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[Translation] 2018 Chinese National Grand Prix Interviews

Translations of some of Team China’s interviews from the 2018 National Grand Prix. Photo: iSkating

CCTV5+ News Clip

Jin Boyang after his SP: “The flamenco (FS), we just thought we’d try it, and after choreographing part of it I thought, oh it really suits me, so we continued choreographing the rest. The rock n’ roll (SP) was like, I was crazy, and Lori was crazy too, I came up with a lot of the movements and Lori thought they were really good and we thought we could add them in. The part during the step sequence where I play the guitar, that was my idea, and we added it to the step sequence.”

Jin Boyang after his FS: “This year I have to decide firmly to cherish these two programs and add many more movements/elements [to be ready] for international competitions in a month; there is still a lot of time, after the national competition I will continue to work hard.”

Peng Cheng after the FS: “To be honest we don’t have a set plan that we must have this kind of style or that kind of style, we hope to try many different styles, and before 2022, decide which style suits us the best. Every year we gain more experience.”

Jin Yang after the FS: “Because of injury we haven’t practiced as much, this time she was determined to try the triple salchow, like ‘If I don’t practice it now, in future competitions we won’t have as many opportunities to practice.’ I think we still gained something [from our performance today], at least we know which areas we still have weaknesses and can immediately try to fix them, and hopefully give better performances at the Grand Prix events in Canada and Japan.”

CCTV5 News Clip

Jin Boyang after his FS: “I think my programs this season are two very good programs.” “After five quads, there are two triple axels, so all triples have been removed [from the program]. I think this program is very physically demanding /.../ but with hard work and determination, nothing is impossible.”

Xie Zhong after the FS: “For [Xiangning], pairs is still full of unfamiliar elements, so for her to master every element in six minutes is a very big challenge. But I think she did pretty well.”

Li Xiangning after the FS: “Sometimes I still feel a little nervous, and the elements may fail, but we will try to find the reason.”

Peng Cheng after the FS: “Many athletes are very good but have no outstanding points; this whole time we have been trying to find such an outstanding point. We hope that in some way we can stand out or give people a feeling that grabs them.”

Jin Yang after the FS: “Even with the pop (on the salchow), even though both SBS jumps were not successful, I think our fighting spirit was good, I think we gained something [from this performance].”

Post-SP NetEase Article

Peng/Jin on their SP: “The program is about a rich, successful man whose business failed, but he loves a materialistic woman, and even though he knows they have no results, he is still determined to treat her well. But the woman is actually using her materialistic side to stimulate the man, hoping he will be able to energize himself and continue to fight for his company.”

Peng Cheng on being the top Chinese team on the Grand Prix: “Suddenly we’ve become old athletes. We should take up this responsibility, pick up this burden, it is a necessary process. We will work hard!”

Li Xiangning: “I was very nervous, before going on the ice I even forgot how to skate the program, I had to keep asking him.”

Xie Zhong: “All of my previous partners already had pairs experience, Xiang Xiang transferred directly from ladies’ singles. When we first teamed up we would fall apart while skating, sometimes I would turn around and she’d be gone. It has only been one month since completing the choreography of the program, at first Xiang Xiang felt she couldn’t control the music style, but now there has been a lot of improvement.”

Post-FS NetEase Article

Boyang on his FS: “Since returning from the ice show in Japan (The Ice) I have only practiced properly for about two weeks, many details are still not in place. The rules have changed this season, now my free skate doesn’t have any triple jumps anymore. My breathing after the jumps has not been adjusted properly. This year I actually have higher expectations for myself, [after this competition] I must carefully polish these two programs.”

Boyang on his programs: “These two programs are my best programs so far, they suit me really well and can express my inner feelings. The short program is a bold attempt, the process of choreographing it was crazy, I was crazy, Lori was crazy. The free skate is a flamenco; I’ve skated a tango before, these two styles are similar, but the artistry of the flamenco is a little deeper.”

Boyang on his gold blades: “They’re more imposing, aren’t they, very domineering, I’m very satisfied. Wearing them just feels different!”

Peng/Jin Post-SP Interview

Who came up with the heart on Peng Cheng’s costume?

Cheng: (laughs) The coach did.

Which coach?

Cheng: (laughs) ...[They thought] it looked very good.

What do you think?

Cheng: Well, at the competition in Thailand (Asian Trophy), after I put on the costume in the dressing room and looked in the mirror, I was like... When I went out I thought the coach would have a problem with the costume, but the coach just said, “Eh, pretty good,” and it really cheered me up, like if the coach thought it was good, then there should be no problem, right?

What do you think about your new hairstyle?

Cheng: Don’t really have any thoughts, just... Well I’m young, should try new things, mess around. I’ve realized that the more I mess around with my hair, the worse it gets, I’m really despairing.

What does Jin Yang think?

Yang: When she’s getting her hair done she is full of self-confidence, thinks it will be so beautiful, but when the hairnet’s off the truth comes out. It’s actually fine, her hairstyle hasn’t changed that much, it used to be pretty straight but now there are some curls ... When you first got it done there were huge curls, isn’t it better now?

Cheng: When I went home [Little Sui?] said it looked like her paternal grandmother and Yang Yongchao said it looked like his maternal grandmother and I was like, what does my hairstyle really look like?! Then a coach said it looked “pretty wild” and I just don’t understand, is it wild or...?

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Xiangning Li's free program costume at the 2013 Junior Grand Prix Riga Cup.

(Source: fskate.ru)

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Team China at 2018 4CC (x, x, x)

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Xiangning Li skating during practice at the Milano World Championships, 2018.03.20

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Xiangning Li: China: Short

Oh, this looks like it's gonna be sweet and slow. Ouch, and she missed her triple. She's picking it up with a beautiful skate though, and a perfect pirouette. All in all, it's a very soothing performance without being boring, I like it. And ending with her best pirouette, that's beautiful!

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Xiangning Li - Triple Axel and Quad Salchow in a harness

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Team China in the K&C, Day 3 || 2017 World Team Trophy

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Zijun in Team China’s open training today [x]

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Team China 🇨🇳 at the Opening Ceremony | World Team Trophy 2017

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The Chinese national figure skating team’s pair skaters went to watch the Chinese WAG team train for the Asian Games. (x)

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Xiangning Li skating to the Princess Mononoke soundtrack for her free program at the 2017 Junior Worlds and 2016 Cup of China.

(Sources: sun S and sportsphoto.cn)

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Presentation of Team China at WTT (x)

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Cheng Peng/Yang Jin - K&C 2017 World Team Trophy FS + Team China