The pair skating of Figure Skating 1994 during the 1994 Winter Olympics was held on 13-15 February 1994 in the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre. With 18 pairs competing, the event was won by Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov from Russia, with Artur Dmitriev and Natalya Mishkutenok from Russia taking the silver medal and Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler from Canada taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of two separate rounds. The first round allows the pairs to perform a routine of a maximum of 2:40 minutes, after which the pairs with the twenty-four best scores perform another routine of around 4:30 minutes. The scores are based on the individual rankings of the judges, with each position earning one point. In each round, the pairs are ranked based on these ordinal points. The pairs with the fewest classification points after two rounds wins the competition.
Preview[]
Eighteen pairs qualified for the event with the 1988 Olympic champions Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov as the big favorites for the title. Both the defending Olympic champions Natalya Mishkutenok and Artur Dmitriev and the reigning world champions Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler had had issues in recent training and competitions. Some other medal contenders included Jenni Meno/Todd Sand and Evgenia Shishkova/Vadim Naumov.
| Athlete 1 | Athlete 2 | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoko Ina | Jason Dungjen | United States |
| Danielle Carr | Stephen Carr | Australia |
| Elena Grigoryeva | Sergei Cheyko | Belarus |
| Jamie Rae Sale | Jason Turner | Canada |
| Kristy-Lee Sargeant | Kristofer Wirtz | Canada |
| Radka Kovarikova | Rene Novotny | Czech Republic |
| Anuschka Glaeser | Axel Rauschenbach | Germany |
| Peggy Schwarz | Alexander Koenig | Germany |
| Mandy Woetzel | Ingo Steuer | Germany |
| Jacqueline Soames | John Jenkins | Great Britain |
| Elena Berezhnaia | Oleg Shliachov | Latvia |
| Ekaterina Gordeeva | Sergei Grinkov | Russia |
| Natalya Mishkutenok | Artur Dmitriev | Russia |
| Evgenia Shishkova | Vadim Naumov | Russia |
| Elena Belousovskaya | Igor Malyar | Ukraine |
| Karen Courtland | Todd Reynolds | United States |
| Jenni Meno | Todd Sand | United States |
| Isabelle Brasseur | Lloyd Eisler | Canada |
Summary[]
Short Program[]
| Short Program Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athletes | Score | ||
| 1 |  |
Ekaterina Gordeeva | Sergei Grinkov | 14 | |
| 2 | |
Natalya Mishkutenok | Artur Dmitriev | 18 | |
| 3 |  |
Isabelle Brasseur | Lloyd Eisler | 24 | |
| 4 | |
Evgenia Shishkova | Vadim Naumov | 35 | |
| 5 |  |
Radka Kovarikova | Rene Novotny | 45 | |
| 6 |  |
Jenni Meno | Todd Sand | 56 | |
| 7 |  |
Peggy Schwarz | Alexander Koenig | 70 | |
| 8 | |
Mandy Woetzel | Ingo Steuer | 70 | |
| 9 |  |
Elena Berezhnaia | Oleg Shliachov | 79 | |
| 10 |  |
Danielle Carr | Stephen Carr | 92 | |
| 11 | |
Kristy Lee Sargeant | Kristofer Wirtz | 97 | |
| 12 | |
Anuschka Glaeser | Axel Rauschenbach | 109 | |
| 13 | |
Karen Courtland | Todd Reynolds | 119 | |
| 14 | |
Jamie Rae Sale | Jason Turner | 131 | |
| 15 | |
Kyoko Ina | Jason Dungjen | 129 | |
| 16 |  |
Jacqueline Soames | John Jenkins | 151 | |
| 17 |  |
Elena Belousovskaya | Igor Malyar | 145 | |
| 18 |  |
Elena Rigoryeva | Sergei Cheyko | 155 | |
Free Program[]
| Free Program Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athletes | Score | ||
| 1 | |
Ekaterina Gordeeva | Sergei Grinkov | 10 | |
| 2 | |
Natalya Mishkutenok | Artur Dmitriev | 19 | |
| 3 | |
Isabelle Brasseur | Lloyd Eisler | 29 | |
| 4 | |
Evgenia Shishkova | Vadim Naumov | 32 | |
| 5 | |
Jenni Meno | Todd Sand | 48 | |
| 6 | |
Radka Kovarikova | Rene Novotny | 51 | |
| 7 | |
Kyoko Ina | Jason Dungjen | 72 | |
| 8 | |
Peggy Schwarz | Alexander Koenig | 73 | |
| 9 | |
Elena Berezhnaia | Oleg Shliachov | 87 | |
| 10 | |
Kristy Lee Sargeant | Kristofer Wirtz | 92 | |
| 11 | |
Danielle Carr | Stephen Carr | 94 | |
| 12 | |
Jamie Rae Sale | Jason Turner | 106 | |
| 13 | |
Anuschka Glaeser | Axel Rauschenbach | 110 | |
| 14 | |
Karen Courtland | Todd Reynolds | 121 | |
| 15 | |
Jacqueline Soames | John Jenkins | 140 | |
| 16 | |
Elena Belousovskaya | Igor Malyar | 143 | |
| 17 | |
Elena Rigoryeva | Sergei Cheyko | 149 | |
| - | |
Mandy Woetzel | Ingo Steuer | DNF | |
Results[]
| Result | Athletes | Nationality | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ekaterina Gordeeva | Sergei Grinkov | Russia | 1.5 |
 |
Natalya Mishkutenok | Artur Dmitriev | Russia | 3.0 |
 |
Isabelle Brasseur | Lloyd Eisler | Canada | 4.5 |
| 4 | Evgenia Shishkova | Vadim Naumov | Russia | 6.0 |
| 5 | Jenni Meno | Todd Sand | United States | 8.0 |
| 6 | Radka Kovarikova | Rene Novotny | Czech Republic | 8.5 |
| 7 | Peggy Schwarz | Alexander Koenig | Germany | 11.5 |
| 8 | Elena Berezhnaia | Oleg Shliachov | Latvia | 13.5 |
| 9 | Kyoko Ina | Jason Dungjen | United States | 14.5 |
| 10 | Kristy-Lee Sargeant | Kristofer Wirtz | Canada | 15.5 |
| 11 | Danielle Carr | Stephen Carr | Australia | 16.0 |
| 12 | Jamie Rae Sale | Jason Turner | Canada | 19.0 |
| 13 | Anuschka Glaeser | Axel Rauschenbach | Germany | 19.0 |
| 14 | Karen Courtland | Todd Reynolds | United States | 20.5 |
| 15 | Jacqueline Soames | John Jenkins | Great Britain | 23.0 |
| 16 | Elena Belousovskaya | Igor Malyar | Ukraine | 24.5 |
| 17 | Elena Grigoryeva | Sergei Cheyko | Belarus | 26.0 |
| 18 | Mandy Woetzel | Ingo Steuer | Germany | DNF |
| 1994 Winter Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Figure Skating 1994 | |
| ā 1992 | 1998 ā |
| Singles | |
| Men | Ladies |
| Pairs | |
| Pair skating | Ice dance |