Charlene Wong
| Charlene Wong | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born |
March 5, 1966 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Former coach | Peter Dunfield, Sonya Dunfield, Helen Ann Shields |
| Retired | 1990 |
Charlene Wong (born March 4, 1966) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1981 NHK Trophy bronze medalist and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She currently works as a figure skating coach.
Personal life
Charlene Wong has two older siblings, a brother and sister.[1] She lives in Hermosa Beach, California.
Career
Wong was coached from her early years by Helen Ann Shields and also received lessons from Tommy Litz, Barbara Roles, Kathy Casey, and Osborne Colson.[1] In 1986, she joined Peter Dunfield and Sonya Dunfield who would coach her until 1990.[1]
Wong won five medals at the Canadian Championships — four silver and one bronze. She was selected to compete at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and finished 13th. She retired from competition in 1990.
Wong became a coach in the United States. She has coached the following skaters:
Results
| International | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
| Winter Olympics | 13th | ||||||||
| World Champ. | 12th | 17th | 16th | ||||||
| Nations Cup | 6th | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | 7th | |||||||
| Skate America | 5th | ||||||||
| Skate Canada | 10th | 4th | 4th | ||||||
| Skate Electric | 1st | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 Elfman, Lois (January 31, 2008). "Behind the scenes of figure skating - Jan. 31". IceNetwork.
- ↑ Victoria Muniz at the International Skating Union
- ↑ "2008 U.S. champ Nagasu changing coaches". IceNetwork. May 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Caroline Zhang changes coaches". IceNetwork. June 15, 2009.