Source: China News Network
According to the news of the Chinese Figure Skating Association, the third leg of the 2022 China Figure Skating Club League ended a few days ago. In this competition, the men's singles player Chen Yudong and the women's singles player An Xiangyi performed outstandingly, and the two participants from the cross-age group won two championships in the youth group and the adult group. After the competition, the list of the finals will also be announced.
Chen Yudong in the youth group competition. Image source: China Figure Skating Association
In the youth competition, Chen Yudong and An Xiangyi won the men's and women's single skating championships, Liu Tong/Ge Quanshuo won the ice dance championship, and the Young Dream team won the team skating championship.
In the senior competition, Chen Yudong and An Xiangyi won the men's and women's singles skating championships, Yang Yixi/Deng Shunyang won the double skating championships, and Li Xuantong/Wang Xinkang won the ice dance championships.
Speaking about the performance of this club league, Chen Yudong said: "The completion of these two sets of programs is not bad. There were some minor mistakes in the race, possibly because there was no (participation) in half a year. ”
Chen Yudong in the senior group competition. Image source: China Figure Skating Association
However, finding problems through this competition will also help him prepare more specifically for the ISU Youth Grand Prix in Poland at the end of September. "The next step will continue to improve the difficulty of jumping techniques, stability and success rate, hoping to play the level of training in the competition."
An Xiangyi will also fully prepare for the ISU Youth Grand Prix after the club league stage. This season, she chose "Joker Debut" in the short show, which is also a classic work of South Korean player Kim Yeon-na.
According to An Xiangyi, this is her first attempt at sliding musicals, and the original intention of choosing this track is to pay tribute to her predecessor Kim Yeon-er. The free-skating repertoire is the modern dance style "The Theory of Everything". Introducing how to express the theme, she said: "When I was skating this show, I imagined myself as a girl walking in space. ”
An Xiangyi in the game. Image source: China Figure Skating Association
The "growing pains" still plague An Xiangyi. From 1 meter 53 at the beginning of the year to nearly 1 meter 58 now, the senior three-week jump perennial "running away from home" makes her feel very bottomless. However, there are of course beautiful things happening on the road to growth, and what is more satisfactory to An Xiangyi at present is the progress of rotational movements and more mature artistic expression.
Speaking of this season's goals, An Xiangyi expressed her determination to "fight" to the end against the difficulties on the road to growth.
At this point, the three sub-stations of the 2022 China Figure Skating Club League have all ended. The three sub-stations of this year's club league are all in the form of online competitions, and athletes can freely choose their stations to participate. According to statistics, the three competitions attracted a total of 1905 people to participate, and a total of 1286 sets of participating programs were participated, setting a record for the highest number of applicants in the past. (End)