Felicia Zhang

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Felicia Zhang
Felicia Zhang at the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1993-09-22) September 22, 1993 Riverdale, New York
Home town	Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Residence	Ellenton, Florida
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Partner	Nathan Bartholomay
Former partner	Taylor Toth
Coach	Jim Peterson, Lyndon Johnston, Amanda Evora
Former coach	Ron Ludington, Jeff DiGregorio
Choreographer	Jim Peterson
Skating club	SC of New York
Training locations	Ellenton, Florida
Former training locations	Newark, Delaware
Began skating	2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	168.42 2013 Skate America
Short program	55.83 2013 Skate America
Free skate	114.32 2013 Four Continents

Felicia Zhang (born September 22, 1993) is an American pair skater. With partner Nathan Bartholomay, she is a two-time U.S. national medalist (silver in 2014, bronze in 2013) and placed fourth at the 2013 Four Continents Championships. She was named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Zhang grew up in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey and graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in June 2011. Her Brother Derek Zhang currently attends West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. He and his parents live in Walker Gordon Farm.

Career

Early years and single skating

Zhang started skating at the age of seven after attending a skating birthday party. In singles, Zhang won the novice bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships, and placed 6th on the junior level at the 2010 U.S. Championships.^[1]

Partnership with Toth

Zhang teamed up with Taylor Toth in 2009.^[2] They won the junior gold medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships. They finished 9th at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

Zhang/Toth moved up to the senior level for the 2010–11 season and competed in the Grand Prix at Skate America, where they finished 7th, and Trophée Eric Bompard, where they finished 5th. They withdrew from the 2011 U.S. Championships due to Zhang's rib injuries.^[3] On March 10, 2011, Zhang and Toth announced they had parted ways.^[3] During their partnership, they were coached by Jeff DiGregorio in Newark, Delaware.^[4]

Partnership with Bartholomay

Zhang teamed up with Nathan Bartholomay by May 2011.^[5] They are coached by Jim Peterson and Lyndon Johnston at the Ice and Sports Complex in Ellenton, Florida.^[6] In their first season, they were eighth at the U.S. Championships.

Zhang/Bartholomay won bronze at the 2013 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2013 Four Continents Championships where they placed fourth.

In the 2013–14 season, Zhang/Bartholomay received two Grand Prix assignments, the 2013 Skate America and 2013 Cup of China, finishing 7th and 6th. They won the silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships, finishing ahead of Caydee Denney / John Coughlin, and were named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Programs

With Bartholomay

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2013–2014 ^[7]	Carousel Waltz by Rodgers and Hammerstein	Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg
2012–2013 ^[8]	Theme from Cocoon by James Horner	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein	One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein
2011–2012 ^[9]	Piano Concerto by George Gershwin	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo

With Toth

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2010–2011 ^[4]^[10]	Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy	Miss Saigon Rhapsody by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra	Orange Colored Sky
2009–2010 ^[10]	Chamber music performed by Rondò Veneziano	Wonderland performed by Maksim Mrvica Queen medley	Like a Prayer by Madonna

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–2011 ^[11]	Swan Lake by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky	Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto by Zhan-hao and Gang He Chen
2009–2010	Swan Lake by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky	Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto by Zhan-hao and Gang He Chen
2008–2009	The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto	Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Bartholomay

Results^[12]
International
Event	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Winter Olympics			TBD
Four Continents		4th
GP Cup of China			6th
GP Skate America			7th
U.S. Classic		4th	7th
National
U.S. Championships	8th	3rd	2nd
GP = Grand Prix

Pair skating with Toth

Zhang/Toth at the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard

Results^[13]
International
Event	2009–10	2010–11
GP Skate America		7th
GP Trophée Eric Bompard		5th
Nebelhorn Trophy		7th
International: Junior
World Junior Championships	9th
JGP Germany	11th
JGP Poland	6th
National
U.S. Championships	1st J.	WD
Eastern Sectionals	3rd J.
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Single skating

Results^[14]
International
Event	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
JGP Germany						7th
National
U.S. Championships			3rd N.		6th J.	WD
U.S. Junior Champ.		18th I.
Eastern Sectionals			2nd N.		3rd J.
North Atlantic Reg.	1st Jv.	1st I.	1st N.	5th J.	1st J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew Levels: Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

↑ Bibb, Scottie (March 10, 2011). "FIGURE SKATING: Pairs Team Felicia Zhang And Taylor Toth End Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating (teamusa.org).
↑ Mittan, Barry (December 27, 2009). "Former Singles Gold Medalists Team Up for Pairs". Skate Today.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pairs Team Felicia Zhang and Taylor Toth End Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. March 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Felicia ZHANG / Taylor TOTH: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
↑ Rutherford, Lynn (July 15, 2011). "Denney, Coughlin fly high in Liberty debut". icenetwork. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
↑ Rutherford, Lynn (March 23, 2012). "Toth 'super excited' about teaming up with Baga; Pairs news from Florida". Ice Network.
↑ "Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014.
↑ "Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
↑ "Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay". Ice Network.
↑ 10.0 10.1 "Felicia Zhang / Taylor Toth". Ice Network. Archived from the original on July 31, 2011.
↑ "Felicia ZHANG: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
↑ "Competition Results: Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY". International Skating Union.
↑ "Competition Results: Felicia ZHANG / Taylor TOTH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.
↑ "Competition Results: Felicia ZHANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.

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Date of birth	1993-09-22
Place of birth	Riverdale, New York
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