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    DANCING ON ICE

    Jan 20, 2022 4 minutes
    By Yuan Yuan
    Copyedited by G.P. Wilson

    Bridge Over Troubled Water is clearly the favorite song of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, China’s leading figure skating duo. The first time they used it in competition was during the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Even with a flawed landing by Sui, the pair still won gold there, thanks to their standout overall performance.

    “We chose this music in 2017 as we love the theme; it described our situation at that moment,” Sui said.

    They chose the song again during the qualification events for the Beijing Olympic Winter Games. These events began in October

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