Zhang Wei (figure skater)

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Zhang Wei was a member of Chinese Figure Skating National Team, a Chinese ice dancer, and a Single skater. With partner Wang Rui, they won the gold medal in 1999 Asian Winter Games. They placed 4th at the 1998 Cup of China (ISU JGP). They placed 10th at the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[https://web.archive.org/web/20001203170000/http://www.icecalc.com/events/fc2000/results/index.htm 2000 Four Continents Championships]

Following Zhang's retirement from competitive skating, Zhang has worked as a coach and choreographer. Among Zhang's current and former students and clients are World Championships Champion Sui Wenjing, Han Cong, Four Continents Champion Yu Xiaoyu, Jin Yang, and Peng Cheng, Zhang Hao; China National Championships Bronze Medalist Wang Jialei, Thai National Champion Amy Alisara Arirachakaran,{{isu name | id=00006806 | name=Amy Alisara Arirachakaran}} and Phanyaluck Raisuksiri;{{isu name | id= 00007974 | name=Phanyaluck Raisuksiri}} and Singapore National Champion Anja Chong.{{isu name | id=00011400 | name= Anja Chong}} Zhang also worked as a figure skating judge for China.{{cite web|url=http://ww2.isu.org/news/1125.pdf|title=INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 1125 List of Referees, Judges, Starters and Competitors Stewards 2001/2002}}

In 2017, Zhang worked together with Chinese famous film director Zhang Yimou, who was also the general director of 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, for figure skating TV show 'Kua Jin Bing Xue Wang (跨界冰雪王)'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLaN04UohH8|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}

2017 Figure skating TV Show 'Kua Jie Bing Xue Wang (跨界冰雪王)' - Director and Choreographer

2016 Amazing On Ice - Director and Choreographer

2009 – present official choreographer of China National Junior Team

2008-2012 Manager of Heilongjiang Jun Yi Interior Design and Engineering Co., Ltd.

2006-2008 Figure skating Coach of Fuji Ice Palace, Singapore

2004-2006 Head coach of Thailand National Figure Skating Junior Team

2003-2006 General Manager and Head Coach of Bangkok International Figure Skating Co., Ltd.

2001-2003 Figure skating coach, Super Ice World Kallang, Singapore

Results

(with Wang)

Event ! 1998-99 ! 1999-00
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Four Continents Championships		align="center" \| 10th
Cup of China (ISU JPG)	align="center" \| 4th
Asian Winter Games	align="center" bgcolor="gold" \| 1st

1997 the Paekdusan Prize (DPR Korea) - 7th Place

1996 Asian Figure Skating Championships – 7th Place

Competitive highlights

(Sui Wenjing / Han Cong)

Event ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11 ! 2011–12
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align=left \| World Championships			9th
align=left \| Four Continents Championships			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| World Junior Championships	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Asian Winter Games		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Chinese Championships	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Grand Prix Final		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Skate Canada			bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Cup of China		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	5th
align=left \| Skate America		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix Final	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Latvia			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Austria		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Germany	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Belarus	bgcolor=gold \| 1st

(Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang)

Event ! 2011–12
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align=left \| Winter Youth Olympics	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| World Junior Championships	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Chinese Championships	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Chinese National Games	4th
align=left \| Cup of China	6th
align=left \| Skate Canada	7th
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix Final	5th
align=left \| JGP Austria	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| JGP Volvo Cup, Latvia	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd

Programs Choreographed

(Sui Wenjing / Han Cong)

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Season ! Short program ! Free skating ! Exhibition
2016 \| \| \|Angel* choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei *a special program for Amazing On Ice show
2012–2013 \| \|\| \|\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20130927031819/http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDE1MjAzNTY4.html Painted on My Heart] choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei music from: Soundtrack 'Gone in 60 seconds’ track no.1
2011–2012 \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MLXA1ygT6U Country Dance] by Josh Turner choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei \|\| \|\|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKVQcj61Nc8 Terracotta Warriors of Love]{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0SIXP6hiMY\|title = ISU GP Cup of China -- Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN -- EX\|website = YouTube}} choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei music from: Soundtrack 'House of Flying Daggers’ track no.2, Chinese Song "Dragon's Descendants", Soundtrack "House of Flying Daggers" track no.7, 1, Music CD "the Drums of Jiangzhou" track no.7, "House of Flying Daggers" track no.3, musical “Terracotta Warriors" track no.13 & 15
2010–2011 \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztAPAnXBukM Country Dance] by Josh Turner choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei \| rowspan=2 \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXW9M4WeOo City Lights] by Charlie Chaplin choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfGp1wzWjCc Puppetry] choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei
2009–2010 \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyX5tyZAHzI Barynia] (Russian folk music) \|

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Season

! Short program

! Free skating

! Exhibition

2016

|Angel*

choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

*a special program for Amazing On Ice show

2012–2013

|| ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20130927031819/http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDE1MjAzNTY4.html Painted on My Heart]
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
music from: Soundtrack 'Gone in 60 seconds’ track no.1

2011–2012

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MLXA1ygT6U Country Dance]
by Josh Turner
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

|| ||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKVQcj61Nc8 Terracotta Warriors of Love]{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0SIXP6hiMY|title = ISU GP Cup of China -- Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN -- EX|website = YouTube}}
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
music from: Soundtrack 'House of Flying Daggers’ track no.2,
Chinese Song "Dragon's Descendants",
Soundtrack "House of Flying Daggers" track no.7, 1,
Music CD "the Drums of Jiangzhou" track no.7,
"House of Flying Daggers" track no.3,
musical “Terracotta Warriors" track no.13 & 15

2010–2011

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztAPAnXBukM Country Dance]
by Josh Turner
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

| rowspan=2 | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXW9M4WeOo City Lights]
by Charlie Chaplin
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfGp1wzWjCc Puppetry]
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

2009–2010

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyX5tyZAHzI Barynia]
(Russian folk music)

(Yu XiaoYu /)

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Season ! Short program ! Exhibition
2011–2012 \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zTQNbs5rH4 The Nutcracker] by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XDc4D5Qyko You Are Not From Here] by Lara Fabian choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei
2016-2017 ! \|Frankenstein choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei

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Season

! Short program

! Exhibition

2011–2012

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zTQNbs5rH4 The Nutcracker]
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

|| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XDc4D5Qyko You Are Not From Here]
by Lara Fabian
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

2016-2017

|Frankenstein

choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

(Yu XiaoYu / Zhang Hao)

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Season ! Short program ! Exhibition
2016-2017 ! \|Leon choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei

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Season

! Short program

! Exhibition

2016-2017

|Leon

choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

(Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan)

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Season ! Short program ! Free skating
2012–2013 \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07PUbmX10j8 Vampire] choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei original music by Elliot Goldenthal & Two Steps From Hell \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyUcYogvDO8 The Last Samurai ] choreo. by Zhang Wei music edited by Zhang Wei music from: Soundtrack 'The Last Samurai’ by Hans Zimmer

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Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2012–2013

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07PUbmX10j8 Vampire]
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
original music by Elliot Goldenthal & Two Steps From Hell

|| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyUcYogvDO8 The Last Samurai ]
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
music from: Soundtrack 'The Last Samurai’ by Hans Zimmer

Choreographed Ice Show & Group Number

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Year ! Venue ! Name of the Show ! Program ! CAST
2017 \|Beijing TV Channel \|Kua Jie Bing Xue Wang (跨界冰雪王) \|all programs in the show (including solo program and Group Number) \|Chinese Movie Stars and former Chinese National Team skaters
2016.7.15 \| Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing, China \|\| Amazing On Ice \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZBpHrZw0sQ Opening] music: Mixed: Bee Gees 'Saturday Night Fever'; Nicky Romero & NERVO 'Like Home' \| Johnny Weir Evgeni Plushenko Stephane Lambiel Adelina Sotnikova Joannie Rochette Meryl Davis & Charlie White Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov Jin Boyang Yu Xiaoyu & Hao Zhang Cheng Peng & Yang Jin
2016.7.15 \| Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing, China \|\| Amazing On Ice \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnF_tLFN5Ts Tango] 2nd Half Opening music: Mixed: Carlos Gardel 'Por Una Cabeza'; G.H.Rodriguez 'La Cumparsita' \| Johnny Weir Evgeni Plushenko Stephane Lambiel Adelina Sotnikova Joannie Rochette Meryl Davis & Charlie White Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov Jin Boyang Yu Xiaoyu & Hao Zhang Cheng Peng & Yang Jin
2016.7.15 \| Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing, China \|\| Amazing On Ice \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o280OJdPRcc Finale] music: Nicky Romero & NERVO 'Like Home' \| Johnny Weir Evgeni Plushenko Stephane Lambiel Adelina Sotnikova Joannie Rochette Meryl Davis & Charlie White Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov Jin Boyang Yu Xiaoyu & Hao Zhang Cheng Peng & Yang Jin Han Cong Fang Shuai Zhang Yixuan
2016.7.15 \| Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing, China \|\| Amazing On Ice \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfOuWerXC-k Say Something] Story of 2 Chinese Pair teams music: A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera 'Say Something' \| Yu Xiaoyu & Hao Zhang Cheng Peng & Yang Jin
2016.7.15 \| Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing, China \|\| Amazing On Ice \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBhkrt0gAf4 Angel] Story of Sui Wenjing & Han Cong music: Sarah McLachlan 'Angel' \| Han Cong & Sui Wenjing
2012.1.3 \| Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium Changchun, China \|\| 2012 China Winter Games \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGQWSlaWY4 Opening Ceremony] music: '掌声响起来' \| Zhao Hongbo & Shen Xue
2009.2.24 \| Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Center Gym Harbin, China \|\| 2009 Winter Universiade \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKYshKPX65I Finale] music: 'Singin' in the rain', Maksim 'Hana's Eyes', High School Musical 'We're all in this together' \| Top 4 in each events, including synchronized skating team Total over 80 skaters This was the first time, the Synchronized competition together with figure skating completion in world class competition. This also was the first time, Synchronized competitors and figure skating competitors together doing Finale program after competition.
2009.2.21 \| Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Center Gym Harbin, China \|\| 2009 Winter Universiade \|\| Figure Skating Competition Opening music: edited by Zhang Wei Karunesh 'Earth Song' Tim Wheater 'En Trance' James Newton 'Fairy Dance' 'Mo Li Hua' Shigeru Umebayashi 'Beauty Song' Descendants of the Dragon' China central Ballet Troupe Orchestra '白毛女' Wedding \| Chinese Novice Levels skaters

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Year

! Venue

! Name of the Show

! Program

! CAST

2017

|Beijing TV Channel

|Kua Jie Bing Xue Wang

(跨界冰雪王)

|all programs in the show

(including solo program and Group Number)

|Chinese Movie Stars and former Chinese National Team skaters

2016.7.15

| Capital Indoor Stadium
Beijing, China

|| Amazing On Ice || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZBpHrZw0sQ Opening]
music: Mixed:
Bee Gees 'Saturday Night Fever';
Nicky Romero & NERVO 'Like Home'

| Johnny Weir
Evgeni Plushenko
Stephane Lambiel
Adelina Sotnikova
Joannie Rochette
Meryl Davis & Charlie White
Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov
Jin Boyang
Yu Xiaoyu & Hao Zhang
Cheng Peng & Yang Jin

2016.7.15

| Capital Indoor Stadium
Beijing, China

|| Amazing On Ice || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnF_tLFN5Ts Tango]
2nd Half Opening
music: Mixed:
Carlos Gardel 'Por Una Cabeza';
G.H.Rodriguez 'La Cumparsita'

2016.7.15

| Capital Indoor Stadium
Beijing, China

|| Amazing On Ice || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o280OJdPRcc Finale]
music:
Nicky Romero & NERVO 'Like Home'

2016.7.15

| Capital Indoor Stadium
Beijing, China

|| Amazing On Ice || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfOuWerXC-k Say Something]
Story of 2 Chinese Pair teams
music:
A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera 'Say Something'

| Yu Xiaoyu & Hao Zhang
Cheng Peng & Yang Jin

2016.7.15

| Capital Indoor Stadium
Beijing, China

|| Amazing On Ice || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBhkrt0gAf4 Angel]
Story of Sui Wenjing & Han Cong
music:
Sarah McLachlan 'Angel'

| Han Cong & Sui Wenjing

2012.1.3

| Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium
Changchun, China

|| 2012 China Winter Games || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGQWSlaWY4 Opening Ceremony]
music:
'掌声响起来'

| Zhao Hongbo & Shen Xue

2009.2.24

| Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Center Gym
Harbin, China

|| 2009 Winter Universiade || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKYshKPX65I Finale]
music:
'Singin' in the rain',
Maksim 'Hana's Eyes',
High School Musical 'We're all in this together'

| Top 4 in each events, including synchronized skating team
Total over 80 skaters
This was the first time, the Synchronized competition together with figure skating completion in world class competition.
This also was the first time, Synchronized competitors and figure skating competitors together doing Finale program after competition.

2009.2.21

| Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Center Gym
Harbin, China

|| 2009 Winter Universiade || Figure Skating Competition Opening
music: edited by Zhang Wei
Karunesh 'Earth Song'
Tim Wheater 'En Trance'
James Newton 'Fairy Dance'
'Mo Li Hua'
Shigeru Umebayashi 'Beauty Song'
Descendants of the Dragon'
China central Ballet Troupe Orchestra '白毛女' Wedding

| Chinese Novice Levels skaters

References

Category:Chinese male ice dancers

Category:Chinese figure skating coaches

Category:Figure skating judges

Category:Living people

Category:Asian Games medalists in figure skating

Category:Figure skaters at the 1999 Asian Winter Games

Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China

Category:Medalists at the 1999 Asian Winter Games

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade

Category:20th-century Chinese sportsmen

Event ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11 ! 2011–12
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align=left \| World Championships			9th
align=left \| Four Continents Championships			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| World Junior Championships	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Asian Winter Games		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Chinese Championships	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Grand Prix Final		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Skate Canada			bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Cup of China		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	5th
align=left \| Skate America		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix Final	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Latvia			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Austria		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Germany	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Belarus	bgcolor=gold \| 1st

Event ! 2011–12
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align=left \| Winter Youth Olympics	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| World Junior Championships	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Chinese Championships	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Chinese National Games	4th
align=left \| Cup of China	6th
align=left \| Skate Canada	7th
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix Final	5th
align=left \| JGP Austria	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| JGP Volvo Cup, Latvia	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd