Stephanie Zhang

Stephanie Zhang
Personal information
Country represented Australia
Born (1985-05-22) May 22, 1985
Harbin, China
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Andrei Pachin, E. Kramer, B. Trussell, F. Fu, C. Jackson
Choreographer Andrei Pachin
Skating club Sydney Figure Skating Club
Began skating 1989
Retired 2013

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

Personal life

Zhang was born on May 22, 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
2002–03
[1]
  • An Artist's Life
    by Johann Strauss
    performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra
2001–02
[3]
  • An Artist's Life
    by Johann Strauss
    performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra
2000–01
[4]
  • Spring Waters
    by Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff
    performed by the London Promenade Orchestra

Results

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[2]
Event 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 04–05 12–13
Olympics 25th
Worlds 37th
Four Continents 10th
Goodwill Games 8th
Golden Spin 6th 6th
Nepela Memorial 5th
New Year's Cup 15th
Volvo Open Cup 16th
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds 25th 12th 7th
JGP China 3rd 14th
JGP Czech Republic 16th 5th
JGP Italy 18th
JGP Mexico 7th
JGP Netherlands 14th
National[2]
Australian Champ. 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stephanie ZHANG: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 October 2003.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Stephanie ZHANG: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2001.
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