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.

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan is the only men's single skater who has ever completed the Career Super Grand Slam.

Grand Slam (GS) is a term used in 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

Alina Zagitova is the youngest figure skater to achieve a Super Slam by winning all the major junior-level and senior-level competitions, including the Olympics.

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 Joubert

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	Age
1	1998–99	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	19
2	2000–01	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	18
3	2001–02	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	22
4	2002–03	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	20
5	2006–07	Brian Joubert	FRA	22
6	2011–12	Patrick Chan	CAN	21
#	Season	Skater	Nation	Age

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
Total		6

Records

Patrick Chan

The following table shows the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Grand Slam.

#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season
1	First European to achieve a GS	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	19	1998–99
2	First non-European to achieve a GS	Patrick Chan	CAN	21	2011–12
3	First European to achieve two GS	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	22	2001–02
4	First non-European to achieve two GS	None
5	First to achieve two consecutive GS	None
6	Youngest European to achieve a GS	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	18	2000–01
7	Youngest non-European to achieve a GS	Patrick Chan	CAN	21	2011–12
8	Oldest European to achieve a GS	Brian Joubert	FRA	22	2006–07
9	Oldest non-European to achieve a GS	Patrick Chan	CAN	21	2011–12
#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season

Women's singles

Chronological

Carolina Kostner

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	Age
1	2004–05	Irina Slutskaya	RUS	26
2	2011–12	Carolina Kostner	ITA	25
3	2014–15	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	RUS	18
4	2015–16	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	16
5	2016–17	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	17
#	Season	Skater	Nation	Age

Totals by nation

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

#	Nation	Grand Slams
1	RUS	4
2	ITA	1
Total		5

Records

Evgenia Medvedeva

The following table shows the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Grand Slam.

#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season
1	First European to achieve a GS	Irina Slutskaya	RUS	26	2004–05
2	First non-European to achieve a GS	None
3	First European to achieve two GS	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	17	2016–17
4	First European to achieve two consecutive GS	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	17	2016–17
5	Youngest European to achieve a GS	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	16	2015–16
6	Youngest non-European to achieve a GS	None
7	Oldest European to achieve a GS	Irina Slutskaya	RUS	26	2004–05
8	Oldest non-European to achieve a GS	None
#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season

Pairs

Chronological

Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford

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	Age
1	1997–98	Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze	RUS	20 / 21
2	2000–01	Jamie Salé / David Pelletier	CAN	23 / 26
3	2006–07	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	CHN	28 / 33
4	2007–08	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	GER	24 / 28
5	2010–11	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	GER	27 / 31
6	2012–13	Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov	RUS	26 / 29
7	2014–15	Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford	CAN	29 / 30
8	2022–23	Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara	JPN	21 / 30
#	Season	Couple	Nation	Age

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
Total		8

Records

Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy

The following table shows the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Grand Slam.

#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season
1	First European to achieve a GS	Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze	RUS	20 21	1997–98
2	First non-European to achieve a GS	Jamie Salé / David Pelletier	CAN	23 26	2000–01
3	First European to achieve two GS	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	GER	27 31	2010–11
4	First non-European to achieve two GS	None
5	First European to achieve two consecutive GS	None
6	Youngest European woman to complete a GS	Elena Berezhnaya	RUS	20	1997–98
7	Youngest non-European woman to complete a GS	Riku Miura	JPN	21	2022–23
8	Youngest European man to complete a GS	Anton Sikharulidze	RUS	21	1997–98
9	Youngest non-European man to complete a GS	David Pelletier	CAN	26	2000–01
10	Oldest European woman to complete a GS	Aliona Savchenko	GER	27	2010–11
11	Oldest non-European woman to complete a GS	Meagan Duhamel	CAN	29	2014–15
12	Oldest European man to complete a GS	Robin Szolkowy	GER	31	2010–11
13	Oldest non-European man to complete a GS	Zhao Hongbo	CHN	33	2006–07
#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season

Ice dance

Chronological

Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

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	Age
1	1995–96	Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov	RUS	25 / 28
2	1998–99	Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov	RUS	25 / 29
3	1999–00	Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat	FRA	24 / 27
4	2000–01	Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio	ITA	29 / 26
5	2003–04	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	28 / 27
6	2004–05	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	29 / 28
7	2010–11	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	24 / 23
8	2012–13	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	26 / 25
9	2016–17	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir	CAN	27 / 29
10	2017–18	Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron	FRA	22 / 23
#	Season	Couple	Nation	Age

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
Total		10

Records

Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir

The following table shows the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Grand Slam.

#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season
1	First European to achieve a GS	Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov	RUS	25 28	1995–96
2	First non-European to achieve a GS	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	24 23	2010–11
3	First European to achieve two GS	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	29 28	2004–05
4	First non-European to achieve two GS	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	26 25	2012–13
5	First European to achieve two consecutive GS	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	29 28	2004–05
6	First non-European to achieve two consecutive GS	None
7	Youngest European woman to complete a GS	Gabriella Papadakis	FRA	22	2017–18
8	Youngest non-European woman to complete a GS	Meryl Davis	USA	24	2010–11
9	Youngest European man to complete a GS	Guillaume Cizeron	FRA	23	2017–18
10	Youngest non-European man to complete a GS	Charlie White	USA	23	2010–11
11	Oldest European woman to complete a GS	Tatiana Navka	RUS	29	2004–05
12	Oldest non-European woman to complete a GS	Tessa Virtue	CAN	27	2016–17
13	Oldest European man to complete a GS	Oleg Ovsyannikov	RUS	29	1998–99
14	Oldest non-European man to complete a GS	Scott Moir	CAN	29	2016–17
#	Record	Skater	Nation	Age	Season

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	Age
1	1995–96	Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov	RUS	Ice dance	25 / 28
2	1997–98	Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze	RUS	Pairs	20 / 21
3	1998–99	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	Men's singles	19
4	1998–99	Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov	RUS	Ice dance	25 / 29
5	1999–00	Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat	FRA	Ice dance	24 / 27
6	2000–01	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	Men's singles	18
7	2000–01	Jamie Salé / David Pelletier	CAN	Pairs	23 / 26
8	2000–01	Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio	ITA	Ice dance	29 / 26
9	2001–02	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	Men's singles	22
10	2002–03	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	Men's singles	20
11	2003–04	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	Ice dance	28 / 27
12	2004–05	Irina Slutskaya	RUS	Women's singles	26
13	2004–05	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	Ice dance	29 / 28
14	2006–07	Brian Joubert	FRA	Men's singles	22
15	2006–07	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	CHN	Pairs	28 / 33
16	2007–08	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	GER	Pairs	24 / 28
17	2010–11	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	GER	Pairs	27 / 31
18	2010–11	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	Ice dance	24 / 23
19	2011–12	Patrick Chan	CAN	Men's singles	21
20	2011–12	Carolina Kostner	ITA	Women's singles	25
21	2012–13	Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov	RUS	Pairs	26 / 29
22	2012–13	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	Ice dance	26 / 25
23	2014–15	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	RUS	Women's singles	18
24	2014–15	Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford	CAN	Pairs	29 / 30
25	2015–16	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	Women's singles	16
26	2016–17	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	Women's singles	17
27	2016–17	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir	CAN	Ice dance	27 / 29
28	2017–18	Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron	FRA	Ice dance	22 / 23
29	2022–23	Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara	JPN	Pairs	21 / 30
#	Season	Skater	Nation	Discipline	Age

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

Records

The following table shows the first (or youngest/oldest) skater who achieved the Grand Slam.

#	Record	Skater	Nation	Discipline	Age	Season
1	First European to achieve a GS	Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov	RUS	Ice dance	25 28	1995–96
2	First non-European to achieve a GS	Jamie Salé / David Pelletier	CAN	Pairs	23 26	2000–01
3	First European to achieve two GS	Alexei Yagudin	RUS	Men's singles	22	2001–02
4	First non-European to achieve two GS	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	USA	Ice dance	26 25	2012–13
5	First European to achieve two consecutive GS	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	RUS	Ice dance	29 28	2004–05
6	First non-European to achieve two consecutive GS	None
7	First to achieve three GS	None
8	Youngest European woman to complete a GS	Evgenia Medvedeva	RUS	Women's singles	16	2015–16
9	Youngest non-European woman to complete a GS	Riku Miura	JPN	Pairs	21	2022–23
10	Youngest European man to complete a GS	Evgeni Plushenko	RUS	Men's singles	18	2000–01
11	Youngest non-European man to complete a GS	Patrick Chan	CAN	Men's singles	21	2011–12
12	Oldest European woman to complete a GS	Tatiana Navka	RUS	Ice dance	29	2004–05
13	Oldest non-European woman to complete a GS	Meagan Duhamel	CAN	Pairs	29	2014–15
14	Oldest European man to complete a GS	Robin Szolkowy	GER	Pairs	31	2010–11
15	Oldest non-European man to complete a GS	Zhao Hongbo	CHN	Pairs	33	2006–07
#	Record	Skater	Nation	Discipline	Age	Season

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.