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Yang Yongchao
Tang / Yang at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Full name	Yang Yongchao
Native name	杨泳超
Born	(1998-08-25) August 25, 1998 (age 26) Changchun, China
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	China
Partner	Zhang Siyang
Coach	Song Lun
Skating club	Heilongjiang Skating Training Center
Began skating	2003

Yang Yongchao (simplified Chinese: 杨泳超; traditional Chinese: 楊泳超; pinyin: Yáng Yǒngchāo; born August 25, 1998) is a Chinese pair skater who currently competes with Zhang Siyang. Together, they are the 2022 Chinese nationals pairs skating champions.

With his former partner, Tang Feiyao, he is the 2019 Chinese national pairs skating bronze medalist and 2020 Chinese nationals pairs skating silver medalist.

Personal life

Yang was born on August 25, 1998, in Changchun, China.

Career

Early career

Yang began figure skating in 2003.

Yang's first pair skating partner was Sui Jiaying. Together they competed at four National Championships, placing seventh in 2013, sixth in 2014, fourth in 2015, and winning a silver medal in 2016.

The pair split following the 2015–16 season.

Partnership with Han

2016–17 season

For the 2016–17 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with Han Yue.

Together, they competed on the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix series, placing eight at JGP Estonia and seventh at JGP Germany.

They then went on to compete at the 2017 Chinese Championships, where they won the silver medal.

Following the season, the pair parted ways.

Partnership with Tang

2017–18 season

Prior to the 2017–18 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with Tang Feiyao.

They debuted on the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fourth at JGP Belarus.

At the 2018 Chinese Championships, they placed fifth.

Tang/Yang were then assigned to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships, where they placed twelfth.

2018–19 season

Tang/Yang competed on the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix series, placing fifth at JGP Canada and seventh at JGP Czech Republic.

They then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Chinese Championships and were assigned to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships, where they placed fourth.

2019–20 season

Tang/Yang made their senior international debut at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished fourth. They then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy.

Debuting on the 2019–20 Grand Prix series, the pair placed seventh at both the 2019 Skate Canada International and 2019 Cup of China.

The pair then went on to win the silver medal at the 2020 Chinese Championships and were named to both the Four Continents and World team.

The pair, however, withdrew from the 2020 Four Continents Championships shortly before the event.

Moreover, the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020–21 season

Although, Tang/Yang were assigned to compete at the 2020 Cup of China, they withdrew from the event.

Following the season, the pair parted ways.

Partnership with Zhang

2022–23 season

For the 2022-23 figure skating season, Yang teamed up with former singles skater, Zhang Siyang. The pair debuted internationally at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed seventh.

At the 2022 Chinese Championships, the pair won the gold medal. With this result, the pair were selected to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships and the 2023 World Championships. At the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the pair finished eighth.

Two weeks prior to the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Zhang suffered a bad fall in practice and had to get twelve stitches in her chin. At the World Championships, the pair managed to qualify for the free program segment of the competition by placing twentieth in the short program. In the free skate, the pair placed seventeenth and moved up to seventeenth-place overall.

2023-24 season

Zhang/Yang began the season at the Shanghai Trophy, where they won the bronze medal. They were invited to make their ISU Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Cup of China, finishing in fifth place.

Programs

With Zhang

With Tang

With Han

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Zhang

Pairs with Tang

Pairs with Han

Pairs with Sui

Detailed results

With Zhang

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

With Tang

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

With Han

With Sui

References

1. ^ "ISU results". ISU. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. ^ "Competition Results: Feiyao TANG / Yongchao YANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019.
3. "Results" (PDF). CHNFS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. "2013/14 National Championships". CHNFS. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
5. "Results" (PDF). CHNFS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
6. "Results" (PDF). CHNFS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
7. ^ "Competition Results: Yue HAN / Yongchao YANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019.
8. ^ "Feiyao TANG / Yongchao YANG: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
9. ^ "Feiyao TANG / Yongchao YANG: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019.
10. ^ "Feiyao TANG / Yongchao YANG: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019.
11. Ewing, Lori. "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
12. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21". International Skating Union. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
13. ^ "Siyang ZHANG / Yongchao YANG: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
14. 王, 春秋. "花滑世锦赛首秀带伤出战，张思阳/杨泳超收获大赛经验". Sohu. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
15. Slater, Paula (November 11, 2023). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps score another victory in China". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
16. Ge, Misha. "Zhang Siyang / Yang Yongchao (CHN) SP - Wushu (Wukong')". Instagram. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
17. Ge, Misha. "Zhang Siyang / Yang Yongchao (CHN) FP - If came the Hour" (Secret Garden)". Instagram. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
18. "Siyang ZHANG / Yongchao YANG: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
19. "Yue HAN / Yongchao YANG: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
20. "Competition Results: Jiaying SUI / Yongchao YANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019.

External links

• Siyang ZHANG / Yongchao YANG at the International Skating Union
• Feiyao TANG / Yongchao YANG at the International Skating Union

• 1998 births
• Chinese male pair skaters
• Living people
• Figure skaters from Changchun