An Xiangyi

An Xiangyi (Chinese: 安香怡; pinyin: An Xiāngyí; born 24 December 2006) is a Chinese figure skater. She is a two-time (2020 and 2022) national champion.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is An.
An Xiangyi
Personal information
Native name安香怡 (Chinese)
Alternative namesNini
Country representedChina China
Born (2006-12-24) 24 December 2006
Beijing, China
CoachAn Longhe
ChoreographerBenoît Richaud
Skating clubBeijing New Century Star
Training locationsBeijing
Former training locationsHarbin
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total183.94
2023 Junior Worlds
Short program65.40
2022 JGP Poland I
Free skate120.03
2023 Junior Worlds
An Xiangyi
Simplified Chinese安香怡
Traditional Chinese安香怡

Career

Early years

An was the 2019 Asian Open advanced novice champion.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Chinese national competitions were canceled during the 2020–21 season, thus An could not partake in major competitions.[3] 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.[4]

2022–2023 season: Junior international debut

An made her Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Solidarity Cup, after scoring first in national qualification events.[5][6] She finished fifth at the event.[7]

After contracting COVID-19 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, 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.[7]

In March, An was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Figure Championships in Calgary, where she ranked fifth in the short program.[8] 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 in 2012.[9]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[1][10]
2019–2020
  • I'm In Here
    by Sia
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud
2018–2019
  • Tango D'Amor
    by Tango Jointz
  • La Bohemia
    by Jimena Fama
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud
    2017–2018

      Competitive highlights

      JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

      International: Junior[7]
      Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 22–23
      World Junior Champ6th
      JGP Poland I5th
      International: Advanced novice
      Asian Open Trophy1st
      National
      Chinese Champ.4th2nd1st1st
      National Youth Games1st
      TBD = To be decided; WD = Withdrawn

      Detailed results
      2022–23 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      Feb. 27 – Mar. 5, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships Junior 5
      63.91      		 8
      120.03      		 6
      183.94
      January 11–13, 2023 2022 Chinese Championships Senior 1
      61.32      		 1
      128.49      		 1
      189.81
      Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2022 2022 JGP Poland I Junior 4
      65.40      		 8
      113.91      		 5
      179.31
      2019–20 season
      Oct. 30 – Nov. 3, 2019 2019 Asian Open Trophy Adv. novice 1
      45.62      		 1
      93.01      		 1
      138.63
      September 14–16, 2019 2020 Chinese Championships Senior 1
      66.50      		 1
      131.43      		 1
      197.93
      2018–19 season
      December 29–30, 2018 2019 Chinese Championships Senior 1
      66.92      		 2
      113.69      		 2
      180.61
      2017–18 season
      December 23–24, 2017 2018 Chinese Championships Senior 4
      52.40      		 6
      86.76      		 4
      139.16

      References
      1. "Xiangyi An". www.isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
      2. "Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2019 - Advanced Novice Girls". www.hksu.org. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
      3. 中国花样滑冰协会关于取消举办2019/2020年度全国花样滑冰冠军赛的公告 [Announcement of the China Figure Skating Association on Cancellation of the 2019/2020 National Figure Skating Championships]. 中国花样滑冰协会 [China Figure Skating Association] (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
      4. Wang, Haoyu; Zheng, Zhi; Wu, Bowen (24 September 2021). "Approaching the Winter Olympics 2021 Figure Skating Club League Finals Concluded (走近冬奧-2021花樣滑冰俱樂部聯賽總決賽收官)". Nanmuxuan. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
      5. "2022/2023 JGP Results for qualification events released (2022/2023世界青年大奖赛参赛运动员选拔结果出炉)". weibo. ISU Cup of China (中国杯世界花样滑冰大奖赛). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
      6. 中国花样滑冰协会关于2022/2023世界青年大奖赛参赛运动员选拔结果的公示 [Announcement by China Figure Skating Association on the selection results of athletes participating in the 2022/2023 Junior Grand Prix]. 中国花样滑冰协会 [China Figure Skating Association] (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
      7. "Competition Results: Xiangyi AN". International Skating Union.
      8. Slater, Paula (2 March 2023). "Mao Shimada shines in Calgary". Golden Skate.
      9. Slater, Paula (4 March 2023). "Mao Shimada impresses in Calgary; takes Junior World title". Golden Skate.
      10. 中国花滑俱乐部联赛第三站：陈昱东、安香怡获双冠 [The third stage of the Chinese Figure Skating Club League: Chen Yudong and An Xiangyi won the double championship]. 中国花滑俱乐部联赛第三站：陈昱东、安香怡获双冠 [China News Service] (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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