Wang Yihan (; born 11 March 2010) is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 2024 Chinese national champion, the 2024 JGP Thailand champion, 2026 JGP Latvia bronze medalist, the 2026 JGP Georgia gold medalist and the 2024 JGP China bronze medalist. She is the first Chinese woman to win a gold medal on the Junior Grand Prix.
Personal life Wang was born on 11 March 2010, in Beijing, China. Often nicknamed "Liuliu", she enjoys painting and dancing as hobbies. In addition, Wang is able to speak English proficiently.
She cites Mao Shimada and Shin Ji-a as her figure skating role models.
Career Early career In 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 encouraged a then 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 often became too crowded for her to get sufficient practice time in one place. It was not until 2016 when Wang was able to join the Beijing Xinghong Ao Skating Club. There, Gao Weijun became her coach.
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 Wang 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 2024 Chinese Junior Championships. One month following those national championships, she would claim gold at the 2024 Chinese Championships in the senior women's event.
During the 2024 Four Continents Championships, held in Shanghai, China, Wang was invited to perform in the gala. She then finished off her season by taking gold on the junior level of the 2024 National Winter Games.
2024–25 season
Wang 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. 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. At the Final, Wang skated two clean programs and finished in fourth place overall. Following the event, she said, "I feel really happy as I was able to land my jumps. This is my first time in the JGP final and that made me feel a bit nervous but I enjoyed skating here a lot."
Selected to compete at the 2025 World Junior Championships in late February, Wang placed eighth in the short program and sixteenth in the free skate, finishing twelfth overall.
2025–26 season Wang started the season by competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, winning bronze at 2025 JGP Italy and placing fourth at 2025 JGP Azerbaijan. In December, she won the 2026 Chinese Junior Championships.
Selected to compete at the 2026 Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Wang placed sixth in the short program and sixth in the free skate to finish in fifth place overall. "I am satisfied with my performance today," she said following her free skate. "I landed all the jumps and I was able to show what I do in training. Compared to last season, I am able to enjoy the competition more, feel calmer and more grounded."
2026–27 season In early August, it was announced that former two-time World medalist, Satoko Miyahara, had joined Wang's coaching team.
Yihan opened her season at the Junior Grand Prix in Latvia, earning new ISU personal best scores in both program segments, as well as overall. She won the bronze medal behind Mei Okada and Hana Bath. Yihan followed this up by winning gold at the Junior Grand Prix in Georgia, achieving new personal best scores in the short program segment, as well as her overall total score.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2026–2027 Tempête Click Clack Symphony Scene XIV - Pas de deux: Dance of the Prince & the Sugar-Plum Fairy 2025–2026 Mona Ki Ngi Xica Concierto Para Bongó
Prelude in C-sharp minor Snow Above the Earth 2024–2025 Paint It Black Main Theme I (Opening) The Gold Pavilion Wing Chung 2023–2024 Scheherazade Orobroy Vs Semblanzas de un río Girl on Fire
Competitive highlights
Detailed results
Senior level
Junior level
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