Skating to the King Arthur soundtrack in the long program, Lambiel landed two quadruple toe loops and gave an overall strong performance to win his first World championship; it was also his first medal at an ISU championship.
He became the first Swiss man to win the event since Hans Gerschwiler did so in Lambiel went into the Olympic Games, in Turin, Italy, with a strong chance to medal. He was third after the short program and only placed fourth in the long program, but was able to win the silver medal when other contenders faltered. Lambiel did not complete a triple axel at the Olympics, but he did land a clean quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-double loop combination. Lambiel became the first Swiss figure skater since to win an Olympic medal.
Plushenko chose not to go to the World Championships, and Lambiel was considered a favorite to defend his title. He was first after the qualifying round, fourth in the short program and first in the long program, and became the first Swiss skater ever to be a two-time World Champion.
Lambiel began the — season with a win at Skate Canada, where he finished seventh in the short program but first in the free skate. He was also assigned to the NHK Trophy, but withdrew prior to the event, citing health reasons. He recovered in time to skate at the Swiss Championships, where he won his seventh national title.
On 16 January, Lambiel withdrew from the European Championships, citing burnout. He returned to compete at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In the short program, Lambiel fell on his triple axel and only tripled the first jump in his intended quadruple toe loop-double toe loop combination, finishing sixth.
He did better in the long program, landing two quadruple toe loops and a triple axel, and earning high program component scores and a level four for three of his spins. Lambiel finished in 2nd on the night and third overall behind Brian Joubert and Daisuke Takahashi. He won the event for a second time in his career with At the European Championships in Zagreb, Lambiel had a disappointing short program, falling on his triple axel and managing only a triple toe loop-double loop combination; he placed 4th.
He finished 2nd in the long program after landing a quadruple toe loop-double toe loop-double loop combination and earning 80 points in program components score for his Flamenco program, a very high score at that time. At the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, Lambiel fell on his triple axel and put his hand down on a quadruple toe loop in the short program, leaving him in fifth place going into the free skate. In the free skate, he stepped out of his triple axel attempt, put his hand down again on the quadruple toe loop in his combination, and then stepped out of his solo quadruple toe loop.
He finished in fifth place overall. Lambiel was scheduled to compete at Grand Prix events in Canada and France but withdrew from both events. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on 16 October , citing an injury to the adductor muscle in one of his thighs.
He said, "It's seven months that I've been going to see the best doctors. I still have the pain and it's really not possible to train like that.
I didn't have the ability to reach my objectives. In a interview, Alexei Mishin called him an "outstanding artist and spins genius" and added that his retirement was an "immense loss". According to Mishin, Lambiel was "strangled by the modern figure skating regulations". On 25 July , Lambiel announced that he would return to competitive skating and try to qualify for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Although his training was still slightly affected, he said the injury was under control.
Lambiel began his season at the Nebelhorn Trophy, which was the qualifying competition for countries that did not already have Olympic slots. Lambiel finished first in the short with He also won the free skate with a score of His program components score was high in both segments of the competition and he won the title with Lambiel won his ninth national title at the Swiss Championships.
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