Chinese Skating News, Pt. 4: Fresh Noodles for Milan 2026

[otisgear]

But if they don't even have a coach, what is the point? Maybe they'll skip 4CCs, but this is so disappointing. No bronze in 2019, no world medal yet again in 2022 even though it would have been a cake-walk, and now seemingly no coach? In fact if their federation had allowed them to build momentum, they'd have contended for an Olympic medal last season too, they were underscored in both the team and individual events.

Well, I'll hope they escape China next season, in case they're actually wishing to compete.

I kinda buy that rumour that they had planned to retire but the fed wouldn't let them. I can see P/J being more keen to stay on with the absence of Russians but clearly the fed can't get their act together and support them properly even though they're unwilling to let them go. I don't trust the fed to do anything at this point because they've always failed on the most basic level.

Anyway, 4CC is looking unlikely for P/J at this point but god can they please please please come back for worlds. There's no way Zhang/Yang can get them 3 spots for next year and tbh I don't even really trust them to get 2 spots

Edit: Zhang/Yang's season's best from Golden spin was 161 which is the #25 in the season's best score table. They scored 181 at nationals which will borderline scrape into the top 10 season's best but that's with (imo, very generous) domestic scoring. I don't trust them to get 2 spots for worlds at all.

 

[On My Own]

I kinda buy that rumour that they had planned to retire but the fed wouldn't let them. I can see P/J being more keen to stay on with the absence of Russians but clearly the fed can't get their act together and support them properly even though they're unwilling to let them go. I don't trust the fed to do anything at this point because they've always failed on the most basic level.

Well I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a coaching change. I said earlier in the thread that they appeared in that Korean ice show which was basically just retired Canadians + Orser's students, and P/J were there, so maybe they can scoot to Toronto and room with jtt and/or cjh next season lol.

And yeah, Z/Y seem unlikely to get 2 spots, but it might also be COVID after-effects right now. I do hope P/J show up for Worlds. It's just been highway robbery from one end or the other for them.

 

[Sylvia]

Xiaoyu YU turned 27 on January 2nd. Three days ago she posted both of her programs with Hao ZHANG as performed in August 2019 (their videos originally were posted and discussed in the previous Chinese news thread): https://www.instagram.com/p/CnWqIcJJt7E/

Didn't show it to everyone the complete version of my two favorite programs on the stage of the world competition Is my only regret in my career as a player
I still hope this two programs, can let more people can see and like it the choreography and performance.

 

[Gris]

Team China at 4CC: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00113594.htm

Men: Yudong Chen, Boyang Jin
Women: none
Pairs: Wang / Jia, Zhang / Yang
Dance: Chen / Xing, Li / Wang, Wang / Liu

 

[Karen-W]

Team China at 4CC: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00113594.htm

Men: Yudong Chen, Boyang Jin
Women: none
Pairs: Wang / Jia, Zhang / Yang
Dance: Chen / Xing, Li / Wang, Wang / Liu

So sad that Peng/Jin won't be there, nor any of their women.

 

[On My Own]

Fingers crossed for worlds.

Dance: Chen / Xing, Li / Wang, Wang / Liu

I'm so looking forward to Harbin dance teams rising.

 

[On My Own]

Hey, Tike Zhang seems to have made a youtube account now! https://www.youtube.com/@tikezhang

 

[raruki]

A small update for Yu Xiaoyu, she was rehearsing a dance program with An Xiangyi for a nursing house visit in Beijing.

【于小雨&安香怡】舞蹈-《神话》排练_哔哩哔哩_bilibili

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An Xiangyi brought back her triple-triple and 3Lz in recent training.

【搬运】安香怡找回高级33和313连跳_哔哩哔哩_bilibili

微信视频号：北巷的风安香怡搬运自:北巷の风安香怡(妮妈视频号)新春快乐!恭喜高级 33回家~这次先找回的 3F，所以放出了以前没怎么见妮姐跳过的3F+3T和 3F+1eu+3S，感觉连 3T的周数还需要再进步一些3Lo+1eu+3S真是稀有，妮妮的3Lo一直很美丽，自由滑双3Lo应该也更容易些，不知道正赛的配置会怎么选择。最后再夸一下妮姐 3lz的高远很漂亮, 视频播放量 16492、弹幕量 12、点赞数 700、投硬币枚数 30、收藏人数 57、转发人数 24, 视频作者 Mao也, 作者简介...

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Jin Shuxian (11 yrs old and 4th in Chinese national) has landed a downgraded 3A in training.

【花滑】金书贤落冰3A（<<_哔哩哔哩_bilibili

7.97 VlP:/ 线下线上比赛频繁停了3个多月的3A今天跳了感觉不错 https://v.douyin.com/kb6P8Na/ 复制此链接，打开Dou音搜索，直接观看视频！震撼！继林姗和张溢轩后的又一个训练中落冰3A的中国女单@花样滑冰金书贤 虽然还差一些但是未来可期！, 视频播放量 8001、弹幕量 1、点赞数 79、投硬币枚数 2、收藏人数 10、转发人数 10, 视频作者 台风头像的彳亍, 作者简介 北医在读：）会丢一些练歌记录和花滑剪辑（平等地喜欢所有不作妖的运动员，但尤其喜欢妮卡大佬和我国运动员），相关视频：努力训练3A中...

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[Gris]

Team China for ISF Winter Gymnasiade (Erzurum, Turkey, Feb. 11-19, FS competition on Feb. 14-15. Link to the competition program: https://www.isfsports.org/sites/def...1/ISF Winter Gymnasiade 2023 - Bulletin 2.pdf)

Boys: Wenbao Han, Bofeng Wang (Alternate: Geruiqi Mei)
Girls: Ruiyang Zhang, Yaxuan Zhu (Alternate: Jiaying Cheng. Ruiyang has replied to a fan on social media that she may not be going due to a competition schedule conflict)
Dance: Yutong Li / Linghao He, Shanjie Yin / Shirui Yang (Alternate: Xin'ai Ding / Hanchong Zheng)

All information from this Weibo post and the comments.

 

[On My Own]

What is the winter gymnasiade? I've quite literally never watched it, and doubt I'd ever even heard of it before.

 

[Gris]

What is the winter gymnasiade? I've quite literally never watched it, and doubt I'd ever even heard of it before.

It has another name "World School Sport Games". It used to be for summer sports only and this year's is the first edition of winter sports.

For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_School_Sport_Games

 

[DreamSkates]

Glad that Boyang Jin is still on the world scene.

 

[Frau Muller]

Glad that Boyang Jin is still on the world scene.

Good for him but I’m especially happy to be seeing China’s new wonder, Judong Chen, in Colorado Springs/4Cs. Chen made the JrGP Solidarity-Gdansk podium this past fall, after a wondrous FS (after poor SP).

 

[On My Own]

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1621645001452134402 lol

 

[On My Own]

@Gris or @raruki are the insiders saying anything? I would guess it's covid related if these two withdrew but the pairs are both still there, along with cyd.

 

[coralline]

It is said that Harbin ice dancers need Passport of Public Affairs to go to America to compete，but they didn't get them.

 

[Frau Muller]

@Gris or @raruki are the insiders saying anything? I would guess it's covid related if these two withdrew but the pairs are both still there, along with cyd.

The top dance team is still coming (Wang/Liu), along with the two pairs and two singles men.

Also, three (3) Hong Kong women…so a part of China in the single Women.

 

[Gris]

@Gris or @raruki are the insiders saying anything? I would guess it's covid related if these two withdrew but the pairs are both still there, along with cyd.

Visa issue. Hope Li / Wang can get visa to enter Canada for WJC in time.

 

[On My Own]

Good thing they can still do juniors. Bad thing CFSA is CFSA. At least next season, 4CC is supposedly in Shanghai.

 

[On My Own]

Visa issue. Hope Li / Wang can get visa to enter Canada for WJC in time.

Oh, right, Chen/Xing aren't even junior eligible! Wow, they got screwed. But hopefully Wang/Liu can get at least two spots for worlds next season so they can have a big competition to attend, and fingers crossed 4CCs do happen in China.

 

[Dobre]

But hopefully Wang/Liu can get at least two spots for worlds next season

It's gonna be hard. (They'll probably have to at least defeat Muramoto & Takahashi at home, Taschlerova & Taschler on the way up, and France's #1 hope for a second berth).

But it's possible if W&L are now ready and do the job they need to do at 4CCs heading into Worlds.

 

[raruki]

Yudong Chen and Team China are on their way to the States, good luck!

Sina Visitor System

weibo.com

Hoping that the Chinese sports authority will compensate team Harbin for more chances to compete internationally because of their stupid arrangement on visa!

 

[On My Own]

Fish jelly！

 

[raruki]

Xiangyi An's new Giselle program.

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[On My Own]

Eteri shit on An Xiangyi was never my dream.

 

[Gris]

Yang Jin said in a radio interview yesterday that he (they) wouldn't be able to compete this season due to his knee and achilles tendon injury and would focus on recovery. He said he's 60%+ recovered currently.

Link to the transcript in Chinese: https://weibo.com/7770597772/MruEjiEPa

 

[On My Own]

Well that's that. Have to assume at least partly it's because he doesn't want to continue at all and hasn't retired yet because of behind the scenes force. Mentioned here:

I kinda buy that rumour that they had planned to retire but the fed wouldn't let them.

Hope they come back only if they both want to. And hope Z/Y can hold up.

 

[Frau Muller]

Well that's that. Have to assume at least partly it's because he doesn't want to continue at all and hasn't retired yet because of behind the scenes force. Mentioned here:

Hope they come back only if they both want to. And hope Z/Y can hold up.

Well, that’s a balloon piece of news.

 

[Gris]

Team China for ISF Winter Gymnasiade (Erzurum, Turkey, Feb. 11-19, FS competition on Feb. 14-15. Link to the competition program: https://www.isfsports.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-01/ISF Winter Gymnasiade 2023 - Bulletin 2.pdf)

Sadly, I don't think this event can take place as scheduled following the devastating major earthquakes in Turkey today.

 

[Frau Muller]

Yang Jin said in a radio interview yesterday that he (they) wouldn't be able to compete this season due to his knee and achilles tendon injury and would focus on recovery. He said he's 60%+ recovered currently.

Link to the transcript in Chinese: https://weibo.com/7770597772/MruEjiEPa

By “Yang Jin” you mean Boyang Jin, right? Boyang is still on the roster, although it could change; hope not! I can’t wait to see him and Chen in the Men’s competition.

https://results.isu.org/events/fc2023_Men.htm