It fits well with facing difficulties. (End), Asking Things PeopleSui Wenjing and Han Cong: I would like to bend down and build a bridge for you, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong team up with a new cross-border single "Blossom" to inspire every dreamer, 2023 Figure Skating Annual Award Candidate List Announced Sui Wenjing and Han Cong Shortlisted for Three Awards, Sui Wenjing: After winning the Winter Olympics, life has no limits, Figure skaters Mishina and Gallyamov broke the world record in the short program, Mishina and Gallyamov broke three world records at the St. Petersburg Championship. Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, of China, compete during the pairs short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. Next, he will try to become the first man to win three individual golds at a single distance worlds. This is their first time in 15 days. That is really the only word I can use to describe it right now wow.. Nichol is based in Toronto. It took part of his focus away from his own performance and interpretation. He told us many things about how to cooperative with your partner., Philip Hersh, formerly Olympic specialist for the Chicago Tribune, has covered 20 Olympic Games. "He could still visit me at the hospital after my injury," Sui recalled. At that time, we felt our skating and performance level had some shortcomings, Han said. Sui Wenjing and Han Cong would like to finish the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 with a golden flurry. [17], At the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Sui and Han finished fourth with a total score of 198.88 after placing third in the short program with a score of 69.19 and fourth in the free skate with a score of 129.69. Good girlfriend! Canadian Rachael Karkertook bronze. On the 9th, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong held a fan meeting event in Beijing to communicate and interact with ice fans to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their partnership. Their only error was Suis step out on a triple toe loop. Sui's triple Salchow attempt was ruled downgraded, but they still won the free skate and took the gold medal over Tarasova/Morozov and Mishina/Galliamov. Sui and Han have been partners since she was 12-years-old and he was 14, and 10 years later they're close friends and a championship skating pair. Once the meaning of the question was explained, quick-witted Russian Maxim Trankov couldnt resist sparking a little more fun. She is not dating anyone. "[49], Sui/Han won the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Open, the Olympic test event, to open their season. If I can get three for three, that would be the end-of-the-season celebration.. Sui Wenjing and Han Cong faced the ultimate pressure moment. Mentioned below are all the events they have won during their skating journey. She is the Khaleesi of her imaginary realm riding her ferocious dragons as a free-spirit. It is their friendship and understanding that makes them perfect as skating pairs. The tiny Sui charmed crowds with her high-flying vivacity and winsome sass, and they captured bronze at the Grand Prix Final. 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That is not available to Sui and Han, both comparatively small in stature, so Nichol explores other avenues. We, as Olympic athletes, are a small part of the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics.. This competition is challenging for us. They returned to claim the world championships pairs title for the first time in 2017, in an emotional performance to Simon & Garfunkels Bridge Over Troubled Water. They won the bronze medal at the National Championships but did not make the 2014 Olympic team. Choreographer Lori Nichol, in designing the team's free program for the season, picked Ezio Bosso's "Rain, In Your Black Eyes", feeling that Bosso's own personal struggles connected to Sui's previous struggles with injury. "If there was any regret, it became part of the sweet memories from the moment we won that gold," he added. Beijing ICP prepared NO.16065310-3, Disinformation report hotline: 010-85061466, Sui Wenjing, Han Cong call 15-year partnership 'the best arrangement'. OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Han Cong (Source: Olympics.com) At team events, medals awarded for team results only. 2. Sui cut her lower leg near the shinbone in training before the 2018 Four Continents Championships and consequently withdrew. But Suis ankle surgery was only the beginning of an injury-hit run she suffered a stress fracture in 2018 and later a waist injury, while Han had surgery on his hip joint in 2020. Stolz is the third speed skater in history to win junior and senior world titles in the same season after fellow Wisconsin natives Eric Heiden and Beth Heiden. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, they finished runners-up by just 0.43 points. They plan to hold onto the spot this time. [47] In the short program, Sui stepped out of her attempted triple toe loop, and the team placed second in the segment, slightly more than 2 points behind Boikova/Kozlovskii and just less than 2 points ahead of Mishina/Galliamov. Han said they really began to come together only after starting to train with world and Olympic champion Zhao Hongbo three years ago. At that time, it felt very peak, until the injury experienced a low period, experienced the disappointment of the development of the Pingchang Winter Olympics, and then to the gradual glory of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the map of life. Jordan Stolz wins 1000m at speed skating worlds, sets table for unprecedented Wenjing Sui and Cong Han: 82.39 points. The bonding between Sui and Hans is unparalleled and was well visible during the tournament. She landed a 900 and back-to-back 720s. Sui and Han were assigned to two Grand Prix events and began their season at 2013 Skate Canada, where they won the silver medal. Chinese skating duo hope deep bond propels them to greater heights at Beijing Olympics, National Team athletes forbidden from taking Khmer New Year holiday, CAMSOC: SEA Games village delays no longer a concern, EFC warns of corruption in international esports, Samnang, Theara both win bouts by early KO, Athletes encouraged to train till SEA Games, SEA Games for our people, not government: Hun Sen. More recently,Heather BergsmaandBrittany Bowedid it on the womens side. Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun, Han Cong introduced: "Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, my waist (because of injury) has a big reaction, and I can't move very much. Interview by Netease Sport before the 2019 wo. He is a fantastic pair partner, and her safety has always been his highest priority through the years, she said. The world's best figure skaters on Sunday presented a spectacular show to bid farewell to a . [14] They are the only team that has landed throw quadruple salchows and quadruple twists in competition. [52] Discussing their revival of their successful "Bridge Over Troubled Water" program, Sui expressed the hope that "it can be a bridge for everyone to connect in these times. Skating is such a tough sport, and the training for it is incredibly hard work, but theyve learned it doesnt have to be drudgery. Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov: 81.68 points. The multitude of injuries has taught them how to make the most out of every moment, whether it is on ice or off ice.. I shed a couple tears, and wow. [31], Sui and Han competed on the Grand Prix series at the Cup of China and NHK Trophy. It was all via Zoom, polishing the programs, Nichol said of her work with the pair this season. But the choreographer has formed one of her closest and longest-lasting professional relationships with the Chinese pair. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved, Mao Shimada, 14, of Japan, won the womens, Todd Sand remains hospitalized in Calgary after suffering a heart attack Thurs AM at, 2-time Oly champ Yuzuru Hanyu remains a huge draw in figure skating, even after his competitive retirement, For Chinese pair Sui and Han, chemistry sparks brilliance, not romance. On February 19, Chinese group Sui Wenjing (left)/Han Cong greeted the audience after the award ceremony. He often uses sport as a way to write about the culture of a country or athlete. On February 19, Chinese duo Sui Wenjing (left)/Han Cong skated with the five-star red flag in hand after the game. I wasnt nervous. Missing out on a gold medal at PyeongChang 2018 was a head-on blow to Han and Sui and placed them under immense pressure as they prepared for Beijing 2022. /CFP. I try not to think about that. They placed first in the short program, second in the free skating, and second overall, behind Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford.[17]. Its awesome because we got the high score but disappointing because it could have been bigger.. ", And Sui Wenjing also talked about a little thing that moved her, "It wasn't long before I came to Beijing one year, when I was celebrating the New Year, I suddenly felt very lonely. [23] At 2014 Skate Canada, Sui and Han won the silver medal after placing second in both segments with scores of 65.22 in the short program, 119.42 in the free skate, and a total score of 184.64. [40], At the Grand Prix Final, Sui/Han won their first Grand Prix Final title. On the ice rink, there is a tacit understanding of each other and the natural "onion bucket combination". Over the years, both have been hampered by recurring injuries that required surgeries and long recuperation periods. A long and winding road has led China's top pairs team of Wenjing Sui and Cong Han to where they are today. BEIJING (AP) Sui Wenjing and Han Cong exploded from their seats in the kiss-and-cry area, and a small and carefully chosen crowd of Chinese fans in the stands did the same, the moment their scores were read in the pairs event at the Beijing Olympics. [33] Sui/Han then won the free skate, and their fifth overall Four Continents gold, despite a second fall from Sui on the side-by-side triple Salchow. Other Famous Figure Skating Pairs Worldwide! Their total score of 234.84 points was also a new world record. In the pairs event, they placed first in the short program, third in the free skating, and second overall, losing the gold by only 0.43 overall to Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot, who came from fourth after the short to win.[17]. With partner Han Cong, she is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion (2017, 2019), a three-time world silver medalist (2015, 2016, 2021), the 201920 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Four Continents champion (2012, 2014, 20162017, 20192020), a three-time World Junior champion (20102012), the 200910 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Chinese national champion (2010, 2011). Next year will be the Olympics, and thats our biggest goal. After the season concluded, they switched from longtime coach Luan Bo to Olympic pairs champion Zhao Hongbo, Han Bing, and Yao Bin. We study a lot about skating and art, discuss our beliefs of what the ultimate in skating is to us, and share music ideas or even just a feeling to get the ball rolling, Nichol said. We finally found the focus we had last season, Radford said. They have loads of courage, and they work really hard and really smart, she said. The way Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China won the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics was, in a way, a microcosm of their lengthy partnership, a performance in which a big problem did not stop . Hanna Faulhaber, Troy Podmilsak win titles as freestyle ski, snowboard worlds Jordan Stolz wins 1000m at speed skating worlds, sets table for unprecedented Mikaela Shiffrin clinches fifth World Cup overall title, wins record quest American Jordan Stolz becomes youngest world champion in speed skating history. I think I have a good chance in it, Stolz said. Thus, their coordination and chemistry became the talk of the town!