Yang Yongchao

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Yang Yongchao
Tang Feiyao and Yang Yongchao at the 2019 Junior World Championships - FS.jpg
Tang / Yang at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Full nameYang Yongchao
Native name杨泳超
Born (1998-08-25) August 25, 1998 (age 25)
Changchun, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Partner Zhang Siyang
Coach Song Lun
Skating clubHeilongjiang Skating Training Center
Began skating2003

Yang Yongchao (simplified Chinese :杨泳超; traditional Chinese :楊泳超; pinyin :Yáng Yǒngchāo; born August 25, 1998) is a Chinese pair skater who currently competes with Zhang Siyang. Together, they are the 2022 Chinese nationals pairs skating champions. [1]

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With his former partner, Tang Feiyao, he is the 2019 Chinese national pairs skating bronze medalist and 2020 Chinese nationals pairs skating silver medalist. [2]

Personal life

Yang was born on August 25, 1998, in Changchun, China. [1]

Career

Early career

Yang began figure skating in 2003. [1]

Yang's first pair skating partner was Sui Jiaying. Together they competed at four National Championships, placing seventh in 2013, sixth in 2014, fourth in 2015, and winning a silver medal in 2016. [3] [4] [5] [6]

The pair split following the 2015–16 season.

Partnership with Han

2016–17 season

For the 2016–17 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with Han Yue.

Together, they competed on the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix series, placing eight at JGP Estonia and seventh at JGP Germany.

They then went on to compete at the 2017 Chinese Championships, where they won the silver medal. [7]

Following the season, the pair parted ways.

Partnership with Tang

2017–18 season

Prior to the 2017–18 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with Tang Feiyao.

They debuted on the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fourth at JGP Belarus.

At the 2018 Chinese Championships, they placed fifth.

Tang/Yang were then assigned to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships, where they placed twelfth. [8]

2018–19 season

Tang/Yang competed on the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fifth at JGP Canada and seventh at JGP Czech Republic.

They then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Chinese Championships and were assigned to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships, where they placed fourth. [9]

2019–20 season

Tang/Yang made their senior international debut at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished fourth. They then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy.

Debuting on the 2019–20 Grand Prix series, the pair placed seventh at both the 2019 Skate Canada International and 2019 Cup of China.

The pair then went on to win the silver medal at the 2020 Chinese Championships and were named to both the Four Continents and World team.

The pair, however, withdrew from the 2020 Four Continents Championships shortly before the event.

Moreover, the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11]

2020–21 season

Although, Tang/Yang were assigned to compete at the 2020 Cup of China, they withdrew from the event. [12]

Following the season, the pair parted ways.

Partnership with Zhang

2022–23 season

For the 2022-23 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with former singles skater, Zhang Siyang. The pair debuted internationally at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed seventh. [13]

At the 2022 Chinese Championships, the pair won the gold medal. With this result, the pair were selected to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships and the 2023 World Championships. At the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the pair finished eighth. [13]

Two weeks prior to the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Zhang suffered a bad fall in practice and had to get twelve stitches in her chin. At the World Championships, the pair managed to qualify for the free program segment of the competition by placing twentieth in the short program. In the free skate, the pair placed seventeenth and moved up to seventeenth-place overall. [14] [13]

2023-24 season

Zhang/Yang began the season at the Shanghai Trophy, where they won the bronze medal. [13] They were invited to make their ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Cup of China, finishing in fifth place. [15]

Programs

With Zhang

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[16] [17]
  • Wu Shu (Wu Kong)
    by Gregory Tan, Iliya Zaki
    choreo. by Misha Ge
  • 365 days of missing you
    （想你的三百六十五天）
    by Coco Lee（李玟）
    choreo. by Misha Ge
2022–2023
[18] 		Saturday Night Fever : Les Misérables :

With Tang

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[10]
  • Tango de los Exilados
    by Vanessa Mae, Walter Taieb
    choreo. by Pascal Denis
2018–2019
[9]
  • Even More Magma
    choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky
2017–2018
[8]
  • Rise
    choreo. by Elvin Wong, Shae Zukiwsky

With Han

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[19]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Zhang

International [13]
Event 22–23 23–24 24-25
Worlds 17th
Four Continents 8th10th
GP Cup of China 5thTBD
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7th
Shanghai Trophy 3rd
National [13]
Chinese Champ. 1st3rd
Chinese Champ. Comp 1st
WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Pairs with Tang

International [2]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds C
Four Continents WD
GP Skate Canada 7th
GP Cup of China 7thWD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
Shanghai Trophy 3rd
International: Junior [2]
Junior Worlds 12th4th
JGP Belarus 4th
JGP Canada 5th
JGP Czech Republic 7th
National [2]
Chinese Champ. 5th3rd2nd
WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Pairs with Han

International [7]
Event 2016–17
JGP Estonia 8th
JGP Germany 7th
National [7]
Chinese Championships 2nd

Pairs with Sui

National [20]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Chinese Championships 7th6th4th2nd

Detailed results

With Zhang

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2023–24 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
30 January-4 February, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships 10
55.70		10
101.62		10
157.32
22-24 December, 2023 2023 Chinese Championships 3
60.48		2
107.89		3
168.37
10–12 November, 2023 2023 Cup of China 5
58.71		6
102.94		5
161.65
3-5 October, 2023 2023 Shanghai Trophy 4
56.09		2
117.48		3
173.57
2022–23 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
22–26 March 2023 2023 World Championships 20
50.32		17
97.91		17
148.23
7–12 February 2023 2023 Four Continents Championships 8
56.10		8
97.66		8
153.76
11–13 January 2023 2022 Chinese Championships 8
56.10		8
97.66		8
153.76
7–10 December 2022 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 8
56.44		5
104.89		7
161.33

With Tang

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2019–20 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
8–10 November 2019 2019 Cup of China Senior7
61.85		7
110.68		7
172.63
25–27 October 2019 2019 Skate Canada International Senior7
62.35		8
108.22		7
170.57
25–28 September 2019 2019 Shanghai Trophy Senior3
64.68		3
107.60		3
172.28
25–28 September 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Senior5
66.29		4
116.47		4
182.76
14–16 September 2019 2020 Chinese Championships Senior2
61.90		2
120.51		2
182.41
2018–19 season
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior4
60.77		4
108.00		4
168.77
29–30 December 2018 2019 Chinese Championships Senior4
56.23		3
109.51		3
165.74
26–29 September 2018 2017 JGP Czech Republic Junior6
52.24		6
88.35		7
140.59
12–15 September 2018 2017 JGP Canada Junior6
47.42		5
88.01		5
135.43
2017–18 season
5–11 March 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior11
48.15		12
82.82		12
130.97
23–24 December 2017 2018 Chinese Championships Senior5
53.90		5
102.90		5
156.80
20–24 October 2017 2017 JGP Belarus Junior3
54.00		4
93.67		4
147.67

With Han

2016–17 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
24–25 December 2016 2017 Chinese Championships Senior2
55.03		2
103.29		2
158.32
5–9 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior5
50.47		7
87.06		7
137.53
September 28–October 2 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior7
48.68		10
78.84		8
127.52

With Sui

2015–16 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
26–27 December 2015 2016 Chinese Championships 2
49.34		2
98.01		2
147.35
2014–15 season
27–28 December 2014 2015 Chinese Championships 4
49.12		3
92.17		4
141.29
2013–14 season
28–29 December 2013 2014 Chinese Championships 6
45.71		6
79.75		6
125.46
2012–13 season
20–21 December 2012 2013 Chinese Championships 7
29.51		7
64.48		7
93.99

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