# The Team Event and Legends · Figure Skating Level 10: Professional

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The Team Event and Legends in Figure Skating (Level 10: Professional) on Insporta: 20 sourced facts behind 2 tests. Covers: the team event.

The Olympic team event and what legends did next.

## Test 1: The team event

- The mixed team event was added as a fifth Olympic event at Sochi 2014. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating overview)
- Canada finished second at the first Olympic team event, with Virtue and Moir in the side. (Source: Olympic.ca, Tessa Virtue)
- Four years after their silver, the Canadian team stood on the top step. (Source: Olympic.ca, Tessa Virtue)
- Men, women, pairs, ice dance and the team event make five. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating overview)
- Ice dance was added as the fourth event in 1976, the team event as the fifth in 2014. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating overview)
- Silver in 2014 and gold in 2018 came in the team event, besides their three ice dance medals. (Source: Olympic.ca, Tessa Virtue)
- Virtue and Moir skated for Canada in both team events, winning silver and then gold. (Source: Olympic.ca, Tessa Virtue)
- Singles open the list in 1908; ice dance followed decades later, and the team event most recently. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating overview)
- Three events in 1924, four once ice dance joined in 1976, five with the team event in 2014. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating overview)
- A shows silver in 2014 and gold in 2018. The other rows do not match Canada's record. (Source: Olympic.ca, Tessa Virtue)

## Test 2: Legends and their programs

- Browning's Casablanca carried him to his last World title before he moved into shows. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- He performed in Stars on Ice in the United States and Canada for almost another two decades. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- His artistry makes difficult moves like the Biellmann spin and the doughnut spin look simple. (Source: Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu)
- Ito turned professional after the Olympics and won the pro world title in 1993. (Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito)
- After illnesses as a child she was taken to a rink to improve her health. (Source: Olympics.com, Irina Rodnina)
- After success as an actress, she returned to compete at Lillehammer 1994. (Source: Olympics.com, Katarina Witt)
- She returned briefly in the 1995/96 season and placed seventh at the World Championships. (Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito)
- Button at St. Moritz 1948, Rodnina at Sapporo 1972, Witt at Sarajevo 1984, Virtue at Vancouver 2010. (Source: Olympics.com, Richard Button; Olympics.com, Irina Rodnina; Olympics.com, Katarina Witt; Olympic.ca, Tessa Virtue)
- Witt acted after 1988, Ito turned professional in 1992, Browning toured after 1994. (Source: Olympics.com, Katarina Witt; Olympics.com, Midori Ito; Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- C stands at 1984, Sarajevo. A is 1948, B 1972 and D 2010. (Source: Olympics.com, Katarina Witt)

Sources: Olympics.com athlete pages (Button, Ito, Hanyu, Witt, Rodnina); Olympic.ca athlete pages (Browning, Virtue); ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (2026); Olympedia, Figure Skating overview. Every fact is recorded with its source in docs/FIGURE_SKATING_VERIFIED_FACTS.md. Records that can still move are not keyed. Original questions authored, nothing reproduced.

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