# Zhao Kai Pang

Zhao Kai Pang (born March 5, 1995) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Madeline Edwards, he is the 2014 World Junior bronze medalist and 2013 Canadian national junior champion.

## Career

Zhao Kai Pang teamed up with Madeline Edwards in December 2007. They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011, placing fifth in Austria. The following season, they won a pair of bronze medals at their JGP assignments, in France and Turkey, and gold in the junior event at the 2013 Canadian Championships. They were sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships, where they finished 12th.
In the 2013–14 season, Edwards/Pang won two JGP medals, silver in Mexico and bronze in the Czech Republic. Because Skate Canada required junior champions to move up, they competed on the senior level domestically, with a different pattern in the short dance and an additional 30 seconds in the free dance. They finished seventh at the 2014 Canadian Championships. At the 2014 World Junior Championships, they won the bronze medal after placing fifth in the short dance and third in the free dance.
Edwards/Pang decided to continue competing on the JGP series in the 2014–15 season. They were awarded silver in Courchevel, France, finishing second to Russia's Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd by a margin of 2.82 points. After edging Loboda/Drozd by 0.44 to win gold in Aichi, Japan, they qualified for the JGP Final in Barcelona, where they placed fifth. Edwards injured her ankle during training in late December 2014. Ranked sixth in the short and fourth in the free dance, the duo finished sixth at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
Edwards/Pang decided to sit out the 2015–16 season to allow her ankle to heal fully. On July 13, 2016, Pang announced his decision to retire from competition.
In 2019, Pang was accepted into the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine.

## Programs

(with Edwards)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2015–16 | | Misa Tango by Luis Bacalov choreo. by Mark Pillay | |
| 2014–15 | Junior-level Chi Samba by Toni Braxton, Edmundo Ros Rhumba: Eres todo en me by Ana Gabriel Chi Samba by Toni Braxton, Edmundo Ros Senior-level Paso: Flamenco: | Beautiful That Way by Nicola Piovani Il Tema Della Tata by Nicola Piovani Hobson's Choice: Act 3, Finale by Paul Reade | You and I by Ingrid Michaelson |
| 2013–14 | Foxtrot: It's De-Lovely Quickstep: Anything Goes | Les Misérables Bring Him Home performed by Colm Wilkinson Master of the House One Day More | |
| 2012–13 | Why Don't You Do Right Mr. Pinstripe Suit by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | The Artist by Ludovic Bource George Valentin Waltz for Peppy Peppy and George | |
| 2011–12 | Rie Y Lora by Celia Cruz Mujer Latina by Thalia | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante Les Temps des Cathedrales Dechiré Les Oiseaux Qu'on Met en Cage performed by Garou and Hélène Ségara Les Temps des Cathedrales | |
| 2010–11 | | The Muppets Happy Feet | |
| 2009–10 | | Tango Innominato by Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble Minor Swing (from Chocolat) by Rachel Portman | |
| 2008–09 | | Cuban Pete by Tito Puente Mambo Jambo | |

## Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Edwards
International :
| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| Junior Worlds | | | 12th | 3rd | 6th |
| JGP Final | | | | | 5th |
| JGP Austria | | 5th | | | |
| JGP Czech Rep. | | | | 3rd | |
| JGP France | | | 3rd | | 2nd |
| JGP Japan | | | | | 1st |
| JGP Mexico | | | | 2nd | |
| JGP Turkey | | | 3rd | | |
| National ||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st N | 2nd J | 1st J | 7th | 7th |
| Levels – N: Novice, J: Junior ||||||