TV series on winter sports gains ahead of 2022 Olympics

Skate into Love, a Chinese TV series that stars Zhang Xincheng and Wu Qian, is a good mix of romance and sports.

Adapted from a novel of the same name by Jiuxiaoqi (pen name), the 40-episode drama has been airing on Jiangsu Satellite Television, Zhejiang Satellite Television and streaming platform Youku since March 19.

The show had a rating of 7.4 of 10 points on review site Douban by April 7.

According to the Sina Weibo account for TV content, Sina TV, the show ranked first for online popularity on April 1, and Zhang was cited as one of the most influential actors in an ongoing TV show for his performance as the protagonist, Li Yubing.