On the evening of the 15th, the "Meet in Beijing" Asian Figure Skating Open Competition part ended at the Capital Gymnasium. In the pairs free skating competition, China's Sui Wenjing / Han Cong ranked first with a short program of 79.27 points, a free skating score of 144.21 points, and a total score of 223.48 points, winning the first crown of the new season. Another Chinese duo, Peng Cheng/Jin Yang, finished second with a total score of 196.68 points.
As the most promising Chinese pair skating leader to hit the gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong's short program selection was the theme song composed by German composer Hans Zimmer for the movie "Mission Impossible 2", and the free skating selection was the American classic folk song "Golden Bridge on the River of Sorrows". "The Golden Bridge on the River of Sorrows" once performed the athletes' efforts to return from their injuries at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships, telling the story of their tempering and return to the field this year, and also won the world championships double skating championship for China after a seven-year absence.
The Figure Skating Open Sui Wenjing/Han Cong performed the familiar track again, which was refreshing, and finally won the championship with a short program score of 79.27 points, a free skating score of 144.21 points, and a total score of 223.48 points. The other two Chinese duos, Peng Cheng/Jin Yang and Wang Yuchen/Huang Yihang, finished second and third respectively.
For the overall performance of this Asian Figure Skating Open, Sui Wenjing said that this is the first international competition of the season, which is a relatively normal level, and the difficulty of action has also been reduced, "We have to adapt to the venue, adapt to the new program, and hope to leave room to control this program and play out the better fluency of the program." Because yesterday was too excited, today's physical fitness slightly declined, the whole show did not play to the best, but the action is generally completed, and later we will better grasp the rhythm of the game, hoping to play better. ”
Talking about the plan and goals for this season, Sui Wenjing said: "Our goal is always the same, that is, to raise the national flag and play the national anthem. It is necessary to increase the difficulty of the technical link and enhance their strength. I hope to show the best of myself on every ice surface and every game. Han Cong also said that in the future competition, the two will increase the difficulty in the technical link and improve the difficulty score, "We have prepared before, but this competition is not used, and they will be placed in the next few races." ”
As the Beijing Winter Olympics draw nearer, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong have high hopes. When talking about how to relieve pressure, Sui Wenjing said: "In terms of pressure and mentality, we are much better than in previous years, and since we are wearing the national team's shirt, we must shoulder this responsibility and fight for the country." No matter what kind of state, even if it is like the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the day before you know that you have broken your bones, the next day you must stand on the field of the Winter Olympics. ”
Zhao Hongbo, head coach of the Chinese figure skating team, said that through this Asian Figure Skating Open, it can be said that the whole team has completed the first step in the preparation stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics. "Sui Wenjing and Han Cong played normally, this is their first game of the season, somewhat emotional, not relaxed enough, slightly weaker in speed. There may be flaws in some small movements, which is normal. ”
According to Zhao Hongbo, at present, he is mainly engaged in pair skating, and the national team is now training with 6 pairs of pair skaters, and there are 4 pairs of participants this time. Zhao Hongbo said: "The 4 of this Asian Figure Skating Open are ideal for the Chinese combination as a whole, and next, some of these groups will go overseas to compete to further polish the action and improve the status before the Beijing Winter Olympics." ”
After the Asian Figure Skating Open, the national team will next compete in Italy, Canada and France. Zhao Hongbo said that the next task of the Chinese figure skating team is to cut the details and find problems, "I hope that in the next few events, the problems found can be solved one by one." It's all about being able to give it a go at the Beijing Winter Olympics. ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhou Xueshuai
Photo / Beijing Youth Daily reporter Cui Jun
Editor/Zhou Xueshuai