On March 17, Beijing time, the American Figure Skating Association officially announced that Chen Wei, the gold medalist in figure skating in the men's singles at the Beijing Winter Olympics, gave up participating in the Figure Skating World Championships to be held next week. Chen Wei also gave up the opportunity to win the event for four consecutive times.
"I was disappointed that I had to withdraw from the World Championships and since returning from Beijing, I have been training for this competition. I've been dealing with annoying injuries and I don't want to risk further injuries in training and games next week. Chen Wei explained the reason for withdrawing from the World Championships.
Chen Wei did not explain which part of the injury was specific. However, the top figure skaters will inevitably have some injuries, and they are suffering from injuries behind the brave climbing. For example, Han Cong, Sui Wenjing, and Yusheng Jiexian have all undergone major surgeries many times, and then returned to the ice rink to provide everyone with a wonderful ice event.
Chen Wei, 22, had planned to return to Yale after competing in the World Championships. However, due to injuries, Chen Wei had to give up participating in the World Championships.
Chen Wei previously won the championship at three consecutive World Championships. If Chen Wei continues to compete, it is clear that he will also be the number one favorite to win the championship.
Camden Pulkinen, a 21-year-old american, will replace Chen Wei as a substitute for the World Championships in Montpellier, France, from March 21 to March 27, which will be his first world championship. Pulkinen is 12th in this season's Four Continents Championship. He finished fifth at the U.S. Championship in January.
With Chen Wei's retirement from the World Championships, the real starlight of this year's Figure Skating World Championships has dimmed, and the four major Olympic champions - men's single skating Chen Wei, women's single skating Sherbakova, double skater Sui Wenjing and Han Cong will all be absent from this competition. Not only that, but the men's single skater will also miss the competition. Russia's Trusova and Vallieva were also absent. There are also two pairs of Russian runners in the pair skating who won the second and third places in the Winter Olympics, also absent.
The World Championships have dimmed, but The Japanese have benefited, having the opportunity to take on the title in both the men's singles and the women's singles.