Grand Slam (figure skating)

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.

[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.

[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.

[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 all major international competitions at both junior level (World Junior Championships, Junior Grand Prix Final) and senior level (Olympic Games, World Championships, Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, and either European Championships or Four Continents Championships) [6] 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.

German couple of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy is the only one pair team who has accomplished the feat twice.

Chronological To date, eight single skaters and fifteen couples have completed the Grand Slam.

Some skaters have won all three major competitions a second or more times, achieving a double, triple or quadruple Career Grand Slam.

Chronological Ten men's single skaters 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.

Chronological Thirteen ice dance teams have completed the Career Grand Slam.

Chronological To date, eighteen single skaters and twenty-four couples have completed the Career Grand Slam.

[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".

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.

Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov are the only two skaters who have achieved a double Career Golden Slam.

[6][9][10] 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.

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.

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.

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.
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.