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Wang Shiyue

王詩玥　/　おう・しえつ

Ice dancer from People's Republic of China

April 21, 1994 (age 32)　・　Changchun, People's Republic of China

ice dancer

My Take

What I admire most about Wang Shiyue is the patience her discipline demands. Born in Changchun, a city of brutal winters, she rose through ice dance alongside partner Liu Xinyu to become a four-time Chinese national champion and a 2017 Asian Winter Games gold medalist, reaching the final segment at four World Championships. Ice dance is unforgiving precisely because it lives or dies on trust between two people, and sustaining that chemistry over years is its own quiet triumph. I find myself rooting for her, a girl from a frozen city who turned the cold into her canvas.

Overview

Wang Shiyue (Chinese: 王诗玥; pinyin: Wáng Shīyuè; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ ʂɻ̩́ ɥê]; born in April 21, 1994) is a Chinese ice dancer. With her skating partner, Liu Xinyu, she is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, 2018 CS Asian Open champion, 2015 Toruń Cup champion, and four-time Chinese national champions (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020). They have competed in the final segment at four World Championships.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wang Shiyue
Name (Japanese): 王詩玥
Reading: おう・しえつ
Born: April 21, 1994 (age 32)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dog
Origin: Changchun, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: 163 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: ice dancer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shiyue_wang21/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E8%A9%A9%E7%8E%A5

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