An Xiangyi (; born 24 December 2006) is a Chinese
figure skater
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. She is a two-time (
2020
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and
2022
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) national champion.
Personal life
An was born on December 24, 2006 in
Beijing
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, China to parents, Zhang Aijun and ethnic Korean father An Longhe, a figure skater and coach.
[ She is often nicknamed "Nini" by friends and skating fans.][
In addition to figure skating, An also practices ]rhythmic gymnastics
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, which she says helps with her figure skating by increasing her flexibility.[ As hobbies, she enjoys cooking and painting.][
She has three pet cats.][
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Career
Early years
An began figure skating in 2009 at the age of three and is coached by her father, An Longhe, a former competitive figure skater.[
An was the 2019 Asian Open advanced novice champion. Due to the ]COVID-19 pandemic
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, all Chinese national competitions were canceled during the 2020–21 season, thus An could not partake in major competitions. During the 2021–22 season, several coronavirus outbreaks and COVID-19 protocols in China caused the 2021 National Figure Skating Grand Prix and China Figure Skating Club League Finals (全国花样滑冰具乐部联赛总决赛) to be held virtually. In the Club League Finals, An scored 174.08 total points (63.00 in the short program and 111.08 in the free skating) to win the title.
2022–2023 season: Junior international debut
An made her Junior Grand Prix
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debut at the 2022 Solidarity Cup, after scoring first in national qualification events. She finished fifth at the event.COVID-19
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and having had a recurrence of injuries, An withdrew from the 2022 Chinese Figure Skating Junior Championships and the 2022 Chinese Figure Skating Club League Finals. However, she later competed in the 2022 Chinese Figure Skating Championships
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, ranking first in the short program by a small 1.73 mark lead after falling on her triple Toe-triple Toe combination, and winning the free skate by 15.83 marks, ahead of Li Ruotang.[
In March, An was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Figure Championships in ]Calgary
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, where she ranked fifth in the short program. In the free skate, she stepped out of one jump and had quarter underrotation calls on three others, ranking eighth in that segment but finishing sixth overall. She became the first Chinese woman to place in the top ten since Li Zijun
Li Zijun (; December 14, 1996) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic bronze medalist and the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist. Li is also the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist, 2010 JGP ...
in 2012
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.
Programs
Competitive highlights
JGP: '' ISU Junior Grand Prix''
Detailed results
Senior level
Junior level
References
External links
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2006 births
Living people
Chinese female single skaters
Figure skaters from Beijing
Chinese rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts from Beijing
21st-century Chinese women