Sui Wenjing (top) / Han Cong finished first in the pair skating competition. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Beijing News (Chief Reporter Sun Haiguang) "Meet in Beijing" 2021 Asian Figure Skating Open Championships ended at the Capital Gymnasium on the evening of October 15, with Japanese players Youzhen Jianshan and Mai Mihara winning the men's and women's singles championships, and Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu ranking first in the pair skating and ice dance competitions respectively. Zhao Hongbo, head coach of the Chinese figure skating team, concluded that the competition reviewed the training results of the national team in the sprint stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and then went abroad to participate in the competition and solve the problems found in the competition one by one.
In the men's singles free skating that ended last night, Japan's Yuma Kenyama and Jun Sato ranked in the top two, and Jin Boyang ranked 3rd. In the women's singles, Mai Mihara and Hanaori Sakamoto ranked in the top two, and China's Zhu Yi ranked 7th. Pair skating and ice dancing are performed among Chinese players, with Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu ranking first in their respective events.
Wang Shiyue (left) / Liu Xinyu ranked first in the ice dance competition. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
This competition is not only a test match for the Beijing Winter Olympics, but also the first international event for the Chinese figure skating team to participate in this season. Zhao Hongbo, head coach of the Chinese figure skating team, said in the post-match summary that the competition reviewed the training results of the national team in preparing for the sprint stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
'It's the first race of the season, and everyone is a little bit emotional, a little nervous, and the movements are still a little weaker in terms of speed." Zhao Hongbo said that the main purpose of this competition is to review the status of the team members in the previous training, and basically completed the task from the game, "There are some small flaws in the game, turning over, not enough level, etc., which is normal." ”
Zhao Hongbo revealed that he is currently focusing on pair skating, and there are 6 pairs of pair skaters in the training of the national team, and there are 4 pairs of participants this time. "We have been running the selection of songs for the Beijing Winter Olympics since the second half of last year, and we have made arrangements early on to select the contestants' favorites from the massive amount of music." Zhao Hongbo introduced that Sui Wenjing/Han Cong used the "Golden Bridge on the River of Sorrows" that he used before, which is very close to the experience and story of the two, and there will also be affection in the game. Peng Cheng/Jin Yang reuses the soundtrack of "Night Feast", also hoping to express the Chinese style.
In addition, Zhao Hongbo introduced that the injuries and illnesses of the team members have basically been solved, but the ability needs to be further strengthened, "In fact, the surgery and training we did before was to give it a go at the Beijing Winter Olympics." ”
After the Asian Figure Skating Open, the national team will next compete in Italy, Canada and France. Zhao Hongbo revealed that he will participate in 3 domestic events before the Beijing Winter Olympics, hoping to solve the problems found one by one through these events.
Sun Haiguang, chief reporter of the Beijing News
Edited by Han Shuangming Proofreader Liu Jun