Figure Skating
The American figure skating team won two medals in Turin, both silver. Sasha Cohen led the ladies' singles event after the short program, but an early fall in the free skate left her in second place. In the ice dance, the team of Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto sat just sixth after the compulsory dance, but moved up the standings in the original dance, claiming the second silver medal. Michelle Kwan, an Olympic medalist in Nagano and Salt Lake, planned to compete in Turin, but pulled out due to a severe groin strain. Emily Hughes competed in place of Kwan.
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sasha Cohen | Ladies' singles | n/a | 66.73 | 1 Q | 116.63 | 2 | 183.36 | ||
| Emily Hughes | Ladies' singles | n/a | 57.08 | 7 Q | 103.79 | 7 | 106.87 | 7 | |
| Evan Lysacek | Men's singles | n/a | 67.55 | 10 Q | 152.58 | 3 | 220.13 | 4 | |
| Kimmie Meissner | Ladies' singles | n/a | 59.40 | 5 Q | 106.31 | 6 | 165.71 | 6 | |
| Matthew Savoie | Men's singles | n/a | 69.15 | 8 Q | 137.52 | 5 | 206.67 | 7 | |
| Johnny Weir | Men's singles | n/a | 80.00 | 2 Q | 136.63 | 6 | 216.63 | 5 | |
| Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto |
Ice dance | 37.36 | 6 | 60.53 | 2 | 98.17 | 4 | 196.06 | |
| Melissa Gregory Denis Petukhov |
Ice dance | 30.51 | 15 | 47.00 | 14 | 81.64 | 14 | 159.15 | 14 |
| Rena Inoue John Baldwin Jr. |
Pairs | n/a | 61.27 | 4 | 113.74 | 7 | 175.01 | 7 | |
| Marcy Hinzmann Aaron Parchem |
Pairs | n/a | 49.58 | 13 | 97.47 | 13 | 147.05 | 13 | |
| Jamie Silverstein Ryan O'Meara |
Ice dance | 27.53 | 18 | 46.00 | 16 | 76.87 | 18 | 150.40 | 16 |
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
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