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
Native name安香怡 (Chinese)
Other namesNini
Born (2006-12-24) 24 December 2006
Beijing, China
Figure skating career
CountryChina China
CoachAn Longhe, Benoît Richaud
Skating clubBeijing New Century Star
Began skating2009
An Xiangyi
Simplified Chinese安香怡
Traditional Chinese安香怡

Personal life

An was born on December 24, 2006 in Beijing, China to parents, Zhang Aijun and An Longhe.[2] She is often nicknamed "Nini" by friends and skating fans.[3][4][5]

In addition to figure skating, An also practices rhythmic gymnastics, which she says helps with her figure skating by increasing her flexibility.[6] As hobbies, she enjoys cooking and painting.[3]

She has three pet cats.[3]

Career

Early years
An with Mao Asada and Javier Fernández at the 2015 Cup of China

An began figure skating in 2009 at the age of three and is coached by her father, An Longhe, a former competitive figure skater.[2][4]

An was the 2019 Asian Open advanced novice champion.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10][11] She finished fifth at the event.[2]

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.[2]

In March, An was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Figure Championships in Calgary, where she ranked fifth in the short program.[12] 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.[13]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[14][15]
  • Femme Fatale
    by Compilation - Studio Unisons
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud
  • Lara and My Torment
    by Arash Safaian and Alive Sara Ott/ Johann Adolf Hasse
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud
2022–2023
[16][17]
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[2]
      Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 22–23 23–24
      GP Cup of ChinaTBD
      GP Skate America9th
      Asian Open Trophy1st
      Shanghai Trophy5th
      International: Junior[2]
      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
      ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system [18]
      Segment Type Score Event
      Total TSS183.942023 Junior Worlds
      Short program TSS65.402022 JGP Poland I
      TES37.092022 JGP Poland I
      PCS28.312022 JGP Poland I
      Free skating TSS120.032023 Junior Worlds
      TES60.032023 Junior Worlds
      PCS60.002023 Junior Worlds

      Senior level
      2023–24 season
      Date Event SP FS Total
      November 10–12, 2023 2023 Cup of China TBD
      October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 8
      59.74      		 9
      105.66      		 9
      165.40
      October 3-5, 2023 2023 Shanghai Trophy 5
      50.99      		 5
      105.71      		 5
      156.70
      August 16–19, 2023 2023 Asian Open Trophy 1
      58.70      		 1
      102.28      		 1
      160.98
      August 12–13, 2023 2023/24 Chinese National Grand Prix – Hulunbuir 3
      57.06      		 3
      116.29      		 3
      173.35
      July 28–29, 2023 2023/24 Chinese National Grand Prix – Beijing 1
      69.05      		 1
      114.35      		 1
      183.40

      Junior level
      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

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