The head coach of China’s speed skating team said that she has been trying to instill a champion mentality among the young athletes, as the team held an open training session at the Capital Skating Oval in Beijing on Monday.
China s figure skating team set their sights on competing in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final on home ice as the skating pairs had an open training session on Thursday at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing.
The first Japanese team to win the Grand Prix Final pairs title, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, were devastated when their prospects for the national championships evaporated after an unexpected string of bad luck.