Sui Wenjing and Han Cong Q&A: 'The fog has cleared'

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong would like to finish the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 with a golden flurry.

The Chinese pair skating team are two-time world champions, in 2017 and 2019, and finished just 0.43 points away from the gold medal at PyeongChang 2018.

They've revisited their iconic "Bridge Over Troubled Water" free skate program from their world championship-winning season in 2016-17, revitalizing it for the Olympic year.

The duo are so popular in China that the pairs event, normally held as the first individual event among the four disciplines in the Olympic programme, has been moved to last in Beijing.

"During the last four years, I think we have accumulated more experience from the important competitions, absorbed a lot from them," Sui told Olympics.com in an exclusive interview in November. "Regarding the goal, we want to reach the top [of the podium], but we will pay more attention to details because there is a saying that details determine success or failure."

The details will be important, as Sui/Han will face a trio of tough ROC teams, including reigning world champions Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov, who set the overall world record score last month at the European Championships.

While Mishina/Galliamov and the other top two ROC teams will look to challenge Sui/Han for gold here, the Chinese are coached by the country's lone gold medallist in the sport, Zhao Hongbo winning at Vancouver 2010 with partner Shen Xue.

The pairs event is ongoing, with the short program on Friday (18 February), and the free skate set for Saturday (19 February). See the full Olympic figure skating schedule here - and read our preview of the event here.

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