Stephanie Zhang

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Stephanie Zhang
Born (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 38)
Harbin, China
Hometown Sydney, Australia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country Australia
CoachAndrei Pachin, E. Kramer, B. Trussell, F. Fu, C. Jackson
Skating clubSydney Figure Skating Club
Began skating1989
Retired2013

Stephanie Zhang (born 22 May 1985) is a Chinese-Australian figure skater. She is a two-time Australian national senior champion and a six-time national junior champion.

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Personal life

Zhang was born on 22 May 1985, in Harbin, China. [1] She moved to Australia with her parents at the age of nine and was offered citizenship at age thirteen due to her talent.

Career

Zhang began learning to skate at the age of four. [1] In 2000, she won a bronze medal at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in China.

Making her senior international debut, she placed 10th at the 2001 Four Continents Championships. She also continued to appear on the junior level, placing 12th at the 2001 World Junior Championships and 7th at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She placed 25th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Zhang stopped competing after finishing off the podium at the 2005 Australian Championships. She made a brief return to competition in the 2012–13 season. [2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2002–2003
[1]
  • An Artist's Life
    by Johann Strauss
    performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra
2001–2002
[3]
  • An Artist's Life
    by Johann Strauss
    performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra
2000–2001
[4]

Results

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [2]
Event98–9999–0000–0101–0202–0304–05 12–13
Olympics 25th
Worlds 37th
Four Continents 10th
Goodwill Games 8th
Golden Spin 6th6th
Ondrej Nepela 5th
New Year's Cup15th
Volvo Open Cup 16th
International: Junior [2]
Junior Worlds 25th12th7th
JGP China 3rd14th
JGP Czech Rep. 16th5th
JGP Italy 18th
JGP Mexico 7th
JGP Netherlands 14th
National [2]
Australia 2nd1st1st2nd3rd4th3rd

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stephanie ZHANG: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 October 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Stephanie ZHANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
  3. "Stephanie ZHANG: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Stephanie ZHANG: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)