At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Yagudin won the men's event and was the first skater in 50 years to earn first-place votes from every judge throughout the competition.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Yagudin was crowned in Men's Singles with a history-setting record. He was the first skater in the past 50 years to earn the first-place votes of every judge in all stages of the competition.