#金博洋
The day before, CFSA signed a long term contract with Canadian coach Brian Orser to better prepare for the 2022 Olympics. The 4th place finisher at the Pyeongchang Olympic Games, Boyang Jin, has chosen not to go with Orser’s team overseas for training. At the press conference, the federation representative said that they will respect Boyang Jin’s decision.
Brian Orser’s coaching is one of the most successful coaching teams in terms of singles skating in the world. Top skaters like Yuzuru Hanyu, Yuna Kim, Javier Fernandez and more under the guidance of [Orser and his team] have had great success at the Olympics and World Championships. With the signing of the contract, Orser will be be regularly coming to China to assist in training Chinese skaters alongside Chinese coaches.
In May, IFS Magazine reported that Boyang Jin would officially move to Brian Orser’s for long term training in June, to learn from the coach of Yuzuru Hanyu. Boyang Jin is viewed positively by the international audience and is seen as a contender for the gold at the Beijing Olympics in 4 years.
However, soon there was news that Boyang would not be joining Orser in Canada and is choosing to forego training overseas. It was a hot topic online and many fans expressed disappointment at the decision.
Shen Xue, the head of CFSA, explained that Boyang Jin will not be joining Brian Orser and his team. “Thank you everyone for your concern for Chinese figure skating and Boyang Jin, we have already spoken with Heilongjiang Sports Federation, Boyang has his own plans in place. He is more familiar with the training environment and methods in China, so in the near future he will not be going for overseas training with Brian Orser. The association wants to respect the wishes of our athletes. We will continue to support exchange between our figure skaters and international teams. We are treating figure skating as an open doors project, we hope to work with Brian Orser and his team to find the potential in our skaters and introduce new and better training methods in China.”
Brian Orser himself also commented on Boyang Jin’s decision. “CFSA has kept me updated on Boyang’s situation. It’s unfortunate but he will not be coming [to Canada] to work with our team. Boyang is very talented and I know that we can help him, but we must respect his decision. However, I am looking forward to discovering new talent in Chinese figure skating through our partnership.”
