Ting Cui

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Ting Cui
Ting Cui at the Junior World Championships 2019 - Awarding ceremony.jpg
Cui at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Country representedUnited States United States
Born (2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 19)
Baltimore, Maryland
Home townBaltimore, Maryland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
CoachTBA
Former coachPaul Wylie
Natalia Linichuk
Tom Zakrajsek
Vincent Restencourt
Chris Conte
ChoreographerColin McManus
Katherine Hill
Former choreographerDerrick Delmore
Skating clubBaltimore FSC
Training locationsLake Placid, New York
Newark, Delaware
Former training locationsColorado Springs, Colorado
Bel Air, Maryland
Aston, Pennsylvania
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total199.79
2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program70.20
2018 JGP Czech Republic
Free skate132.23
2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ladies' figure skating
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb Ladies’ Singles

Ting Cui (pronounced Tsway;[1] born September 6, 2002) is an American figure skater. She is the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 U.S. junior national bronze medalist, and the 2019 Junior Worlds bronze medalist.

Personal life[]

Ting Cui was born on September 6, 2002, in Baltimore, Maryland,[2] the eldest child of Lily and Larry Cui.[1] She graduated from Towson High School in 2020.[1]

Career[]

Early years[]

Cui began learning to skate in 2009.[2] She received a pewter medal after finishing fourth in the intermediate category at the 2015 U.S. Championships. Two years later, she won silver in the novice ranks at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

2017–2018 season[]

Cui made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in August, placing sixth in Brisbane, Australia. In January, she won the junior bronze medal at the 2018 U.S. Championships, having finished third behind Alysa Liu and Pooja Kalyan, after placing eleventh in the short and second in the free. She placed seventh at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She was coached by Vincent Restencourt in Aston, Pennsylvania, until the end of the season.[3] In June, she joined Tom Zakrajsek in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1]

2018–2019 season[]

Cui began her season on the JGP series, placing fifth in Linz, Austria, and then seventh in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Making her senior international debut, she won silver at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy in November.

At the 2019 U.S. Championships, Cui debuted on the senior level domestically. She placed twelfth in the short program after falling twice and failing to execute a combination. She rallied in the free skate, where she placed third, rising to fifth place overall. Cui said afterward that it "felt amazing, and the audience was so different from juniors. I could feel the energy from the crowd, and I was just so happy, and people were on their feet too, which was really amazing." Cui was then assigned to the 2019 World Junior Championships alongside pewter medalist Hanna Harrell. Because both Harrell and gold medalist Alysa Liu were ineligible for senior international competition, Cui was also assigned to the 2019 Four Continents Championship.[4]

Competing at Four Continents, Cui placed seventh in the short program. Despite an edge call on her flip, she said it was "so much fun skating for the crowd, especially during my footwork, that was great. It’s my first Championship event and I really want to enjoy every moment of it."[5] In the free program she fell three times, and finished in eleventh place overall.[6]

She won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships after placing third in both segments, becoming the first American lady to medal at Junior Worlds since Gracie Gold in 2012.[7]

2019–2020 season[]

Cui suffered from a serious ankle injury over the summer, but returned to compete at the 2019 U.S. Classic, where she finished fourth.[8] On October 9, 2019, Cui announced that she had reinjured her ankle in training and would consequently withdraw from her Grand Prix assignments for the year, the Internationaux de France and NHK Trophy.[9]

Cui qualified for the 2020 U.S. Championships in January, but withdrew in December 2019 to focus on recovering from her ankle injury.[10]

2020–2021 season[]

Cui switched coaches from Tom Zakrajsek to Natalia Linichuk in Newark, Delaware during the offseason.[11] She did not compete at either 2020 Skate America or the 2021 U.S. Championships.

While appearing on Polina Edmunds's podcast, on an episode that was released in February 2021, Cui said she was training in Lake Placid, New York with Paul Wylie, and was still recovering from her injury. She said was working on getting her triples consistent, and is looking to be back and competing for the next season.[12] Cui also said her coaching situation for the upcoming season would be dependent upon several factors, including where she decided to attend college.

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[13]
2019–2020
[14]
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
[3]
2016–2017
[15]

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[16]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Four Continents 11th
GP France WD
GP NHK Trophy WD
CS Tallinn Trophy 2nd
CS U.S. Classic 4th
International: Junior[16]
Junior Worlds 7th 3rd
JGP Australia 6th
JGP Austria 5th
JGP Czech Rep. 7th
Philadelphia 1st J
International: Novice
Bavarian Open 1st
National[15]
U.S. Champ. 4th I 2nd N 3rd J 5th WD
Eastern Sect. 2nd I 2nd N 1st J 1st
South Atlantic 12th V 2nd I 6th N 1st N 1st J
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results[]

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior level[]

2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
September 17–22, 2019 2019 CS U.S. International Classic 3
63.10 		4
114.37 		4
177.47

Junior level[]

Cui at the 2019 World Junior Championships
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 3
67.69 		3
126.72 		3
194.41
February 7–10, 2019 2019 Four Continents Championships Senior 7
66.73 		14
98.11 		11
164.84
January 19–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships Senior 12
54.64 		3
139.66 		5
194.30
Nov. 26 – Dec. 2, 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 2
67.56 		2
132.23 		2
199.79
September 26–29, 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic Junior 2
70.20 		7
102.54 		7
172.74
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 6
53.25 		5
102.79 		5
156.04
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 7
62.22 		7
118.17 		7
180.39
Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Junior Championships Junior 11
45.55 		2
119.96 		3
165.51
August 23–26, 2017 2017 JGP Australia Junior 5
55.34 		7
95.61 		6
150.95
August 3–6, 2017 2017 Philadelphia Summer International Junior 1
54.01 		1
97.78 		1
151.79

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Lee, Edward (January 14, 2019). "Pikesville resident Ting Cui, 16, ready to compete among top U.S. skaters". Baltimore Sun.
  2. ^ a b c "Ting CUI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Ting CUI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Mammoser, Scott (January 26, 2019). "Alysa Liu swoops in for Ladies' U.S. title; makes history". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ Slater, Paula (February 7, 2019). "Bradie Tennell takes slight lead in Anaheim". Golden Skate.
  6. ^ Slater, Paula (February 9, 2019). "Kihira captures gold in Anaheim in debut at Four Continents". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ "Ting Cui Takes Home Bronze Medal at World Junior Championships". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. March 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Cui, Ting [@ting_a_ding] (September 25, 2019). "#USIntlClassic this past weekend