With the last group of French athletes bowing, the figure skating and ice dance competition at this Winter Olympics is also over. China's Wang Shiyue/ Liu Xinyu finished 12th with a rhythmic dance score of 73.41 points, a free dance score of 111.01 points, and a total score of 184.42 points, which is also the best result achieved by Chinese athletes in the Olympic Games.
"I feel that the release is actually not excitement, but the burden in my heart has been lowered." For such a result, Liu Xinyu said, "In the field at the doorstep of the home, we skated the best level we can slide out at present, and we are very proud of ourselves and each other! ”
Although he is still a little short of his dream of entering the world's top ten, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu has already made history. In this regard, the two said: "The current results are not the limit of both of us, we still have room to rise by continuing to train, and we will do better in the next step." ”
In today's ice dance free dance competition, almost all of the 20 pairs of contestants are European and American players, and Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu is one of the few Asian faces. Prior to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the best result of Chinese ice dance was Han Bing/Yang Hui's 18th place at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Wang Shiyue/ Liu Xinyu finished in the rhythm dance competition with a 22nd place finish.
After four years of hard work, Chinese ice dance has finally taken a big step forward. During this period, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu suffered a lot of hardships. But for them, what is happier is that they can continue to improve and make more people like the ice dance project. In this regard, Wang Shiyue said: "I have seen many teenage children skating very well in some competitions in China, and I hope that our efforts can also bring them confidence, and I hope that young players can catch up with us." I hope that one day the two of us can also become the same predecessors as Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, and open up a path for future generations. ”