Stephanie Zhang

Stephanie Zhang
Born	(1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 39) Harbin, China
Hometown	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Australia
Coach	Andrei Pachin, E. Kramer, B. Trussell, F. Fu, C. Jackson
Skating club	Sydney Figure Skating Club
Began skating	1989
Retired	2013

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.

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	Winter (from The Four Seasons) by Ludwig van Beethoven
2001–2002 [3]	An Artist's Life by Johann Strauss performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra	Violin Concerto in D by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2000–2001 [4]	Spring Waters by Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff performed by the London Promenade Orchestra	La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus performed by the English Chamber 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
Ondrej Nepela				5th
New Year's Cup							15th
Volvo Open Cup							16th
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds		25th		12th	7th
JGP China			3rd		14th
JGP Czech Rep.		16th		5th
JGP Italy					18th
JGP Mexico			7th
JGP Netherlands		14th
National[2]
Australia	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd

References

1. "Stephanie ZHANG: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 October 2003.
2. "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.

External links

• Stephanie Zhang at the International Skating Union