Due to disagreements, the Chinese pair skating Winter Olympic combination was disassembled! Peng Cheng determined to hold hands with the 35-year-old veteran
On June 6, the news of the well-known Chinese pair skating pair Peng Cheng/Jin Yang "splitting the pair" came out. At that time, a group photo of the figure skating team at the Capital Gymnasium was exposed on the Internet, and Peng Cheng stood with veteran Wang Lei, causing heated discussions among ice fans.
Peng Cheng is in the middle of the front row, and Wang Lei is in the middle of the back row
On June 13, Beijing Daily confirmed that Peng Cheng had partnered with Wang Lei, and that they had completed the program and would officially debut in the club league in August.
Peng Cheng is 26 years old this year, and in the national team stage, she has partnered with Zhang Hao and Jin Yang to participate in three Winter Olympics.
Peng Cheng and Zhang Hao collaborated from 2012 to 1016, and won the eighth place in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the fourth place in the 2015 World Championships, and the 2014 Figure Skating China Cup.
In the summer of 2016, Peng Cheng and Jin Yang began to team, but the two suffered a defeat at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and did not enter the free skate. At the Beijing Winter Olympics last February, the duo performed well and finished fifth.
Peng Cheng/Jin Yang
Unfortunately, for various reasons, Peng Cheng/Jin Yang did not participate in the World Figure Skating Championships last March. At that time, Beijing Olympic champions Sui Wenjing/Han Cong chose to rest, and the Russian trio duo who finished 2-4 at the Winter Olympics were banned. If Peng Cheng/Jin Yang registers, they will most likely win the world championship for the first time. Now that Peng Cheng / Jin Yang is right, many fans feel uneasy.
Peng Cheng responded to the reason for ending the cooperation with Jin Yang, saying that after entering the Milan Winter Olympic cycle, she and Jin Yang had differences in their plans for future career paths and unfortunately could not reach an agreement.
Peng Cheng's new partner is Wang Lei, who is 1.82 meters tall and is about to turn 35 years old. Wang's former partner is Wang Xuehan, a former No. 3 pair skating team on the Chinese team that won a bronze medal in the 2014 Figure Skating China Cup.
Wang Xuehan/Wang Lei
Wang Lei said that he has been in the national team for 12 years, and has participated in all competitions, and the biggest regret is that he has not participated in the Winter Olympics, and hopes to cooperate with Peng Cheng to realize his dream and participate in the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.
As for the 29-year-old Jin Yang, there have been rumors that he is ready to retire. In an interview with the media, he said that he has not retired, he is trying to keep fit as much as possible, looking for a new partner and looking forward to returning to the game.