2021-22 ISU Figure Skating Results

The ISU figure skating results for the 2021-22 season, which began on July 1, 2021, and concluded on June 30, 2022. The season features major competitions including the Winter Olympics, World Championships, Grand Prix events, Challenger Series competitions, and other international events.

The season brought together the world’s top skaters across international competitions that shaped rankings, championship results, and Olympic preparation throughout the year.

Olympic season

The 2021–22 season is particularly significant due to the 2022 Winter Olympics, where the world’s top skaters competed for Olympic medals. Many of the athletes who appeared in ISU competitions throughout the season earned quota spots for their countries, with final Olympic team selections determined by their national federations.

2021-22 Season Timeline

Major 2022 ISU Championship Results

Results from the major ISU Championships during the 2021–22 figure skating season, including the World Championships, European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, and the Winter Olympics. These events represent the highest level of international competition and determine the season’s top medalists.

2022 World Figure Skating Championships Medalists

Key Highlights of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships

• • Shoma Uno won his first World title, leading a Japanese one-two finish in the men’s event alongside Yuma Kagiyama.
  • Kaori Sakamoto captured the women’s crown, becoming the first Japanese woman to win the World Championships since Mao Asada in 2014.
  • Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier ended a 43-year drought for U.S. pairs skating, becoming the first American pair team to win a World title since 1979.
  • Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron secured their fifth World title, capping an undefeated Olympic season and further cementing their legacy in ice dance.
  • Loena Hendrickx earned a historic silver medal, becoming the first Belgian skater to win a World medal since Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet in 1948.
  • Japan topped the medal table with two gold medals and five total medals, highlighting the country’s depth across multiple disciplines.
  • Alysa Liu won the bronze medal in the women’s event, earning the first World medal of her career in what would become her final competition before her temporary retirement from the sport.
  • The championships were held without Russian and Belarusian athletes following ISU sanctions, creating one of the most open and unpredictable World Championships in recent years.
  • The event marked the conclusion of the Beijing Olympic season, with many Olympic medalists returning to compete for World titles just weeks after the Games.

2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Medalists

Key Highlights of the 2022 Olympic Figure Skating Events

• Nathan Chen captured his first Olympic gold medal in the men’s event, delivering a record-setting short program and becoming the first American man to win Olympic figure skating gold since Evan Lysacek in 2010.
• Anna Shcherbakova won Olympic gold in the women’s event, leading a ROC podium that also included Alexandra Trusova with silver, while Kaori Sakamoto earned bronze for Japan.
• Sui Wenjing and Han Cong claimed Olympic gold in pairs skating on home ice in Beijing, becoming the first Chinese pair to win the Olympic title since Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo.
• Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron captured Olympic gold in ice dance after setting world-record scores during the season and winning France’s first Olympic title in the discipline.
• The Olympic team event concluded with revised medal standings after the resolution of a prolonged eligibility and anti-doping case. This resulted in the United States receiving gold, Japan silver, and ROC bronze.

Note: At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Russian athletes competed under the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) designation rather than RUS due to restrictions that prevented participation under the country’s official name, flag, and anthem.

2021-22 ISU Grand Prix Series

Results from the 2021–22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. COVID-19 restrictions led to the cancellation of both the Cup of China and the Grand Prix Final.

2021-22 ISU Challenger Series

Results from the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, a set of international senior competitions that provide ranking points and additional opportunities for skaters outside the Grand Prix series.

2021-22 ISU Junior Grand Prix Series

The ISU Junior Grand Prix series features the world’s top junior skaters competing across multiple international events during the 2021–22 season. Skaters accumulated points toward qualification for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, although the Final was ultimately cancelled because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Other International Competition Results

Results from additional international figure skating competitions during the 2021–22 season that were not part of the ISU Championships, Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix, or Challenger Series.