Stephanie Zhang (born 22 May 1985) is a retired Chinese-Australian figure skater. She is a two-time Australian national senior champion and a six-time national junior champion.
Personal life Zhang was born on 22 May 1985, in Harbin, China. She moved to Australia with her parents at the age of nine and was offered citizenship at age thirteen due to her talent.
Career Zhang began learning to skate at the age of four. In 2000, she won a bronze medal at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in China.
Making her senior international debut, she placed 10th at the 2001 Four Continents Championships. She also continued to appear on the junior level, placing 12th at the 2001 World Junior Championships and 7th at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She placed 25th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Zhang stopped competing after finishing off the podium at the 2005 Australian Championships. She made a brief return to competition in the 2012–13 season.
Zhang has formally retired from competitions, and is currently instructing at Macquarie Ice Rink as a coach for private lessons.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2002–2003 An Artist's Life Winter 2001–2002 Violin Concerto in D 2000–2001 Spring Waters La Bayadère
Results JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 01–02 02–03 04–05 12–13 Olympics 25th Worlds 37th Four Continents 10th Goodwill Games 8th Golden Spin 6th 6th Ondrej Nepela 5th New Year's Cup 15th Volvo Open Cup 16th International: Junior Junior Worlds 25th 12th 7th China 3rd 14th Czech Rep. 16th 5th Italy 18th Mexico 7th Netherlands 14th National Australia 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd
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