Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Pair skating

The pair skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 14, 2010 and the free skating was held on February 15, 2010.

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo (CHN) won the gold medal. This was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team (CIS) flagged team did not win the gold medal.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing ISU best scores were:

The following ISU best scores were set during the competition:

Short program
The pairs short program was held on February 14.

Free skating
The pairs free skate was held on February 15.

Judges and officials
Referee:
 * Pekka Leskinen

Technical Controller:
 * Susan Lynch

Technical Specialist:
 * David Moellenkamp

Assistant Technical Specialist:
 * Simon Briggs

Judges (SP):
 * Wang Yumin
 * Irina Medvedeva
 * Karen Archer
 * Andrea Derby
 * Alexander Kogan
 * Taffy Holliday
 * Heinz-Ulrich Walther
 * Markus Germann
 * Florence Vuylsteker

Judges (FS):
 * Anna Sierocka
 * Nikolai Salnikov
 * Franco Benini
 * Albert Zaydman
 * Heinz-Ulrich Walther
 * Irina Medvedeva
 * Andrea Derby
 * Taffy Holliday
 * Wang Yumin
 * Markus Germann