On December 22, Beijing time, the women's singles short program of the 2023-2024 National Figure Skating Championships kicked off. Chinese star Zhu Yi made mistakes in several jumps, and finally ranked fifth with a technical score of 22.55 points, a program content score of 26.17 points, and a total score of 46.72 points. Many netizens complained: "The technical ability has barely improved, so if you don't want to skate, retire early!" "Several jumping movements that are not difficult have fallen, and the training level needs to be improved" "Is the body getting weaker and weaker after falling in love with Su Yiming?"
The referee's scoring is unfair?
It is worth mentioning that the scoring standard of the referee in this game has also been questioned by the outside world. Some netizens pointed out that Zhu Yi's performance was not as good as that of several young players, but the P score was still very high, but some other players who did not fall were "taken care of" by the scoring judges. Some people bluntly said: "Even if you praise it, it doesn't have to be so obvious, it's really not worth it for these young players!" According to reports, Zhu Yi's coach in this competition is former Chinese figure skating star Tong Jian, and the master and apprentice represent the Beijing team. But in terms of short program performance, if Zhu Yi wants to win the championship, the difficulty can be imagined.
There were many mistakes in the national competition, which was questioned by the outside world
In recent Olympic cycles, compared with figure skating pairs and men's singles, women's singles has always been a weakness of the Chinese team. In Asia, the overall strength of China's figure skating women's singles is also lagging behind the Japanese team and the South Korean team. Since Li Zijun faded out, the Chinese team even fell into a situation of lack of success in the women's singles event. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, it was Zhu Yi who represented the Chinese team in the women's singles figure skating event. As early as the 2018 season, Zhu Yi, who was only 16 years old, won the women's singles championship in the rookie group of the National Figure Skating Championships.
After that, she successfully joined the Chinese figure skating training team. After becoming a Chinese citizen in 2019, Zhu Yi began to represent the Chinese figure skating team in international competitions. In the 2021 season, Zhu Yi made a splash at the Italian Grand Prix of Figure Skating, where she scored 171.25 points to set a new career record for women's singles skating. In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics trials, Zhu Yi ranked first with a total score of 732.60 points and got a ticket to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
However, at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Zhu Yi, who was under pressure, did not perform well in the women's singles short program, ranking only 27th and missing out on the women's singles free skate.
During the Milan Winter Olympics cycle, Zhu Yi chose to continue to stay in the national team to prepare. At the National Figure Skating Championships held in Hebei this time, the competition between her and Chen Hongyi is a highlight. In the short program, Zhu Yi made a mistake in the jumping action, and finally scored 22.55 technical points and 26.17 program content points, with a total score of 46.72 points. Chen Hongyi, who represented the Inner Mongolia team, played steadily, and finally scored 25.17 technical points and 26.27 program content points, with a total score of 51.44. Some netizens said that Chen Hongyi is the strongest Chinese figure skating women's singles.
(Shopkeeper Luo)