Article on upbringing of Chinese skater An Xiangyi
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The new search engine for the forum is great(the old one was awful) and I was looking for early mentions of Yuna Kim. The following article came up in a thread and shortly after I saw this thread listed in a "similar threads" listing:
Here's an interesting anecdote from the thread the article was linked from: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/whats-in-store-for-beatrisa-liang.8269/post-103626
As far as the original article on An Xiangyi, I have a hard time taking it at face value. Seems to be mythologizing to some extent. An Xiangyi to me seems happy enough and I don't think it's just her mother telling her to smile for the camera. Hope she's successful enough to get others to try training in rhythmic gymnastics as a supplement to figure skating.
A Young Figure Skater Who Took a Long and Lonely Road
A Young Figure Skater Who Took a Long and Lonely Road
An angel on the ice, Kim Yeon-a(14) did not say a word, and her face was expressionless. After she …
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Here's an interesting anecdote from the thread the article was linked from: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/whats-in-store-for-beatrisa-liang.8269/post-103626
As far as the original article on An Xiangyi, I have a hard time taking it at face value. Seems to be mythologizing to some extent. An Xiangyi to me seems happy enough and I don't think it's just her mother telling her to smile for the camera. Hope she's successful enough to get others to try training in rhythmic gymnastics as a supplement to figure skating.
Riveting. Thank you very much for posting.
