(left to right) Silver medalists Han Cong and Sui Wenjing of China; gold medalists Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany; and bronze medalists Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada at the Olympic medal ceremony for the Pairs Figure Skating event on Feb. 15 at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)
With previous partner Robin Szolkowy, Aljona Savchenko won two Olympic bronze medals in 2010 and 2014, as well as multiple world and European championships. Szolkowy’s retirement led to Savchenko’s partnership with Bruno Massot and another shot at Olympic gold. Just a month later in Milan, the pair won their first world championship, setting world record scores in both programs. Last week, it was announced that two-time U.S. pairs champions Alexa Scimeca-Knierim and Chris Knierim will train with Savchenko and her team, splitting their time between the States and Germany. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)
Sui Wenjing (left) and Han Cong with their silver medals. They were the reigning world champions and in first place heading into the free skate. Sui was competing in PyeongChang with a stress fracture in her right foot. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)
Earlier in PyeongChang, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won a gold medal in the figure skating team event for Canada. The two-time world champions (2015, 2016) retired after capturing bronze in their second Olympics. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)
Video: Pairs Figure Skating Medal Ceremony Excerpts – 2018 Winter Olympics
video by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine
Photos: Pairs Figure Skating Medal Ceremony – 2018 Winter Olympics
all photos by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine
Results – Figure Skating Pairs (Top 5)
information from the official PyeongChang 2018 website
| Rank | Name | Country | Short Program Score (Rank) | Free Skate Score (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAVCHENKO Aljona / MASSOT Bruno | Germany | 76.59 (4) | 159.31 (1) |
| 2 | SUI Wenjing / HAN Cong | China | 82.39 (1) | 153.08 (3) |
| 3 | DUHAMEL Meagan / RADFORD Eric | Canada | 76.82 (3) | 153.33 (2) |
| 4 | TARASOVA Evgenia / MOROZOV Vladimir | Olympic Athlete from Russia | 81.68 (2) | 143.25 (4) |
| 5 | JAMES Vanessa / CIPRES Morgan | France | 75.34 (6) | 143.19 (5) |
