Beijing, 21 Jan (Xinhua) -- Today, the threshold for being a qualified sports fan is getting higher and higher. In the field of figure skating, figure skating fans not only cherish the musical style, artistic expression, and success rate of difficult spinning and jumping actions of their favorite players this season, but also have to change their own names to call them.
On December 16, 2017, Russia's "Ice Prince" Pushshenko performed live. Xinhua News Agency reporter (Photo by Ju Huanzong)
Stand out
Mention the "Ice Prince", veteran figure skating fans should immediately think of Russia's Proshenko. In the four Winter Olympics in which he participated, Plushenko won a men's singles skating championship, two runners-up and one team championship, and the reputation of the "Ice Prince" is well-deserved.
The retired South Korean women's figure skater Kim Yeon-na has a more domineering nickname , "Queen", and she is the first women's singles Grand Slam winner in the history of figure skating to combine the Winter Olympics, World Championships, Grand Prix Finals, Four Continents and World Youth Championships.
Not an outsider
Many figure skating fans do not regard themselves as outsiders, and the nicknames given to their favorite players are also full of joy and thick human fireworks. Russian men's singles player Koliada, because his name is similar to the cartoon character "Da Da Duck", figure skating fans simply affectionately call him "Da Da Duck".
On November 6, 2021, Russia's Koliada competed in the men's singles free skating competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jin Ma Mengni
One of the most competitive figure skating men's singles gold medalists at the Winter Olympics, the American player Chen Wei, is known as "San'er" or "Chen San'er". It is understood that the reason why Chen Wei, who ranks fifth in his home, is called "old third" is because there are several outstanding Chinese figure skaters who happen to be surnamed Chen, and Chen Wei is the third of them to enter the public eye. "Boss Chen" and "Elder Chen" are Chen Tingting and Chen Weiqun respectively. By the way, "Chen Fourth Sister" Chen Kaiwen was also selected for the big roster of the American figure skating team at the Winter Olympics.
Russian women's singles player Alexandra Trusova is better known as "Sasha," a nickname derived from her Russian nickname , Sasha.
To save time
The practice of assigning nicknames to favorite players to save trouble is mostly in Russian players, after all, their surnames are translated into Chinese is a bit long, and a bit awkward. For example, Medvedeva is called "Meva", and Elizabeth Tuktamisheva is not called "Tuva", but takes the initials combination of her first name and surname, which is called "ET". Of course, Tuktamisheva also gained the nickname of "Sister Cai Ming" because she collided with the mainland sketch actor Cai Ming.
Russia's Tuktamisheva in the women's singles competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin
The nickname of the talented girl Camilla Varieva is very cute, and fans who love her call her "K Bao'er".
Harmonic terrier
There are also many figure skaters who have won nicknames because of their harmonic sounds, such as the famous Japanese men's singles player Yu yusuke, and the nicknames of "Yuzu" and "Ha niu" are the harmonic sounds of their names.
On December 24, 2021, Yu Yu was in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
Also to mention here is the retired Japanese women's singles player Makoto Asada, whose nickname is "Cat". Seeing her name Mao Asada, you should know that this nickname deserves its name.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympic figure skating women's singles champion Zagitova is known as "acrobatic" or "acrobatic baby", of course, because of the harmonic sound of her name, on the other hand, because the little girl is known for her high difficulty on the ice.
The French ice dance world champion group Papadaggis and Caesaron have a very famous nickname "Chicken Silk Dragon", which is the last syllable combination of the two surnames. Of course, the name sounds like a good snack to outsiders who don't know the truth.
Sui Wenjing (left) / Han Cong in training on January 5. Photo by Peng Ziyang, Xinhua News Agency
The nickname of the mainland duo Sui Wenjing/Han Cong is "Onion Barrel", which is a combination of harmonic stems and self-ridicule. "Onion" is a harmonic sound from Han Cong, and "bucket" comes from Sui Wenjing's self-deprecating "bucket waist".
In daily life, only people with unusual relationships can call each other's nicknames at will. Therefore, figure skating fans have given their favorite players so many nicknames, the reason should be that there should be no other, is to express love and support.
Editors: Ding Wenxian, Wu Bowen, Zhou Xin, Du Qiuyu (Intern)