Dai Daiwei (simplified Chinese: 戴大卫; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Dài Dàiwèi; born 19 July 2003) is a Chinese figure skater. He is a two-time Chinese national medalist and the 2023 Asian Open Trophy champion.[1]

Dai Daiwei
Native name戴大卫
Born (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 21)
St Petersburg, Russia
HometownShenzhen, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryChina China
CoachJia Shuguang
Dai Qingling
Skating clubKunlun Red Star Shenzhen China
Began skating2010
Medal record
Chinese Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chengde Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Chengde Singles

Personal life

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Dai was born on July 19, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chinese parents. They would eventually return to China when Dai was two years old, settling in Shenzhen.[2][3] In addition to figure skating, Dai also enjoys swimming.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Dai began skating in 2010 at the age of six and a half years old. In his early years of skating, his coaches included Denis Petrov and Shih Hao Henry Lu.[2][3] Dai would eventually move to Beijing to train under two-time World Champion pair skaters, Pang Qing and Tong Jian shortly after they opened the Pangqing Tongjian Academy in 2018.[4][5]

He debuted as a junior skater at the 2020 Chinese Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[6] During the 2020–21 season, however, all Chinese national competitions were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that Dai was unable to partake in major competitions that season.[7]

Finally able to return to competition for the 2022–23 season, Dai made his senior national debut at the 2022 Chinese Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[1]

In March 2023, Dai moved to Harbin to train at the Heilongjiang Winter Sports Training Center, where Jia Shuguang became his new coach.[8]

2023–2024 season

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Making his international debut at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy, Dai won the gold medal. He went on to compete at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy, where he finished sixth.[6] Going on to debut on the 2023–24 Grand Prix circuit, Dai finished eleventh at the 2023 Cup of China.[1]

At the 2023 Chinese Championships, Dai won the silver medal behind Chen Yudong. Selected to compete at the 2024 Four Continents in Shanghai, Dai finished twentieth.[1]

He closed the season by winning silver at the 2024 National Winter Games.[6]

2024–2025 season

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Dai began the season by taking silver at the 2024 Asian Open Trophy. He then went on to compete at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy where he finished fifth.[6]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
[9]
  • I Still Love You
    by Night Traveler
    choreo. by Elvin Wong
  • Koop Island Blues
    by Koop
2023–2024
[10][2]
  • I Still Love You
    by Night Traveler
    choreo. by Elvin Wong

  • Breathe for Me
    by UNSECRET ft. Lonas

Competitive highlights

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International [11]
Event 19–20 22–23 23–24 24–25
Four Continents 20th
GP Cup of China 11th TBD
Shanghai Trophy 6th 5th
Asian Open Trophy 1st 2nd
National [11]
Chinese Champ. 3rd J 3rd 2nd
National Winter Games 2nd

Detailed results

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Results in the 2024–25 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 2–6, 2024   2024 Asian Open Trophy 3 81.37 1 150.36 2 231.73
Oct 3–5, 2024   2024 Shanghai Trophy 4 78.48 5 147.19 5 225.67
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
24–26 February 2024 2024 National Winter Games 2
75.75
2
159.48
2
235.23
30 January–4 February 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships 16
66.04
22
102.47
20
168.51
22–24 December 2023 2023 Chinese Championships 2
74.73
2
138.11
2
212.84
10–11 November 2023 2023 Cup of China 11
64.25
11
121.31
11
185.56
3–5 October 2023 2023 Shanghai Trophy 6
49.32
6
105.95
6
155.27
16–18 August 2023 2023 Asian Open Trophy 1
72.02
3
123.12
1
195.14

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Daiwei DAI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (2nd SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "深圳花样滑冰历史突破!戴大卫成为广东首位全国花滑冠军". SZ Plus. SZ Plus. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "四分钟背后的汗水,花样滑冰,光彩背后从没有容易". 163. 163. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ "庞清佟健带弟子感受 竞技体育和冰舞演出相辅相成". ISkating. ISkating. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Daiwei Dai". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ^ 中国花样滑冰协会关于取消举办2019/2020年度全国花样滑冰冠军赛的公告 [Announcement of the China Figure Skating Association on Cancellation of the 2019/2020 National Figure Skating Championships]. 中国花样滑冰协会 [China Figure Skating Association] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ "花滑全国赛夺广东历史首金!戴大卫:希望能站上冬奥会赛场". Guangdong Provincial Social Sports. Guangdong Provincial Social Sports. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (1st SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Daiwei Dai Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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