Li Xiangning

Li Xiangning
Li Xiangning
	Li at the 2017 Junior Worlds
Born	May 11, 2000 (age 24); Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	China
Coach	Xu Ming
Skating club	Qiqihar Winter Sports Centre
Began skating	2005
Medal record
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympics

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	Right by you by Justin Nozuka Be Mine by Ofenbach	The Departure (Lullaby) (from The Leftovers) by Max Richter

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2017–2018 ^[1]^[6]	Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone, Andrea Morricone choreo. by David Wilson	Raymonda by Alexander Glazunov choreo. by David Wilson
2016–2017 ^[7]	Waltz from Coppélia by Léo Delibes choreo. by Elvin Huang	Princess Mononoke by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Elvin Huang
2015–2016 ^[8]	Spring Breeze by Deng Yuxian choreo. by Elvin Huang	My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe choreo. by Elvin Huang
2014–2015 ^[9]	Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich	Home Alone by John Williams
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

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

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

External links

Li Xiangning at the International Skating Union
Li Xiangning at the International Skating Union
Li Xiangning at Olympics.com
Li Xiangning at Olympedia

Media related to Li Xiangning at Wikimedia Commons

[ISU-1718-1] "Xiangning LI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018.

[Oly2018-2] "Athlete Profile - LI Xiangning". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.

[ISU-XLZX-3] "Xiangning LI / Zhong XIE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019.

[GP2018b-4] "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19". International Skating Union. September 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018.

[GP2018a-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.

[DW170620-6] Wilson, David (June 20, 2017). "Ma petite Raymonda Xiangning Li :)" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.

[ISU-1617-7] "Xiangning LI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.

[ISU-1516-8] "Xiangning LI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.

[ISU-1415-9] "Xiangning LI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.

[ISU-1314-10] "Xiangning LI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014.

[ISU-XL-11] "Competition Results: Xiangning LI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019.

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