Zhang Kexin Explained

Zhang Kexin
Fullname:Zhang Kexin
Country:China
Birth Date:October 17, 1995
Birth Place:Harbin, China
Formercoach:Li Mingzhu
Li Bao
Li Chengjiang
Formerchoreographer:David Wilson
Jiang Hailan
Retired:November 3, 2014
Combined Total:162.59
Combined Date:2012 Four Continents
Sp Score:57.56
Sp Date:2013 Four Continents
Fs Score:108.52
Fs Date:2012 Four Continents

Zhang Kexin (; born October 17, 1995) is a Chinese former figure skater. She is the 2014 Chinese national champion.

Career

Zhang began skating in 2000. Li Mingzhu became her coach in 2008.

Zhang debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2009. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 JGP in Japan].

Making her Grand Prix debut, Zhang placed fourth at the 2011 Cup of China. She finished 7th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, giving China two ladies' singles berths for the 2013 event, for the first time since 1997.

In the 2013–14 season, Zhang won silver at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok and placed 8th at the Cup of China Grand Prix event in Beijing. She won her first senior national title at the Chinese Championships in Changchun, having finished ahead of Zhao Ziquan. She was chosen to represent China at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Zhang finished 15th in Sochi, Russia, after placing 14th in the short program and 15th in the free skate.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2014–2015
  • Tongqing Mogui
2013–2014
2012–2013
2011–2012
  • En la cueva
2010–2011
  • India
  • Tristan and Isolde
2009–2010
2008–2009
  • Yellow River Concerto
  • Anytime, Anywhere
2007–2008

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event08–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–14
align=left 15th
align=left 7th 23rd
align=left 5th 10th 11th
align=left WD
align=left 4th WD 8th
align=left 4th
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
International: Junior
align=left 7th
align=left 17th 11th
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
National
align=left 5th bgcolor=cc9966 3rd bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left 6th bgcolor=silver 2nd
Team events
align=left 7th T
7th P
align=left 5th T
9th P
WD: Withdrew
T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

2011–12 season
DateEventQRSPFSTotal
March 26–31, 20122012 World Championshipsalign=center –align=center 9
55.00		align=center 7
102.57		align=center 7
157.57
February 7–12, 20122012 Four Continents Championshipsalign=center –align=center 5
54.07		align=center 4
108.52		align=center 5
162.59
January 4–6, 201212th Chinese National Winter Gamesalign=center –align=center 2
55.90		align=center 2
105.93		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
161.83
November 4–6, 20112011 Cup of Chinaalign=center –align=center 5
52.85		align=center 5
100.47		align=center 4
153.32
September 20–23, 20112012 Chinese Championshipsalign=center 3
55.17		align=center 1
54.56		align=center 4
81.45		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
191.18
2010–11 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 4–5, 20112011 Asian Winter GamesSenioralign=center 4
47.74		align=center 4
94.28		align=center 4
142.02
October 6–10, 20102010 Junior Grand Prix, GermanyJunioralign=center 15
37.84		align=center 8
77.23		align=center 11
115.07
September 22–26, 20102010 Junior Grand Prix, JapanJunioralign=center 4
46.93		align=center 3
87.15		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
134.08
2009–10 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 20092009 Junior Grand Prix, GermanyJunioralign=center 12
37.44		align=center 21
58.79		align=center 17
96.23
September 23–26, 20092009 Junior Grand Prix, BelarusJunioralign=center 5
45.34		align=center 10
66.62		align=center 7
111.96
September 3–5, 20092010 Chinese ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 5
?		align=center 4
?		align=center 5
114.98

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