# Zhang Kexin

Zhang Kexin (simplified Chinese: 张可欣; traditional Chinese: 張可欣; pinyin: Zhāng Kěxīn; born October 17, 1995) is a Chinese former figure skater. She is the 2014 Chinese national champion.

## Career

Zhang began skating in 2000. Li Mingzhu became her coach in 2008.
Zhang debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2009. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 JGP in Japan].
Making her Grand Prix debut, Zhang placed fourth at the 2011 Cup of China. She finished 7th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, giving China two ladies' singles berths for the 2013 event, for the first time since 1997.
In the 2013–14 season, Zhang won silver at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok and placed 8th at the Cup of China Grand Prix event in Beijing. She won her first senior national title at the Chinese Championships in Changchun, having finished ahead of Zhao Ziquan. She was chosen to represent China at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Zhang finished 15th in Sochi, Russia, after placing 14th in the short program and 15th in the free skate.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2014–2015 | Tongqing Mogui | Por una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel La Cumparsita by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez Hable Con Ella by Alberto Iglesias A Los Amigos by A. Pontier | |
| 2013–2014 | Paint It Black Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones | Por una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel La Cumparsita by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez Hable Con Ella by Alberto Iglesias A Los Amigos by A. Pontier | Fallin' by Alicia Keys |
| 2012–2013 | Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin | Valley of the Wind by Joe Hisaishi | |
| 2011–2012 | Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Jiang Hailan | En la cueva (from El amor brujo) by Manuel de Falla choreo. by David Wilson | Amazing Grace |
| 2010–2011 | India by Michael Brooks | Tristan and Isolde by Maxime Rodriguez | |
| 2009–2010 | Carmen by Georges Bizet | | |
| 2008–2009 | Carmen by Georges Bizet | Yellow River Concerto by Xian Xinghai | Anytime, Anywhere by Sarah Brightman |
| 2007–2008 | | | May it Be by Enya |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Olympics | | | | | | 15th |
| Worlds | | | | 7th | 23rd | |
| Four Continents | | | | 5th | 10th | 11th |
| GP Bompard | | | | | WD | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | 4th | WD | 8th |
| Asian Games | | | 4th | | | |
| Asian Trophy | | | | | | 2nd |
| International: Junior |||||||
| JGP Belarus | | 7th | | | | |
| JGP Germany | | 17th | 11th | | | |
| JGP Japan | | | 3rd | | | |
| National |||||||
| Chinese Champ. | | 5th | | 3rd | | 1st |
| Chinese NG | 6th | | | 2nd | | |
| Team events |||||||
| Olympics | | | | | | 7th T 7th P |
| World Team Trophy | | | | | 5th T 9th P | |
| WD: Withdrew T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |||||||

## Detailed results

2011–12 season :
| Date | Event | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| March 26–31, 2012 | 2012 World Championships | – | 9 55.00 | 7 102.57 | 7 157.57 |
| February 7–12, 2012 | 2012 Four Continents Championships | – | 5 54.07 | 4 108.52 | 5 162.59 |
| January 4–6, 2012 | 12th Chinese National Winter Games | – | 2 55.90 | 2 105.93 | 2 161.83 |
| November 4–6, 2011 | 2011 Cup of China | – | 5 52.85 | 5 100.47 | 4 153.32 |
| September 20–23, 2011 | 2012 Chinese Championships | 3 55.17 | 1 54.56 | 4 81.45 | 3 191.18 |
2010–11 season :
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 4–5, 2011 | 2011 Asian Winter Games | Senior | 4 47.74 | 4 94.28 | 4 142.02 |
| October 6–10, 2010 | 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Germany | Junior | 15 37.84 | 8 77.23 | 11 115.07 |
| September 22–26, 2010 | 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Japan | Junior | 4 46.93 | 3 87.15 | 3 134.08 |
| 2009–10 season |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2009 | 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Germany | Junior | 12 37.44 | 21 58.79 | 17 96.23 |
| September 23–26, 2009 | 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Belarus | Junior | 5 45.34 | 10 66.62 | 7 111.96 |
| September 3–5, 2009 | 2010 Chinese Championships | Senior | 5 ? | 4 ? | 5 114.98 |
* QR = Qualifying round; SP = Short program; FS = Free skating