Huang Yihang

Huang Yihang (simplified Chinese: 黄一航; traditional Chinese: 黃一航; pinyin: Huáng Yīháng; born May 30, 2002) is a Chinese pair skater. With his skating partner, Wang Yuchen, he is the 2020 Cup of China silver medalist, the 2020 Chinese junior national champion, and placed in the top eight at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.
Huang Yihang
Wang/Huang at the 2019 JGP United States
Personal information
Native name黄一航 (Chinese)
Country represented China
Born (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002
Qiqihar, China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PartnerWang Yuchen
CoachZhao Hongbo
Guan Jinlin
Zhang Tianci
Former coachLuan Bo
ChoreographerElvin Wong
Former choreographerDavid Pelletier
Ekaterina Gordeeva
Guan Jinlin
Shae Zukiwsky
Skating clubQiqihar Winter Sports Center
Training locationsBeijing, China
Sanya, China
Began skating2012
ISU personal best scores
Combined total152.10
2020 Junior Worlds
Short program54.09
2020 Junior Worlds
Free skate98.01
2020 Junior Worlds

Personal life

Huang was born on May 30, 2002 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang. He enjoys playing basketball.

Career

Early career

Huang started skating in 2012. His first pairs coach was Luan Bo.[1]

Huang teamed up with Wang Yuchen prior to the 2017–18 season. They placed eighth at the 2018 Chinese Championships, where there was no separate junior division.

2018–2019 season

Wang/Huang were added to the Chinese national team ahead of the season to replace an injured Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao.[2] They made their junior international debut on the Junior Grand Prix, placing eighth in Canada and 13th in the Czech Republic. In early December, Wang/Huang competed at the Russian-Chinese Winter Youth Games, where they finished fourth. They ended their season at the 2019 Chinese Championships at the end of the month. As there was no separate junior division, Wang/Huang finished fifth among seniors.

2019–2020 season
Wang/Huang at the 2019 JGP United States

Wang/Huang opened their season on the Junior Grand Prix and finished eighth at both their events in the United States and Croatia. In between the two JGP events, they competed at the 2020 Chinese Championships, where they won the junior title ahead of Wang Huidi / Jia Ziaqi and Li Jiaen / Wang Zijian.

Wang/Huang were assigned to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland in January. On being selected, Wang said: "I am very excited to participate in such a large competition for the first time. In order to achieve our competition goal, I will train hard and strive to skate in my best form and win glory for the country."[3] Wang/Huang went on to place fifth in the individual event. Huang expressed dissatisfaction with their performance and called it a "learning opportunity." [4] As part of Team Future during the team event, they again placed fifth to help the team finish seventh overall.[5]

Wang/Huang finished their season at the 2020 World Junior Championships in March. Placing eighth in the short program and sixth in the free skating, they ended in eighth place overall.

2020–2021 season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Junior Grand Prix series was cancelled and the Grand Prix events were limited to domestic competitors or skaters who trained in the host nation's immediate geographic region. As a result, Wang/Huang were assigned to make their senior debut at the 2020 Cup of China.[6] They finished second in both segments to earn the silver medal behind Peng Cheng / Jin Yang.[7]

In January 2021, Wang/Huang participated in the New Year's Day Ice Carnival, a domestic team competition held among the Chinese national team, as part of Sui Wenjing's Team Elite alongside Jin Boyang, Chen Hongyi, Wang Yihan, and Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming.[8] They lost the competition to Han Cong's Team Sharp Blades after falling behind on the first day of competition.[9]

Programs
With Wang
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[1]
2019–2020
[10]
2018–2019
[11]
  • O Pastor
  • Diablo Rojo
  • Corre Ya
    choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Wang
International[12]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
GP Cup of China2nd
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds8th
Youth Olympics5th
JGP Canada8th
JGP Croatia9th
JGP Czech Rep.13th
JGP USA9th
National[12]
Chinese Champ.8th5th1st J
Team events[12]
Youth Olympics7th T
5th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: J = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results
With Wang

Senior results
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 6–8, 2020 2020 Cup of China 2
63.56		 2
111.84		 2
175.40
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 29–30, 2018 2019 Chinese Championships 6
47.44		 5
83.84		 5
131.28
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 23–24, 2017 2018 Chinese Championships 8
42.66		 8
76.92		 8
119.58

Junior results
Wang/Huang at the 2019 JGP United States
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 2–8, 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 8
54.09		 6
98.01		 8
152.10
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team – 5
91.35		 7T/5P
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 6
46.96		 5
94.65		 5
141.61
September 25–28, 2019 2019 JGP Croatia 10
47.20		 7
85.56		 9
132.76
September 14–16, 2019 2020 Chinese Championships 1
57.53		 2
98.37		 1
155.90
August 28–31, 2019 2019 JGP United States 6
51.33		 10
69.71		 9
121.04
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 14–19, 2018 2018 Russian-Chinese Winter Youth Games 4
45.89		 4
81.81		 4
127.70
September 26–29, 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic 15
35.95		 12
74.86		 13
110.81
September 12–15, 2018 2018 JGP Canada 9
39.62		 8
72.59		 8
112.21

References
  1. "Yuchen WANG / Yihang HUANG: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
  2. ZX, ed. (July 9, 2018). "New Chinese figure skating national team training roster confirmed". Xinhua News Agency.
  3. "第三届冬青奥会中国体育代表团成立" [The establishment of the Chinese sports delegation for the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games]. China News Service (in Chinese). December 26, 2019.
  4. "冬青奥会花滑比赛：中国小将在历练中成长" [Figure skating competition at the Winter Youth Olympic Games: Chinese teenagers grow up through experience]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). January 13, 2020.
  5. "冬青奥会花样滑冰混合组队赛：中国选手所在"未来之队"获得第七名" [Figure skating mixed team competition at the Winter Youth Olympic Games: the Chinese athletes' "Team Future" won seventh place]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). January 16, 2020.
  6. McCarvel, Nick (November 4, 2020). "Cup of China: Four things to watch at skating season's second Grand Prix". Olympic Channel.
  7. huaxia, ed. (November 7, 2020). "Peng/Jin win pairs title, Jin dominates at figure skating GP Cup of China". Xinhua News Agency.
  8. Wang, Jing (January 4, 2021). "花滑集训队团体对抗赛别开生面迎新年" [Figure skating national training group team competition kicks off to welcome the new year]. Chinese Olympic Committee (in Chinese).
  9. Li, Jia; Niu, Mengtong (January 3, 2021). Li Xu (ed.). ""尖刀队"战胜"精英队" 花滑国家集训队团体对抗赛落幕" ["Team Sharp Blades" defeats "Team Elite" as the national figure skating team competition ends]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese).
  10. "Yuchen WANG / Yihang HUANG: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
  11. "Yuchen WANG / Yihang HUANG: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019.
  12. "Yuchen WANG / Yihan Huang: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
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