Zhang Siyang
| Zhang Siyang | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Zhang Siyang |
| Native name | 张思阳 |
| Born | February 4, 2005 Qiqihar, China |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  China |
| Partner | Jia Ziqi Yang Yongchao [2022-2024] |
| Coach | Song Lun |
| Began skating | 2009 |
Zhang Siyang (simplified Chinese: 张思阳; traditional Chinese: 張思陽; pinyin: Zhāng Sīyáng; born 4 February 2005) is a Chinese pair skater. With former partner, Yang Yongchao, she is the 2022 Chinese nationals pairs skating champion.
Personal life
[edit]Zhang was born on April 2, 2005 in Qiqihar, China.
In addition to figure skating, Zhang also enjoys playing badminton and swimming.[1]
Singles skating career
[edit]Zhang began figure skating in 2009.[1]
2018–19 season
[edit]Debuting at the 2019 Chinese Championships, Zhang placed seventeenth.[2]
2019–20 season
[edit]Zhang did not compete during this season.
2020–21 season
[edit]Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. Thus at the 2020 Cup of China, only skaters training China were invited to compete at the event.[3] As a result, Zhang was assigned to compete there, where she finished fourth.
Pairs skating career
[edit]2022–23 season
[edit]For the 2022-23 figure skating season, Zhang switched to pairs skating, teaming up with Yang Yongchao. The pair debuted internationally at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed seventh.[4]
At the 2022 Chinese Championships, the pair won the gold medal. With this result, the pair were selected to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships and the 2023 World Championships. At the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the pair finished eighth.[4]
Two weeks prior to the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Zhang suffered a bad fall in practice and had to get twelve stitches in her chin. At the World Championships, the pair managed to qualify for the free program segment of the competition by placing twentieth in the short program. In the free skate, the pair placed seventeenth and moved up to seventeenth-place overall.[5][4]
2023-24 season
[edit]Zhang/Yang began the season at the Shanghai Trophy, where they won the bronze medal.[4] They were invited to make their ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Cup of China, finishing in fifth place.[6]
Programs
[edit]With Yang
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [7][8] |
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| 2022–2023 [1] |
Saturday Night Fever:
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Les Misérables:
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As a singles skater
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 [9] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs
[edit]With Jia
[edit]| International[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 23–24 | ||||
| GP Cup of China | TBD | ||||
| WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled | |||||
With Yang
[edit]| International[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 | |||
| Worlds | 17th | ||||
| Four Continents | 8th | 10th | |||
| GP Cup of China | 5th | ||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7th | ||||
| Shanghai Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| National[4] | |||||
| Chinese Champ. | 1st | 3rd | |||
| Chinese Champ. Comp | 1st | ||||
| WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled | |||||
As a singles skater
[edit]| International [9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18-19 | 19-20 | 20-21 | ||
| Cup of China | 4th | ||||
| National [9] | |||||
| Event | 18-19 | 19-20 | 20-21 | ||
| Chinese Champ. | 17th | ||||
| WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled | |||||
Detailed results
[edit]Pairs skating
[edit]With Yang
[edit]Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
| 2023–24 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January-4 February, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 10 55.70 |
10 101.62 |
10 157.32 | |
| 22-24 December, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 3 60.48 |
2 107.89 |
3 168.37 | |
| 10–12 November, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 5 58.71 |
6 102.94 |
5 161.65 | |
| 3-5 October, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 4 56.09 |
2 117.48 |
3 173.57 | |
| 2022–23 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| 22–26 March 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 20 50.32 |
17 97.91 |
17 148.23 | |
| 7–12 February 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 8 56.10 |
8 97.66 |
8 153.76 | |
| 11–13 January 2023 | 2022 Chinese Championships | 8 56.10 |
8 97.66 |
8 153.76 | |
| 7–10 December 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8 56.44 |
5 104.89 |
7 161.33 | |
Singles skating
[edit]| 2020–21 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| 6–8 November 2020 | 2020 Cup of China | 4 39.80 |
3 88.40 |
4 128.20 | |
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| 29–30 December 2018 | 2019 Chinese Championships | 15 36.16 |
18 70.57 |
17 106.73 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Siyang ZHANG / Yongchao YANG: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). CFSA. CFSA. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Grand Prix figure skating series downsized to localized events". CBC Sports. CBC Sports. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Siyang ZHANG / Yongchao YANG: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 王, 春秋. "花滑世锦赛首秀带伤出战，张思阳/杨泳超收获大赛经验". Sohu. Sohu. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Slater, Paula (November 11, 2023). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps score another victory in China". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Ge, Misha. "Zhang Siyang / Yang Yongchao (CHN) SP - Wushu (Wukong')". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Ge, Misha. "Zhang Siyang / Yang Yongchao (CHN) FP - If came the Hour" (Secret Garden)". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ladies - Zhang Siyang". ISU. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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