At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, Sui Wenjing and Han Congyan missed the gold medal with a difference of 0.43 points, and only won the silver medal in figure skating pair skating. By 2022, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were making a comeback, fighting on their doorstep, trying to turn the color of the medals from silver to gold.
Regret four years ago
On February 14, 2018, the sixth match day of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, figure skating pair skating began to compete, sui Wenjing and Han Cong scored a season-high 82.39 points in the short program, ranking first, and are recognized as the favorites to win the championship.
Free Skating is performed on Chinese New Year's Eve Night, sui Wenjing and Han Cong appear in the penultimate place, and their free skating track is "Turandot". In the three consecutive jumps, Sui Wenjing, who was injured, landed unsteadily and supported the ground with his hand, obvious mistakes, even if the action behind was perfect, but this key mistake made Sui Wenjing and Han Cong score 153.08 points, plus the score of 82.39 in the short program, with a total score of 235.47 points.
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were counterattacked by the German duo of Savshenko and Masot, and only lost 0.43 points, ranking second.
Pack up your mood
After the game, Sui Wenjing shed tears, as the combination of the Chinese team after Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, who had the best hope of winning the figure skating gold medal, they lost this "insurance" gold medal. But few people know that in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic cycle, Sui Wenjing underwent ankle surgery in 2016 and Han Cong's hip surgery in 2015, both of which were plagued by injuries and nearly ended their careers.
For the winter Olympic gold medal, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong insisted on carrying the weight forward, and the time came to the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle. Fighting at the doorstep, as a representative combination of Chinese team figure skating, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong are attracted by the outside world, of course, their pressure is also very large.
This Winter Olympic cycle, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the gold medal of the 2019 Saitama World Figure Skating Championships, the gold medal of the figure skating Grand Prix Finals for the first time, and the defending champions of the four continents in 2020, and they quickly walked out of the defeat in Pyeongchang for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
2021 performance
On October 15, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing won the winter Olympic test match.
On October 31, the second leg of the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong's new interpretation of "The Golden Bridge on the River of Sorrows" made its first appearance, and the two performed perfectly, and finally won the championship with a free skating score of 145.11 points and a total score of 224.05 points.
On November 6, at the Figure Skating Grand Prix in Italy, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing won the gold medal with a total score of 224.55.
On December 11, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing were selected for the Chinese figure skating team's Beijing Winter Olympics pair skating and ice dance events, officially referring to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Goal: Raise the national flag and play the national anthem
On the 40-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing were interviewed, and they talked about the cycle of returning from Pyeongchang and recuperating from injuries, saying: "In the days of injury, we built a bridge for each other, supported each other, supported each other. ”
Asked about the opponents of the Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing talked about watching the Russian Figure Skating Championships some time ago, during which many competitors had wonderful performances, she said: "I think this has stimulated our inner desire to fight, and now we are very excited and excited, and I hope that this mood can be maintained until the Winter Olympics." ”
Speaking about the Beijing Winter Olympics, Han Cong confidently said: "We are definitely 100% ready and look forward to opening our new chapter in Beijing." ”
Sui Wenjing said: "Since we have to take on this responsibility when we wear the national flag, we have to fight for the country, and when we raise the national flag and play the national anthem, we all feel tears in our eyes." ”
Outside voices
Chen Lu, a member of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics and China's first figure skating world champion, talked about Han Cong and Sui Wenjing, saying that he watched them both grow up, and it was not easy to go all the way, and Sui Wenjing was notoriously bold.
Chen Lu said: "From the perspective of their competition experience, artistic expression and overall cooperation, the hope of double figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics is still very large. ”
Secret weapons
In an interview in January 2022, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing said that the training during this period has made a breakthrough in difficulty, twisting around the four weeks to reach the third level in the test, the extra points of goe are also very good, and the next period of time will reach a better level through more systematic training.
Previously, they had posted on social media the action of "three weeks of outside points and three weeks of external points", which aroused attention, talking about this Sui Wenjing sold a close: "When the time comes, you will know, this can be a means of training, but who knows if it will be a surprise." ”
Entering 2022, in the public training of the Chinese figure skating team, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing practiced difficult twisting around the movement. The onion barrel combination was used during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics cycle, but is currently used by no one in international athletes.
I also look forward to the performance of Han Cong and Sui Wenjing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, striving to make up for the regrets of 4 years ago, at the doorstep, let the color of the medals turn golden, and win the winter Olympic gold medal.
Beijing Winter Olympic Games Schedule:
On February 18, the pair skated short program
February 19, pair skating free skating (gold medal day)