2017-2018 Team China update

hippomoomin said:

So I discovered that Xiangning Li's new programs are already on her wiki entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Xiangning

Did she skate here? Her programs are allowed to be "leaked", because she is still considered a B team member hence no need to be "protected?"

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Eclair said:

I don't really understand why not announcing their music is so important at this point either ... But your paranoia is taking overhand if you think of Xiangning being treated unfairly. There has never been any reason to believe that.

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yyyskate said:

actually, zijun's program music has also been known for quite sometime, it is even published on the first page of this thread long time ago.

Chinese Fed emphasized specially donot leak Pair's and Boyang's music.


Also, Xiangning is training together with Zijun and Ziquan, in the same ice rink under the same coaching team right now, there is no special treatment for anyone.
She also get choreo from David Wilson, and according to Fan's who watched open skate, her program's music editing is the best, has the most naturally smooth transition between music pieces.
They actually has some opinions regarding music editing of many Lori's programs showed on this open skate.

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Figuring said:

My friend told me that PJ recieved best comments artistically both in SP and LP. The audience respond enthusiasticly. A interesting detail Is that a audience near her who was not familiar with figure skating mistook PJ as the no.1 seed. The tango SP Has many good details. Peng looks awesome while Jin Is not as impressive as he was in the SP of last season. The step sequence Is not as impressive as other parts, So she Hopes Lori will make some changes.

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VIETgrlTerifa said:

Not surprising considering Lori's comments here:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/04/c_136499198.htm

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Tastetherainbow said:

Also, I hope that after this conservative wave due to the Olympic season S/H can continue to explore new themes and bring that sass and attitude back to their SPs. That's what makes them so different and exciting to watch compared to other pairs

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Tastetherainbow said:

So, according to some Chinese fans they were surprised that S/H is using the FS piece now instead of at Beijing 2022. I'm not sure what piece people are referring to, but it better not be that piece that S/Z is best known for. Anything but that piece. If S/H skates well then their program will only be "just as" iconic in the best case scenario, but will be considered as lacking otherwise.

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surimi said:

Thanks, yqs!
I have no expectations - I am waiting to see what the Chinese team will surprise me with, though some programs are already known. What I am hoping for is that Han Yan gets programs better suited to his style than the ones he had the last few seasons - sorry but not a fan of those. On the other hand, I am curious to see what Zijun Li's programs will do for her - I was a big fan of her using a Chinese song last year, one of the best programs of hers I've seen so far; too bad she's not keeping it (I think?).
Completely off-topic but I recall that several seasons ago, I liked the performances of a Chinese skater named -I believe- Yuhang Guan. I haven't seen him in competitions for quite a while though. Does anyone know if he's retired, injured...?

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Nika09 said:

This!
Seems Olympic agitation just took all the unique character away from them. Me either hope THEY will be back next season, as coolest pair of the field, and will not become "traditional Chinese team".

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maldoror122 said:

I don't really see how skating to "Hallelujah" makes them a "traditional Chinese team". Hallelujah offers a different style from both the sassy fiery Spanish Romance of 2016 and the quirky Blues of this year, so I think this is an exciting change. Considering how expressive they are as well as their attention to details, I think this short program could be emotionally even more impactful than Bridge over troubled water. I do hope their LP isn't also along the soulful, lyrical lines though.

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AnCho said:

I really love team China pair skating, ever since I watched Shen/Zhao and Pang/Tong winning Olympic performances back in 2010. I am again impressed with the current pairs, especially Sui/Han. I also like the other pairs. question: did wang/wang join the test skate day? I also like this pair skaters but I didn't seem to hear that much info lately about this pair. Thank you in advance all!!

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Figuring said:

No, she Is injured.

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hippomoomin said:

Wow~~ For a 10 year old, that's very impressive. Who is her coach? Never heard about this girl before.

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