozalev	ROC	156.28	79.48	78.80	8.04	7.82	7.61	8.07	7.86
19	Vladimir Litvintsev	Azerbaijan	155.04	80.76	74.28	7.57	7.18	7.50	7.46	7.43
20	Konstantin Milyukov	Belarus	143.73	71.35	72.38	7.36	7.04	7.18	7.36	7.25
21	Nikolaj Majorov	Sweden	142.24	67.60	74.64	7.57	7.18	7.50	7.50	7.57
22	Donovan Carrillo	Mexico	138.44	66.56	72.88	7.32	7.04	7.29	7.36	7.43
23	Lukas Britschgi	Switzerland	136.42	64.72	71.70	7.32	6.96	7.07	7.29	7.21
24	Ivan Shmuratko	Ukraine	127.65	57.17	71.48	7.36	6.96	6.96	7.21	7.25

Men's results

Rank	Skater	Nation	Total	SP		FS
	Nathan Chen	United States	332.60	1	113.97	1	218.63
	Yuma Kagiyama	Japan	310.05	2	108.12	2	201.93
	Shoma Uno	Japan	293.00	3	105.90	5	187.10
4	Yuzuru Hanyu	Japan	283.21	8	95.15	3	188.06
5	Cha Jun-hwan	South Korea	282.38	4	99.51	7	182.87
6	Jason Brown	United States	281.24	6	97.24	6	184.00
7	Daniel Grassl	Italy	278.07	12	90.64	4	187.43
8	Evgeni Semenenko	ROC	274.13	7	95.76	9	178.37
9	Jin Boyang	China	270.43	11	90.98	8	179.45
10	Morisi Kvitelashvili	Georgia	268.62	5	97.98	11	170.64
11	Keegan Messing	Canada	265.61	9	93.24	10	172.37
12	Kévin Aymoz	France	254.80	10	93.00	15	161.80
13	Deniss Vasiļjevs	Latvia	252.71	16	85.30	12	167.41
14	Adam Siao Him Fa	France	250.15	14	86.74	13	163.41
15	Mark Kondratiuk	ROC	248.82	15	86.11	14	162.71
16	Matteo Rizzo	Italy	247.53	13	88.63	17	158.90
17	Brendan Kerry	Australia	244.80	17	84.79	16	160.01
18	Vladimir Litvintsev	Azerbaijan	239.19	18	84.15	19	155.04
19	Andrei Mozalev	ROC	233.33	23	77.05	18	156.28
20	Konstantin Milyukov	Belarus	222.22	21	78.49	20	143.73
21	Nikolaj Majorov	Sweden	220.78	20	78.54	21	142.24
22	Donovan Carrillo	Mexico	218.13	19	79.69	22	138.44
23	Lukas Britschgi	Switzerland	212.58	24	76.16	23	136.42
24	Ivan Shmuratko	Ukraine	205.76	22	78.11	24	127.65
25	Michal Březina	Czech Republic	75.19	25	75.19	Did not advance to free skate
26	Alexei Bychenko	Israel	68.01	26	68.01
27	Lee Si-hyeong	South Korea	65.69	27	65.69
28	Aleksandr Selevko	Estonia	65.29	28	65.29
29	Roman Sadovsky	Canada	62.77	29	62.77
WD	Vincent Zhou	United States	Withdrew from competition