Antony Cheng
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Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | December 29, 1997||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Joanne McLeod, Neil Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Katarina Papafotiou, Ken Rose | ||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Myke Gilman, Joanne McLeod | ||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Champs International Skating Center of BC | ||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||
Combined total |
144.89 2016 Coupe Du Printemps | ||||||||||||||||||
Short program |
48.36 2016 Coupe Du Printemps | ||||||||||||||||||
Free skate |
102.50 2015 JGP Colorado Springs | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antony Cheng (born December 29, 1997) is a Canadian International figure skater.[1]
He is the 2015 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Junior men Canadian National Silver Medalist and Coupe du Printemps Luxembourg 2016, Junior men champion.[1]
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About Antony
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Antony Cheng was born on December 29, 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Figure Skater
Antony has been skating for 12 years and represents Canada internationally. He is a 3 Time Canadian National Championship medalist and the 2016 ISU Coupe du Printemps Junior men Champion. He is best known for his performance, choreography, musicality and engaging step sequences.[1][2][3]
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Personal best scores:
Short - 66.68
(Technical 34.11 / Program Components 32.57) (BC Summerskate 2015, Junior)
Long - 117.32
(Technical 56.44 / Program Components 60.88) (Canadian Championships 2015, Junior)
(Program Components best: 63.40, BC/YK Sectionals 2016, Senior)
Combined Total - 178.64 (BC Summerskate 2015, Junior)[1][3][4]
![](../I/m/Antony%2C_2016_%22Final_Fantasy_Soundtrack%22.jpg)
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Dancer
Antony has formal training in dance throughout his years as a competitive figure skater. His wide-ranging experience includes ballet, hip hop, contemporary, jazz as well as extensive strength and conditioning for more than 6 years.
Antony has a YouTube dance channel (with 20,000 total views currently) where he performs his dance routines.[5]
![](../I/m/Antony_performs_one_of_his_dances.jpg)
Visual Artist
Antony is an amateur visual artist.
He is an official member of Iglobalphotographers since 2015 where he has opportunities to collaborate with artists from around the world and feature rising talent.[6][7][8]
Antony's style of photography is simple, timeless, creative, and offers a different perspective for viewers of just the day to day surroundings in both urban and nature. Here are some of his works.
![](../I/m/%22Keep_moving_forward%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22Milky_Way%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22Silent_Hil%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22Vantage_point%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22Stealth%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22After_life%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22Glimpse%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22What_goes_around_comes_around%22.jpg)
![](../I/m/%22Fantasy%22.jpg)
All of past and current artworks can be viewed on his Instagram and have been featured many times by pages such as Nikon Canada, Streetview, Create and Capture Digital Dream Festival and more.[7][8] To view his YouTube channel, Instagram and iglobalphotographer website, follow the links.
Work / Education
Antony is Skate Canada NCCP Canskate coach certified, with first aid/CPR certification and has been coaching in Canada since 2016.
Cheng graduated from Bayview Secondary School in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
![](../I/m/Antony%2C_%22Sing_Sing_Sing%22_2016.jpg)
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Skating career
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Antony Cheng began skating by playing hockey at the age seven (2005) and later switched to figure skating when he was eight in Toronto, Ontario. He has trained at the Richmond Training Center with former coach Ken Rose, then at the York Region skating academy and the Thornhill figure skating club with coach Katerina Papafotiou representing Central Ontario where he won almost all of the provincial sectional titles from Pre-juvenile to senior, 2 Ontario Winter Games titles and had the opportunity to compete at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax.[9][10] Antony also trained at Champs International skating club of BC with coaches Joanne McLeod and Neil Wilson in Vancouver, British Columbia during the summers, since 2010.
![](../I/m/Antony%2C_%22Blues_for_Klook%22_2013.jpg)
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In 2012, Antony claimed the Pre-Novice Canadian Championship title, the following year he won the bronze medal at the Novice Canadian Championships, and in 2015, was the Junior men Canadian National Silver medalist.[1][2][3]
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Antony made his international debut representing Canada in 2015 where he finished 13th at the Junior Grand Prix in USA and won his first international ISU gold medal at the Coupe Du Printemps, Luxembourg 2016 in Junior.[2][11]
In 2015, Antony also made his senior debut in Canada.[3]
In the summer of 2016, Antony moved to Champs International and switched to skate out of BC/YK and finished 3rd at the BC/YK Sectional Championships.[4]
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Aside from competitions, Antony has had opportunities to perform as a guest skater in many ice shows for different skating clubs, sections and competition gala events throughout all of his competitive seasons.[5]
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Cheng has also missed a couple international assignments in 2013 (Mladost Trophy, Croatia) and 2015 (Skate Canada Autumn Classic) due to ankle injuries and stress fractures.[12]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2016- 2017 [1][13] |
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2015–2016 [1][13] |
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2014–2015 [13][14][15] |
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2013–2014 [13][15][16] |
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2012–2013 [16][17] |
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Competitive Highlights
International[1][2][10][11][18] | |||||||||
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Event | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
Coupe du Printemps | 1st J. | ||||||||
JGP Colorado Springs | 13th | ||||||||
Skate Canada Autumn Classic | J. WD | ||||||||
Mladost Trophy | N. WD | ||||||||
Skate Detroit USA | 3rd J. | 2nd J. | 6th. J | ||||||
National[1][4][9][10][12][19][20][21] | |||||||||
Canadian Championships | 5th P. | 1st P. | 3rd N. | 15th J. | 2nd J. | ||||
Skate Canada Challenge | 13th N. | 7th J. | 3rd J. | 15th | 8th | ||||
Canada Winter Games | 4th P. | ||||||||
Ontario Winter Games | 1st Jv. | 1st P. | |||||||
BC/YK Sectionals | 3rd | ||||||||
Central Ontario Sectionals | 1st Jv. | 1st P. | 3rd N. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 3rd | |||
Levels: Jv. = Juvenile P. = Pre Novice, N. = Novice, J. = Junior; WD: Withdrew JGP: Junior Grand Prix |
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Full Competitive History of Accomplishments:[1][3][4][9][18]
- Nov. 2016: Senior Men BC/YK Sectional Bronze Medalist - 174.06
- Mar. 2016: ISU Coupe du Printemps, Luxembourg, Junior Men Champion
- Nov. 2015: Senior Men Central Ontario Sectional Bronze Medalist
- Sep. 2015: ISU International Junior Grand Prix Colorado Springs, USA – 13th place
- 2015: U.S. Skate Detroit Junior Men Silver Medalist
- Jan. 2015: Junior Men Canadian National Silver Medalist - 176.96
- Dec. 2014: Junior Men Skate Canada Challenge Bronze Medalist
- Nov. 2014: Junior Men Central Ontario Sectional Champion
- Jul. 2014: U.S. Skate Detroit Junior Men Bronze Medalist
- Jan. 2014: Junior Men National Competitor
- Nov. 2013: Junior Men Central Ontario Sectional Silver Medalist
- Jan. 2013: Novice Men Canadian National Bronze Medalist - 120.18
- Nov. 2012: Novice Men Central Ontario Sectional Bronze Medalist
- Mar. 2012: Richmond Hill Sports Champion Award
- Mar. 2012: Ontario Winter Games Pre-Novice Men Champion
- Dec. 2011: Pre-Novice Men Canadian National Champion
- Nov. 2011: Pre-Novice Men Central Ontario Sectional Champion
- Feb. 2011: Canada Winter Games Pre-Novice Men – 4th place
- Dec. 2010: Pre-Novice Men National Championships – 5th place
- Nov. 2010: Pre-Novice Men Central Ontario Sectional Champion
- Mar. 2010: Ontario Winter Games Juvenile Men Champion
- Nov. 2009: Juvenile Men Central Ontario Sectional Champion
- Feb. 2009: COS STARSkate Junior Bronze Men Champion
- Nov: 2009: Pre-Juvenile Men Central Ontario Sectional Silver Medalist
Accolades & Awards: 2015: Recipient of Skate Canada Johnny Esaw International Competition Grant 2015: Recipient of Skate Canada Bryan and Baldwin International Junior Competition Grant 2015: Quest for Gold, Ontario Athlete Assistance Program – Recipient of Ontario Card 2015: Skate Canada National Development Team Member 2015: Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative Supported Athlete 2015: Skate Canada – Central Ontario Section (COS) International Assignment Bursary Award 2015: Junior Men National Silver Medalist - Skate Canada High Performance Grant 2015: Recipient of COS Development Grant 2015: Junior Men National Silver Medalist - COS Podium Placement Award 2015: Gold Medal Performance at COS Team Elite – Podium Placement Bursary Award 2015: Junior Men Skate Canada Challenge Bronze Medalist – COS Podium Placement Award 2014: Bronze Medal Performance at COS Team Elite – Podium Placement Bursary Award 2013: Quest for Gold, Ontario Athlete Assistance Program – Recipient of Ontario Card 2013: Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative Supported Athlete 2013: Skate Canada National Development Team Member 2013: Novice Men National Bronze Medalist – Skate Canada High Performance Grant 2013: Novice Men National Bronze Medalist – COS Podium Placement Award 2012: Richmond Hill Sports Champion Award 2012: Pre-Novice Men National Champion – COS Podium Placement Award 2012: Pre-Novice Men COS Sectional Champion – Skate Canada Barbara Graham Fund Award 2012: Pre-Novice Men COS Sectional Champion – COS Ruth Phillips Award 2012: Ontario Winter Games Pre-Novice Men Champion – COS Gold Medal Performance Bursary Award 2011: Pre-Novice Men COS Sectional Champion – Skate Canada Barbara Graham Fund Award 2011: Gold Medal Performance at COS Team Elite – Podium Placement Bursary Award 2011: Pre-Novice Men COS Sectional Champion – COS Ruth Phillips Award 2010: Gold Medal Performance at COS Future Stars – Podium Placement Bursary Award 2010: Ontario Winter Games Juvenile Men Champion – COS Gold Medal Performance Bursary Award 2010: Juvenile Men COS Sectional Champion – Elvis Stojko Award 2009: COS STARSkate Championships Junior Bronze Men Champion – COS Georgina Skating Club Award
Invited Ice Shows:
May 9, 2015: COS Margaret Garrison Memorial Ice Show and Awards Ceremony March 29, 2015: Bewdley Skating Club, Annual Skating Carnival March 28, 2015: Bolton Skating Club, Annual Skating Carnival May 4, 2013: COS Margaret Garrison Memorial Ice Show and Awards Ceremony
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Competition Results: Antony Cheng". International Skating Union Official web site.
- 1 2 3 4 "Canadian skaters continue on ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Colorado Springs, USA". Skate Canada. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Stats on ice: Antony Cheng". Stats on ice Official Page.
- 1 2 3 4 "Skate Canada BC".
- 1 2 "antony cheng - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "Antony Cheng Photography | Antony Cheng". Antony Cheng Photography | Antony Cheng. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- 1 2 "iglobalphotographers". iglobalphotographers. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- 1 2 "Antony Cheng (^∇^) (@antonychengpix) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- 1 2 3 "Skate Ontario". www.skateontario.org. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Antony Cheng". Thornhill Figure Skating Club Official web site.
- 1 2 "Coupe Du Printemps 2016". skating.lu. 13 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Skate Canada | Patinage Canada". Skate Canada. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- 1 2 3 4 "Antony Cheng". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ↑ "Antony Cheng@Youtube". Antony Cheng 2015 Canadian Junior Men Silver Medalist - Short.
- 1 2 "Antony Cheng@Youtube". Antony Cheng 2015 Canadian Junior Men Silver Medalist - Free.
- 1 2 "Antony Cheng@Youtube". Antony Cheng 2013 Novice Men National Bronze Medalist Free Program.
- ↑ "Antony Cheng@Youtube". Antony Cheng 2013 Novice Men National Bronze Medalist Short Program.
- 1 2 "UNSEEN SKATERS ONLINE". UNSEEN SKATERS ONLINE. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ↑ "Antony Cheng". Antony Cheng. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ↑ "index.htm". www.skatecanada-centralontario.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ↑ "Halifax 2011 Canada Games - Registration, Scheduling & Results". cg2011.gems.pro. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
External Links and Contact
- Antony Cheng YouTube
- Antony Cheng Instagram
- Antony Cheng Facebook
- Email: [email protected]