Zhang Hao (figure skater)
Zhang Hao | |
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Zhang and Zhang in 2009. | |
Full name | Zhang Hao |
Born | [1] or February 6, 1982[2] (see also Age controversy below) Harbin | July 6, 1984
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Partner | Peng Cheng |
Coach | Yao Bin Chen Xiaofei |
Skating club | Harbin Skating Club |
Began skating | 1990 |
Medal record |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Pairs Figure skating | ||
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2006 Turin | Pairs |
Zhang Hao (simplified Chinese: 张昊; traditional Chinese: 張昊; pinyin: Zhāng Hào; born July 6, 1984 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China) is a Chinese pair skater. He currently competes with Peng Cheng. With former partner Zhang Dan, he is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2005, 2010) Four Continents champion, and a three-time (2006, 2008–2009) World silver medalist.
Career
Early career
Early in his career, Zhang Hao competed with Zhang Liyun. He teamed up with Zhang Dan, to whom he is not related, in 1997. They immediately had considerable success on the junior circuit, winning two medals on the Junior Grand Prix in their first year and placing 5th at the Junior Grand Prix Final. They also won the bronze medal at the 1999 Chinese national championships and the silver at the 2000 Chinese national championships.
In the 2000-2001 season, they won the Junior Grand Prix Final, placed third at nationals, and then won Junior Worlds.[6] At the 2000 Junior Worlds, they performed a quadruple twist, the first quad twist ever performed at that event.
They stayed junior in the 2001-2002 season, winning the Junior Grand Prix Final yet again. They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Four Continents Championships and then went to the 2002 Olympics, where they placed 11th. They went to their first Worlds and came in 9th.
In the 2002-2003 season, they did both Junior and senior Grand Prix, due to ISU rules that pairs can do both in one season. They won the Junior Grand Prix event in China, then performed well at both their Grand Prix events, placing 4th in both of them. They went to Junior Worlds and once again won it before going to Worlds and placing 6th.
Following that season, Zhang and Zhang became serious contenders. They consistently medaled at their Grand Prix events. They won the 2005 Four Continents Championships and then won the bronze at the 2005 Worlds.
2005–2006 season: Olympic medalists
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.
2006–2012
In the 2006–2007 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 2007–2008 and the 2008–2009 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 2010–2011 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.[7] The Zhangs returned to competition during the 2011–2012 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.[7] 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.[8][9]
Partnership with Peng Cheng
In May 2012, Zhang Hao confirmed he had formed a new partnership with Peng Cheng.[8][9]
Age controversy
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Dan_ZHANG_Hao_ZHANG_2008_World_Championships.jpg/150px-Dan_ZHANG_Hao_ZHANG_2008_World_Championships.jpg)
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.[10] 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.[10]
Programs
With Peng Cheng
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2013-2014 | The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun performed by Yo-yo Ma choreo. by Lori Nichol |
Yellow River Piano Concerto by Xian Xinghai choreo. by Lori Nichol |
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2012–2013 | Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney performed by David Garrett |
Poeta by Vincente Amigo |
With Zhang Dan
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2011–2012[11] | A Transylvanian Lullaby by John Morris |
Adagio Sostenuto from Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major "Totentanz" by Franz Liszt |
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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[12] | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges ("On Wings of Song") by Felix Mendelssohn |
Changjiang River Piano Concerto by Hao Weiya |
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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 |
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2005–2006 | Kashmir by Led Zeppelin |
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2004–2005 | All Alone by Joe Satriani |
Competitive highlights
With Peng Cheng
Results[13] | |
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International | |
Event | 2012–2013 |
World Championships | 11th |
Four Continents | 5th |
GP Bompard | 4th |
GP Cup of China | 5th |
National | |
Chinese Championships | |
Team events | |
World Team Trophy | 5T / 3P |
GP = Grand Prix; TBD = To be decided T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. |
With Zhang Dan
Results[14] | |||||||||||||
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International | |||||||||||||
Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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 | 6T / 1P | ||||||||||||
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. |
References
- ^ 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". Associated Press. ESPN. February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
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- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Pairs". International Skating Union. March 24, 2010. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010.
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- ^ a b "张丹/张昊淡看头羊角色 节目精彩演绎死亡之舞". cn.yahoo.com. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
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- ^ a b "Olympic silver medalists Zhangs part ways". Ice Network. May 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "ISU: No discrepancies for Olympic silver medalists". Associated Press. Yahoo News. February 17, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
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- ^ "Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009.
- ^ "Competition Results: Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG". International Skating Union.
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External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Chinese pair skaters
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade
- Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade
- Olympic figure skaters of China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Figure skaters from Harbin
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
- World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics