Grand Slam (figure skating)

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Yuna Kim of South Korea is the first figure skater to achieve a Career Super Grand Slam by winning all the current major junior-level and senior-level international competitions.

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.

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. The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final ("GPF", formerly Champions Series Final) was inaugurated in 1995. The European Figure Skating Championships ("EC"), open to skaters from European countries, first took place in 1891. The International Skating Union (ISU) established the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships ("4CC") in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries. 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. The first World Junior Figure Skating Championships ("JWC") were held in 1976. The Junior Grand Prix Final ("JGPF", formerly ISU Junior Series Final) was established in the 1997–98 season. 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. 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. 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.

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). 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).

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

Four 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.

#	Nation	Grand Slams
1	RUS	4
2	CAN	1
2	FRA	1

Women's singles

Chronological

Four 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.

#	Nation	Grand Slams
1	RUS	4
2	ITA	1

Pairs

Chronological

Seven 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.

#	Nation	Grand Slams
1	CAN	2
1	GER	2
1	RUS	2
4	CHN	1
4	JPN	1

Ice dance

Chronological

Eight 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.

#	Nation	Grand Slams
1	RUS	4
2	FRA	2
2	USA	2
4	CAN	1
4	ITA	1

All 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.

#	Season	Skater	Nation	Discipline
1	1995–96	Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov	RUS	Ice dance
2	1997–98	Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze	RUS	Pairs
3	1998–99	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	Men's singles
4	1998–99	Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov	RUS	Ice dance
5	1999–00	Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat	FRA	Ice dance
6	2000–01	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	Men's singles
7	2000–01	Jamie Salé / David Pelletier	CAN	Pairs
8	2000–01	Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio	ITA	Ice dance
9	2001–02	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	Men's singles
10	2002–03	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	Men's singles
11	2003–04	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	Ice dance
12	2004–05	Irina Slutskaya	RUS	Women's singles
13	2004–05	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	Ice dance
14	2006–07	Brian Joubert	FRA	Men's singles
15	2006–07	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	CHN	Pairs
16	2007–08	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	GER	Pairs
17	2010–11	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	GER	Pairs
18	2010–11	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	Ice dance
19	2011–12	Patrick Chan	CAN	Men's singles
20	2011–12	Carolina Kostner	ITA	Women's singles
21	2012–13	Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov	RUS	Pairs
22	2012–13	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	Ice dance
23	2014–15	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	RUS	Women's singles
24	2014–15	Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford	CAN	Pairs
25	2015–16	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	Women's singles
26	2016–17	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	Women's singles
27	2016–17	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir	CAN	Ice dance
28	2017–18	Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron	FRA	Ice dance
29	2022–23	Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara	JPN	Pairs

Totals by nation

The following table shows the numbers of Grand Slams by nation.

#	Nation	Grand Slams
#	Nation	Men's singles	Women's singles	Pairs	Ice dance	Total
1	RUS	4	4	2	4	14
2	CAN	1	0	2	1	4
3	FRA	1	0	0	2	3
4	GER	0	0	2	0	2
4	ITA	0	1	0	1	2
4	USA	0	0	0	2	2
7	CHN	0	0	1	0	1
7	JPN	0	0	1	0	1
Total		6	5	8	10	29

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.