The Chinese Skating Association (CSA) was founded in 1956. It hosts the annual

Chinese Figure Skating Championships The Chinese Figure Skating Championships () is a senior-level figure skating national championship held by the Chinese Figure Skating Association to determine the Chinese national champions. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, l ...

and the

Cup of China The Cup of China was one of the series of six senior-level, international figure skating competitions held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The Cup of China joined the series in 2003, and was cancelled in 2022 as China enforces s ...

Notable people in Chinese figure skating

Yao Bin Yao Bin (; born August 15, 1957 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese figure skating coach. He is considered one of the pioneers of the sport in China. Yao and his partner Luan Bo were the first team to represent China at the World Figure Skatin ...

Luan Bo Luan Bo (born April 16, 1965 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With partner Yao Bin, she was the first pair skater to represent China at the World Figure Skating Championships. In the ...

Pairs team now coaches - first Chinese pair skaters at a Winter Olympics * Chen Lu - singles skater - first Chinese world champion figure skater * Guo Zhengxin - singles skater - first man to land two quads in a free skate * Zhang Min - singles skater *

Li Chenjiang Li Chengjiang (; born April 28, 1979) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2001 Four Continents champion, the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a six-time Chinese national champion. Li placed as high as fourth at t ...

- singles skater *

Shen Xue Shen Xue (; born 13 November 1978) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With her husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 and 2007), a three-time Fou ...

Zhao Hongbo Zhao Hongbo (; born 22 September 1973) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 & 2007), a three-time Four Co ...

- First Chinese skaters to win

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Gold

ISU Events Hosted by China

In 2003 the

became a

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event sanctioned by the

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. *Annual -

, National Senior and Junior Championships *Special - 2010-2011 Grand Prix Final

Focus on Jumps

In the 1990s Yao Bin focused on the throw quad salchow for his pairs students like Shen and Zhao. Chinese men like Guo Zhengxin, Li Chenjiang, Xusheng Yu and Zhang Min focused on such jumps as the quad salchow and quad toe loop.

Age controversy

In February 2011, pairs skaters

Sui Wenjing Sui Wenjing (; born 18 July 1995) is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Han Cong, she is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion (2017, 2019), a three-time world silver medalist (2015, 2016, 2 ...

and

Han Cong Han Cong (pronounced "Han Tsong") (; born 6 August 1992) is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Sui Wenjing, he is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion (2017, 2019), a three-time world sil ...

's ages became the subject of controversy. Although his ISU bio lists Han as born on August 6, 1992, a Chinese website suggests he was born in March 1989. This would mean that during the 2010-11 season he is too old for junior events. His partner's age also came under scrutiny. Her ISU bio states that she was born on July 18, 1995 but the Chinese website suggests she was born on May 7, 1997, making her 12 and thus, too young to compete in junior events during the 2009–10 season, including the 2010 World Junior Championships, as well as senior

events during the 2010–11 season.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120404032423/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_chinaway/2003-09/24/content_31824.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20090218144302/http://chnfs.org/index2.htm {{Sports governing bodies in China

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

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Organizations based in Beijing Sport in Beijing Figure skating in China 1956 establishments in China 1956 in figure skating Sports organizations established in 1956