Oliver Zhang or Eichu Cho (Japanese: 張睿中; born November 21, 1997) is a Canadian-Japanese ice dancer. With his skating partner, Rikako Fukase, he is the 2020 NHK Trophy silver medalist and a two-time Japanese national medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.
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Personal information | |
Alternative names | Eichu Cho (張睿中) |
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Born | (1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 (age 24) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Home town | Montreal, Canada |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Rikako Fukase |
Former partner | Katrine Roy Hope McLean Arianne Bonneau |
Coach | Romain Haguenauer Patrice Lauzon Marie-France Dubreuil Pascal Denis Josée Piché Benjamin Brisebois Ginette Cournoyer |
Former coach | Yutaka Higuchi Aya Sunayama Julien Lalonde Mylène Girard |
Choreographer | Pascal Denis Marie-France Dubreuil Romain Haguenauer Josée Piché Benjamin Brisebois Samuel Chouinard Ginette Cournoyer |
Former choreographer | Francis Lafrenière Bruno Yvars Anjelika Krylova |
Former skating club | CPA Ville-Marie |
Training locations | Montreal, Canada |
Began skating | 2002 |
Retired | August 27, 2022 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 143.94 2020 Four Continents |
Short dance | 58.13 2020 Four Continents |
Free dance | 85.81 2020 Four Continents |
Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2020–2021 [1] |
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2019–2020 [2] |
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Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2017–2018 [3] |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
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Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
Four Continents | 13th | ||
GP NHK Trophy | 2nd | ||
Mentor Torun Cup | 9th | ||
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Japan Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | WD |
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Event | 2017–18 | |
Canadian Champ. | 10th J | |
SC Challenge | 9th J | |
Levels: J = Junior |