Zhang Kexin
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Full name | Zhang Kexin | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-10-17) October 17, 1995 (age 28) Harbin, China | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||||||
Retired | November 3, 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhang Kexin (simplified Chinese: 张可欣; traditional Chinese: 張可欣; pinyin: Zhāng Kěxīn; born October 17, 1995) is a Chinese former figure skater. She is the 2014 Chinese national champion.
Career
Zhang began skating in 2000.[1] Li Mingzhu became her coach in 2008.[2]
Zhang debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2009. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 JGP in Japan].
Making her Grand Prix debut, Zhang placed fourth at the 2011 Cup of China. She finished 7th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, giving China two ladies' singles berths for the 2013 event, for the first time since 1997.
In the 2013–14 season, Zhang won silver at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok and placed 8th at the Cup of China Grand Prix event in Beijing. She won her first senior national title at the Chinese Championships in Changchun, having finished ahead of Zhao Ziquan. She was chosen to represent China at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3] Zhang finished 15th in Sochi, Russia, after placing 14th in the short program and 15th in the free skate.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2014–2015 [4] |
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2013–2014 [5] |
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2012–2013 [1] |
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2011–2012 [6] |
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2010–2011 [7] |
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2009–2010 | |||
2008–2009 |
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2007–2008 |
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[8] | ||||||
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Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
Olympics | 15th | |||||
Worlds | 7th | 23rd | ||||
Four Continents | 5th | 10th | 11th | |||
GP Bompard | WD | |||||
GP Cup of China | 4th | WD | 8th | |||
Asian Games | 4th | |||||
Asian Trophy | 2nd | |||||
International: Junior[8] | ||||||
JGP Belarus | 7th | |||||
JGP Germany | 17th | 11th | ||||
JGP Japan | 3rd | |||||
National[8] | ||||||
Chinese Champ. | 5th | 3rd | 1st | |||
Chinese NG | 6th | 2nd | ||||
Team events | ||||||
Olympics | 7th T 7th P | |||||
World Team Trophy | 5th T 9th P | |||||
WD: Withdrew T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |
Detailed results
2011–12 season | ||||||
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Date | Event | QR | SP | FS | Total | |
March 26–31, 2012 | 2012 World Championships | – | 9 55.00 | 7 102.57 | 7 157.57 | |
February 7–12, 2012 | 2012 Four Continents Championships | – | 5 54.07 | 4 108.52 | 5 162.59 | |
January 4–6, 2012 | 12th Chinese National Winter Games | – | 2 55.90 | 2 105.93 | 2 161.83 | |
November 4–6, 2011 | 2011 Cup of China | – | 5 52.85 | 5 100.47 | 4 153.32 | |
September 20–23, 2011 | 2012 Chinese Championships | 3 55.17 | 1 54.56 | 4 81.45 | 3 191.18 |
2010–11 season | ||||||
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Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
February 4–5, 2011 | 2011 Asian Winter Games | Senior | 4 47.74 | 4 94.28 | 4 142.02 | |
October 6–10, 2010 | 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Germany | Junior | 15 37.84 | 8 77.23 | 11 115.07 | |
September 22–26, 2010 | 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Japan | Junior | 4 46.93 | 3 87.15 | 3 134.08 | |
2009–10 season | ||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2009 | 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Germany | Junior | 12 37.44 | 21 58.79 | 17 96.23 | |
September 23–26, 2009 | 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Belarus | Junior | 5 45.34 | 10 66.62 | 7 111.96 | |
September 3–5, 2009 | 2010 Chinese Championships | Senior | 5 ? | 4 ? | 5 114.98 |
- QR = Qualifying round; SP = Short program; FS = Free skating
References
- ^ a b "Kexin ZHANG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013.
- ^ Walker, Elvin (February 15, 2012). "China's Kexin Zhang surprises at Four Continents". Golden Skate.
- ^ 杜锐 (December 31, 2013). "中国花滑索契名单基本确定 低迷李子君尚未入围". sports.163.com (网易体育).
- ^ "Kexin ZHANG: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
- ^ "Kexin ZHANG: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Kexin ZHANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.
- ^ "Kexin ZHANG: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Kexin ZHANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
External links
- Zhang Kexin at the International Skating Union
- Zhang Kexin at Olympedia
- Zhang Kexin at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
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