Chinese skating news & social media updates pt. 5, 2023 onwards

[Karen-W]

WANG AND LIU WERE NEVER EVEN GOOD, LET ALONE NOW

CFSA collected their payment from the ISU in return for hosting this event.

 

[On My Own]

They're so shit. OMG. Like even before we get to them being criminals, they were shit, and continue to be shit.

Gonna log in to twitter to see if I'm in solidarity with the crazy vmies for once.

 

[Karen-W]

They're so shit. OMG. Like even before we get to them being criminals, they were shit, and continue to be shit.

Gonna log in to twitter to see if I'm in solidarity with the crazy vmies for once.

Oh, trust, FSTW is angry as hell over these results, lol.

 

[text_skate]

CFSA collected their payment from the ISU in return for hosting this event.

Are we sure it's CFSA. Out of 4 three are I.AM coached

 

[Karen-W]

Are we sure it's CFSA. Out of 4 three are I.AM coached

Sure, but ReedAmbru and HarChan were runaway, obvious favorites to qualify. If it was IAM then why not make sure YoMori gets a spot as well and make it 4 out of 4?

 

[On My Own]

It's very disappointing that not just did W/L win spots, but a lot of the comments after they did were positive about them. I know they have detractors, but it seems they got drowned out by people who cared more about "Chinese National Team Pride!!!!!!!!!" or whatever this time, and perhaps some directed spambots.

Whatever. Can't keep investing in such a sport.

 

[Karen-W]

CFSA Olympic selection criteria -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1976927704026087679

CoC and Nationals scores combined - highest total gets the spot in each discipline. If a tie, then the team with the highest total score from either CoC or Nationals is selected.

 

[Sylvia]

Chinese Nationals is underway in Harbin (I don't feel like creating a separate thread in the Kiss & Cry so will post info/links I come across here) - Men's SP top 3 scores are copied from CGTN Sports Scene's post (their YT video of Boyang's SP is below): https://x.com/CGTNSportsScene/status/2004529500906991696

1 JIN Boyang - 92.55 points (jumps: 4T fell out, 3A, 3Lz+3T; SP video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iifD-M1t8WQ)
2 PENG Zhiming - 83.69 points
3 CHEN Yudong - 78.11 points
Free skate: December 28

So far, 5 Pairs SP & 5 Rhythm Dance videos are uploaded at this account - Sui/Han scored 85.97 (47.07/38.90) in SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF0SJ5NT1m4
Fan comment: "they look a lot better than on the grand prix but this [throw] got +1.41 goe so I'd take it with a grain of salt"

https://x.com/twistandtwizzle/status/2004508775764623743

(these 4 pairs all competed on the JGP this season):
2nd in SP - Jiaxuan ZHANG/Yihang HUANG 72.35 (ETA) according to https://x.com/CGTNSportsScene/status/2004792939835498642 (JGPF silver; had a 40.96 TES displayed online before it disappeared)
3rd in SP - Rui GUO/Yiwen ZHANG 71.82 (JGPF gold; had a 42.18 TES displayed online before it disappeared)
Yuxuan CHEN/Yinbo DONG Pairs (JGPF, 5th)
Mujun HU/Zexuan WANG Pairs

Rhythm Dance (no scores that I can find yet; Wang/Liu apparently not competing ETA - refer to post below; no YT video):
Yufei LIN/Zijian GAO
Xinyi YU/Tianyi LIU
Zixi XIAO/Linghao HE
Junfei REN/Jianing XING
Yuxi GAO/Zhouhao JI (JGP this season)

CoC and Nationals scores combined - highest total gets the spot in each discipline. If a tie, then the team with the highest total score from either CoC or Nationals is selected.

2025 Cup of China scores:

3 Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN 202.92
4 Jiaxuan ZHANG / Yihang HUANG 195.41

5 Boyang JIN 232.81
11 Daiwei DAI 197.54
12 Zhiming PENG 184.52

7 Ruiyang ZHANG 179.54
11 Yi ZHU 162.66
WD beforehand: Xiangyi AN

7 Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU 165.71
8 Junfei REN / Jianing XING 153.17
9 Zixi XIAO / Linghao HE 143.92

 

[Ka3sha]

Rhythm Dance (no scores that I can find yet; Wang/Liu apparently not competing):
Yufei LIN/Zijian GAO
Xinyi YU/Tianyi LIU
Zixi XIAO/Linghao HE
Junfei REN/Jianing XING
Yuxi GAO/Zhouhao JI (JGP this season)

Wang/Liu are competing

Top-3 after the RD is
1. Wang/Liu 81,41
Link to Weibo

Sina Visitor System

2. Ren/Xing 73,68
3. Xiao/He 70,90

 

[haribobo]

WOMEN SP
1. Shuxian Jin 69.08 (age 14, DOB 6/2011)
2. Ruiyang Zhang 68.86 (has Worlds Min)
3. Yi Zhu 67.49 (has Worlds Min)
4. Lutong Li 63.19 (age 14)
5. Shiqi Gao 63.17 (age 16, DOB 10/2009)
6. Chenxi Jin 62.98 (age 12)
7. Coco Yihan Wang 62.76 (age 15)
8. Wangxin Yan 59.44 (age 13)
9. Wandi Xu 55.95 (age 17, DOB 3/2008)
10. Hongyi Chen 54.55 (has 4CC Min)
...14. Xiangyi An 53.22 (has Worlds Min)

MEN SP
1 Boyang Jin 92.55 (Worlds Min)
2 Zhiming Peng 83.69 (Worlds Min)
3 Yudong Chen 78.11 (Worlds Min)
4 Daiwei Dai 77.30 (Worlds Min)
5 Qihan Zhao 76.96 (4CC Min)
6 Yingrui Li 69.89 (DOB 6/2010)
7 Yiyang Ni 62.89
8 Yihan Ren 61.68
9 Zhuolang Li 61.18
10 Jiayou Liu 60.65 (age 9!)

DANCE FINAL
1. Wang/Liu 202.06 (has Worlds Min)
2. Ren/Xing 189.05 (has Worlds Min)
3. Xiao/He 177.79 (has 4CC Min)
4. Lin/Gao 169.73
5. Gao/Ji 161.62

PAIRS FINAL
1. Sui/Han 237.57 (has Worlds Min)
2. Guo/Zhang 205.61
3. Zhang/Huang 200.10 (has Worlds Min)
4. Sun/Wang 170.23
5. Chen/Dong 168.16

 

[Sylvia]

Thanks for sharing/copying over the Nationals scores!

Re-posting the Chinese Junior Nationals results from earlier this month from the Kiss & Cry section:

Chinese Junior Nationals podium photos ["World Juniors team has been decided per competition result (pairs decided per JGPF result)"]: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSPybtCCYzz/

Junior Men (21 competed) - screenshot of final standings: https://x.com/kaoricky/status/2000134383517253723
SP scores: https://x.com/kaoricky/status/1999755384865825145
1 Qihan ZHAO 228.65 1 1 (80.16 SP, 148.49 FS) - https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00121054.htm
2 Tonghe TIAN 204.94 3 2 (67.46 SP, 137.48 FS) - https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00114145.htm
3 Jiarui LI HKG 199.45 2 3 (70.01 SP, 129.44 FS) - HKG fed's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSRhvPREp9w/ ; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117638.htm

Junior Women final standings (25 competed): https://x.com/jrskating/status/2000278714156753225
1 Yihan WANG 197.14 1 1 - https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00118197.htm
2 Shuxian JIN 190.67 2 3 - https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00121053.htm
3 Shiqi GAO 189.10 4 2 - https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00118183.htm

Shanjie Yin/Shirui Yang (https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00119568.htm) - Angel & Kevin are their English names - won Chinese Junior Nationals in ice dance and will return to Junior Worlds, according to WISA's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSYuUSYDtI2/

In JGPF Pairs in Nagoya, Rui GUO/Yiwen ZHANG 177.05 1 1 finished ahead of Xuanqi ZHANG/Wenqiang FENG 171.57 2 2.

 

[deegee]

ok yes s/h look much improved since their last gp AND i know sui leaned into the hair in her face look when her hair was shorter but i really need both of them to do something with a comb on their heads, please. especially for this program. i think they'd make huge strides in looking like their former super-polished selves if they also didn't look like they just rolled outta bed, threw on their costumes and skates and just stepped onto the ice

 

[pairsicedance]

Does anyone know why Zhang/Feng didn't compete at nationals? All the other junior teams who were at JGPF were there.

 

[Sylvia]

Does anyone know why Zhang/Feng didn't compete at nationals? All the other junior teams who were at JGPF were there.

Yikes, I mixed up Zhang/Feng (JGPF silver medalists in Nagoya: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00120867.htm) with Zhang/Huang (Skate to Milano & 2 GPs this season: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00120866.htm) in my post #1298 above and it's too late to edit it.

I don't know why Z/F did not compete at either Junior (pairs event not held?) or Senior Nationals.

 

[Sylvia]

So far, 5 Pairs SP & 5 Rhythm Dance videos are uploaded at this account - Sui/Han scored 85.97 (47.07/38.90) in SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF0SJ5NT1m4
Fan comment: "they look a lot better than on the grand prix but this [throw] got +1.41 goe so I'd take it with a grain of salt"

https://x.com/twistandtwizzle/status/2004508775764623743

10 more videos (including top 3 Women's SPs, Junior Men's champ Qihan Zhao's 5th place & 10-year-old Jiayou Liu's 10th place Senior Men's SP) have been uploaded at the YT account above.

Sui/Han's FS (151.60) is posted on X: https://x.com/atomicflutz/status/2005041934151389410

 

[haribobo]

Realized that the Junior Nats results are kind of challenging to find so I figured I would post those-

JUNIOR NATS RESULTS

MEN
1 Zhao Qihan
2 Tian Tonghe
3 Li Jiarui

WOMEN
1 Wang Yihan 197.14
2 Jin Shuxian 190.67
3 Gao Shiqi 189.10

DANCE
1 Yin Shanjie / Yang Shirui
2 Ding Xinai / Zheng Hanchong
3 Gao Yuxi / Ji Zhouhao

 

[Sylvia]

I've also listed some Junior Nationals results/scores above (post #1301).

From Jackie Wong...

Chinese Nationals 2025-26 Men FINAL Top 8 [top 4 FS scores included by me]
G Boyang Jin 277.76 [1 1 185.21 in FS - video to "Perfect Symphony" by Sheeran/Bocelli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVVgYZsXBdA
S Yudong Chen 251.47 [3 2 173.36]
B Zhiming Peng 251.47 [2 3 167.78]
4 Daiwei Dai 238.15 [4 4 160.85]
5 Qihan Zhao 221.33 [5 5 144.37; Jr. champ who is assigned to Jr. Worlds & coached part-time by Gambill]
6 Yingrui Li 203.82 [6 7 133.93]
7 Jiayou Liu 196.45 [10 6 135.80]
8 Yiyang Ni 195.43 [7 8 132.54]

Chinese Nationals 2025-26 Pairs FINAL
G Sui/Han 237.57 - photo of FS protocol here: https://x.com/azayakanablue/status/2005066037700796809; 2nd half of their FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6f8dCaKHcs
S Guo/Zhang 205.61 - "easy" 4twist at beginning of FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPmqPGUKunI
B Zhang/Huang 200.10
4 Sun/Wang 170.23
5 Chen/Dong 168.16
6 Hu/Wang 149.94
7 Wang/Chen 135.61
8 Li/Li 127.23
9 Zhang/Li 90.49
FS photos of each team: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSxcbHViY_v/ (many more Nationals photos by iskating_pt arre posted on this account)

Chinese Nationals 2025-26 Dance FINAL Top 10
G Wang/Liu 202.06
S Ren/Xing 189.05
B Xiao/He 177.79
4 Lin/Gao 169.73
5 Gao/Ji 161.62
6 Li/Ge 154.07
7 Xing/Zou 147.59
8 Li/Wang 147.48
9 Yu/Liu 141.79
10 Wang/Guan 133.13

Chinese Olympic qualification (Cup of China + Nationals) https://x.com/rockerskating/status/2005116397098283461

Pairs
Sui/Han 440.49, Zhang/Huang 394.51
Dance
Wang/Liu 367.77, Ren/Xing 342.22, Xiao/He 321.71

ETA:

Top 3 Women's SP highlights + Hongyi Chen are shown in this Chinese recap, starting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgKo7CEDgkE&t=151s

 

[Sylvia]

South China Morning Post article by Stephy Zhang (Dec. 28, 2025):

China pair ready to defend Winter Olympics figure skating gold after 3-year break

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong seal Milano-Cortina spot after winning gold at National Figure Skating Championships in Harbin.

www.scmp.com

“I think although today’s programme was not very smooth, it gives us more room to improve,” Sui said.

“We still need more [competition] experience,” Han, 33, added. “Through these events, we gradually regain some of what we had before.”

Han was widely believed to have retired in 2022, but this spring they reunited and after two ISU Grand Prix events, the national championships was just their third competitive stint on the ice.

While acknowledging that his body “doesn’t recover as quickly as when I was younger,” Han said the pair had been working on a long-term plan to get ready for the Games.

“In a short time, we got a lot done, discussed many details and completed three full run-throughs,” Han said. “We made some changes to the programme, music and costumes, and kept improving the routine and our technique.”

Facing ongoing challenges, Sui said that at both Pyeongchang and Beijing, they always faced strong opponents and carried a sense of responsibility with them into competition.

Han said that they would need even more preparation and experience to improve for Milan.

“Whether it’s promoting Chinese culture or fighting for medals, we are always making progress,” he said.

45-second clip of them speaking to the media after their FS: https://x.com/CGTNSportsScene/status/2005105831273234875

 

[Sylvia]

From Jackie Wong - Chinese Nationals 2025-26 Women FINAL Top 10 https://x.com/rockerskating/status/2005268675323167079

G Shuxian Jin 208.85 [1 1 139.77 in FS - ETA video ("Butterfly Lovers"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5iAk6J_5Dk]
S Ruiyang Zhang 197.58 [2 2 128.72; wins Olympic spot]
B Yi Zhu 193.48 [3 5 125.99]
4 Chenxi Jin 191.55 [6 3 128.57]
5 Shiqi Gao 189.85 [5 4 126.68]
6 Lutong Li 179.89 [116.70]
7 Wanxin Yan 178.44 [119.00]
8 Ariel Guo HKG 170.24
9 Jiaqi Fang 166.72
10 Xiangyi An 164.54 [111.32]

WOMEN SP
1. Shuxian Jin 69.08 (age 14, DOB 6/2011)
2. Ruiyang Zhang 68.86 (has Worlds Min)
3. Yi Zhu 67.49 (has Worlds Min)
4. Lutong Li 63.19 (age 14)
5. Shiqi Gao 63.17 (age 16, DOB 10/2009)
6. Chenxi Jin 62.98 (age 12)
7. Coco Yihan Wang 62.76 (age 15)
8. Wangxin Yan 59.44 (age 13)
9. Wandi Xu 55.95 (age 17, DOB 3/2008)
10. Hongyi Chen 54.55 (has 4CC Min)
...14. Xiangyi An 53.22 (has Worlds Min)

ETA - "Local favorite Jin Boyang cruised to a dominant victory in the men's singles, while 14-year-old Jin Shuxian successfully defended her women's singles title at China's National Figure Skating Championships here on Sunday.":

Veteran Jin, young talent Jin triumph at National Figure Skating Championships

Veteran Jin, young talent Jin triumph at National Figure Skating Championships-

english.news.cn

 

[Sylvia]

Re. the 2 youngest Senior Men's competitors: https://x.com/kaoricky/status/2005473681582235680

7th and 8th place are both 10 years old
Liu Jialeyou-kun, who is in 7th place, is a former ice dancer under Coach Wang Chao.
Ni Yiyang-kun, who is in 8th place, has moved to Beijing this season to train under Coach Han Yan.
The two of them were at the same club in Shanghai.

Jiayou LIU's FS (landed 2 3A): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyB3H8eUuoI

China's 2026 4CC entries (Jan. 21-25 in Beijing):

Yudong CHEN CHN
Boyang JIN CHN
Zhiming PENG CHN
Daiwei DAI CHN S
Qihan ZHAO CHN S

Xiangyi AN CHN
Ruiyang ZHANG CHN
Yi ZHU CHN
Hongyi CHEN CHN S
Jiaying CHENG CHN S

Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN CHN
Jiaxuan ZHANG / Yihang HUANG CHN

Junfei REN / Jianing XING CHN
Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU CHN
Zixi XIAO / Linghao HE CHN

ETA excerpts from the article posted above: https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hk/article/626151

Jin [Boyang], who represented China at both the 2018 PyeongChang and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, achieved a fourth-place finish in PyeongChang, marking China's best-ever result in the men's figure skating.
"If I get the chance to compete at the Olympic Games, I just want to enjoy the competition," Jin said. "Overthinking can become a burden and add pressure that might affect my performance. I just want to go with the flow, stay in a good state, and let everything else follow."

"I'd give myself a 10 out of 10 today because I was able to perform at my best in the final major competition this year," Jin [Shuxian] said. "My goal right now is to perform on the international stage and show an even better version of myself there."
According to China's selection rules, the women's singles Olympic spot was contested between Zhang [Ruiyang], aiming for her first Winter Olympics, and Beijing 2022 Olympian Zhu Yi. At the previous China Cup event considered for the selection, Zhang was already in the lead, placing seventh, while Zhu finished 11th.
"Through recent preparations, I feel my mindset has improved. Unlike before, I'm not as nervous during competitions, and I'm looking to incorporate higher-difficulty moves in the future," said Zhang.