Welcome to IDC’s Coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Team IDC photographer Melanie Heaney is on-site in Beijing, China and will be submitting photos and publishing a blog while at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
We will also be sharing news, reports, photos and more on our social media accounts, so follow us via the links below. We are @icedancecom on all social media platforms.
Mel’s #OlympicBlog
Anne’s Olympic Blog
COMPETITORS
Tina Garabedian & Simon Proulx Senecal (ARM)
Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN)
Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier (CAN)
Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha (CAN)
Natalie Taschlerova & Filip Taschler (CZE)
Olivia Smart & Adrian Diaz (ESP)
Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)
Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis (FIN)
Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson (GBR)
Maria Kazakova & George Reviya (GEO)
Katharina Mueller & Tim Dieck (GER)
Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri (ITA)
Misato Komatsubara & Tim Koleto (JPN)
Paulina Ramanauskaite & Deividas Kizala (LTU)
Natalia Kaliszek & Maksym Spodyriev (POL)
Katharina Mueller & Tim Dieck (GER)
Diana Davis & Gleb Smolkin (ROC)
Victoria Sinitsina & Nikita Katsalapov (ROC)
Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin (ROC)
Oleksandra Nazarova & Maksym Nikitin (UKR)
Madison Chock & Evan Bates (USA)
SCHEDULE
| DATE | EVENT | BEIJING LOCAL TIME | EASTERN TIME ZONE |
| Friday, February 4 | Team Event: Men – Short Program Team Event: Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance Team Event: Pairs – Short Program | 9:55am 11:35am 1:15am | 8:55pm (February 3) 10:35pm (February 3) 12:15am (February 4) |
| Sunday, February 6 | Team Event: Women – Short Program Team Event: Men – Free Program | 9:30am 11:50am | 8:30pm (February 5) 10:50pm (February 5) |
| Monday, February 7 | Team Event: Pairs – Free Skate Team Event: Ice Dance – Free Dance Team Event: Women – Free Program | 9:15am 10:30am 11:35am | 8:15pm (February 6) 9:30pm (February 6) 10:35pm (February 6) |
| Tuesday, February 8 | Men’s Short Program | 9:15am | 8:15pm (February 7) |
| Thursday, February 10 | Men’s Free Program | 9:30am | 8:30pm (February 9) |
| Saturday, February 12 | Ice Dance Rhythm Dance | 7:00pm | 6:00am |
| Monday, February 14 | Ice Dance Free Dance | 9:15am | 8:15pm (February 13) |
| Tuesday, February 15 | Women’s Short Program | 6:00pm | 5:00am |
| Thursday, February 17 | Women’s Free Program | 6:00pm | 5:00am |
| Friday, February 18 | Pairs Short Program | 6:30pm | 5:30am |
| Saturday, February 19 | Pairs Free Program | 7:00pm | 6:00am |
TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Please refer to the following ISU Communications for information on the technical requirements for the rhythm and free dances for the 2021-2022 season, including the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
ISU Communication #2408 – Adjustment of Element Names in Ice Dance (July 19, 2021)
ISU Communication #2392 – Requirements for Technical Rules Effective 7/1/2021 (May 6, 2021)
ISU Communication #2371 – Ice Dance Requirements for Technical Rules Season 2021/22 (February 3, 2021)
FUN FACTS
Youngest Competitor
- Paulina Ramanauskaite (LTU) – January 27, 2003
- Filip Taschler (CZE) – August 29, 1999
Oldest Competitor
- Charlene Guignard (ITA) – August 12, 1989
- Marco Fabbri (ITA) – February 2, 1988
Longest Partnerships
- Coming soon!
Olympic birthdays
- Deividas Kizala (LTU) – February 12, 1998
- Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN) – February 18, 1989
Olympic Experience
Fourth Olympics – 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
- Evan Bates (USA) (Emily Samuelson – 2010; Madison Chock – 2014, 2018, 2022)
Third Olympics – 2014, 2018, 2022
- Madison Chock (USA)
- Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri (ITA)