Zhang Xin (skier)
Chinese freestyle skier (born 1985)
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Zhang Xin (born 4 August 1985) is a Chinese freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[1]
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| Born | 4 August 1985 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 15 | |||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 3 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Simplified Chinese | 张鑫 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張鑫 | ||||||||
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Career
Zhang competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for China. She placed 17th in the first qualifying round in the aerials, failing to advance. She subsequently placed 7th in the second qualification round, again not advancing.[2][3]
As of September 2015, her best showing at the World Championships is 12th, in the 2013 aerials.[1]
Zhang made her World Cup debut in February 2004. As of September 2015, she has three World Cup wins, with the first coming at Beida Lake in 2010–11. Her best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 2nd, in 2013–14.[1]
World Cup podiums
| Date | Location | Rank | Event |
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| 18 December 2005 | Changchun |  | Aerials |
| 9 December 2006 | Beida Lake | | Aerials |
| 1 March 2008 | Moscow |  | Aerials |
| 20 December 2009 | Changchun | | Aerials |
| 22 January 2010 | Lake Placid | | Aerials |
| 17 December 2010 | Beida Lake |  | Aerials |
| 12 February 2011 | Moscow | | Aerials |
| 11 February 2012 | Beida Lake | | Aerials |
| 25 February 2012 | Minsk | | Aerials |
| 17 March 2012 | Myrkdalen-Voss | | Aerials |
| 1 February 2013 | Deer Valley | | Aerials |
| 12 December 2013 | Beijing | | Aerials |
| 10 January 2014 | Deer Valley | | Aerials |
| 14 January 2014 | Val St. Come | | Aerials |
| 18 January 2014 | Lake Placid | | Aerials |
