Xie Zhong Explained

Xie Zhong
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:September 19, 1998
Birth Place:Harbin, China
Residence:Beijing, China
Formerpartner:Liu Jiaxi
Li Xiangning
Gao Yumeng
Zhao Ying
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Mingyang
Wang Wen
Coach:Zhao Hongbo
Formercoach:Luan Bo
Song Lun
Li Yanwei
Choreographer:Elvin Wong
Skating Club:China Youth Team
Former Skating Club:Harbin Winter Sports Training Centre
Currenttraininglocations:Beijing
Formertraininglocations:Harbin
Beganskating:2003
Combined Total:165.03
Combined Date:2017–18 JGP Final
Sp Score:59.99
Sp Date:2017 JGP Croatia
Fs Score:105.56
Fs Date:2017–18 JGP Final
Show-Medals:yes

Xie Zhong (; born September 19, 1998) is a Chinese pair skater. With his former skating partner, Gao Yumeng, he is the 2017 World Junior bronze medalist and 2017 Chinese national bronze medalist on the senior level.

Early career

Xie began learning to skate in 2003. Following a partnership with Wang Wen, he teamed up with Zhang Mingyang. The two competed on the 2013 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, placing fourth in August in Riga, Latvia.

Xie placed fifth skating with Zhang Ziyi at the Chinese Championships in December 2014.

2015–2016 season

During the 2015–2016 season, Xie skated in partnership with Zhao Ying. They appeared at two 2015 JGP events, placing 8th in August in Riga, Latvia, and 7th the following month in Linz, Austria. Competing on the senior level, the pair won the bronze medal at the Chinese Championships in December. They placed 5th at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, held in February in Hamar, Norway.

Zhao/Xie were assigned to the 2016 World Junior Championships but withdrew a couple of weeks before the start of the event. The pair was coached by Luan Bo, Song Lun, and Li Yanwei in Harbin, China.

Partnership with Gao Yumeng

Xie and Gao Yumeng are coached by Zhao Hongbo in Beijing.

2016–2017 season

Making their international debut as a pair, Gao/Xie placed 5th at a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in early September 2016 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They had the same result at their second JGP assignment, in Saransk, Russia. In December, they won the bronze medal competing as seniors at the Chinese Championships.

In March 2017, Gao/Xie won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in Taipei, having ranked second in the short program and third in the free skate.

2017–2018 season

Gao/Xie placed 4th at JGP Poland and 2nd at JGP Croatia, qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final (JGPF). They finished 4th at both JGPF and World Junior Championships. They split at the end of this season. [1]

Programs

With Gao Yumeng

SeasonShort programFree skating
2017–2018
  • Chicago (soundtrack)
  • Turning Page
2016–2017

With Zhang Mingyang

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Li Xiangning

International
Event18–19
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With Gao Yumeng

International
Event2016–172017–18
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National
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Earlier partnerships

International
Event2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
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National
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Team events
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WD= Withdrew; T = Team result; P = Personal result
Medals awarded for team result only.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 国家花滑队赴体操队交流 李香凝兼项感觉"挺好" (in Chinese) . sports.qq.com. 2017-09-16.