# Zhang Siyang

Zhang Siyang (simplified Chinese: 张思阳; traditional Chinese: 張思陽; pinyin: Zhāng Sīyáng; born 4 February 2005) is a Chinese pair skater. With former partner, Yang Yongchao, she is the 2022 Chinese nationals pairs skating champion.

## Personal life

Zhang was born on April 2, 2005 in Qiqihar, China.
In addition to figure skating, Zhang also enjoys playing badminton and swimming.

## Singles skating career

Zhang began figure skating in 2009.

### 2018–19 season

Debuting at the 2019 Chinese Championships, Zhang placed seventeenth.

### 2019–20 season

Zhang did not compete during this season.

### 2020–21 season

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. Thus at the 2020 Cup of China, only skaters training China were invited to compete at the event. As a result, Zhang was assigned to compete there, where she finished fourth.

## Pairs skating career
### 2022–23 season

For the 2022-23 figure skating season, Zhang switched to pairs skating, teaming up with Yang Yongchao. 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 Yang

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2023–2024 | Wu Shu (Wu Kong) by Gregory Tan, Iliya Zaki choreo. by Misha Ge | If Came the Hour by Secret Garden & Tommy Körberg choreo. by Misha Ge, Yura Min | 365 days of missing you （想你的三百六十五天） by Coco Lee（李玟） choreo. by Misha Ge You Are the Reason by Calum Scott & Leona Lewis |
| 2022–2023 | Saturday Night Fever: Stayin' Alive You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees, Walter Taieb choreo. by Elvin Wong | Les Misérables: Les Misérables performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra I Dreamed a Dream performed by Boston Pops Orchestra and John Williams Epilogue by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreo. by Elvin Wong | Toca-Toca by Fly Project We No Speak Americano by Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP |

### As a singles skater

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2020-2021 | Disney Princess Medley by May J. and Emiri Miyamoto choreo. by Elvin Wong | River Flows in You by Yiruma Every Drop of Rain by David Garrett ft. Li Yijun choreo. by Elvin Wong |

## Competitive highlights

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

### Pairs
#### With Jia

International :
| Event | 23–24 |
| GP Cup of China | TBD |
| WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled ||||||

#### With Yang

International :
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Worlds | 17th | |
| Four Continents | 8th | 10th |
| GP Cup of China | | 5th |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7th | |
| Shanghai Trophy | | 3rd |
| National ||||||
| Chinese Champ. | 1st | 3rd |
| Chinese Champ. Comp | 1st | |
| WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled ||||||

### As a singles skater

International :
| Event | 18-19 | 19-20 | 20-21 |
| Cup of China | | | 4th |
| National ||||||
| Event | 18-19 | 19-20 | 20-21 |
| Chinese Champ. | 17th | | |
| WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled ||||||

## Detailed results
### With Yang

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 30 January-4 February, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 10 55.70 | 10 101.62 | 10 157.32 |
| 22-24 December, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 3 60.48 | 2 107.89 | 3 168.37 |
| 10–12 November, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 5 58.71 | 6 102.94 | 5 161.65 |
| 3-5 October, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 4 56.09 | 2 117.48 | 3 173.57 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 22–26 March 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 20 50.32 | 17 97.91 | 17 148.23 |
| 7–12 February 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 8 56.10 | 8 97.66 | 8 153.76 |
| 11–13 January 2023 | 2022 Chinese Championships | 8 56.10 | 8 97.66 | 8 153.76 |
| 7–10 December 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8 56.44 | 5 104.89 | 7 161.33 |

### Singles skating

2020–21 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 6–8 November 2020 | 2020 Cup of China | 4 39.80 | 3 88.40 | 4 128.20 |
| 2018–19 season ||||||
| 29–30 December 2018 | 2019 Chinese Championships | 15 36.16 | 18 70.57 | 17 106.73 |