On the evening of February 18, Beijing time, the figure skating pair skating short program competition of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was played at the Capital Gymnasium. The Chinese team has a total of two pairs of competitions, namely world champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, as well as Peng Cheng and Jin Yang. In the end, as the favorite to win the project in this Winter Olympic Games, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong performed perfectly in the short program, scoring 84.41 points, breaking their own record for the highest short program, and also entering the final as the first place. Another pair, Peng Cheng and Jin Yang, scored 76.1 points and ranked fifth. The two Chinese duo conquered the audience with their impeccable performance, and also made everyone look forward to this gold medal even more!
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, pair skating is the last gold medal in figure skating and the last gold point of the Chinese Winter Olympics, and everyone expects Sui Wenjing and Han Cong to win the championship as desired. In the previous Winter Olympic team competition, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong showed a good state, although the Chinese team failed to stand on the podium, but the two always ranked first in the double skating competition. Turning to the double skating single event, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were pinned high hopes on by everyone. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the silver medal in the pair skating event.
After the game, both said in an interview that they looked forward to exchanging silver medals for gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Four years passed in a flash, and Sui Wenjing and Han Cong finally stepped onto the Winter Olympics at their doorstep. In terms of comprehensive strength and competitive status, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong are the biggest favorites to win the championship. In the world cup sub-stations before the Beijing Winter Olympics, the two won the Beijing, Italy and Canada stages, and set a new season best in the short program. In order to help Sui Wenjing and Han Cong win the gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese figure skating team also specially recalled former meritorious coach Yao Bin, and the old coach returned, so that Sui Wenjing and Han Cong's Road to the Beijing Winter Olympics was like a tiger.
The biggest threat to the two is the New Konko World Championship champion, the Russian Olympic Committee's Mishinna and Gallamov. The duo have been holding up their free cards since their victory at the World Championships, and after their comeback, the duo have won the World Cup nagoya station this season. It is worth mentioning that the only sub-station that Sui Wenjing and Han Cong missed was the Nagoya station in Japan. The World Cup did not have the opportunity to meet, so that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics became the stage for the two pairs to stage a peak showdown.
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong's advantages lie in the balance of short programs and free skating strength, and they have the upper hand in jump stability, action choreography and artistic appeal, and they sit on the advantages of the home field, and the competitive state and desire to win are at the peak.
The secret weapons of The Missena and Gallamov to compete for the title are the difficulty of movement and gliding technique, and after winning the World Championships, the duo's morale is high, and the Olympic champions are even more eager. In the short program, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, Mishenna and Gallamov began a fierce fight. In particular, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, who appeared second in the last group, perfectly performed "Mission Impossible 2" and finally scored 84.41 points, taking the most solid step towards the gold medal in figure skating pair skating at the Winter Olympics in a way that broke the short program record. Do you think Sui Wenjing and Han Cong can win the final championship?
(Luo Treasurer)