Geng Bingwa Explained

Geng Bingwa
Fullname:	Geng Bingwa
Birth Date:	January 3, 1994
Birth Place:	Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
Coach:	Li Mingzhu Li Chengjiang Bao Li
Formercoach:	Li Wei Liu Xiaohong
Choreographer:	David Wilson Jiang Hailan
Skating Club:	Qiqihar SC
Combined Total:	142.48
Combined Date:	2010 Cup of China
Sp Score:	51.09
Sp Date:	2010 Cup of China
Fs Score:	92.89
Fs Date:	2011 World Figure Skating Championships

Geng Bingwa (; born January 3, 1994) is a Chinese figure skater. She won the silver medal in 2008 and 2011 at the Chinese Figure Skating Championships, and reached the free skate at five International Skating Union Championships.

Personal life

Geng was born in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang. Her mother coaches figure skating and father formerly competed in ice hockey. Her name "Bingwa" means "ice baby" in Chinese.

In February 2011, Geng's age became the subject of controversy. Although her International Skating Union biography states she was born on January 3, 1994, a Chinese website suggests she was born on March 3, 1995.

Career

Geng began skating at the age in 1998. Her international debut came at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked 24th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate (17th) and finished 21st overall. The following season, she made her first and only appearance on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix series, placing 8th in Mexico. At the 2008 World Junior Championships, she placed 11th in the short, 21st in the free, and 18th overall.

Making her Grand Prix debut, Geng finished 11th at the 2009 Cup of China. The following season, she placed fifth at the 2010 Cup of China, 13th at the 2011 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, and 18th at the 2011 World Championships in Moscow.

Geng ranked 11th at the 2012 Four Continents in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She withdrew from the 2012 Cup of China after the short program and has made no international appearances since that event.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2013–14	Canon	The Phantom of the Opera
2012–13	Scene d'amour	Adagio in G minor for strings and organ
2011–12	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg	Sylvia	It's Oh So Quiet Tell Him
2010–11	Just For You	Red Violin	Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
2009–10	Méditation	Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
2008–09	The Road Home	Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
2007–08	Main Title Theme	Somewhere in Time

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	14–15
align=left					18th
align=left					13th	11th
align=left				11th	5th	8th	WD
align=left					5th
align=left						4th
International: Junior
align=left		21st	18th
align=left			8th
National
align=left	5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd		4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd		13th
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
WD: Withdrew

Detailed results

Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
2012–13 season
November 2–4, 2012	2012 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China	10 36.53	–	–
2011–12 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 4–8, 2012	2012 Triglav Trophy	7 45.29	3 87.40	4 132.69
February 7–12, 2012	2012 Four Continents Championships	10 46.98	11 80.91	11 127.89
January 4–6, 2012	12th Chinese National Winter Games	3 54.90	4 95.62	3 150.58
November 6–8, 2011	2011 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China	6 52.61	8 89.48	8 142.09
2010–11 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 24 – May 1, 2011	2011 World Championships	19 47.89	17 92.89	18 140.78
February 15–20, 2011	2011 Four Continents Championships	13 39.20	16 65.38	13 104.58
February 3–5, 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	5 47.18	5 93.86	5 141.04
December 23–24, 2010	2010–11 Chinese Championships	3 42.13	1 101.95	2 144.08
November 4–7, 2010	2010 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China	4 51.09	4 91.39	5 142.48
2009–10 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2009	2009 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China	10 47.64	11 73.56	11 121.20
September 3–5, 2009	2009–10 Chinese Championships	2 50.01	5 69.27	4 119.28

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Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
2008–09 season
February 21–28, 2009	2009 World Junior Championships	Junior	11 47.54	21 64.17	18 111.71
September 10–14, 2008	2008 Junior Grand Prix, Mexico	Junior	8 37.96	6 63.75	8 101.71
2007–08 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 25 – March 2, 2008	2008 World Junior Championships	Junior	24 39.82	17 68.15	21 107.97
December 21–24, 2007	2007–08 Chinese Championships	Senior	2 43.44	2 83.72	2 127.16
2006–07 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 27–30, 2006	2006–07 Chinese Championships	Senior	–	–	5 –