Melinda Wang (born December 18, 1990; ) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competed internationally for Taiwan in ladies' singles. She is a two-time (2008, 2011) Taiwanese national champion. She competed in the free skate at the 2008 World Championships and five Four Continents Championships.
Personal life Wang was born on December 18, 1990, in New York City, New York. She is currently a student and trains in Newark, Delaware. She enjoys dancing, baking, reading, and photography as her hobbies.
Skating career Wang started skating at the age of four. She competed in ice dancing in the United States, in partnership with Nathan Lim and Paul Wood.
In 2008 Wang began representing Taiwan in ladies' singles. She made her international debut at the 2008 Four Continents, where she finished 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden; she qualified to the free skate and went on to finish 23rd.
Wang qualified to the free skate at four additional Four Continents Championships – in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2012–2013 Claudine Sarabande Sarabande 2011–2012 Otoñal Tosca 2010–2011 Windmills of Your Mind 2008–2009 El Piano de America 2007–2008 Tosca
Competitive highlights International Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 World Championships 23rd Four Continents Champ. 15th 26th 19th 18th 14th 19th Asian Trophy 4th U.S. Classic 6th International: Junior World Junior Champ. 33rd Hungary 14th National Chinese Taipei Champ. 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd JGP = Junior Grand Prix; P = Preliminary round
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