Li Xiangning
Li at the 2017 Junior Worlds
Born (2000-05-11) May 11, 2000 (age 23)
Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country China
CoachXu Ming
Skating clubQiqihar Winter Sports Centre
Began skating2005
Medal record
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Team

Li Xiangning (Chinese: 李香凝; pinyin: Lǐ Xiāngníng; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì ɕjáŋ nǐŋ]; born May 11, 2000) is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 2018 Cup of Nice silver medalist, the 2018 Chinese national champion, and a two-time Chinese national silver medalist (2016, 2017).

On the junior level, she is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion in the team event.

She placed 22nd at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 12th at the 2016 Youth Olympics.

Li switched to pair skating during the 2018–19 figure skating season, partnering with Xie Zhong, but has since returned to singles before ever debuting competitively in pairs.

Career

Early years

Li began learning to skate in 2004.[1] She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in August 2013, placing 10th in Riga, Latvia.

2014–2015 season

Li qualified to the final segment in her first appearance at an ISU Championship – the World Junior Championships, held in March in Tallinn, Estonia; she placed 24th in the short program, 20th in the free skate, and 21st overall.

2015–2016 season

In February 2016, Li placed 12th in her individual event at the Winter Youth Olympic in Hamar, Norway. She won gold in the team event, having competed as a member of Team Desire. The following month, she finished 20th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

2016–2017 season

Li's senior international debut came in November 2016 at the Cup of China; she finished 10th at her first Grand Prix assignment. She ranked 13th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, and then 11th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Concluding her season, she placed 14th — seven places ahead of China's other entry in the ladies' event, Li Zijun — at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

2017–2018 season

Li won her first senior international medal, silver, at the International Cup of Nice in October 2017. In January, she finished tenth at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei. In February, she competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[2] She qualified to the final segment and finished 22nd overall. She was less successful at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy. Ranked 26th in the short program, she did not advance to the free skate.

2018–2019 season

In 2018, Li teamed up with Xie Zhong to compete in pair skating.[3] The new pair was invited to two Grand Prix events, the 2018 Skate America and 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki.[4] It was unclear how the two were eligible according to the International Skating Union's rules for the Grand Prix series.[5] They later withdrew from both competitions.

Programs

Pair skating with Xie

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[1][6]
2016–2017
[7]
2015–2016
[8]
  • Spring Breeze
    by Deng Yuxian
    choreo. by Elvin Huang
2014–2015
[9]
2013–2014
[10]
  • Waltz No. 2
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
    performed by André Rieu
  • Nocturne
  • Pick Yourself Up

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pair skating with Xie

International
Event 18–19
GP Skate America WD
GP Helsinki WD
WD = Withdrew

Single skating

Li at the 2017 Junior Worlds
International[11]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Olympics 22nd
Worlds 14th 26th
Four Continents 13th 10th
GP Skate America 10th
GP Cup of China 10th 8th
GP NHK Trophy WD
Cup of Nice 2nd
International: Junior[11]
Youth Olympics 12th
Junior Worlds 21st 20th 11th
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Japan 10th
JGP Latvia 10th 6th
JGP Slovenia 12th
National[11]
Chinese Champ. 12th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 13th
Team events
Olympics 6th T
7th P
Youth Olympics 1st T
4th P
World Team
Trophy		 5th T
8th P
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

References

  1. ^ a b "Xiangning LI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile - LI Xiangning". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Xiangning LI / Zhong XIE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19". International Skating Union. September 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Grand Prix of Figure SkatingGrand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2018/19". International Skating Union. pp. 2–4. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Wilson, David (June 20, 2017). "Ma petite Raymonda Xiangning Li :)" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  7. ^ "Xiangning LI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Xiangning LI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "Xiangning LI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "Xiangning LI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Xiangning LI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019.

External links

Media related to Li Xiangning at Wikimedia Commons

Youth Olympic champions in figure skating – Team
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