An Xiangyi (Chinese: 安香怡; pinyin: An Xiāngyí; born 24 December 2006) is a Chinese figure skater and rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Chinese national champion and the 2019 Asian Open advanced novice champion.
An Xiangyi | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | 安香怡 (Chinese) |
Alternative names | Nini |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | (2006-12-24) 24 December 2006 (age 15) Beijing, China |
Coach | An Longhe |
Choreographer | Benoît Richaud |
Skating club | Beijing New Century Star |
Training locations | Beijing |
Former training locations | Harbin |
Began skating | 2009 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 179.31 2022 JGP Poland I |
Short program | 65.40 2022 JGP Poland I |
Free skate | 113.91 2022 JGP Poland I |
An was conditioned from infancy by her mother, Zhang Aijun, to excel in figure skating. In a controversial interview published in Esquire China in 2020, Zhang revealed the lengths she'd gone to, to ensure her daughter's success in the sport beginning when she was two months old, including holding her upside down by her legs and spinning her in circles, and leaving her outdoors during freezing temperatures. An began learning how to skate at the age of two and a half in Gaobeidian, trained by Zhang. Zhang further stated that An does not attend school and trains up to 12 hours per day, often motivated by physical punishment.[1]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all Chinese national competitions were canceled during the 2020–21 season, thus An could not partake in major competitions.[2]
Due to several coronavirus outbreaks and COVID-19 protocols in China, 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) were 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.[3]
An Xiangyi was assigned to ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2022 after scoring first in qualification events.[4][5][6]
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2022–2023 [7] |
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