On the evening of the 12th, the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating ice dance rhythm dance competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium. China's Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu, who came out in 11th place, scored 73.41 points, ranking first among the 11 players who have already appeared, and successfully advanced to the second stage of the ice dance free dance competition. This is also the first time they have advanced to the free dance competition in the Winter Olympic Games, achieving a self-breakthrough.
Before the game began, the two walked over to the coach and had another simple communication. Accompanied by the melody of "Elvis Presley" and "Blue Sheepskin Boots", Liu Xinyu, who combs the signature big back of "Elvis Presley", and Wang Shiyue, who wears a royal blue skirt, swings freely on the ice, neatly completing a rhythm dance full of retro rock style. Because the ice dance is closer to the dance and does not have jumping movements, there are many details in the whole set of movements between the two imitating "Elvis Presley".
In the cheers of the audience, Chinese ice dancers Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu made hugs and heart-to-heart movements.
At the last PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu scored only 57.81 points in the rhythm dance, and finally ranked 22nd, without the opportunity to dance freely.
After four years of preparation, the level of the two has improved significantly. In the previous Figure Skating Team Competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the two of them scored 74.66 points in the rhythm dance competition, ranking fifth and winning 6 points for the Chinese team. In today's game, the two also scored 73.41 points, ranking first among the 11 players who have already appeared.
At the same time, according to the rules of the ice dance competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the top 20 of the 23 players will be qualified for promotion. Therefore, after ending his own set of actions, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu is also equivalent to having locked in the qualification for promotion.
Talking about her goal of participating in the Second Winter Olympics, Wang Shiyue said: "In fact, we have set goals very early, and no athlete does not want to get good results. We first of all do a good job of ourselves, and we also hope that through our efforts and everyone's help, we will bring Chinese ice dance to a new height. ”