Zhang Wei (figure skater)


Zhang Wei was a member of Chinese Figure Skating National Team, a Chinese ice dancer, and a Single skater. With partner Wang Rui, they won the gold medal in 1999 Asian Winter Games. They placed 4th at the 1998 Cup of China. They placed 10th at the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Following Zhang's retirement from competitive skating, Zhang has worked as a coach and choreographer. Among Zhang's current and former students and clients are World Championships Champion Sui Wenjing, Han Cong, Four Continents Champion Yu Xiaoyu, Jin Yang, and Peng Cheng, Zhang Hao; China National Championships Bronze Medalist Wang Jialei, Thai National Champion Amy Alisara Arirachakaran, and Phanyaluck Raisuksiri; and Singapore National Champion Anja Chong. Zhang also worked as a figure skating judge for China.
In 2017, Zhang worked together with Chinese famous film director Zhang Yimou, who was also the general director of 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, for figure skating TV show 'Kua Jin Bing Xue Wang '.
2017 Figure skating TV Show 'Kua Jie Bing Xue Wang ' - Director and Choreographer
2016 Amazing On Ice - Director and Choreographer
2009 – present official choreographer of China National Junior Team
2008-2012 Manager of Heilongjiang Jun Yi Interior Design and Engineering Co., Ltd.
2006-2008 Figure skating Coach of Fuji Ice Palace, Singapore
2004-2006 Head coach of Thailand National Figure Skating Junior Team
2003-2006 General Manager and Head Coach of Bangkok International Figure Skating Co., Ltd.
2001-2003 Figure skating coach, Super Ice World Kallang, Singapore

Results

Event1998-991999-00
Four Continents Championships10th
Cup of China 4th
Asian Winter Games1st

Competitive highlights

Event2009–102010–112011–12
World Championships9th
Four Continents Championships1st
World Junior Championships1st1st1st
Asian Winter Games2nd
Chinese Championships1st1st2nd
Grand Prix Final3rd
Skate Canada2nd
Cup of China2nd5th
Skate America3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final1st1st
Junior Grand Prix, Latvia1st
Junior Grand Prix, Austria2nd1st
Junior Grand Prix, Germany1st1st
Junior Grand Prix, Belarus1st

Event2011–12
Winter Youth Olympics1st
World Junior Championships2nd
Chinese Championships3rd
Chinese National Games4th
Cup of China6th
Skate Canada7th
Junior Grand Prix Final5th
JGP Austria2nd
JGP Volvo Cup, Latvia2nd

Programs Choreographed

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2016Angel*
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
*a special program for Amazing On Ice show
2012–2013
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
music from: Soundtrack 'Gone in 60 seconds’ track no.1
2011–2012
by Josh Turner
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
music from: Soundtrack 'House of Flying Daggers’ track no.2,
Chinese Song "Dragon's Descendants",
Soundtrack "House of Flying Daggers" track no.7, 1,
Music CD "the Drums of Jiangzhou" track no.7,
"House of Flying Daggers" track no.3,
musical “Terracotta Warriors" track no.13 & 15
2010–2011
by Josh Turner
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

by Charlie Chaplin
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
2009–2010

by Charlie Chaplin
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

SeasonShort programExhibition
2011–2012
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

by Lara Fabian
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
2016-2017Frankenstein
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

SeasonShort programExhibition
2016-2017Leon
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei

SeasonShort programFree skating
2012–2013
choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
original music by Elliot Goldenthal & Two Steps From Hell

choreo. by Zhang Wei
music edited by Zhang Wei
music from: Soundtrack 'The Last Samurai’ by Hans Zimmer

Choreographed Ice Show & Group Number