Per ISU standards, 30 countries will have at least one skater in any of the five events of the figure skating at Sochi.
Historically speaking, the singles events have had some dominance. Three is the most number of gold medals won in the singles portion of figure skating in the Olympics. That number is shared by Gillis Grafstrom (Sweden) and Sonja Henie (Norway). Grafstrom won the men's singles three times: at Chamonix 1924, at St. Moritz 1928 and at Antwerp 1920 (summer games). Henie won the women's singles at St. Moritz 1928, Lake Placid 1932 and Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936.
The Soviets have had the most pairs wins ever with seven, including two each from two different pairings. Oleg Protopotov and Lyudmila Belousova won the pairs at Innsbruck 1964 and Grenoble 1968, while Aleksey Ulanov and Irina Rudnina won the pairs at Sapporo 1972 and Innsbruck 1976. The Soviets also tied the Russians with most wins in ice dancing with three gold medals each. The Soviets won with three different pairings, while the Russians got two of those wins from one pairing--Yevgeny Platov and Pasha Grishchuk--at both Lillehammer 1994 and Nagano 1998.
Grafstrom has the most individual gold among men skaters with three, while Henie and Rodnina have three each among women skaters.
New to the Olympics this year is the team trophy event, which is a combination of various events.
The Iceberg Skating Palace (pictured, above) is the venue for the figure skating at Sochi.
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