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Yang Yongchao (simplified Chinese: 杨泳超; traditional Chinese: 楊泳超; pinyin: Yáng Yǒngchāo; born August 25, 1998) is a Chinese pair skater who currently competes with Zhang Siyang. Together, they are the 2022 Chinese nationals pairs skating champions. [1]
Yang Yongchao | |
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![]() Tang / Yang at the 2019 World Junior Championships | |
Full name | Yang Yongchao |
Native name | 杨泳超 |
Born | Changchun, China | August 25, 1998
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Partner | Zhang Siyang |
Coach | Song Lun |
Skating club | Heilongjiang Skating Training Center |
Began skating | 2003 |
With his former partner, Tang Feiyao, he is the 2019 Chinese national pairs skating bronze medalist and 2020 Chinese nationals pairs skating silver medalist.[2]
Yang began figure skating in 2003.[1]
Yang's first pair skating partner was Sui Jiaying. Together they competed at four National Championships, placing seventh in 2013, sixth in 2014, fourth in 2015, and winning a silver medal in 2016.[3][4][5][6]
The pair split following the 2015–16 season.
For the 2016–17 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with Han Yue.
Together, they competed on the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix series, placing eight at JGP Estonia and seventh at JGP Germany.
They then went on to compete at the 2017 Chinese Championships, where they won the silver medal.[7]
Following the season, the pair parted ways.
Prior to the 2017–18 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with Tang Feiyao.
They debuted on the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fourth at JGP Belarus.
At the 2018 Chinese Championships, they placed fifth.
Tang/Yang were then assigned to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships, where they placed twelfth.[8]
Tang/Yang competed on the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fifth at JGP Canada and seventh at JGP Czech Republic.
They then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Chinese Championships and were assigned to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships, where they placed fourth.[9]
Tang/Yang made their senior international debut at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished fourth. They then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy.
Debuting on the 2019–20 Grand Prix series, the pair placed seventh at both the 2019 Skate Canada International and 2019 Cup of China.
The pair then went on to win the silver medal at the 2020 Chinese Championships and were named to both the Four Continents and World team.
The pair, however, withdrew from the 2020 Four Continents Championships shortly before the event.
Moreover, the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]
Although, Tang/Yang were assigned to compete at the 2020 Cup of China, they withdrew from the event.[12]
Following the season, the pair parted ways.
For the 2022-23 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with former singles skater, Zhang Siyang. The pair debuted internationally at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed seventh.[13]
At the 2022 Chinese Championships, the pair won the gold medal. With this result, the pair were selected to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships and the 2023 World Championships. At the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the pair finished eighth.[13]
Two weeks prior to the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Zhang suffered a bad fall in practice and had to get twelve stitches in her chin. At the World Championships, the pair managed to qualify for the free program segment of the competition by placing twentieth in the short program. In the free skate, the pair placed seventeenth and moved up to seventeenth-place overall.[14][13]
Zhang/Yang began the season at the Shanghai Trophy, where they won the bronze medal.[13] They were invited to make their ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Cup of China, finishing in fifth place.[15]
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2023–2024 [16][17] |
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2022–2023 [18] |
Saturday Night Fever:
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Les Misérables:
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Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2019–2020 [10] |
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2018–2019 [9] |
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2017–2018 [8] |
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Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2016–2017 [19] |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[13] | ||||||
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Event | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24-25 | |||
Worlds | 17th | |||||
Four Continents | 8th | 10th | ||||
GP Cup of China | 5th | TBD | ||||
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7th | |||||
Shanghai Trophy | 3rd | |||||
National[13] | ||||||
Chinese Champ. | 1st | 3rd | ||||
Chinese Champ. Comp | 1st | |||||
WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled |
International[2] | ||||
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Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 |
Worlds | C | |||
Four Continents | WD | |||
GP Skate Canada | 7th | |||
GP Cup of China | 7th | WD | ||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | |||
Shanghai Trophy | 3rd | |||
International: Junior[2] | ||||
Junior Worlds | 12th | 4th | ||
JGP Belarus | 4th | |||
JGP Canada | 5th | |||
JGP Czech Republic | 7th | |||
National[2] | ||||
Chinese Champ. | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |
WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
2023–24 season | |||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
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30 January-4 February, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 10 55.70 |
10 101.62 |
10 157.32 | |
22-24 December, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 3 60.48 |
2 107.89 |
3 168.37 | |
10–12 November, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 5 58.71 |
6 102.94 |
5 161.65 | |
3-5 October, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 4 56.09 |
2 117.48 |
3 173.57 | |
2022–23 season | |||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
22–26 March 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 20 50.32 |
17 97.91 |
17 148.23 | |
7–12 February 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 8 56.10 |
8 97.66 |
8 153.76 | |
11–13 January 2023 | 2022 Chinese Championships | 8 56.10 |
8 97.66 |
8 153.76 | |
7–10 December 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8 56.44 |
5 104.89 |
7 161.33 |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
2019–20 season | ||||||
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Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
8–10 November 2019 | 2019 Cup of China | Senior | 7 61.85 |
7 110.68 |
7 172.63 | |
25–27 October 2019 | 2019 Skate Canada International | Senior | 7 62.35 |
8 108.22 |
7 170.57 | |
25–28 September 2019 | 2019 Shanghai Trophy | Senior | 3 64.68 |
3 107.60 |
3 172.28 | |
25–28 September 2019 | 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Senior | 5 66.29 |
4 116.47 |
4 182.76 | |
14–16 September 2019 | 2020 Chinese Championships | Senior | 2 61.90 |
2 120.51 |
2 182.41 | |
2018–19 season | ||||||
4–10 March 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | Junior | 4 60.77 |
4 108.00 |
4 168.77 | |
29–30 December 2018 | 2019 Chinese Championships | Senior | 4 56.23 |
3 109.51 |
3 165.74 | |
26–29 September 2018 | 2017 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 6 52.24 |
6 88.35 |
7 140.59 | |
12–15 September 2018 | 2017 JGP Canada | Junior | 6 47.42 |
5 88.01 |
5 135.43 | |
2017–18 season | ||||||
5–11 March 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | Junior | 11 48.15 |
12 82.82 |
12 130.97 | |
23–24 December 2017 | 2018 Chinese Championships | Senior | 5 53.90 |
5 102.90 |
5 156.80 | |
20–24 October 2017 | 2017 JGP Belarus | Junior | 3 54.00 |
4 93.67 |
4 147.67 |
2016–17 season | ||||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||
24–25 December 2016 | 2017 Chinese Championships | Senior | 2 55.03 |
2 103.29 |
2 158.32 | |
5–9 October 2016 | 2016 JGP Germany | Junior | 5 50.47 |
7 87.06 |
7 137.53 | |
September 28–October 2 2016 | 2016 JGP Estonia | Junior | 7 48.68 |
10 78.84 |
8 127.52 |
2015–16 season | |||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
26–27 December 2015 | 2016 Chinese Championships | 2 49.34 |
2 98.01 |
2 147.35 | |
2014–15 season | |||||
27–28 December 2014 | 2015 Chinese Championships | 4 49.12 |
3 92.17 |
4 141.29 | |
2013–14 season | |||||
28–29 December 2013 | 2014 Chinese Championships | 6 45.71 |
6 79.75 |
6 125.46 | |
2012–13 season | |||||
20–21 December 2012 | 2013 Chinese Championships | 7 29.51 |
7 64.48 |
7 93.99 |