The Chinese figure skating team announced the first batch of participants The single skaters are to be determined

(Beijing Winter Olympics) Chinese figure skating team announced the first batch of participants Single skaters to be determined

Beijing, December 12 (China News Service) -- On the evening of the 11th, the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport of China announced the first batch of figure skating events in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the pair skating duo Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, Peng Cheng/Jin Yang and the ice dance combination Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu have confirmed the participation, but one place for each single skater and a woman is still to be determined through five selection competitions.

Infographic: Sui Wenjing/Han Cong in the game.

Figure skating is the dominant sport for Chinese teams at the Winter Olympics, but so far, only the Chinese team's pair shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo have won the championship at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. At the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the combination of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won a silver medal, and The men's singles event Jin Boyang finished fourth, creating the best result of Chinese athletes in the Winter Olympics event.

During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong continued to play steadily, winning international championships such as the World Championships, and Peng Cheng/Jin Yang also won the Grand Prix Finals. In the ice dance project, Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu is thriving. At the Figure Skating Grand Prix in Italy last month, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, Peng Cheng/Jin Yang won the first and second places, and Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu won the fourth place in ice dance. The three pairs became the first participants in the Winter Olympics.

However, during the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, China's single skating level has not improved significantly, and in the Beijing Winter Olympics qualification tournament, the Chinese team has only won one place in the men's and women's individual events. According to the relevant regulations of the Winter Games Center, it is necessary to determine the final participants through three stations and five selection competitions.

At the same time, the list of participants in the selection competition has also been announced, and the male singles participants are Jin Boyang, Yan Han and Chen Yudong, and the women's singles participants are Chen Hongyi, Zhu Yi and Lin Shan.

On the men's side, Jin Boyang, who made a breakthrough at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, has obvious ups and downs, ranking only 22nd in this year's World Championships, but his status has recently rebounded; veteran Yan Han has participated in the Two Winter Olympics in Sochi and Pyeongchang, and has rich experience in the competition, and Chen Yudong is a new star emerging in recent years.

In women's singles, Chinese players are not competitive in the international arena, and it is difficult to make breakthroughs in international competitions such as the Winter Olympics and the World Championships in recent years. Chen Hongyi has missed many international competitions this season, and naturalized players Zhu Yi and Lin Shan have performed average.

Five trials in the singles event will take place between 16 December 2021 and 22 January 2022. (End)