Stephanie Zhang

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Born (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 40)
HometownSydney, Australia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Country Australia
Stephanie Zhang
Personal information
Born (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 40)
Home townSydney, Australia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country Australia
CoachAndrei Pachin, E. Kramer, B. Trussell, F. Fu, C. Jackson
Skating clubSydney Figure Skating Club
Began skating1989
Retired2013

Stephanie Zhang (born 22 May 1985) is a retired Chinese-Australian figure skater. She is a two-time Australian national senior champion and a six-time national junior champion.

Zhang was born on 22 May 1985, in Harbin, China.[1] She moved to Australia with her parents at the age of nine and was offered citizenship at age thirteen due to her talent.

Career

Zhang began learning to skate at the age of four.[1] In 2000, she won a bronze medal at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in China.

Making her senior international debut, she placed 10th at the 2001 Four Continents Championships. She also continued to appear on the junior level, placing 12th at the 2001 World Junior Championships and 7th at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She placed 25th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Zhang stopped competing after finishing off the podium at the 2005 Australian Championships. She made a brief return to competition in the 2012–13 season.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2002–2003
[1]
  • An Artist's Life
    by Johann Strauss
    performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra
2001–2002
[3]
2000–2001
[4]

Results

References

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