Chinese Figure skating players, three-time World Championship champion Chen Weiqun got married! Chen Weiqun posted his wedding photos and announced his marriage, but he was very low-key and did not reveal his wife's name. According to Japanese media reports, Chen Weiqun's wife is Elizabeth Pattenham, and she is also a figure skater.
Chen Weiqun was born in Canada on December 31, 1990. His parents are Chinese who immigrated to Canada. He can speak Chinese, English and French. He started practicing figure skating at the age of 5 and soon showed his super talent. With his outstanding pace, sliding speed and delicate performance, Chen Weiqun quickly became a top-notch figure skater. He won the men's singles championship at the three consecutive World Championships from 2011 to 2013. He also won the Grand Prix Finals championship twice in a row and won the four continents championship twice. However, Chen Weiqun's Olympic journey was not too smooth. In the Vancouver Winter Olympics held at the doorstep of his home in 2010, the young Chen Weiqun won fifth place, 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics , Japanese figure skating genius Yuzuru Hanyu emerged, and Chen Weiqun made a mistake in free skating and finally won the silver medal. Since then, the man single-player entered the "quad-jump era", and Yuzuru Hanyu became the absolute king, and Chen Weiqun, who has no advantage in jumping difficulty and stability, gradually fell out of the first group.
When by the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Chen Weiqun was no longer competitive in men's singles skating, and he finally won ninth place. However, in the previous figure skating team competition, Chen Weiqun won the team championship with his teammates, realizing his dream of becoming an Olympic champion. Chen Weiqun officially retired in April 2018. After retiring, he did not leave figure skating, participated in figure skating performances, and performed everywhere. During this year's epidemic, due to the cancellation of figure skating performances, he also took the initiative to learn new knowledge. Chen Weiqun and his wife Elizabeth Pattenham began dating in 2018. They have many common interests and hobbies. Chen Weiqun often posts photos of them going out together.
After more than two years of dating, Chen Weiqun and Elizabeth Pattenham got married in a low-key manner. Elizabeth Pattenham was born in November 1984 and is 6 years older than Chen Weiqun. She was a double skating player and has also achieved good results in international competitions. In the wedding photos posted by Chen Weiqun, one is he pressed tightly against his wife's cheek, while Elizabeth Pattenham smiled at the camera; the other is the two of them running hand in hand at the beach, laughing very sweet and happy. The ice fans also sent blessings to Chen Weiqun: "Happy wedding! Qunqun wants happiness!" "The group is married, and I burst into tears and wish you a happy life!" "My grandpa is together, and the group is happy for a hundred years!"