Zhang Jiaxuan
| Zhang Jiaxuan | |||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 张嘉轩 (Chinese) | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 17, 2007 Qiqihar, China | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 the 2024 Chinese national champion, the 2023 Chinese national silver medalist, the 2022 Chinese national bronze medalist, the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Zhang was born on August 17, 2007 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.[2]
She looks up to Olympic champion pair team, Sui/Han.[3]
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.[4] 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.[4]
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 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France as the highest ranking junior pair team.[1][5]
In late November, Zhang/Huang won gold at the 2024 Chinese Championships. The following week, they would win the Junior Grand Prix Final by over twenty points.[4][6] Regarding this win, Zhang said, "It is a great honour for us to be here at the Junior Grand Prix Final. We hope to improve to be able to do even better in the future. Our goal is not only to improve on our technical but also on our artistry."[3]
Programs
[edit]With Huang
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [2] |
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| 2023–2024 [7][8] |
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| 2022–2023 [9][10] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]With Huang
[edit]| International: Junior[1] | |||
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| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | ||
| JGP Poland | 1st | ||
| JGP Latvia | 1st | ||
| National[4] | |||
| Chinese Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
With Wang
[edit]| National[11] | |
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| Event | 19–20 |
| Chinese Championships | 5th J |
Singles skating
[edit]| National[12] | |
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| Event | 19–20 |
| Chinese Championships | 17th J |
Detailed results
[edit]With Huang
[edit]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 176.09 | 2024–25 JGP Final |
| Short program | TSS | 62.94 | 2024–25 JGP Final |
| TES | 36.15 | 2024–25 JGP Final | |
| PCS | 26.79 | 2024–25 JGP Final | |
| Free skating | TSS | 113.15 | 2024–25 JGP Final |
| TES | 58.51 | 2024–25 JGP Final | |
| PCS | 54.64 | 2024–25 JGP Final |
Senior level
[edit]| 2024–25 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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| November 28–December 1, 2024 | 2024 Chinese Championships | 1 61.35 |
1 113.83 |
1 175.83 |
| 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 |
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| December 5–8, 2024 | 2024–25 JGP Final | 1 62.94 |
1 113.15 |
1 176.09 |
| 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. 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 "Jiaxuan Zhang / Yihang Huang 🇨🇳 PB 113.15 / 176.09". Instagram. Golden Skate. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Jiaxuan Zhang/Yihang Huang". Skating Scores. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/2025 - Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Junior Grand Prix Final - Pairs Final Results". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Zhang Jiaxuan 张嘉轩 & Yihang Huang 黄一航 - Chinese National 2023-2024 SP". YouTube. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Zhang Jiaxuan 张嘉轩 & Yohang Huang 黄一航 - Chinese National 2023-2024 FP". YouTube. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Jiaxuan Zhang & Yihang Huang 张嘉轩&黄一航 - 2023 Chinese National SP". YouTube. September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Jiaxuan Zhang & Yihang Huang 张嘉轩&黄一航 - 2023 Chinese National FP". YouTube. September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Jiaxuan Zhang/Zhiyu Wang". Skating Scores. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Jiaxuan Zhang". Skating Scores. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jiaxuan Zhang / Yihang HUANG at the International Skating Union
- Zhang/Huang at SkatingScores.com
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