Zhang Min (figure skater)

Zhang Min
Personal information
Country represented China
Born (1976-03-24) March 24, 1976
Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Height 1.76 cm (0.69 in)
Former coach Gao Haijun, Ning Li
Former choreographer Joanne McLeod
Skating club Qiqihar Skating Club
Former training locations Beijing
Began skating 1980
Retired 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 196.27
2006 Winter Olympics
Short program 67.55
2003 Skate America
Free skate 128.88
2006 Winter Olympics
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Min (simplified Chinese: 张民; traditional Chinese: 張民; pinyin: Zhāng Mín; born March 24, 1976) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Four Continents medalist and a three-time Chinese national champion. He competed at three Winter Olympic Games, placing as high as tenth, and finished a career-best seventh at the 2004 World Championships.

At the 1999 Four Continents, Zhang became the first skater to land a clean quadruple toe loop in the short program at an ISU Championship. He has also landed quadruple salchows in competition. He is the second person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. At the 2006 World Championships, the day before his 30th birthday, he landed a 4T-3T combination and 4S in his free skate. He named Elvis Stojko as his idol in the sport.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2005–06
[1]
  • Swing medley
2004–05
[2]
2003–04
[3]
  • Danse macabre
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Concert Fantasy on Gounod's Faust
    by Pablo de Sarasate
2001–03
[4]
[5]
2000–01
[6]
  • In the North West Plain
    by Jiao Jie
    Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Spring in Sinkiang
    by Ma Yao Xian
    Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Jazz Suite No. 1 - Foxtrot
  • Jazz Suite No. 2 - Lyric Waltz
  • Taihiti-Trot
  • The Street
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
    Russian Symphony Orchestra

Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
Olympics 20th 16th 10th
Worlds 33rd 15th 9th 11th 7th 16th 15th
Four Continents 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 9th
GP Final 6th
GP Cup of China 9th 4th 5th
GP Cup of Russia 3rd
GP Lalique 5th 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 7th 6th
GP Skate America 4th 3rd
GP Skate Canada 8th
Asian Games 2nd 3rd
Asian Champ. 1st 4th
Finlandia Trophy 4th
Universiade 3rd 12th
National[7]
Chinese Champ. 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
WD: Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "Min ZHANG: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Min ZHANG: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
  3. ↑ "Min ZHANG: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
  4. ↑ "Min ZHANG: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2003.
  5. ↑ "Min ZHANG: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 17, 2002.
  6. ↑ "Min ZHANG: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.
  7. 1 2 "Min ZHANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
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