Wang Yihan (Chinese: 王一涵; pinyin: Wang Yihan; born 11 March 2010) is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 2024 Chinese national champion, the 2024 JGP Thailand champion, and the 2024 JGP China bronze medalist. She is the first Chinese woman to win a gold medal on the Junior Grand Prix.[1]
| Wang Yihan | ||||||
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| Native name | 王一涵 (Chinese) | |||||
| Other names | Liuliu | |||||
| Born | 11 March 2010 Beijing, China | |||||
| Hometown | Beijing, China | |||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||
| Country |  China | |||||
| Discipline | Women's singles | |||||
| Coach | Gao Weijun Sofia Fedchenko | |||||
| Skating club | Beijing Xinghong Ao Skating Club | |||||
| Began skating | 2016 | |||||
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Personal life
editWang was born on March 11, 2010, in Beijing, China. As hobbies, she enjoys painting and dancing.[2] In addition, Wang is able to speak English proficiently.[3]
She is often nicknamed "Liuliu."[4]
Career
editEarly career
editIn 2015, following the successful bid for Wang's home city of Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, figure skating in China saw a sudden surge in popularity. This would encourage a five-year-old Wang to try the sport for herself. During her first year of figure skating, she would constantly travel between the Shijingshan, Haidian, and Chaoyang districts since each public rink in Beijing would often become too crowded for her to get sufficient practice time in one place. This would change in 2016 after Wang was able to join the Beijing Xinghong Ao Skating Club. There, Gao Weijun would become her coach.[5][2][4]
She debuted as an advanced novice skater at the 2022 Chinese Novice Championships, where she won silver. The following year, she won another silver medal at the 2023 Chinese Novice Championships.
2023–24 season
editWang made her international debut on the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. She finished twelfth at 2023 JGP Hungary and fourth at 2023 JGP Poland. Wang would go on to win bronze at the 2023 Chinese Junior Championships. One month following those national championships, she would claim gold at the 2023 Chinese Championships in the senior women's event.[6][7]
During the 2024 Four Continents Championships, held in Shanghai, China, Wang was invited to perform in the gala.[8] She then finished off the season by taking gold on the junior level of the 2024 National Winter Games.[7]
2024–25 season
editWang began her season by competing on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. At her first assignment, the 2024 JGP Thailand, three-time World Junior silver medalist Shin Ji-a entered as the gold medal favourite, but struggled. Wang unexpectedly claimed the gold medal, making history as the first skater from China to win a Junior Grand Prix title in the women's singles event.[9][3][1] She followed this achievement with a bronze medal finish on home ice at the 2024 JGP China, qualifying for the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final.[10]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [2] |
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| 2023–2024 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International: Junior[6] | ||
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| Event | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| JGP Final | TBD | |
| JGP China | 3rd | |
| JGP Hungary | 12th | |
| JGP Poland | 4th | |
| JGP Thailand | 1st | |
| National | ||
| Chinese Champ. | 1st | |
| Chinese Junior Champ. | 3rd | |
| National Winter Games | 1st J | |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 194.71 | 2024 JGP Thailand |
| Short program | TSS | 65.39 | 2024 JGP Thailand |
| TES | 38.65 | 2024 JGP China | |
| PCS | 26.74 | 2024 JGP Thailand | |
| Free skating | TSS | 129.32 | 2024 JGP Thailand |
| TES | 72.20 | 2024 JGP China | |
| PCS | 58.04 | 2024 JGP Thailand |
Personal best highlighted in bold.
Junior level
edit| 2024–25 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9–12, 2024 | 2024 JGP China | Junior | 4 63.15 |
2 128.96 |
3 192.11 |
| September 11–14, 2024 | 2024 JGP Thailand | Junior | 1 65.39 |
1 129.32 |
1 194.71 |
| 2023–24 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 17–19, 2024 | 14th Chinese Winter Games | Junior | 1 64.16 |
1 128.61 |
1 192.77 |
| December 22–24, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | Senior | 1 63.61 |
2 124.98 |
1 188.59 |
| November 24–26, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Junior Championships | Junior | 3 56.24 |
3 117.16 |
3 173.40 |
| September 27–30, 2023 | 2023 JGP Poland | Junior | 6 59.06 |
3 117.24 |
4 176.30 |
| September 20–23, 2023 | 2023 JGP Poland | Junior | 4 60.43 |
13 94.85 |
12 155.28 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Youngsters make history for China and New Zealand at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Bangkok". International Skating Union. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Yihan WANG: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Unexpected Victory - Yihan WANG (CHN) - Junior Women Winner - Bangkok 2024". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b "聚焦｜王一涵为中国首夺青年大奖赛冠军 北京花滑人才进入井喷时代". Baidu. Baidu. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Yihan WANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Yihan WANG: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Yihan Wang". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "LIVE - Exhibition Gala - ISU Four Continents Championships - Shanghai 2024". YouTube. International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "王一涵历史性夺冠！14岁姑娘填补中国花滑空白". China News. China News. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Skaters grab six last tickets for the Junior Final at ISU Junior Grand Prix Wuxi (CHN)". International Skating Union. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
edit- Wang Yihan at the International Skating Union
- Yihan Wang at SkatingScores.con
