Zhang Hao (figure skater)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Hao

Peng and Zhang at the 2015-16 Grand Prix Final.
Personal information
Full name Zhang Hao
Country represented  China
Born (1984-07-06) July 6, 1984[1] or (1982-02-06) February 6, 1982[2] (see also Age controversy below)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Yu Xiaoyu
Former partner Peng Cheng
Zhang Dan
Zhang Liyun
Coach Yao Bin, Hongbo Zhao, Bing Han
Former coach Huan Bing, Sun Lu, Chen Xiaofei
Choreographer Lori Nichol
Former choreographer Marina Zueva, Igor Shpilband, Renée Roca
Skating club Harbin Skating Club
Began skating 1990
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 201.45
2015 Four Continents
Short program 71.68
2014 Worlds
Free skate 131.64
2015 Four Continents
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2006 Turin Pairs
World Championships
2006 Calgary Pairs
2008 Gothenburg Pairs
2009 Los Angeles Pairs
2005 Moscow Pairs
Four Continents Championships
2005 Gangneung Pairs
2010 Jeonju Pairs
2004 Hamilton Pairs
2008 Goyang Pairs
2015 Seoul Pairs
2002 Jeonju Pairs
2003 Beijing Pairs
2009 Vancouver Pairs
Grand Prix Final
2005–2006 Tokyo Pairs
2007–2008 Turin Pairs
2008–2009 Goyang Pairs
2006–2007 St. Petersburg Pairs
World Junior Championships
2001 Sofia Pairs
2003 Ostrava Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2000–2001 Ayr Pairs
2001–2002 Bled Pairs

Zhang Hao (simplified Chinese: 张昊; traditional Chinese: 張昊; pinyin: Zhāng Hào; born July 6, 1984) is a Chinese pair skater. He currently competes with Yu Xiaoyu. With former partner Peng Cheng, he is the 2015 Four Continents silver medalist. With former partner Zhang Dan, he is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time (2005 bronze, 2006, 2008, 2009 silver) World medalist, and a two-time (2005, 2010) Four Continents champion.

Personal life

Zhang married his girlfriend, Ju Chi, in May 2014.[3] On May 8, 2015, the couple welcomed their first child, a son.[4][5]

Career

Early in his career, Zhang Hao competed with Zhang Liyun.

Partnership with Zhang Dan

Zhang teamed up with Zhang Dan, to whom he is not related, in 1997. In 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix (JGP), the pair competed in one event and won the gold medal. They continued the season with a bronze medal at the 1999 Chinese National Championships. The following season, they competed in two 1999–2000 JGP events, medaling in both. They qualified for the final, where they finished fifth. That year, they were second at nationals and finished fourth at Junior Worlds.

The following three seasons, they were very successful at the junior level. They won all their Junior Grand Prix events, including the 2000–01 JGP Final and the 2001–02 JGP Final. They also competed in the 2001 Junior Worlds and the 2003 Junior Worlds, winning gold both times. At the Chinese National Championships, they placed third in both 2001 and 2002, before winning their first national title in 2003.

Their first senior international was the 2002 Four Continents Championships, where they won the bronze medal. The same season they competed in the 2002 Olympics, placing 11th, and the 2002 Worlds, placing 9th. The following season they competed in their first two senior Grand Prix events, placing fourth at both events. They repeated with a bronze medal at the 2003 Four Continents Championships and improved their placement at the 2003 Worlds, finishing sixth. In the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons, they consistently medaled at their Grand Prix events. They won gold at the 2005 Four Continents Championships and bronze at the 2005 Worlds.

Zhang and Zhang went into the 2006 Olympics as medal contenders. During their free skate, Zhang Dan had a bad fall on their attempted throw quadruple salchow, a jump that was not consistent. Zhang Dan suffered a bad injury, but chose to finish the program. Although the delay between the fall and the continuation of the program was longer than the ISU-proscribed 2 minutes, they were not automatically withdrawn because the referee waited before stopping the music and beginning the official 2 minute wait. Zhang regrouped and was able to finish the program. They won the silver medal, placing ahead of defending Olympic medalists Shen Xue and Hongbo Zhao. At Worlds they won the silver, behind Pang Qing and Tong Jian.

In the 2006–07 season, Zhang and Zhang placed first at Skate Canada, second at the NHK Trophy, and would go on to win the bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final. They placed 5th at the 2007 World Championships later that season. In the 2007–08 and the 2008–09 seasons, they won silver medals at both the Grand Prix Final and the World Championships. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Zhangs placed 5th. They also finished fifth at 2010 World Championships.

Before the 2010–11 season began, Zhang Hao broke his finger, forcing the team to pull out of their two Grand Prix assignments. He also dealt with some shoulder and cervical vertebra problems.[6] The Zhangs returned to competition during the 2011–12 season, winning silver medals at the 2011 Skate America and the 2011 Cup of China. They finished 4th at the 2011–12 Grand Prix Final. Zhang Dan eventually became the tallest competing female pair skater.[6] Her height proved to be a challenge for the pair, and in May 2012, it was announced that their partnership had ended and she was retiring from competition.[7][8]

Partnership with Peng Cheng

In May 2012, Zhang Hao confirmed he had formed a new partnership with Peng Cheng.[7][8] The pair made their international debut at the 2012 Cup of China. They placed 11th at their first World Championships.

In the 2013–14 season, Peng/Zhang won their first Grand Prix medals, bronze at the 2013 Cup of China and silver at the 2013 NHK Trophy, and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where they came in fourth. They were selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics and finished eighth in Sochi. Ending their season, they placed fifth at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama.

For the 2014–15 Grand Prix season, Peng/Zhang were assigned to Skate America and Cup of China,[9] where they placed 3rd and 1st, respectively, qualifying for the 2015 Grand Prix Final. They finished 4th at that competition after placing 5th in the short program and 3rd in the free skate. They won the silver medal at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. At the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, they earned personal best scores in the free skate and combined total to finish in 4th place overall.

Partnership with Yu Xiaoyu

On April 14, 2016, International Figure Skating magazine broke the news of Zhang's new partnership with Yu Xiaoyu. The Chinese Skating Association decided to switch partners between the two pairs of Peng/Zhang and Yu/Jin.[10][11]

Age controversy

Zhang and Zhang perform a triple twist

On February 14, 2011, the Zhangs' ages became the subject of controversy. Although his International Skating Union bio lists Zhang Hao as born on July 6, 1984, a Chinese skating association website suggested he was born on February 6, 1982.[2] This would mean he was too old to compete in junior events during the 2002–03 season, such as the 2003 World Junior Championships where they won gold. His partner's age also came under scrutiny. Her ISU bio states that she was born on October 4, 1985 but the Chinese website suggested she was born on that day in 1987, meaning she was 14 and too young to compete in senior events during the 2001–02 season, such as the Four Continents where they won bronze, as well as the Olympics and World Championships.[2] The dates disappeared from the website by February 15.[12] On February 17, the ISU said there were no discrepancies for the Zhangs in terms of the birthdates listed on their passports, ISU registration forms and the Chinese Olympic Committee's website.[12]

Programs

With Peng Cheng

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[13]
2014–2015
[14]		 Notre Dame de Paris
by Richard Cocciante :
2013–2014
[15]
2012–2013
[16]

With Zhang Dan

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012[17] A Transylvanian Lullaby
by John Morris 		Adagio Sostenuto
from Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major "Totentanz"
by Franz Liszt
2010–2011 Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
by Aram Khatchaturian 		Here I Am
by 4Men
Spanish Caravan,
Hello I Love You
by The Doors
2009–2010[1] Piano Fantasy
by Maksim Mrvica
Selections from Fosse (musical)
including Sing, Sing, Sing		 Scheherazade
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov		 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
by Felix Mendelssohn
2008–2009[18] Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
("On Wings of Song")
by Felix Mendelssohn		 Changjiang River Piano Concerto
by Hao Weiya
2007–2008 Piano Fantasy
by Maksim Mrvica		 The Myth (soundtrack) Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao
2006–2007 Spanish Caravan & I Love You
by The Doors		 The Offspring of Dragons
by Hou De Jian
2005–2006 Kashmir
by Led Zeppelin
2004–2005 All Alone
by Joe Satriani

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Peng Cheng

International[19]
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Olympics 8th
Worlds 11th 5th 4th 12th
Four Continents 5th 2nd
Grand Prix Final 4th 4th 6th
GP Bompard 4th 4th S
GP Cup of China 5th 3rd 1st
GP Rostelecom 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 2nd
GP Skate America 3rd
National
Chinese Champ. 1st
Team events
World Team Trophy 5th T
(3rd P)
TBD = To be decided; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Zhang Dan

International[20]
Event 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
Olympics 11th 2nd 5th
Worlds 9th 6th 5th 3rd 2nd 5th 2nd 2nd 5th
Four Continents 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st
Grand Prix Final 6th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 4th
GP Bompard 4th 1st 1st
GP Cup of China 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd
GP Cup of Russia 3rd 1st 1st 1st
GP NHK Trophy 1st 2nd
GP Skate America 4th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd
GP Skate Canada 1st
Universiade 1st 1st 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 4th 1st 1st
JGP Final 5th 1st 1st
JGP Canada 2nd
JGP China 1st 1st
JGP Italy 1st
JGP Japan 1st
JGP Norway 1st
JGP Sweden 1st
National
Chinese Champ. 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st
Team events
World Team
Trophy 		6th T
(1st P)
WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

With Peng Cheng

Peng at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Peng at the 2014-15 Grand Prix Final
2015–2016 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 10–13, 2015 2015 Grand Prix Final 7
65.60		 6
117.44		 6
183.04
November 20–22, 2015 2015 Rostelecom Cup 3
68.10		 3
124.94		 3
193.04
November 13–15, 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 4
64.10		 cancelled
2014–2015 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 5
69.67		 4
136.96		 4
206.63
February 10–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 2
69.81		 3
131.64		 2
201.45
December 11–14, 2014 2014 Grand Prix Final 5
62.46		 3
129.33		 4
191.79
November 7–9, 2014 2014 Cup of China 1
69.11		 1
124.94		 1
194.05
October 24–26, 2014 2014 Skate America 2
62.38		 3
120.05		 3
182.43
2013–2014 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 26–27, 2014 2014 World Championships 5
71.68		 5
123.15		 5
194.83
February 11–12, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 7
70.59		 8
125.13		 8
195.72
December 5–8, 2013 2013 Grand Prix Final 5
68.87		 4
128.50		 4
197.37
November 8–10, 2013 2013 NHK Trophy 3
65.09		 2
117.09		 2
182.18
November 1–2, 2013 2013 Cup of China 3
64.24		 3
122.95		 3
187.19
2012–2013 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 11–14, 2013 2013 World Team Trophy 4
58.62		 3
115.78		 3
174.40
March 10–17, 2013 2013 World Championships 10
58.52		 11
108.66		 11
167.18
February 6–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Championships 5
52.46		 6
112.36		 5
164.82
November 16–18, 2012 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard 3
59.92		 6
107.84		 4
167.76
November 2–4, 2012 2012 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 4
57.89		 5
105.98		 5
163.87

References

  1. 1 2 "Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "China eyed over 9 athletes' ages". Associated Press (ESPN). February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ 名将张昊迎娶相恋十年爱人 已剑指平昌冬奥会(图) [Zhang Hao's wedding] (in Chinese). sina.com. May 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ Zhang, Hao. "My Son". Weibo. Weibo. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Congratulations". Facebook. International Figure Skating.
  6. 1 2 "张丹/张昊淡看头羊角色 节目精彩演绎死亡之舞" [Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao]. cn.yahoo.com. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
  7. 1 2 Lei, Lei (May 8, 2012). "Zhangs part ways". China Daily.
  8. 1 2 "Olympic silver medalists Zhangs part ways". Ice Network. May 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Pairs" (PDF). July 22, 2014.
  10. ↑ "International Figure Skating | Facebook". Facebook. International Figure Skating magazine. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Nelle notizie di aprile tiene banco la rivoluzione tra le coppie di artistico cinesi". Neveitalia (in Italian). April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "ISU: No discrepancies for Olympic silver medalists". Associated Press (Yahoo News). February 17, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
  13. ↑ 王, 向娜 (23 June 2015). "新赛季新风格新角色彭程/张昊期待新里程". General Administration of Sport of China (in Chinese).
  14. ↑ "Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG: 2014/2015". International Skating Union.
  15. ↑ "Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009.
  19. ↑ "Competition Results: Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG". International Skating Union.
  20. ↑ "Competition Results: Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.

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