Melinda Wang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
Melinda Wang

Wang at the 2011 Four Continents Championships in Taipei
Personal information
Country represented  Chinese Taipei
Born (1990-12-18) December 18, 1990
New York City, New York
Home town Naperville, Illinois
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Coach Alexander Ouriashev
Skating club DuPage FSC
Began skating 1994
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 119.58
2008 Four Continents
Short program 45.95
2008 Four Continents
Free skate 73.63
2008 Four Continents

Melinda Wang (born December 18, 1990; Chinese: 王展玲; pinyin: Wáng Zhǎnlíng) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competes internationally for Taiwan in ladies' singles.[1] She is a two-time (2008, 2011) Taiwanese national champion.

Personal life

Wang was born on December 18, 1990, in New York City, New York. She is currently a student and trains in Newark, Delaware. She enjoys dancing, baking, reading, and photography as her hobbies.

Skating career

Wang started skating at the age of four. She competed in the United States with Nathan Lim and Paul Wood for Ice Dancing. In 2008 Wang began representing Taiwan. She made her international debut at the 2008 Four Continents, where she finished 15th. Later that season, Wang competed at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[2]
  • Sarabande
    performed by Escala
  • Sarabande
    performed by Maksim Mrvica
2011–2012
[3]
2010–2011
[4]
  • Otonal
    by Raul di Blasio
2008–2009
[5]
  • Otonal
    by Raul di Blasio
  • El Piano de America
    by Raul di Blasio
2007–2008
[6]
  • Otonal
    by Raul di Blasio
  • Tosca
    by Giacomo Puccini

Competitive highlights

International[1]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
World Championships 23rd 20th PR 13th PR
Four Continents Champ. 15th 26th 19th 18th 14th 19th
Asian Trophy 4th
U.S. Classic 6th
International: Junior[1]
World Junior Champ. 33rd
JGP Hungary 14th
National[1]
Chinese Taipei Champ. 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd
PR = Preliminary round

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Melinda WANG". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "Melinda WANG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Melinda WANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Melinda WANG: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Melinda WANG: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Melinda WANG: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.

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