Zhang Hao (figure skater)
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Zhang Hao (simplified Chinese: 张昊; traditional Chinese: 張昊; pinyin: Zhāng Hào; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ xâʊ]; born July 6, 1984) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With current partner Yu Xiaoyu, he is the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, 2017 Asian Winter Games champion and 2018 Chinese national champion. 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
[edit]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
[edit]Early in his career, Zhang Hao competed with Zhang Liyun.
Partnership with Zhang Dan
[edit]Zhang teamed up with Zhang Dan, to whom he is not related, in 1997.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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
[edit]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
[edit]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] They took the silver medal at the 2016 Skate Canada and won gold at the 2016 Cup of China. At the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final in Marseille they won the silver medal behind Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov.
Yu/Zhang began their season at the 2017 Cup of Nice where they placed first.[12] In their first Grand Prix event of the season, Yu/Zhang placed second at the 2017 Cup of China after ranking second in both the short program and free skate.[13] In their second Grand Prix event at 2017 Skate America, Yu/Zhang again placed second after ranking second in both programs.[14] Their scores in both Grand Prix events have qualified Yu/Zhang for the 2017-18 Grand Prix Final, where they placed sixth. They won the Chinese National Championship and were named to the Chinese Olympic and World teams. They placed eighth at the Olympics, and seventh at Worlds.
Due to injury, they withdrew from both of their 2018-19 Grand Prix events and did not compete at Nationals. They did not compete again until the 2019-20 Nationals, where they placed fourth.
In September 2020, it was reported that Yu and Zhang had split.[15]
Age controversy
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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.[16] 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.[16]
Programs
[edit]With Yu Xiaoyu
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2019–20 |
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2018–19 | Did not compete this season | | |
2017–18 [17] |
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2016–17 [19] |
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With Peng Cheng
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2015–2016 [20][21] |
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2014–2015 [22] |
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2013–2014 [23] |
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2012–2013 [24] |
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With Zhang Dan
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2011–2012[25] | 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[26] | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges ("On Wings of Song") by Felix Mendelssohn | Changjiang River Piano Concerto by Hao Weiya | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges ("On Wings of Song") by Felix Mendelssohn |
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 | Colonel Hathi's March (from The Jungle Book) by Sherman Brothers Moves Like an Ape, Looks Like a Man (from Tarzan) by Mark Mancina | |
2004–2005 | All Alone by Joe Satriani | In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg | |
2003–2004 | All Alone by Joe Satriani | Heia in the Mountains (from Die Csárdásfürstin) by Emmerich Kálmán performed by André Rieu Stenka Razin performed by André Rieu Komm, Zigány (from Countess Maritza) by Emmerich Kálmán performed by André Rieu | Speak Softly, Love (from The Godfather) by Nino Rota |
2002–2003 | Victory by Tonči Huljić performed by Bond | Heia in the Mountains (from Die Csárdásfürstin) by Emmerich Kálmán performed by André Rieu Stenka Razin performed by André Rieu Komm, Zigány (from Countess Maritza) by Emmerich Kálmán performed by André Rieu | Speak Softly, Love (from The Godfather) by Nino Rota |
2001–2002 | Victory by Tonči Huljić performed by Bond | Coppélia by Léo Delibés | |
2000–2001 | Unter Donner und Blitz by Johann Strauss II | Coppélia by Léo Delibés |
Competitive highlights
[edit]- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- C – Event was cancelled
- Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.
With Yu Xiaoyu
[edit]International[27] | ||||
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Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019-20 |
Olympics | 8th | |||
Worlds | 4th | 7th | ||
Four Continents | 4th | |||
GP Final | 2nd | 6th | ||
GP Cup of China | 1st | 2nd | ||
GP Skate Canada | 2nd | |||
GP Skate America | 2nd | WD | ||
GP France | WD | |||
Asian Games | 1st | |||
Cup of Nice | 1st | |||
National | ||||
Chinese Champ. | 1st | 4th | ||
Team events | ||||
Olympics | 6th T 5th P |
Pair skating with Peng Cheng
[edit]Season | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
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Winter Olympics | 8th | |||
Winter Olympics (Team event) | 7th | |||
World Championships | 11th | 5th | 4th | 12th |
Four Continents Championships | 5th | 2nd | ||
Grand Prix Final | 4th | 4th | 6th | |
Chinese Championships | 1st | |||
World Team Trophy | 5th (3rd) | |||
GP Cup of China | 5th | 3rd | 1st | |
GP NHK Trophy | 2nd | |||
GP Rostelecom Cup | 3rd | |||
GP Skate America | 3rd | |||
GP Trophée Éric Bompard | 4th | 4th |
With Zhang Dan
[edit]International[29] | ||||||||||||||
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Event | 98–99 | 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 | 1st | |||||||||||
JGP Italy | 1st | |||||||||||||
JGP Japan | 1st | |||||||||||||
JGP Norway | 1st | |||||||||||||
JGP Sweden | 1st | |||||||||||||
National | ||||||||||||||
Chinese Champ. | 3rd | 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
[edit]- Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.
- Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.
Pair skating with Peng Cheng
[edit]Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 206.63 | 2015 World Championships |
Short program | TSS | 71.68 | 2015 World Championships |
TES | 40.89 | 2014 Winter Olympics | |
PCS | 33.26 | 2015 World Championships | |
Free skating | TSS | 136.96 | 2015 World Championships |
TES | 70.67 | 2015 World Championships | |
PCS | 66.87 | 2015 Four Continents Championships |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Nov 2–4, 2012 | ![]() | 4 | 57.89 | 5 | 105.98 | 5 | 163.87 |
Nov 16–18, 2012 | ![]() | 3 | 59.92 | 6 | 107.84 | 4 | 167.76 |
Feb 6–11, 2013 | ![]() | 5 | 52.46 | 6 | 112.36 | 5 | 164.82 |
Mar 10–17, 2013 | ![]() | 10 | 58.52 | 11 | 108.66 | 11 | 167.18 |
Apr 11–14, 2013 | ![]() | 4 | 58.62 | 3 | 115.78 | 5 (3) | – |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Nov 1–2, 2013 | ![]() | 3 | 64.24 | 3 | 122.95 | 3 | 187.19 |
Nov 8–10, 2013 | ![]() | 3 | 65.09 | 2 | 117.09 | 2 | 182.18 |
Dec 5–8, 2013 | ![]() | 5 | 68.87 | 4 | 128.50 | 4 | 197.37 |
Dec 28–29, 2013 | ![]() | 1 | 72.28 | 1 | 123.27 | 1 | 195.55 |
Feb 6–9, 2013 | ![]() | 3 | 71.01 | – | – | 7 | – |
Feb 11–12, 2014 | ![]() | 7 | 70.59 | 8 | 125.13 | 8 | 195.72 |
Mar 26–27, 2014 | ![]() | 5 | 71.68 | 5 | 123.15 | 5 | 194.83 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 24–26, 2014 | ![]() | 2 | 62.38 | 3 | 120.05 | 3 | 182.43 |
Nov 7–9, 2014 | ![]() | 1 | 69.11 | 1 | 124.94 | 1 | 194.05 |
Dec 11–14, 2014 | ![]() | 5 | 62.46 | 3 | 129.33 | 4 | 191.79 |
Feb 10–15, 2015 | ![]() | 2 | 69.81 | 3 | 131.64 | 2 | 201.45 |
Mar 23–29, 2015 | ![]() | 5 | 69.67 | 4 | 136.96 | 4 | 206.63 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Nov 13, 2015 | ![]() | 4 | 64.10 | – | – | 4 | – |
Nov 20–22, 2015 | ![]() | 3 | 68.10 | 3 | 124.94 | 3 | 193.04 |
Dec 10–13, 2015 | ![]() | 7 | 65.60 | 6 | 117.44 | 6 | 183.04 |
Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2016 | ![]() | 12 | 60.01 | 9 | 122.45 | 12 | 182.46 |
Note: The 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard was cancelled after the November 2015 Paris attacks. The short programs had been completed on November 13, but the free skating was to be held the next day.[31] On November 23, the International Skating Union announced that the short program results would be considered as the final results for the competition.[32]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c "China eyed over 9 athletes' ages". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zhang, Hao. "My Son". Weibo. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Congratulations". Facebook. International Figure Skating.
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(help) - ^ a b "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 March 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Lei, Lei (May 8, 2012). "Zhangs part ways". China Daily.
- ^ a b "Olympic silver medalists Zhangs part ways". Ice Network. May 8, 2012. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Pairs" (PDF). July 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2014.
- ^ "The Chinese fans are very unhappy...they took to Weibo in droves today to protest two of China's pairs teams being split and paired with different partners. The Federation has split Xiaoyu Yu and Jin Yang, the two-time World Junior champions, and Peng Cheng and Hao Zhang. Yu is now partnered with Zhang and Cheng will compete with Yang". International Figure Skating magazine (Facebook). April 14, 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Nelle notizie di aprile tiene banco la rivoluzione tra le coppie di artistico cinesi". NEVE ITALIA (in Italian). April 27, 2016.
- ^ "22nd INTERNATIONNAL CUP OF NICE 2017 - Senior Pairs". Nice Baie des Anges Association. October 15, 2017.
- ^ "ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2017 - Pairs". International Skating Union. November 4, 2017.
- ^ "ISU GP 2017 Bridgestone Skate America - Pairs". International Skating Union. November 25, 2017.
- ^ Sun, Haiguang (September 21, 2020). "前几日去九华山庄采访,发现于小雨新搭档变成了王磊。" [A few days ago, I went to Jiuhua Mountain Villa for an interview and found that Yu Xiaoyu's new partner had become Wang Lei.] (Weibo) (in Chinese).
- ^ a b "ISU: No discrepancies for Olympic silver medalists". Yahoo News. Associated Press. February 17, 2011. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.
- ^ "Xiaoyu YU / Hao ZHANG: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017.
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- ^ "Xiaoyu YU / Hao ZHANG: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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).
- ^ "Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
- ^ "Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009.
- ^ "Competition Results: Xiaoyu YU / Hao ZHANG". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b c d e "CHN-Cheng Peng / Hao Zhang". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Competition Results: Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
- ^ "Personal Bests Cheng Peng / Hao Zhang". International Skating Union.
- ^ Slater, Paula (14 November 2015). "Terror attacks in Paris; 2015 Trophée Bompard cancelled". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Consequences of the cancellation of the Free Skating/Free Dance at the ISU Grand Prix Bordeaux (FRA)". International Skating Union. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015.
External links
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- Yu / Zhang at the International Skating Union
- Cheng Peng & Hao Zhang at the International Skating Union
- Cheng Peng & Hao Zhang at SkatingScores.com
- Zhang / Zhang at the International Skating Union
- Official website (in Chinese)