On September 13, the cooperation between figure skating pair pair Sui Wenjing/Han Cong and "Genshin" was officially announced. In the official collaboration video, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong performed a special figure skating pas de deux inspired by the "Ice Wind Suite", a strong enemy in the Fontaine region in the game.
Screenshot of Sui Wenjing/Han Cong's collaborative work with Genshin
Concert of sports and art, professional and hobbies
In figure skating, athletes dance to music, showing coherent technical movements such as lifting, spinning, sliding, and throwing, while taking into account dance and skating skills. With its high artistic appreciation and sports competitiveness, figure skating is known as "ice ballet", which has attracted much attention in ice and snow sports, and is also the head event in the ratings of large-scale world events. Chinese athletes also have remarkable achievements in figure skating.
As the world's top figure skaters, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong have shown outstanding talent in the field of sports, and are the only combination in the history of pair figure skating to have achieved a "super slam". In their daily lives outside of the rink, both of them are veteran players of the game. Sui Wenjing loves anime culture, and has previously cosplayed the popular character Hu Tao, which has been sought after by fans with a high degree of reductivity. Han Cong is a traveler who has been to the "continent of Teyvat" since 2020, and with the launch of the new area Fontaine, Han Cong is also happy to roam the "bottom of the sea".
Dedicating a work of art to everyone with "Genshin" is also the expectation of the two. To this end, Sui Wenjing was invited to take on the choreography, and this was the first time that the two performed ice works created by Sui Wenjing. She said, "In addition to repeatedly studying the movements of the Icewind Suite, designing the appropriate pace according to the rhythm of the music, I also spent a lot of time thinking about how to add the mechanical sense of the Icewind Suite to our dance to achieve the best effect." ”
Han Cong actively cooperated with the choreographer and began training with Sui Wenjing. However, the seemingly simple actions and cooperation in the game are not easy to achieve in reality. With the deepening of preparation, in the continuous practice and running-in, "we gradually found the state on the ice rink, and felt the resonance from the boss setting, music and dance" Han Cong said, "The feeling of beauty is connected, and figure skating can express art across language, immersing people in it, and infecting the audience at the same time." ”
Screenshot of Sui Wenjing/Han Cong's collaborative work with Genshin
Let the world players feel the charm of figure skating
On the occasion of the update of Genshin 4.0, Fontaine, a new region based on the United Kingdom, France, and Italy, officially debuted. Accompanying the new version is the Fontaine region's characteristic rival "Icewind Suite", whose design is inspired by figure skating.
Scene from the Fontaine area
As soon as the collaboration video was released, it caused a heated discussion on social media. Players carefully discovered that the material of the work came from the "Icewind Suite", and its music and appearance settings and other elements have been carefully restored. And the iconic flower sliding works such as lifting, spinning, gliding, and throwing in the game bring stronger visual impact and artistic expression under the interpretation of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong.
Comments from overseas users on the collaboration
A few months before the release went live, the team started preparations for the collaboration. The person in charge said, "I hope to take this opportunity to cooperate with the world's top athletes to show the charm of figure skating and ice sports to young people around the world." ”
Speaking of their expectations for cooperation, the two athletes also said that they "hope to take this choreography and cooperation as an opportunity to let more people like figure skating, let more players go to the ice rink, experience the feeling of standing on the ice rink, and also hope to attract figure skating fans to pay attention to "Genshin". ”
In addition to the game, Genshin continues to explore different content touchpoints, hoping to let players feel more of the charm of the fantasy world. This time, together with the world champion team Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, it will bring more surprises to players, and also make the charm of figure skating cross dimensions and come to the world players again.
Source: Beiqing.com