Zhang Jiaxuan
| Zhang Jiaxuan | |||||||||
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| Native name | 张嘉轩 (Chinese) | ||||||||
| Born | August 17, 2007 Qiqihar, China | ||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||
| Country |  China | ||||||||
| Partner | Huang Yihang (since 2022) Wang Zhiyu (2019-2020) | ||||||||
| Coach | Ding Yang | ||||||||
| Skating club | Heilongjiang Heilong Ice and Snow Sports Club | ||||||||
| Began skating | 2014 | ||||||||
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Zhang Jiaxuan (Chinese: 张嘉轩; pinyin: Zhang Jiaxuǎn; born August 17, 2007) is a Chinese pair skater. With skating partner, Huang Yihang, she is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2023 Chinese national silver medalist, and the 2022 Chinese national bronze medalist.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Zhang was born on August 17, 2007 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.[2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Zhang began figure skating in 2014. Originally a singles skater, she would debut as a pair skater in 2019 after teaming up with Wang Zhiyu. The pair were coached by Luan Bo and placed fifth at the 2020 Chinese Junior Championships. Zhang/Wang parted ways after the 2019–20 figure skating season finished.
Partnership with Huang
[edit]2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons
[edit]For the 2022–23 figure skating season, Zhang teamed up with Huang Yihang. [3] Upon getting together, the pair began training in Beijing with Ding Yang as their coach.[2]
In their first appearance together at the Chinese Championships, Huang/Zhang won the bronze medal. The following year, they won the silver medal at the 2023 Chinese Championships.[3]
2024–2025 season: International debut
[edit]On the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Zhang/Huang made their international debut. The pair won gold both their assigned events, 2024 JGP Latvia and 2024 JGP Poland. With these results, the pair qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France as the highest ranking junior pair team.[1][4]
Programs
[edit]With Huang
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [2] |
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| 2023–2024 |
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| 2022–2023 |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]With Huang
[edit]| International: Junior[1] | ||||||
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| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 | |||
| JGP Final | TBD | |||||
| JGP Poland | 1st | |||||
| JGP Latvia | 1st | |||||
| National[3] | ||||||
| Chinese Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
With Wang
[edit]| National[5] | ||||||
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| Event | 19–20 | |||||
| Chinese Champ. | 5th J | |||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
Singles skating
[edit]| National[6] | ||||||
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| Event | 19–20 | |||||
| Chinese Champ. | 17th J | |||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
Detailed results
[edit]With Huang
[edit]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 161.96 | 2024 JGP Poland |
| Short program | TSS | 57.88 | 2024 JGP Poland |
| TES | 33.50 | 2024 JGP Poland | |
| PCS | 24.38 | 2024 JGP Poland | |
| Free skating | TSS | 105.55 | 2024 JGP Latvia |
| TES | 55.91 | 2024 JGP Latvia | |
| PCS | 50.64 | 2024 JGP Latvia |
Personal best highlighted in bold.
Senior level
[edit]| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22–24, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 2 62.73 |
3 106.38 |
2 169.11 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 11–13, 2023 | 2022 Chinese Championships | 3 60.88 |
3 108.38 |
3 169.26 |
Junior level
[edit]| 2024–25 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26–28, 2024 | 2024 JGP Poland | 1 57.88 |
1 104.08 |
1 161.96 |
| August 28–31, 2024 | 2024 JGP Latvia | 3 54.21 |
1 105.55 |
1 159.76 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jiaxuan ZHANG/Yihang HUANG: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Jiaxuan ZHANG / Yihang HUANG: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Jiaxuan Zhang/Yihang Huang". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/2025 - Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Jiaxuan Zhang/Zhiyu Wang". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Jiaxuan Zhang". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Jiaxuan Zhang / Yihang HUANG at the International Skating Union
- Zhang/Huang at SkatingScores.com