Zhang Kexin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Kexin
Personal information
Full name Zhang Kexin
Country represented China
Born October 17, 1995
Harbin
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Former coach Li Mingzhu
Li Bao
Li Chengjiang
Former choreographer David Wilson
Jiang Hailan
Retired November 3, 2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 162.59
2012 Four Continents
Short program 57.56
2013 Four Continents
Free skate 108.52
2012 Four Continents

Zhang Kexin (simplified Chinese: 张可欣; traditional Chinese: 張可欣; pinyin: Zhāng Kěxīn; born October 17, 1995) is a Chinese figure skater.[1] She was the 2014 Chinese national champion.

Career

Zhang 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 2013–2014 season, Zhang won silver at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy in Bangkok. Following an 8th place finish at the Cup of China Grand Prix event in Beijing, she won the Chinese national championships for the first time in Changchun, China. She was chosen to represent China at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[3]
2012–2013
[3]
2011–2012
[4]
2010–2011
[5]
  • India
    by Michael Brooks
2009–2010
2008–2009
  • Carmen
    by Georges Bizet
2007–2008

Competitive highlights

Results[6]
International
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
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
JGP Belarus 7th
JGP Germany 17th 11th
JGP Japan 3rd
National
Chinese Champ. 5th 4th 1st
Chinese NG 6th 2nd
Team events
Olympics 7th
World Team 5T / 9P
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

2011–2012 season
Date Event 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 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 5
52.85		 5
100.47		 4
153.32
September 20–23, 2011 2011–2012 Chinese Championships 1
54.56 		4
81.45		 4
136.01
2010–2011 season
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
2009–2010 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
September 30 – October 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

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Elvin (February 15, 2012). "China’s Kexin Zhang surprises at Four Continents". Golden Skate.
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kexin ZHANG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kexin ZHANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kexin ZHANG: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Competition Results: Kexin ZHANG". International Skating Union.

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