On August 13, the last stop of the 2023 China Figure Skating Club League, Hailar Station, ended at the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Ice Sports Training Center. In the senior competition, which ended early, the pair of Peng Cheng / Wang Lei, who participated in the Beijing Winter Sports Management Center for the first time after partnering, reversed to win the pair skating championship.
Peng Cheng/Wang Lei
Peng Cheng, who finished fifth at the Beijing Winter Olympics, "switched" to Beijing this spring and partnered 35-year-old former national player Wang Lei. This competition was the "debut" of the two after joining hands, and the two finally reversed to win the championship with a steady performance in the free skate after finishing third in the short program, with a total score of 180.89 points.
After the game, Peng Cheng said that he and his partner cherish being able to return to the arena again. Since joining hands in March, the two have experienced many challenges, and Wang Lei's persistence has given him a lot of touching and inspiration. Wang Lei, who had retired before, said with a smile that he was "still a little nervous" when he returned to the game after three years. He said that although the challenges are great, his love for the project has given him the motivation and determination to make a comeback.
Peng Cheng/Wang Lei
Previously, Peng Cheng and Wang Lei told this reporter that they would aim to participate in the Milan Winter Olympics. After winning the championship, Peng Cheng revealed that the two have always held a firm belief since they cooperated, "If the wrist hurts and can't do the lift, change to running, train the upper limb if the foot hurts, train the waist if the upper limb hurts, in short, you can't let yourself stop every day." We have goals, but the most important thing is to train every day one step at a time. Zhang Siyang/Yang Yongchao, a player from Heilongjiang Ice Training Center who won third place, said that Peng Cheng/Wang Lei's persistence and hard work are very worth learning, "They are still working hard as old athletes, and we have to cheer even more." ”
Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu
In this competition, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu, China's number one ice dance group and the ice sports management center of Jilin Sports Bureau, also presented their comeback "debut" after 9 months, winning the championship with a total score of 180.00 points without suspense. The two said that they are "fully mature" compared to last season, and the main purpose of participating in this competition is to test the training status and share with everyone the preparation for the new season. In addition, they were also excited by the excellent young combination who competed in the same competition, "Seeing so many ice dancers in China, we are also happy for the growth of reserve forces." ”
In the men's singles competition, David Dai of Guangdong Sports Bureau won the championship. Zhang He, a veteran of the Beijing Winter Sports Management Center, who returned to compete this season, played at a normal level after recovering less than a month and won the runner-up.
An Xiangyi
In women's singles, athletes from Beijing Winter Sports Management Center once again dominated the top three places, with Tong Ruichen, Jin Shuxian and An Xiangyi winning the first and second places. An Xiangyi, who is about to step on the stage of the senior international competition for the first time in the new season, made a major mistake in the short program of this competition and failed to close again after the Beijing station. She said that she has improved in her acting in recent years and tried more styles. In the future, we should learn the relevant lessons of this short program mistake, and at the same time focus on solving the problem of physical constraints during the development period, so as to prepare for participating in international competitions.
Photo courtesy of China Figure Skating Association