On October 30, Beijing time, the second leg of the Figure Skating Grand Prix was held in Vancouver, Canada, and in the first two-person short program, the Chinese duo Sui Wenjing/ Han Cong played well with 78.94 points and temporarily ranked first, ahead of the second-place Russian team Pavlyuchenko/ Hoddkin by 9.48 points, and the German combination Haas/ Segert ranked third.
After the end of the "Meet in Beijing" Asian Figure Skating Open, some of the main players of the Chinese figure skating team went to Italy. Subsequently, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong traveled from Italy to Canada. Han Cong said: "In this side (Canada) quarantine for three days, during the period also went out to train, are in accordance with the requirements of the games, the hotel and the ice rink point-to-point, are obedient to the arrangement." We've been through various ways and days of quarantine, including the last time we played at the World Championships. ”
Sui Wenjing said that the normalization of epidemic prevention and control will fully obey and support the arrangements of various countries, protect themselves and protect everyone. "It's a pleasure to be able to train with ice every day in this situation, thanks to the arrangement of the race."
In the double short program that ended on the 30th, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong scored the theme song of "Mission Impossible 2" this season, and finally ranked first with 78.94 points. Both were satisfied with the performance after the match, Sui Wenjing said: "The Spanish style of the show can show our strength, emotion and many other aspects, we also love flamenco and have not used similar music for four years. "Han Cong also said that this show shows Sui Wenjing's strength, beauty and sexiness, as well as the advantages of emotional expression." We also want to tell the audience and the referee through this show: After defeating the injury, we are back. ”
Han Cong said that he was very excited to come to Canada to compete, and the audience gave us a lot of support and made us more involved in completing each action, "After the test match, I knew that there were some problems in some of the grading in this program, but there was not too much time for training and adjustment between the two games, and improving the rating will be our next step." We will continue to refuel the next free skate. ”
When talking about the pressure of playing at home to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing frankly said that it is a matter of pride to be able to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics at home. She said: "I participated in the test match at the Capital Gymnasium some time ago, and we were very excited and excited about the grandeur of the whole venue and the arrangement of the competition. As a local player participating in the Winter Olympics, the pressure is bound to be there, but in fact, like every game, we all have to do our best, constantly surpass ourselves, and complete the goals in our hearts. Pressure will push us to constantly transform and show better programs on the field. Just as a work of art needs to be carved in detail, these pressures and the stimulation of constant competition will become the 'master' of carving us. I hope that the jet lag during this time and all kinds of grinding will make us transform into a better version of ourselves and show the best of us in the world on the field of the Winter Olympics. ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhou Xueshuai
Editor/Zhou Xueshuai