Zhang Kexin

Zhang Kexin (Template:Zh; born October 17, 1995) is a Chinese 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

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2014–15	Tongqing Mogui	Por una Cabeza Template:Small La Cumparsita Template:Small Hable Con Ella Template:Small A Los Amigos Template:Small
2013–14	Paint It Black Sympathy for the Devil Template:Small	Por una Cabeza Template:Small La Cumparsita Template:Small Hable Con Ella Template:Small A Los Amigos Template:Small	Fallin' Template:Small
2012–13	Nocturne Template:Small	Valley of the Wind Template:Small
2011–12	Piano Concerto No. 3 Template:Small	En la cueva Template:Small	Amazing Grace
2010–11	India Template:Small	Tristan and Isolde Template:Small
2009–10	Carmen Template:Small
2008–09	Carmen Template:Small	Yellow River Concerto Template:Small	Anytime, Anywhere Template:Small
2007–08			May it Be Template:Small

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
Olympics						15th
Worlds				7th	23rd
Four Continents				5th	10th	11th
Template:Small Bompard					WD
Template:Small Cup of China				4th	WD	8th
Asian Games			4th
Asian Trophy						2nd
International: Junior
Template:Small Belarus		7th
Template:Small Germany		17th	11th
Template:Small Japan			3rd
National
Chinese Champ.		5th		4th		1st
Chinese NG	6th			2nd
Team events
Olympics						7th
World Team Trophy					5th T 9th P
WD: Withdrew T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

2011–12 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 26–31, 2012	2012 World Championships	9 55.00	7 102.57	7 157.57
February 7–12, 2012	2012 Four Continents Championships	5 54.07	4 108.52	5 162.59
January 4–6, 2012	12th Chinese National Winter Games	2 55.90	2 105.93	2 161.83
November 4–6, 2011	2011 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China	5 52.85	5 100.47	4 153.32
September 20–23, 2011	2011–12 Chinese Championships	1 54.56	4 81.45	4 136.01

2010–11 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 4–5, 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	Senior	4 47.74	4 94.28	4 142.02
October 6–10, 2010	2010 Junior Grand Prix, Germany	Junior	15 37.84	8 77.23	11 115.07
September 22–26, 2010	2010 Junior Grand Prix, Japan	Junior	4 46.93	3 87.15	3 134.08
2009–10 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2009	2009 Junior Grand Prix, Germany	Junior	12 37.44	21 58.79	17 96.23
September 23–26, 2009	2009 Junior Grand Prix, Belarus	Junior	5 45.34	10 66.62	7 111.96
September 3–5, 2009	2010 Chinese Championships	Senior	5 –	4 –	5 114.98

• QR = Qualifying round; SP = Short program; FS = Free skating

External links

• Template:Isu name