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Melinda Wang
Wang at the 2011 Four Continents Championships in Taipei
Born (1990-12-18) December 18, 1990 (age 34)
New York City, New York
HometownNaperville, Illinois
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Chinese Taipei (2008–2013)
 United States (until 2008)
CoachAlexander Ouriashev
Skating clubDuPage FSC
Began skating1994

Melinda Wang (born December 18, 1990; Chinese: 王展玲; pinyin: Wáng Zhǎnlíng) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competed internationally for Taiwan in ladies' singles. She is a two-time (2008, 2011) Taiwanese national champion. She competed in the free skate at the 2008 World Championships and five Four Continents Championships.

Personal life

Wang was born on December 18, 1990, in New York City, New York. She is currently a student and trains in Newark, Delaware. She enjoys dancing, baking, reading, and photography as her hobbies.

Skating career

Wang started skating at the age of four. She competed in ice dancing in the United States, in partnership with Nathan Lim and Paul Wood.

In 2008 Wang began representing Taiwan in ladies' singles. She made her international debut at the 2008 Four Continents, where she finished 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden; she qualified to the free skate and went on to finish 23rd.

Wang qualified to the free skate at four additional Four Continents Championships – in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
  • Sarabande
    performed by Escala
  • Sarabande
    performed by Maksim Mrvica
2011–2012
2010–2011
2008–2009
  • El Piano de America
    by Raul di Blasio
2007–2008
  • Tosca
    by Giacomo Puccini

Competitive highlights

International
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
World Championships 23rd
Four Continents Champ. 15th 26th 19th 18th 14th 19th
Asian Trophy 4th
U.S. Classic 6th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 33rd
JGP Hungary 14th
National
Chinese Taipei Champ. 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; P = Preliminary round

References

  1. ^ "Competition Results: Melinda WANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  2. "Melinda WANG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013.
  3. "Melinda WANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012.
  4. "Melinda WANG: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  5. "Melinda WANG: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2009.
  6. "Melinda WANG: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.

External links

Media related to Melinda Wang at Wikimedia Commons

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