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It was a performance that could change pairs figure skating at the 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Chinese national champions Wenjing Sui and Cong Han showed a new level of technical mastery by attempting and completing both a split quadruple twist and a throw quadruple Salchow.
Both elements were completed with such speed, that they almost appeared to be triples to the naked eye.
“We feel very excited. Maybe tonight we can’t sleep,” Han said. “I think later in the program there were a little nerves, but we feel we adjusted to our program. The throws were successful and we are very pleased. This is our first time to win a senior competition and we are happy and excited.”
In just their first season of ISU Championship eligibility, Sui, 16, and Han, 19, made the transition from two-time World Junior Champions to World medal hopefuls look like a piece of cake. The duo presented a more mature Flamenco program this afternoon, earning a new personal best of 201.83 points—and the gold medals.
The you team has a very aggressive competition schedule in the coming weeks, but are eager to take on the challenge.
“We will go to Junior Worlds and senior Worlds,” Han explained. “We are excited for this chance.”
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