Zhang Hao

Zhang Hao

Zhang Hao, born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on July 6, 1984, graduated from Harbin Institute of physical education, is a figure skater of China national team.

In 2006, he won the second place of figure skating in Turin Winter Olympic Games. In the same year, he won the second place of double skating in the world figure skating championship. In 2010, he won the double skating champion of Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. He won the world figure skating Grand Prix of China Cup in 2014. Won the China Cup figure skating Grand Prix in 2016. The second runner up of double skating in 2017 China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix. In the 2018 Pingchang Winter Olympic Games, Zhang Hao participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the fifth time and won the eighth place in figure skating double skating.

Sports career

Zhang Hao is a Chinese figure skater. Zhang Hao began to practice figure skating at the age of 4 and received professional training at the age of 8. He and Zhang Dan have been paired to take part in the double skating competition since 1998. In the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, 18-year-old Zhang Hao and Zhang Dan stepped on the Olympic stage for the first time. At the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games, Zhang Dan stubbornly returned to the field to complete the competition and win the silver medal after losing four weeks and being injured. He interpreted the Olympic spirit with practical actions and moved the world. Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao's silver medal at the Turin Winter Olympics was once the best record of Chinese figure skaters in the history of the Olympic Games. (broken by Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo on February 16, 2010) in March 2006, double skating competition of world figure skating championships. Chinese players Pang Qing / Tong Jian and Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao won the first and second place with excellent performance. on February 16, 2010, the double free skating competition of Vancouver Winter Olympic Games opened. Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao, the runner up and Chinese team of the last winter Olympic Games, came on the stage for the 14th time. In the game, they made mistakes and fell down. Finally, they got 123.06 points. With 71.28 points in the short program, they got the fifth place with a total score of 193.34 points. in August 2010, Zhang Hao was injured in training and broke his finger. After the 2011-2012 figure skating season, Zhang Dan, Zhang Haoyuan's dance partner, who suffered from height problems, chose to retire to study. The national team chose a new partner for Zhang Hao, Peng Cheng, a 16-year-old double skating rookie. In order to challenge the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Zhang Hao transformed into a half coach and began to cultivate with his new partner from the most basic tacit understanding. Two people hand in hand only two months, has been able to twist around this difficult action. Zhang Hao, together with Peng Cheng, won the eighth place in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. in November 2014, the China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix ended in Shanghai. In the double skating competition, Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao of the Chinese team won the first international championship after "holding hands" with a total score of 194.05. In January 2016, Zhang Hao missed the 13th National Winter Games due to recurrence of low back injury. In April 2016, in order to jointly attack the Winter Olympic Games, the coaching team made the decision to let Zhang Hao / Peng Cheng and Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang "split". Zhang Hao and Yu Xiaoyu began to become double skaters. On November 19, the China Cup, the fifth leg of the 2016 ISU figure skating Grand Prix, came to an end at the capital gymnasium. In the final double free skating competition, Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao made mistakes, but still won the China Cup double skating champion with the advantage of program content points, and Peng Cheng / Jin Yang won the silver medal. Yan Han, Li Xiangning, Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao and Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu were sent by the Chinese team to participate in the first stage of figure skating group competition of Pingchang Winter Olympic Games on February 11, 2018. After the four events, the Chinese team won 18 points, ranked sixth and missed the final. On February 15, Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao won the eighth place in figure skating double skating with 204.10 points at the Pingchang Winter Olympic Games.

Career data

In February 2018, Pingchang Winter Olympics figure skating double skating eighth (with Yu Xiaoyu). in November 2017, China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix double skating runner up (with Yu Xiaoyu). 2017-18 French nice cup figure skating championship double skating champion (with Yu Xiaoyu). in September 2017, the double skater won the second place in the national figure skating Grand Prix and the first leg of Pingchang Winter Olympics points trial (with Yu Xiaoyu). the fourth place in the 2016-17 ISU Figure Skating World Championships (with Yu Xiaoyu). in February 2017, the champion of double skating in the 8th Asian Winter Games (with Yu Xiaoyu). runner up of double skating in 2016-17 world figure skating Grand Prix Finals (with Yu Xiaoyu). in 2016, the champion of double skating in China Cup figure skating Grand Prix (with Yu Xiaoyu). in 2014, the world figure skating Grand Prix finals double skating fourth (with Peng Cheng). in 2014, he won the Chinese double skating championship of the world figure skating Grand Prix (with Peng Cheng). in 2014, Sochi won the eighth place in the Winter Olympics. in 2013, he won the fifth place in Figure Skating Championships on four continents (with Peng Cheng). in 2012, the 12th National Winter Games, figure skating double skating short program runner up. in 2012, the 12th National Winter Games, double figure skating freestyle skating runner up. 2011, runner up in the U.S. Grand Prix of figure skating season. in 2010, Vancouver won the fifth place in the Winter Olympics. In 2010, he won the double skating championship of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. In 2009, the world figure skating Grand Prix finals double skating sixth. in 2009, the United States won the third place in double skating in the world figure skating Grand Prix. in 2009, "China Cup" world figure skating Grand Prix double free skating runner up. In 2009, he was the runner up of the world championships, the season runner up of four continents and the champion of the World Winter Games. in 2008, he was the runner up in the finals of the world championships, the four continents and the Grand Prix, and the champion in China and Russia of the flower skating Grand Prix. In 2007, he won the Canadian Grand Prix and the third place in the finals, and he won the winter games and the fifth place in the world championships. In 2006, he won the silver medal in the Turin Winter Olympic Games and the runner up in the world championships. In 2005, he won the third place in the world championships, the champion in Japan and Canada, and the runner up in the finals of figure skating Grand Prix. In 2004, he won the 5th place in the world championships and the second place in the four continents. In 2003, he was sixth in the world championships, third in the four continents Championships and champion of the World Youth Championships. In 2002, he was 11th in the Winter Olympics, 9th in the world championships and 3rd in the four continents. In February 2001, he won the first prize in the world youth championship. In January 2000, he won the first prize in the world youth Grand Prix (Japan). In February 2000, he won the fifth place in the world youth finals (Poland). In March 2000, he won the fourth place in the world youth championship. in October 2000, he won the first prize in the world youth Grand Prix (Harbin Station). In November 2000, he won the first prize in the world youth Grand Prix (Norway). in December 2000, he won the first place in the world youth finals (UK). in December 1999, he won the second place in the world youth Grand Prix (Canada). In October 1998, he won the first prize in the world youth Grand Prix (Beijing station).

Outside life

In May 2014, Zhang Hao married Ju Chi, who has been in love for ten years, in his hometown Harbin. Zhang Hao's son was born in May 2015.

Character controversy

On June 19, 2020, Zhang Hao was accused by netizens of deliberately wrestling his female partner, which attracted much attention. Zhang Dan, Zhang Hao's former partner, responded by stressing that no athlete would make fun of the Olympic Games, which is for sure.

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