Chinese Skating Association
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The Chinese Skating Association (CSA) was founded in 1956. It hosts the Chinese Figure Skating Championships
and the Cup of China
annually.
beame a Grand Prix event sanctioned by the International Skating Union
.
Chinese Men like Guo Zhengxin,
Chenjiang Li and Zhang Min focused on such jumps as the quad salchow and quad toe loop.
, as well as senior Grand Prix
events during the 2010–11 season.
Chinese Figure Skating Championships
The Chinese Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of China. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.-Men:...
and the Cup of China
Cup of China
The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is...
annually.
Notable People in Chinese Figure Skating
- Yao BinYao BinYao Bin is a Chinese figure skating coach. He is considered one of the pioneers of the sport in China. Yao and his partner Luan Bo were the first team to represent China at the World Figure Skating Championships...
& Luan Bo Pairs team now coaches - first Chinese pair skaters at a Winter Olympics - Chen LuChen LuChen Lu is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 1994 and 1998 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1995 World Champion. Chen won the first ever Olympic medal in figure skating for China.- Amateur career :...
singles skater - first Chinese world champion figure skater - Guo ZhengxinGuo ZhengxinGuo Zhengxin was a Chinese figure skater who competed in men's singles. He finished 8th at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 7th at the World Figure Skating Championships the following year. He was the first skater to land two quadruple toe loops in the free skate.-Results:-External links:...
- singles skater - first man to land two quads in a free skate - Zhang MinZhang MinZhang Min is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympic Games three times....
- singles skater - Chenjiang Li - singles skater
- Shen XueShen XueShen Xue is a female Chinese pair skater. With her partner and husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...
& Hongbo Zhao - First Chinese skaters to win Olympic Gold
Events hosted by Chinese Federation
In 2003 the Cup of ChinaCup of China
The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is...
beame a Grand Prix event sanctioned by the International Skating Union
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
.
- Annual - Cup of ChinaCup of ChinaThe Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is...
, National Senior and Junior Championships
- Special - 2010-2011 Grand Prix Final
Focus on Jumps
In the 1990's Yao Bin focused on the throw quad salchow for his pairs students like Shen and Zhao.Chinese Men like Guo Zhengxin,
Chenjiang Li and Zhang Min focused on such jumps as the quad salchow and quad toe loop.
Age controversy
In February 2011, pairs skaters Wenjing Sui and Cong Han's ages became the subject of controversy. Although his ISU bio lists Han as born on August 6, 1992, a Chinese website suggests he was born in March 1989. This would mean that during the 2010-11 season he is too old for junior events. His partner's age also came under scrutiny. Her ISU bio states that she was born on July 18, 1995 but the Chinese website suggests she was born on May 7, 1997, making her 12 and thus, too young to compete in junior events during the 2009–10 season, including the 2010 World Junior Championships2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they were an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...
, as well as senior Grand Prix
2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2010–2011 season. It was a series of six international invitational competitions in the fall of 2010 that built to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies...
events during the 2010–11 season.
External links
- http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_chinaway/2003-09/24/content_31824.htm
- http://www.chnfs.org/index2.htm