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On August 15, Han Cong, the gold medallist in figure skating pair skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, announced that he would withdraw from all competitions in this cycle.
This represents that this figure skating genius has said goodbye to the figure skating field he loves and officially retired.
Partner Sui Wenjing immediately forwarded and expressed her understanding and blessings: We have been on the road!
Netizens in the comment area expressed their reluctance one after another, and wished him more wonderful outside the arena in the future.
The news came suddenly, and it was undoubtedly undoubtedly unexpectedly caught off guard for many people:
Didn't they say they were going to play Milan not long ago? How could Han Cong suddenly announce his retirement? Is there something hidden in it.......
New identity: retirement is foreshadowed
A few days ago, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing appeared in the figure skating arena with another new identity.
Han Cong sat in the judge's seat as a technical expert, while Sui Wenjing served as a coach and choreographer to coach athletes off the court.
They have not competed in any competitions since the Beijing Winter Olympics, quietly improving their dance skills in order to seek greater breakthroughs.
In an interview, Sui Wenjing generously shared with reporters that she had no plans to leave the arena, and she was ready to resume training and was always ready to return to the arena.
"If nothing else, I might be on the Milan Olympics."
Ice fans looked at her fighting spirit, all looking forward to the pair's future performance, and some even predicted:
At the current level of international pair skating, as long as they perform at their due level, they can defend their pair skating champions at the next Olympic Games!
Who knows, Han Cong suddenly announced his retirement at this time.
He hid his injuries and knew that he really could not return to the field, so he had no choice but to end his career as an athlete.
Recalling his state in the past year and a half, ice fans have actually vaguely speculated whether he is going to retire, but it has not been confirmed.
It turns out that everything has been foreshadowed.
It is reported that Han Cong has been injured since the Beijing Winter Olympics, and has never given up treatment for a year and a half, but the sky is not as expected, and he cannot recover his former state.
Netizens regretted that they could no longer see the "green onion bucket" combination flying hand in hand on the ice rink and reaching the podium.
Han Cong knew that the first thing he would affect when he retired was his partner.
He encouraged Sui Wenjing to continue chasing her dreams on the figure skating arena, no matter what, they are each other's strongest partners on the road!
Sui Wenjing also responded immediately, hoping that Han Cong could recover his health as soon as possible. They train and compete together and are the ones who know each other's physical condition and thoughts best.
Although they regret that they can no longer fight side by side, they will still carry each other's encouragement to keep going.
The glorious past of the "onion bucket" combination
The combination of Han Cong and Sui Wenjing is called "onion barrel combination", "green onion" is taken from Han Cong, and "barrel" is because of Sui Wenjing's nickname "barrel girl".
Sui Wenjing was not tall when she was a child, and she was a little fat during her development. Once she wore a black outfit, and her teammates laughed at her for not having a waist, hence the nickname.
At the beginning, the "onion bucket" combination was born and became a pair of new stars that cannot be ignored in the field of pair skating.
In 2012, they won the pair skating title at their debut at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
In the years since, they have been active in the Four Continents Championships and the World Figure Skating Grand Prix to win gold and silver, but they have not performed at the World Championships.
Until 2015, Sui and Han broke their careers in a row, winning the silver medal of the World Championships for two consecutive times, which was already a big breakthrough for them.
At the 2017 World Championships, they finally managed to win the world championship. You know, there have only been two world championship pairs in the history of Chinese figure skating.
With the expectations of thousands of ice fans, they stepped onto the Olympic Games.
At the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, they finished second in their first Olympic stage, and although they were only 0.43 points away from missing out on gold, they have done their best.
With a faint reluctance, they have been working hard in the Beijing cycle and climbing to the top of the world rankings step by step.
At the Olympics on their doorstep, they enjoyed the competition and the applause of the Chinese people, and finally became the ace combination to represent the Chinese team to the top podium again after Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo.
In the team competition, they also set a new record for the highest score in the history of the figure skating short program.
Such a legendary pair, unfortunately there is no chance to compete together in the next Olympic Games again.
Looking forward to the future after the split
Everyone feels a pity for the separation of the "onion bucket combination", in addition to worrying about Han Cong's injury, there is also Sui Wenjing's future career.
After the partner retires, the other person in pair skating faces an important choice: either to retire together or to run in with a new partner.
However, after the figure skating pair, few new combinations can make new breakthroughs.
So many people are worried about Sui Wenjing's competition in this cycle, who will be Sui Wenjing's new partner? Will she be able to compete with her new partner at the Milan Olympics?
In response to these concerns, Sui Wenjing has already made her attitude clear in an interview a few days ago.
She watched the team members she mentored dancing on the field, and she would also think back to her and Han Cong's boiling hearts on the field.
Her love for figure skating has not changed, so it also sustains her to overcome all the difficulties of this cycle.
She will take Han Cong's share and continue to walk towards the future arena.
Han Cong also said that although he will not be active in the arena, he will continue to make his own contributions to the figure skating career with a new identity, and also wishes him and Sui Wenjing a successful future life.
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