Zhang Wei (figure skater)
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| Full name | Zhang Wei | |||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 China | |||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Wang Rui | |||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Xi Hongyan | |||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhang Wei Was a Chinese ice dancer. With partner Wang Rui, he won the 1999 Asian Winter Games champion. They placed 10th at the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[1]
Following his retirement from competitive skating, he worked as a figure skating judge for China.[2] He has also worked as a coach and choreographer. Among his current and former students and clients are Amy Alisara Arirachakaran,[3] Phanyaluck Raisuksiri,[4] and Anja Chong,[5] Wang Jialei, Yu Xiaoyu, Jing Yang, Sui Wenjing, Han Cong
2001-2003 Figure skating coach, Super Ice World Kallang, Singapore
2003-2006 General Manager and Head Coach of Bangkok International Figure Skating Co., Ltd.
2004-2006 Head coach of Thailand National Figure Skating Junior Team
2006-2008 Figure skating Coach of Fuji Ice Palace, Singapore
2008-2012 Manager of Heilongjiang Jun Yi Interior Design and Engineering Co., Ltd.
2011–present official choreographer of China National Junior Team
Results
(with Wang)
| Event | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
|---|---|---|
| Four Continents Championships | 10th | |
| Asian Winter Games | 1st |
Competitive highlights
(Sui Wenjing / Han Cong)
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 9th | ||
| Four Continents Championships | 1st | ||
| World Junior Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Asian Winter Games | 2nd | ||
| Chinese Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| Grand Prix Final | 3rd | ||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | ||
| Cup of China | 2nd | 5th | |
| Skate America | 3rd | ||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | 1st | |
| Junior Grand Prix, Latvia | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Austria | 2nd | 1st | |
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 1st | 1st | |
| Junior Grand Prix, Belarus | 1st |
(Yu Xiaoyu / Jing Yang)
| Event | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Winter Youth Olympics | 1st |
| World Junior Championships | 2nd |
| Chinese Championships | 3rd |
| Chinese National Games | 4th |
| Cup of China | 6th |
| Skate Canada | 7th |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th |
| JGP Austria | 2nd |
| JGP Volvo Cup, Latvia | 2nd |
Programs Choreographed
(Sui Wenjing / Han Cong)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | Painted on My Heart choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei music from: Soundtrack 'Gone in 60 seconds’ track no.1 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Country Dance by Josh Turner choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei |
Terracotta Warriors of Love[6] choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei music from: Soundtrack 'House of Flying Daggers’ track no.2, Chinese Song "Dragon's Descendants", Soundtrack "House of Flying Daggers" track no.7, 1, Music CD "the Drums of Jiangzhou" track no.7, "House of Flying Daggers" track no.3, musical “Terracotta Warriors" track no.13 & 15 | |
| 2010–2011 | Country Dance by Josh Turner choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei |
City Lights by Charlie Chaplin choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei |
Puppetry choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei |
| 2009–2010 | Barynia (Russian folk music) |
City Lights by Charlie Chaplin choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei |
(Yu Xiaoyu / Jing Yang)
| Season | Short program | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei |
You Are Not From Here by Lara Fabian choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei |
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | Vampire choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei original music by Elliot Goldenthal & Two Steps From Hell |
The Last Samurai choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei music from: Soundtrack 'The Last Samurai’ by Hans Zimmer |
References
- ↑ 2000 Four Continents Championships
- ↑ INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 1125 List of Referees, Judges, Starters and Competitors Stewards 2001/2002 PDF
- ↑ Amy Alisara Arirachakaran at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Phanyaluck Raisuksiri at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Anja Chong at the International Skating Union
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0SIXP6hiMY