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

[Karen-W]

Well, it wouldn't be the worst thing for the pairs discipline to have Sui/Han compete next season, especially since it seems pretty likely that Knierim/Frazier are done. We need someone to push Miura/Kihara, and I'm positive they would get a 2nd GP invitation (Espoo or Angers maybe?). Next season would be really easy on them, travel wise - just one GP and Worlds outside of China, and then CoC, the GPF & 4CCs all in China.

 

[raruki]

Wow, Zhang Tianci is gone?? That's some fantastic news tbh

But they still have to skate in the same ice rink with ZTC.
move to Qiqihar please！

 

[Gris]

In Siyang & Yongchao's post free skate interview they said two weeks ago she fell accidentally while doing a transition move and had 12 stitches in her jaw wound so they were very excited when they finished the free skate today.

 

[On My Own]

Jin really is improving leaps and bounds with Orser, I wonder if in part he just couldn't show some of the quality before due to health issues? But I question the decision of including the 4Lz if it wasn't stable. https://twitter.com/boyang_fan/status/1638845667962654720

 

[clairecloutier]

But they still have to skate in the same ice rink with ZTC.
move to Qiqihar please！

Who is ZTC?

 

[On My Own]

Who is ZTC?

Zhang Tianci, crazy coach who also coaches Sun/Li of the 14 year age gap and 5Tw.

 

[On My Own]

Chen/Xing did okay! I didn't expect them to make the FD, but I think they showed off their talent, and hopefully the fed will invest in them more.

 

[raruki]

really impressed with Chen/Xing! even though they didn't make it to the FD.
This was their third international competition in their career, and what they scored has already been above the second-tier ice dancers in China like Ning/Wang and Guo/Zhao. Not sure they will outperform Wang/Liu in the long run, but they definitely have the potential to score higher than Chen/Sun in a short term. So plz Heilongjiang, plz invest in your ice dance team more! You certainly can have a bigger opportunity to win the team event in NWG 2024 if you have stronger ice dance teams!

 

[On My Own]

I don't know what it is that Jin needs, but I hope TCC can help him in that area with a full season ahead... This seems mental to me, because the 4Lz was even there in the warm up, not to mention he was so much better at Four Continents despite the recovery phase and altitude? I was confused why they put the jump in the layout for the SP, and I maintain that, though, falling on a jump that's not stable enough probably doesn't help at all.

 

[On My Own]

Separating this from the previous for the links:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639565349376102403

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639571991937318915

I'm happy he's keeping the LP at least. The David Wilson movement style was an unexpected fit for him (in my eyes). Won't mind him changing his mind on the SP and going for something more sophisticated and fuller.

 

[love skating]

really impressed with Chen/Xing! even though they didn't make it to the FD.
This was their third international competition in their career, and what they scored has already been above the second-tier ice dancers in China like Ning/Wang and Guo/Zhao. Not sure they will outperform Wang/Liu in the long run, but they definitely have the potential to score higher than Chen/Sun in a short term. So plz Heilongjiang, plz invest in your ice dance team more! You certainly can have a bigger opportunity to win the team event in NWG 2024 if you have stronger ice dance teams!

What happened with Chen/Sun? Are they injured - I feel like I haven't seen them in ages. I did enjoy Chen/Xing - I especially liked her dress for the freedance.

 

[On My Own]

What happened with Chen/Sun?

I think they're retired, although I don't know officially or unofficially. They appeared as coaches for some teams during Nationals.

 

[love skating]

I think they're retired, although I don't know officially or unofficially. They appeared as coaches for some teams during Nationals.

Oh thanks for the info, I thought they would be continuing this quad. Wishing them the best!

 

[Frau Muller]

I loved Jin’s crazy look at the judges during his SP!

 

[On My Own]

@Gris https://wx1.sinaimg.cn/mw2000/008sVfWygy1hcel2jsz9tj30tz0jgwij.jpg China doesn't seem to be on the CS list. No Asian Open? Kazakhstan would be Denis Ten Memorial.

eta: lol the link. well here's the communication. https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/31026-isu-communication-2548/file

 

[raruki]

CFSA doesn't hold the exclusive hosting right of the Asian Open, and it is generally the SEA countries' thing.

 

[On My Own]

At best (counting the speculation that Beijing may bid for GPF), there will be Shanghai Trophy, CoC, GPF and 4CC (maybe even Asian Open?) in China next season. Quite a skating extravaganza after a few years' drought...

It was brought up earlier, so I assumed that there were rumours about it.

 

[Gris]

It was brought up earlier, so I assumed that there were rumours about it.

No, that is only my guess.

 

[On My Own]

I’m not sure… it seems only a CFSA senimar.

http://www.cfsa.com.cn/cfsa_portal/html/new1.html?newsId=2068671&newsTypeId=5

And There is a senimar for judges at the same time（Wenjing Sui, Cong Han, Yang Jin and Xun Zheng listed as participants). Ms. Wolter is giving lessons at this senimar as well.
http://www.cfsa.com.cn/cfsa_portal/html/new1.html?newsId=2117300&newsTypeId=5

 

[coralline]

Some footages from the junior ice dance senimar：

https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV1iV4y1Q75T

Offical CFSA Wechat account has more pictures：

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LUAveBbrB5ps6EyOAKlz8w

 

[raruki]

Cheesy news on Chinese figure skating today.

1， The rumor regarding the breakup between Peng and Jin becomes clearer and clearer？ Someone posted a group picture with Wang Lei and Peng Cheng on the ice rink, but without the presence of Jin Yang.


2, Team Heilongjiang has sent their new ice dance hopeful, Liu Tong/Ge Quanshuo(eligible for the JGP next season), to Team Ekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer in Moscow for short-term training, or choreographing the new programs.

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[coralline]

Why am I not surprised about Peng & Jin…

Who are Team Ekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer？Any famous students？

Then that‘s why Liu & Ge did not show up at the senimar. Will they be back for the next competition in Qingdao？

 

[Karen-W]

Well, that's a bummer if the Peng/Jin split turns out to be true. She would still be eligible for a GP assignment with her new partner as one half of a returning split couple, and the CFSA could give them a 2nd GP with one of their CoC host spots.

 

[raruki]

Who are Team Ekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer？Any famous students？

They used to be the skaters of Irina Zhuk？
Their famous skaters are Anna Shcherbakova and Egor Goncharov, the newly Russian junior national champ in ice dance.

 

[On My Own]

2, Team Heilongjiang has sent their new ice dance hopeful, Liu Tong/Ge Quanshuo(eligible for the JGP next season), to Team Ekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer in Moscow for short-term training, or choreographing the new programs.

I guess it's to be expected, but still disappointed they went to Russia. At least the fed decided to send them to foreign coaching, I guess.

re: P/J, well the signs were all there. Never underestimate the power of Chinese baby aunties and baby gay uncles to get the latest goss.

 

[otisgear]

Wonder when we'll get an official announcement regarding Peng/Jin...

 

[Karen-W]

Wonder when we'll get an official announcement regarding Peng/Jin...

Probably not until we see the official GP assignments, lol.

 

[LoisAGOEs]

Who are Team Ekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer？Any famous students？

They used to coach Tyutyunina/Shustitskiy and Lopareva/Brissaud when they first became a team (prior to the moves to Zhulin and then IAM).

 

[Sylvia]

Some footages from the junior ice dance senimar [with Patrice Lauzon & Zach Donohue]：

https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV1iV4y1Q75T

Offical CFSA Wechat account has more pictures：

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LUAveBbrB5ps6EyOAKlz8w

Re-posting another link here:

More coverage from China about the CFSA junior ice dance seminar：

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mp.weixin.qq.com

 

[On My Own]

It wouldn't surprise me if she does get 2 GPs next season, especially with China back to hosting. She's in a good spot to get one assignment outright and a host assignment as well.

She's in 116 place on world standings, 38 on season's best, is there a guarantee she'll get two spots or even one?