On October 31, Beijing time, the second leg of the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix began the last day of competition in Vancouver, Canada, in the pairs free skating competition, Sui Wenjing/ Han Cong's new interpretation of "The Golden Bridge on the River of Sorrows" debuted at the Grand Prix, and finally won the championship with a free skating score of 145.11 points and a total score of 224.05 points.
As the only Chinese contestant to participate in this competition, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong scored the theme song of "Mission Impossible 2" in this season's short program, and finally received a high score of 78.94. Free Skating re-enabled "The Golden Bridge on the River of Sorrows", and the whole program is full of emotion and deeply moving. Except for Sakhov's three-week single jump, Sui Wenjing accidentally fell, and the rest of the actions were successfully completed. In the end, he won the Canadian championship for the first time with a free skating score of 145.11 and a total score of 224.05.
After the game, both of them were more satisfied with the free skating, Sui Wenjing said: "The overall play is not bad, there were mistakes in the last three weeks, and there are some problems in the grading of lifts and double joint rotations, which will strive to do better in the next game." This is our first time winning the Grand Prix in Canada and we are very excited and grateful for your support. The audience was very professional, applauding and cheering for us, and all the contestants also played well, congratulations to everyone. ”
Regarding the free skating selection, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong explained in detail the meaning behind the free skating, Sui Wenjing said that the use of the "Bridge on the River of Sorrows" program again, first of all, because the 2016-17 season only participated in two games in total, and the whole team also liked the song very much, "This set of programs is about the two of us supporting each other and working together, we both have surgery but also overcome difficulties to return to the field, the whole team also gave us a lot of help." This story is not only for both of us, but also for everyone, because it is actually very difficult at this stage. We were in the 'bubble' and couldn't see our friends and family outside, but we all had pillars in our hearts. I also hope that we can be more united, which is also the new slogan of the Olympic Games. ”
Sui Wenjing/Han Cong also hope that such a story can happen to everyone, and when encountering difficulties, everyone can support each other and tide over the difficulties together. "We used this show in 2017, but it was Sui Wenjing who had surgery, and I had to wait for her to come back on the ice and give her support and strength like a bridge. This year we wanted to use this song again, and I also had an operation last year, so Sui Wenjing became my bridge again, supporting us, more like supporting each other. Han Cong said.
As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is approaching, the combination of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong has always been the focus of everyone's attention. Sui Wenjing said that as a local athlete, he has also received more and more attention from the media, but he still has to follow the rules of training and ensure his own state, so while communicating well with the media, he must also pay more attention to his training. "In addition to training, we often record some small videos to let more people pay attention to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics." Because the Olympic Games are approaching, many ice fans will stay up late to watch our games, we are also very touched, thank you very much for your support, I hope that through our competitions, more people can pay attention to figure skating and pay attention to the Beijing Winter Olympics. She said.
According to the schedule, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong will travel to Italy next week for the second race. According to Han Cong, this time they are from Italy to Vancouver, the Chinese team is still in Italy, next week will participate in the Italian station competition. "Vancouver and Turin are both cities that have hosted the Winter Olympics, and we feel lucky to be able to compete in both cities in a row." He said.
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhou Xueshuai