Wang Xuehan (Chinese: 王雪涵; pinyin: Wáng Xuěhán; born June 1, 1998) is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Wang Lei, she is a bronze medalist at three Grand Prix events – 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard, 2014 Cup of China, and 2016 NHK Trophy – and the 2016 Chinese national champion.
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Personal information | |
Country represented | China |
Born | (1998-06-01) June 1, 1998 (age 24) Beijing, China |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Former partner | Wang Lei |
Coach | Zhao Hongbo, Han Bing, Qi Jia |
Former coach | Yao Bin |
Choreographer | David Wilson |
Former choreographer | Helen Jiang |
Skating club | Beijing Century Star SC |
Training locations | Beijing |
Began skating | 2005 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 186.76 2015 Cup of China |
Short program | 69.36 2015 Cup of China |
Free skate | 118.72 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard |
Wang was born on June 1, 1998, in Beijing.[1] Her mother teaches English.[2]
Wang started skating in 2005 at a rink in a shopping mall.[1][2] Her partnership with Wang Lei began in 2012. The pair won the bronze medal at the 2013 Chinese Championships.
Making their Grand Prix debut, the Wangs placed fourth at the 2013 Cup of China. They finished fourth at the 2014 Chinese Championships.
The following season, the Wangs were awarded bronze at both of their Grand Prix events – 2014 Cup of China and 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. They took the silver medal at the 2015 Chinese Championships.
In the 2015–16 season, the pair placed fifth at the 2015 Skate America and fourth at the 2015 Cup of China. They were selected to compete at their first ISU Championship – the 2016 Worlds in Boston. Ranked 15th in the short program and 14th in the free skate, they finished 15th overall.
They were fourth at the 2016 Cup of China and won the bronze medal at the 2016 NHK Trophy. Due to injury, they did not compete again until the 2018-19 Chinese National Games, where they placed second.
In September 2020, it was announced that Wang and Wang had split.[3]
(with Wang Lei)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2016–17 [4] |
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2015–16 [1] |
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2014–15 [5] |
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2013–14 [6] |
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2012–13 |
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GP: Grand Prix
International[7] | |||||||
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Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18-19 |
World Champ. | 15th | ||||||
GP Cup of China | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | |||
GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | WD | |||||
GP Skate America | 5th | ||||||
GP Trophée Bompard | 3rd | ||||||
National[7] | |||||||
Chinese NG | 2nd | ||||||
Chinese Champ. | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | ||
Team events | |||||||
Team Challenge Cup | 3rd T 4th P | ||||||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |
(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships – Worlds and Four Continents. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)
2016–2017 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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November 18–20, 2016 | 2016 Cup of China | 4 66.45 |
4 115.57 |
4 182.02 |
November 25–27, 2016 | 2016 NHK Trophy | 3 65.66 |
3 119.66 |
3 185.32 |
2015–2016 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 28 – April 3, 2016 | 2016 World Championships | 15 57.32 |
14 111.33 |
15 168.65 |
November 5–8, 2015 | 2015 Cup of China | 4 69.36 |
4 117.40 |
4 186.76 |
October 23–25, 2015 | 2015 Skate America | 3 64.95 |
6 106.82 |
5 171.77 |
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