On February 2, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships entered its second competition day. As an ice event for the highest level figure skaters from America, Asia, Africa and Oceania, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Shanghai for the first

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html On February 2, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships entered its second competition day. As an ice event for the highest level figure skaters from America, Asia, Africa and Oceania, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Shanghai for the first time. It is reported that the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships are held annually and are on par with the Winter Olympics, World Championships and European Figure Skating Championships. They are one of the major annual events of the International Skating Union and are also high-level confrontational events that are highly anticipated by figure skating audiences. competition.

A total of 112 athletes from 15 countries and regions signed up for this year's Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Although Russian figure skating has not been able to participate in the international arena, this year's Four Continents Figure Skating Championships still has many world-class stars and highlights.

html On the afternoon of 02, the ice dance rhythmic dance competition took the lead. Ice dancing is a sport full of art and skills, which requires dancers to have a high degree of tacit understanding and cooperation. In this competition, the ice dancing duo Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier from Canada showed their outstanding skills and tacit cooperation. Their movements are elegant and smooth, and every detail is handled just right, which makes people marvel. Currently, they rank first among all participating combinations.

Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier in competition.

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier achieved seventh place at the Beijing Winter Olympics. They are also two-time bronze medalists at the World Championships and champions of last season's Grand Prix Finals. This season, they won the Canadian Grand Prix for the third time. To date, they have won a total of 16 Grand Prix medals, including 6 gold medals.

Piper Gilles said that he is an "old friend" of the Chinese arena. In 2015, the World Figure Skating Championships were held in Shanghai, where Piper Gilles also marked her "first time" participating in the World Championships. "The last time I came to Shanghai was nine years ago. I still have a vivid memory of our performance last time. At that World Championships, we entered the top six in the world for the first time. At that time, we fully seized the opportunity of the replacement of old and new athletes. To show my abilities." Piper Gilles said, "But I can't remember the stage clearly because there were too many games and they all overlapped. But I remember very clearly that I and I We went shopping in the old town of Shanghai with my partner and ate a lot of dumplings and ice cream. When I was young, I could eat whatever I wanted." Speaking of the good impression Shanghai left on her, Piper Gilles said He smiled happily. After that, she came to China to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics. In November last year, she and her partner Paul Poirier won the China Cup in Chongqing. "So, China is my blessed place, and Shanghai is the beginning of my understanding of China." ."

Laurence Fournier Baudry/Nicola Zelenson (Canada) won the second place in the ice dance melody dance.

The combination of Laurence Fournier Baudry/Nicolas Zelensen, who came second in the ice dance melody dance, is also from Canada. They also clearly remember the scene of playing in Shanghai 9 years ago. Laurence Fournier-Baudry described her feeling of returning to the Sea Crown Stadium as "returning to the old place". "We think skating is a very interesting and enjoyable process. The last time we competed was at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and we are very happy to return to Shanghai this time. The last time we came to Shanghai was to participate in the World Championships in 2015, and it is also very exciting to return to Shanghai this time. Enjoy the competition here. While waiting backstage, we can hear other players' arrangements from the 1980s, which makes the waiting time more interesting."

For Nikolai Zelensen, the last time The memory of coming to Shanghai to participate in the World Championships is a "small detail." "I remember that when I got on the ice and got ready, before the music started, I suddenly heard a child crying in the stands, and suddenly I felt a little lost. . Haha, this is a very interesting experience. It was the first time I participated in the World Championships and I only got ninth place.”

In today’s melody dance competition, the famous combination Christina Carrera/Anthony from the United States ·Ponomarenko is temporarily ranked third, and the three Chinese pairs Chen Xizi/Xing Jianing, Shi Shang/Wu Nan, and Li Xuantong/Wang Xinkang are ranked 12th, 13th, and 16th respectively.On February 4, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will hold an ice dance free skating competition.