# Chen Hongyi

Chen Hongyi (simplified Chinese: 陈虹伊; traditional Chinese: 陳虹伊; pinyin: Chén Hóngyī; born September 19, 2002) is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 2020 Cup of China champion, a three-time Chinese national medalist (2018–20), and has skated in the final segment at five ISU Championships.

## Career
### Early years

Chen began learning to skate in 2008.

### 2017–2018 season

Chen's ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in September 2017, in Zagreb, Croatia, where she placed sixteenth. The following month, she finished tenth at a JGP event in Gdańsk, Poland. In December, she stepped onto her first senior national podium, taking bronze at the 2018 Chinese Championships. She qualified to the free skate and finished eighteenth overall at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

### 2018–2019 season

Making her senior international debut, Chen placed sixth at the 2018 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy in early August. She placed fourteenth at the 2019 Four Continents Championships. She placed nineteenth at the 2019 World Junior Championships in early March, and then made her senior World Championship debut, placing nineteenth there as well.

### 2019–2020 season

Chen made her Grand Prix debut, placing ninth at the 2019 Cup of China and eighth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup. After taking the silver medal at the Chinese championships, she placed eleventh at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. She was assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

### 2020–2021 season

With the pandemic continuing to affect international travel, the ISU assigned the Grand Prix based largely on geography. Chen was assigned to the 2020 Cup of China, which she won over the other Chinese ladies present by almost 40 points. Competing at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Chen placed twenty-first. Her result qualified a berth for China at its home Winter Olympics in Beijing.

### 2021–2022 season

Struggling with a back injury and a sprained ankle, Chen had to withdraw from the 2021 CS Asian Open Trophy and the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia.
Ultimately, the Chinese Olympic Committee awarded the sole Olympic women's singles spot to Zhu Yi. This decision sparked criticism from Chinese figure skating fans as many of them believed Chen to be a better choice.
Following the decision, Chen posted on her Weibo that although she felt regretful over having missed out on being selected to go to the Olympics, she would continue to work hard.

### 2022–2023 season

Chen's only major competition for the season was the 2022 Chinese Championships, where she placed sixth.

### 2023–2024 season

Returning to international competition for the first time in two years, Chen competed at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy, where she finished sixth. She went on to compete at the 2023 Cup of China, where she placed eighth.
At the 2024 Chinese Championships, Chen placed tenth. Despite this, she was selected to compete at the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, where she would finish thirteenth.
Chen would then end the season by finishing fourteenth at the 2024 National Winter Games.

### 2024–2025 season

Chen began the season by competing at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy, where she placed sixth. She subsequently placed twelfth at the 2024 Cup of China. One week later, Chen finished twelfth at the 2024 Chinese Championships.
In February, Chen competed at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea, where she finished seventeenth.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Lori Nichol | Half Moon Serenade by Hacken Lee choreo. by Misha Ge | Only for Love (from The Banquet) by Tan Dun, Lang Lang, & Jane Zhang |
| 2023–2024 | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Lori Nichol | Half Moon Serenade by Hacken Lee choreo. by Misha Ge | Chicago Roxie performed by Renée Zellweger Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag performed by Renée Zellweger & Catherine Zeta-Jones Orchid Pavilion by Jay Chou 赤伶 (Chilling) by Li Yugang |
| 2022–2023 | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Lori Nichol | Jasmine Flower by Lang Lang choreo. by Lori Nichol | |
| 2021–2022 | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Lori Nichol | Jasmine Flower by Lang Lang choreo. by Lori Nichol | |
| 2020–2021 | Love Theme (from Cinema Paradiso) by Ennio Morricone chore. by Lori Nichol | I Have the Strength to Fly by Xiaoduo Cheng choreo. by Lori Nichol | Dance For Me Wallis (from W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski choreo. by Misha Ge Notte stellata (The Swan) by Tony Renis, Camille Saint-Saëns performed by Il Volo choreo. by Misha Ge |
| 2019–2020 | Orchestral Suite in D Major "Air" by Johann Sebastian Bach choreo. by Misha Ge | Dance For Me Wallis (from W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski choreo. by Misha Ge | |
| 2018–2019 | Notte stellata (The Swan) by Tony Renis, Camille Saint-Saëns performed by Il Volo choreo. by Misha Ge | Baghdad by Jesse Cook choreo. by Misha Ge | |
| 2017–2018 | The Arena performed by Lindsey Stirling | Why Are The Flowers So Red | |

## Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | 24-25 |
| Worlds | | | 19th | C | 21st | | | | |
| Four Continents | | | 14th | 11th | | | | 13th | 17th |
| GP Cup of China | | | | 9th | 1st | C | | 8th | 12th |
| GP Italy | | | | | | WD | | | |
| GP Rostelecom | | | | 8th | | | | | |
| CS Alpen Trophy | | | 10th | | | | | | |
| CS Asian Open | | | 6th | | | WD | | | |
| CS Golden Spin | | | 7th | | | | | | |
| Shanghai Trophy | | | | 5th | | | | 6th | 6th |
| International: Junior ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | | 18th | 19th | | | | | | |
| JGP Austria | | | 8th | | | | | | |
| JGP Croatia | | 16th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Poland | | 10th | | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||
| Chinese Champ. | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | C | C | 6th | 10th | 12th |
| Chinese Champ. Competition | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | C | C | C | 12th | | |
| National Winter Games | | | | | | | | 14th | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled ||||||||||

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 175.77 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup |
| Short program | TSS | 62.57 | 2023 Cup of China |
| Short program | TES | 35.32 | 2023 Cup of China |
| Short program | PCS | 28.15 | 2021 World Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 118.60 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup |
| Free skating | TES | 60.83 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup |
| Free skating | PCS | 57.77 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

### Senior results

2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 19–23, 2025 | 2025 Four Continents Championships | 16 47.57 | 17 91.13 | 17 138.70 |
| November 28–December 1, 2024 | 2024 Chinese Championships | 10 53.07 | 10 106.97 | 12 160.04 |
| November 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 12 45.81 | 11 93.76 | 12 139.57 |
| October 3–5, 2024 | 2024 Shanghai Trophy | 6 54.49 | 6 97.64 | 6 152.13 |
| 2023–24 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 24–26, 2024 | 2024 National Winter Games | 12 49.89 | 14 96.50 | 14 146.39 |
| February 1–4, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 13 55.97 | 14 97.99 | 13 153.96 |
| December 22–24, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 9 51.44 | 10 95.27 | 10 146.71 |
| November 10–12, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 5 62.57 | 8 106.09 | 8 168.66 |
| October 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 6 49.35 | 6 88.60 | 6 137.95 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 11–13, 2023 | 2022 Chinese Championships | 2 59.59 | 6 100.00 | 6 159.59 |
| 2020–21 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 22 58.81 | 21 103.98 | 21 162.79 |
| November 6–8, 2020 | 2020 Cup of China | 1 64.63 | 1 121.90 | 1 186.53 |
| 2019–20 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 4–9, 2020 | 2020 Four Continents Championships | 11 56.81 | 11 110.45 | 11 167.26 |
| November 15–17, 2019 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup | 1 57.17 | 1 118.60 | 1 175.77 |
| November 8–10, 2019 | 2019 Cup of China | 9 49.44 | 7 105.68 | 8 155.12 |
| October 3–5, 2019 | 2020 Shanghai Trophy | 4 53.85 | 5 92.80 | 5 146.65 |
| September 14–16, 2019 | 2020 Chinese Championships | 2 61.97 | 3 114.29 | 2 176.26 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 18–24, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | 15 58.53 | 19 99.06 | 19 157.59 |
| February 7–10, 2019 | 2019 Four Continents Championships | 13 54.44 | 15 96.06 | 14 150.50 |
| December 29–30, 2018 | 2019 Chinese Championships | 3 54.62 | 3 105.59 | 3 160.21 |
| December 5–8, 2018 | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8 56.81 | 7 108.74 | 7 165.55 |
| November 11–18, 2018 | 2018 CS Alpen Trophy | 14 54.82 | 10 89.08 | 10 143.90 |
| August 1–5, 2018 | 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy | 5 53.06 | 6 87.82 | 6 140.88 |
| 2017–18 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 23–24, 2017 | 2018 Chinese Championships | 3 60.97 | 3 115.62 | 3 176.59 |
| 2016–17 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 23–24, 2016 | 2017 Chinese Championships | 4 42.82 | 8 78.04 | 4 120.86 |

### Junior results

2018–19 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 4–10, 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | 13 53.24 | 19 88.25 | 19 141.49 |
| August 30–September 1, 2018 | 2018 JGP Austria | 5 54.54 | 9 92.28 | 8 146.82 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 5–11, 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | 18 49.83 | 18 91.17 | 18 141.00 |
| October 4–7, 2017 | 2017 JGP Poland | 13 42.61 | 9 90.61 | 10 133.22 |
| September 27–30, 2017 | 2017 JGP Croatia | 16 39.48 | 15 77.81 | 16 117.29 |