An Xiangyi

Early years

An began figure skating in 2009 at the age of three. Since starting, she has been coached by her father, An Longhe, a former competitive figure skater.^[10][2]

An was the 2019 Asian Open advanced novice champion.^[11] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Chinese national competitions were canceled during the 2020–21 season, thus An could not partake in major competitions.^[12] During the 2021–22 season, several coronavirus outbreaks and COVID-19 protocols in China caused the 2021 National Figure Skating Grand Prix and China Figure Skating Club League Finals to be held virtually. An would go on to win the gold medal at the event.^[13]

2022–2023 season: Junior international debut

An made her Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Solidarity Cup, after scoring first in national qualification events.^[14][15] She finished fifth at the event.^[10]

After contracting COVID-19 and having had a recurrence of injuries, An withdrew from the 2022 Chinese Figure Skating Junior Championships and the 2022 Chinese Figure Skating Club League Finals.^{[citation needed]} However, she later competed in the 2023 Chinese Championships, ranking first in the short program by a small 1.73 mark lead after falling on her triple toe-triple toe combination, and winning the free skate by 15.83 marks, ahead of Li Ruotang.^[10]

In March, An was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Figure Championships in Calgary, where she ranked fifth in the short program.^[16] In the free skate, she stepped out of one jump and had quarter underrotation calls on three others, ranking eighth in that segment but finishing sixth overall. She became the first Chinese woman to place in the top ten since Li Zijun in 2012.^[17]

2023–2024 season: Senior international debut

An began the season by winning gold at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy and went on to finish fifth at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy.^[18][10]

Prior to debuting on the 2023–24 Grand Prix series, An had longtime choreographer, Benoît Richaud, create a new free program, different from the one that she had initially intended to skate to. Competing at 2023 Skate America, An finished ninth. At the 2023 Cup of China, An debuted a new short program, finishing sixth in that segment of the competition, but dropping to eleventh overall after placing eleventh in the free skate segment.^{[18][10][19][20][21]}

An opted to sit out of the 2024 Chinese Championships.^[22] She did, however, compete at the 2024 National Winter Games, where she won gold in the team event and silver in the individual event.^[23][24]

2024–2025 season

An began her international season by winning gold at the 2024 Asian Open Trophy.^[10] She then went on to finish fifth at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy and tenth at the 2024 Cup of China. One week following the latter event, An finished fifth at the 2025 Chinese Championships.^[18]

In February, An competed at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, where she finished in sixth place. One week following that event, she placed thirteenth at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea.^[18]

Selected to compete at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, An placed twenty-seventh in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.^[18]

2025–2026 season

Although assigned to compete at the 2025 Cup of China, An withdrew from the event due to a lower back injury.^[25] She returned to competition for the 2026 Chinese Championships in December, where she finished in tenth place.^[18]

Senior level

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Results in the 2025–26 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 25-28, 2025	2026 Chinese Championships	14	53.22	10	111.32	10	164.54
Jan 21–25, 2026	2026 Four Continents Championships	16	49.77	16	90.89	16	140.66

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