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]
| 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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Personal life
editZhang was born on August 17, 2007 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.[2]
Career
editEarly career
editZhang 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
edit2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons
editFor 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
editOn 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][4]
Programs
editWith Huang
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [2] |
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| 2023–2024 [5][6] |
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| 2022–2023 [7][8] |
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Competitive highlights
editWith 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[9] | ||||||
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| Event | 19–20 | |||||
| Chinese Champ. | 5th J | |||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
Singles skating
edit| National[10] | ||||||
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| Event | 19–20 | |||||
| Chinese Champ. | 17th J | |||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
Detailed results
editWith 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. 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. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/2025 - Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 October 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
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- Jiaxuan Zhang / Yihang HUANG at the International Skating Union
- Zhang/Huang at SkatingScores.com