Grand Slam (GS) is a term used by fans of figure skating for the winning all three major annual senior-level international competitions (World Championships, Grand Prix Final, and European Championships or Four Continents Championships) within a single season within one of the four disciplines: men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. Winning all three major annual senior-level international competitions at any point during the course of a career is called a "Career Grand Slam". In pair skating and ice dancing, one team may accomplish a Career Grand Slam skating together or one skater may achieve it with different partners.
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Winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games in addition to the three major annual senior-level international competitions in a single season is called a "Golden Grand Slam" or "Golden Slam". A skater who wins all three major annual senior-level international competitions and the Olympic gold medal during his or her career is said to have achieved a "Career Golden Grand Slam" or "Career Golden Slam".
Winning both major junior-level international competitions (World Junior Championships, Junior Grand Prix Final) and all four major senior-level international competitions at any point during the course of a career is called a "Career Super Grand Slam" or "Super Slam".
History
The first World Figure Skating Championships ("WC") was held in 1896.[1] The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final ("GPF", formerly Champions Series Final) was inaugurated in 1995.[1] The European Figure Skating Championships ("EC"), open to skaters from European countries, first took place in 1891.[1] The International Skating Union (ISU) established the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships ("4CC") in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries.[1] So the possibility of being the reigning champion of all three major annual senior-level international competitions (WC, GPF, and EC or 4CC) did not exist until the 1995–96 season.
Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games ("OG") in 1908.[1] The first World Junior Figure Skating Championships ("JWC") were held in 1976.[1] The Junior Grand Prix Final ("JGPF", formerly ISU Junior Series Final) was established in the 1997–98 season.[1] So the possibility of being the super reigning champion of both major junior-level international competitions (JWC and JGPF) and all four major senior-level international competitions (OG, WC, GPF, and EC or 4CC) did not exist until the 1997–98 season.
On 29 June 2011, a report by CNN used the term Grand Slam to figure skating to describe the achievement of winning the Grand Prix Final, the Four Continents Championships, and the World Championships.[2] On 1 April 2012, in a news report on the women's event of the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships by Sina Sports in the Chinese language, the term Grand Slam (大满贯) was used to describe the winning of the Grand Prix Final, the European Championships, and the World Championships.[3] On 11 December 2016, a news report by Sina Sports on the ice dance event of the 2016–17 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in the Chinese language used the term Super Slam (超级大满贯) to describe the achievement of winning the World Junior Championships, the Junior Grand Prix Final, the Four Continents Championships, the World Championships, the Grand Prix Final, and the Olympic Games.[4]
On 9 February 2020, a report by the International Skating Union (ISU) used the term Golden Slam to describe the achievement of winning all four major senior-level international competitions (Winter Olympics, World Championships, Grand Prix Final, and Four Continents Championships).[5] On the same day, a report by the Olympic Channel, which is operated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), used the term Super Slam to figure skating to describe the achievement of winning both major junior-level international competitions (JWC and JGPF) and all four major senior-level international competitions (OG, WC, GPF, and 4CC).[6]
Grand Slam
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, of all skaters who have completed the Grand Slam ordered chronologically, the numbers of Grand Slams by nation, and the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Grand Slam.
Men's singles
Chronological
Brian JoubertFour men's single skaters have completed the Grand Slam. Of these skaters, two have accomplished the feat twice: Alexei Yagudin and Evgeni Plushenko.
| # | Season | Skater | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | Alexei Yagudin |  RUS |
| 2 | 2000–01 | Evgeni Plushenko | RUS |
| 3 | 2001–02 | Alexei Yagudin | RUS |
| 4 | 2002–03 | Evgeni Plushenko | RUS |
| 5 | 2006–07 | Brian Joubert | FRA |
| 6 | 2011–12 | Patrick Chan |  CAN |
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Grand Slams by nation.
Patrick ChanWomen's singles
Chronological
Carolina KostnerFour women's single skaters have completed the Grand Slam. Of these skaters, only one (Evgenia Medvedeva) has accomplished the feat twice. She remains the only skater to ever complete two Grand Slams in a row, the only skater to win a Grand Slam during her first season as a senior, and the only skater to win two Grand Slams during her two first seasons as a senior.
| # | Season | Skater | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004–05 | Irina Slutskaya | RUS |
| 2 | 2011–12 | Carolina Kostner | ITA |
| 3 | 2014–15 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | RUS |
| 4 | 2015–16 | Evgenia Medvedeva | RUS |
| 5 | 2016–17 | Evgenia Medvedeva | RUS |
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Grand Slams by nation.
Evgenia MedvedevaPairs
Chronological
Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordSeven pair teams have completed the Grand Slam. German couple of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy is the only one pair team who has accomplished the feat twice.
| # | Season | Couple | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997–98 | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | RUS |
| 2 | 2000–01 | Jamie Salé / David Pelletier | CAN |
| 3 | 2006–07 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo |  CHN |
| 4 | 2007–08 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |  GER |
| 5 | 2010–11 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | GER |
| 6 | 2012–13 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | RUS |
| 7 | 2014–15 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | CAN |
| 8 | 2022–23 | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara |  JPN |
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Grand Slams by nation.
Aliona Savchenko / Robin SzolkowyIce dance
Chronological
Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume CizeronEight ice dance teams have completed the Grand Slam. Russian couple of Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov and American couple of Meryl Davis and Charlie White are the only two ice dance teams who have accomplished the feat twice.
| # | Season | Couple | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995–96 | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | RUS |
| 2 | 1998–99 | Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | RUS |
| 3 | 1999–00 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | FRA |
| 4 | 2000–01 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio | ITA |
| 5 | 2003–04 | Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov | RUS |
| 6 | 2004–05 | Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov | RUS |
| 7 | 2010–11 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White |  USA |
| 8 | 2012–13 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | USA |
| 9 | 2016–17 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | CAN |
| 10 | 2017–18 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | FRA |
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Grand Slams by nation.
Tessa Virtue / Scott MoirAll disciplines
Chronological
To date, eight single skaters and fifteen couples have completed the Grand Slam. Of these skaters, three single skaters and three couples have accomplished the feat twice.
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Grand Slams by nation.
Career Grand Slam
The career achievement of all three major annual senior-level international competitions (WC, GPF, and EC or 4CC) is termed a Career Grand Slam. Some skaters have won all three major competitions a second or more times, achieving a double, triple or quadruple Career Grand Slam.
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, of all skaters who have completed the Career Grand Slam ordered chronologically, the numbers of Career Grand Slams by nation, and the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Career Grand Slam. The major competition at which the Career Grand Slam was achieved is indicated in bold.
Men's singles
Chronological
Daisuke TakahashiTen men's single skaters have completed the Career Grand Slam. Of these skaters, Evgeni Plushenko has achieved a triple Career Grand Slam, Alexei Yagudin and Patrick Chan have achieved a double Career Grand Slam.
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Grand Slams by nation.
Nathan ChenWomen's singles
Chronological
Irina SlutskayaEight women's single skaters have completed the Career Grand Slam. Of these skaters, Mao Asada has achieved a triple Career Grand Slam, Irina Slutskaya and Evgenia Medvedeva have achieved a double Career Grand Slam.
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Grand Slams by nation.
Mao AsadaPairs
Chronological
Shen Xue / Zhao HongboEleven pair teams have completed the Career Grand Slam. Of these teams, German couple of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy has achieved a quadruple Career Grand Slam, Chinese couple of Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo has achieved a triple Career Grand Slam, and Russian couple of Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin has achieved a double Career Grand Slam.
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Grand Slams by nation.
Elena Berezhnaya / Anton SikharulidzeIce dance
Chronological
Isabelle Delobel / Olivier SchoenfelderThirteen ice dance teams have completed the Career Grand Slam. Of these teams, one French couple (Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron), two Russian couples (Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov and Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov) and one American couple (Meryl Davis / Charlie White) have achieved a double Career Grand Slam.
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Grand Slams by nation.
Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor KraatzAll disciplines
Chronological
To date, eighteen single skaters and twenty-four couples have completed the Career Grand Slam. Of these skaters, one couple has achieved a quadruple Career Grand Slam, two single skaters and one couple have achieved a triple Career Grand Slam, and four single skaters and four couples have achieved a double Career Grand Slam.
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Grand Slams by nation.
Golden Slam
Alexei YagudinFigure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games ("OG") in 1908.[1] Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games.[1] The four disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs and ice dance also appeared as part of a team event for the first time at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[7][8]
Winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games in addition to the three major annual senior-level international competitions (WC, GPF, and EC or 4CC) within a single season is called a "Golden Grand Slam" or "Golden Slam".
Only one skater has completed the Golden Slam.
| # | Season | Skater | Nation | Age | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | Alexei Yagudin | RUS | 22 | Men's singles |
Career Golden Slam
A skater who wins all three major annual senior-level international competitions (WC, GPF, and EC or 4CC) and the Olympic gold medal during their career is said to have achieved a Career Golden Grand Slam or Career Golden Slam. Few skaters have won the gold medal in the individual event at the Olympic Games in addition to all three major competitions a second time, achieving a double Career Golden Slam.
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, of all skaters who have completed the Career Golden Slam ordered chronologically, the numbers of Career Golden Slams in the individual event by nation, and the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Career Golden Slam in the individual event. The event at which the Career Golden Slam was achieved is indicated in bold.
Men's singles
Chronological
Evan LysacekFive men's single skaters have completed the Career Golden Slam. Of these skaters, five have won the Olympic gold medal in the individual event, and three have won the Olympic gold medal in the team event.
*The team event at the Olympics is indicated by "T".
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Golden Slams in the individual event by nation.
Evgeni PlushenkoWomen's singles
Yuna KimOnly two women's single skaters have completed the Career Golden Slam. Both of these women have also completed the Career Super Grand Slam by winning every major competition in their career, both junior and senior, including the Olympics.
Yuna Kim is the first, Alina Zagitova is the youngest woman to do so.
Pairs
Chronological
Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovThirteen pair skaters have completed the Career Golden Slam. Of these skaters, thirteen have won the Olympic gold medal in the individual event, and two teams have won the Olympic gold medal in the team event.
| # | Skater | Nation | OG Team | WC | GPF | EC | 4CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | RUS | 2014 T* | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| 2 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | CAN | 2018 T* | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
*The team event at the Olympics is indicated by "T".
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Golden Slams in the individual event by nation.
Ice dance
Chronological
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Meryl Davis / Charlie WhiteSix ice dance teams have completed the Career Golden Slam. Of these skaters, all have won the Olympic gold medal in the individual event, and two teams have won the Olympic gold medal in the team event.
Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov are the only two skaters who have achieved a double Career Golden Slam.
| # | Skater | Nation | OG Team | WC | GPF | EC | 4CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | CAN | 2018 T* | 2010 | 2016 | 2008 | |
| 2 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | USA |
2022 T* | 2023 | 2023 | 2019 |
*The team event at the Olympics is indicated by "T".
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Golden Slams in the individual event by nation.
All disciplines
Chronological
To date, five men's single skaters, two women's single skaters, thirteen pair skaters and six ice dance teams have completed the Career Golden Slam. Of these skaters, five men's single skaters, two women's single skaters, thirteen pair skaters and six ice dance teams have won the Olympic gold medal in the individual event; three men's single skaters, two pair teams and two dance teams have won the Olympic gold medal in the team event.
| # | Skater | Nation | Discipline | OG Team | WC | GPF | EC | 4CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeni Plushenko | RUS | Men's singles | 2014 T* | 2001 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| 2 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | RUS | Pairs | 2014 T* | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Patrick Chan | CAN | Men's singles | 2018 T* | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |
| 4 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | CAN | Pairs | 2018 T* | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| 5 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | CAN | Ice dance | 2018 T* | 2010 | 2016 | 2008 | |
| 6 | Nathan Chen | USA | Men's Singles | 2022 T* | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 | |
| 7 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | USA | Ice dance | 2022 T* | 2023 | 2023 | 2019 |
*The team event at the Olympics is indicated by "T".
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Career Golden Slams in the individual event by nation.
Super Slam
Winning both major junior-level international competitions (JWC and JGPF) and all four major senior-level international competitions (OG, WC, GPF, and EC or 4CC) at any point during the course of a career is called a "Career Super Grand Slam" or "Super Slam".
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, of all skaters who have completed the Super Slam ordered chronologically, the numbers of Super Slams by nation, and the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Super Slam. The major competition at which the Super Slam was achieved is indicated in bold.
Men's singles
Yuzuru HanyuYuzuru Hanyu is the only men's single skater who has ever completed the Super Slam.[6]
Two men's single skaters have won one major junior-level international competitions (JWC) and all four major senior-level international competitions (OG, WC, GPF, and EC), but the Junior Grand Prix Final (JGPF) did not exist when they were juniors.
Women's singles
Yuna Kim
Alina ZagitovaTwo women's single skaters have completed the Super Slam.
Pairs
Sui Wenjing / Han CongOne pairs team and two pairs skaters have completed the Super Slam.
One pairs skater has won one major junior-level international competition (JWC) and all four major senior-level international competitions (OG, WC, GPF, and EC), but the Junior Grand Prix Final (JGPF) did not exist when he was a junior skater.
Only one pairs skater has won all major junior and senior level competitions and the Olympic Team event.
*The team event at the Olympics is indicated by "T".
Ice dance
Tessa Virtue / Scott MoirOne ice dance team have completed the Super Slam.
| # | Skater | Nation | OG | WC | GPF | EC | 4CC | JWC | JGPF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | CAN | 2010 | 2010 | 2016 | 2008 | 2006 | 2005 |
Four ice dancers have won one major junior-level international competitions (JWC) and all four major senior-level international competitions (OG, WC, GPF, and EC), but the Junior Grand Prix Final (JGPF) did not exist when they were juniors.
One ice dance team and one ice dancer have won all major junior and senior level competitions and the Olympic Team event.
*The team event at the Olympics is indicated by "T".
All disciplines
Chronological
To date, only one men's single skater, two women's singles skaters, four pair skaters (including one pair team), and one ice dance team have completed the Super Slam.
| # | Skater | Nation | Discipline | OG | WC | GPF | EC | 4CC | JWC | JGPF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuna Kim | KOR | Women's singles | 2010 | 2009 | 2006 | 2009 | 2006 | 2005 | |
| 2 | Maxim Trankov [c] | RUS | Pairs | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | 2005 | 2004 | |
| 3 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | CAN | Ice dance | 2010 | 2010 | 2016 | 2008 | 2006 | 2005 | |
| 4 | Aliona Savchenko [b] | GER | Pairs | 2018 | 2008 | 2007 | 2007 | 2000 | 1999 | |
| 5 | Alina Zagitova | RUS | Women's singles | 2018 | 2019 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| 6 | Yuzuru Hanyu | JPN | Men's singles | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2020 | 2010 | 2009 | |
| 7 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | CHN | Pairs | 2022 | 2017 | 2019 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009 |
Totals by nation
The following table shows the numbers of Super Slams by nation.
See also
Major senior events
- Figure skating at the Olympic Games
- ISU World Figure Skating Championships
- ISU European Figure Skating Championships
- ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
- ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Major junior events
Others
Notes
- No silver medal was awarded in the 2002 Olympic figure skating pairs event, as the Canadians Salé and Pelletier were also given a gold medal, in the aftermath of a judging scandal.
- From 1998 to 2002, Aliona Savchenko teamed up with Stanislav Morozov and represented Ukraine. In 2003, she left Ukraine and teamed up with Robin Szolkowy representing Germany. Szolkowy retired from competition in 2014, she then teamed up with Bruno Massot.
- Maxim Trankov teamed up with Maria Mukhortova from 2003 to 2010. He then teamed up with Tatiana Volosozhar from 2010.
- Anton Sikharulidze teamed up with Maria Petrova from 1991 to 1996. He then teamed up with Elena Berezhnaya from 1996 to 2002.
- Oksana Grishuk teamed up with Alexandr Chichkov from 1986 to 1989. She then teamed up with Evgeni Platov from 1989 to 1998.
- Evgeni Platov teamed up with Elena Krykanova from 1983 to 1986, teamed up with Larisa Fedorinova from 1986 to 1989, and teamed up with Oksana Grishuk from 1989 to 1998.
- Marina Anissina teamed up with Ilia Averbukh for Russia and the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1992. She then teamed up with Gwendal Peizerat for France from 1993 to 2002.
- Roman Kostomarov teamed up with Ekaterina Davydova from 1992 to 1998, teamed up with Tatiana Navka from 1998 to 1999, teamed up with Anna Semenovich from 1999 to 2000, and teamed up with Tatiana Navka from 2000 to 2006.
References
External links
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