# 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 Zhang Jiaxuan, he is the 2024 Chinese national champion, the 2023 Chinese national silver medalist, the 2022 Chinese national bronze medalist, the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.
With former 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.

## Personal life

Huang was born on May 30, 2002, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.
He looks up to Olympic champion pair team, Sui/Han.

## Career
### Partnership with Wang

Huang started skating in 2010.
He teamed up with Wang Yuchen prior to the 2017–18 season to pursue pair skating. They were initially coached by Luan Bo. Debuting at the 2018 Chinese Championships, the pair finished eighth. They would begin training under Zhao Hongbo, Guan Jinlin, and Zhang Tianci in Beijing after the season ended.

#### 2018–2019 season

Wang/Huang were added to the Chinese national team ahead of the season to replace an injured Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao. 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, finishing fifth.

#### 2019–2020 season

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 by 0.01 points ahead of Wang Huidi / Jia Ziqi 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." Wang/Huang went on to place fifth in the individual event. Huang expressed dissatisfaction with their performance and called it a "learning opportunity." As part of Team Future during the team event, they again placed fifth to help the team finish seventh overall.
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. They finished second in both segments to earn the silver medal behind Peng Cheng / Jin Yang.
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. They lost the competition to Han Cong's Team Sharp Blades after falling behind on the first day of competition.

#### 2021–2022 season

Wang/Huang were assigned to compete at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to attempt to qualify a third berth for Chinese pairs at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed fourth in the short program, third among the teams seeking the three available spots, but dropped to sixth place after three falls in their free skate, and did not qualify a place.
They went on to win the bronze medal at the 2021 CS Asian Open Trophy. The pair parted ways following the season.

### Partnership with Zhang
#### 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons

For the 2022–23 figure skating season, Huang teamed up with Zhang Jiaxuan. Upon getting together, the pair began training in Beijing with Ding Yang as their coach.
In their first appearance together at the Chinese Championships, Huang/Zhang won the bronze medal. The following year, they won the silver medal at the 2023 Chinese Championships.

#### 2024–2025 season: International debut

On the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Zhang/Huang made their international debut. The pair won gold both their assigned events, 2024 JGP Latvia and 2024 JGP Poland. With these results, the pair qualified for the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France as the highest ranking junior pair team.
In late November, Zhang/Huang won gold at the 2024 Chinese Championships. The following week, they would win the Junior Grand Prix Final by over twenty points. Regarding this win, Zhang said, "It is a great honour for us to be here at the Junior Grand Prix Final. We hope to improve to be able to do even better in the future. Our goal is not only to improve on our technical but also on our artistry."
They concluded the season with an fifth-place finish at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

## Programs
### With Zhang

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Dive by Ed Sheeran choreo. by Sui Wenjing | All for One by HAEL & Hidden Citizens choreo. by Sui Wenjing | A Larger Cello by Jay Chou |
| 2023–2024 | A Larger Cello by Jay Chou | All for One by HAEL & Hidden Citizens choreo. by Sui Wenjing | |
| 2022–2023 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Billie Jean Smooth Criminal Come Together Dangerous by Michael Jackson | The Curse of the Sad Mummy by League of Legends | |

### With Wang

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2021–2022 | Go Now (from Sing Street) by Adam Levine choreo. by Elvin Wong | Never Take Off the Mask The Railroad Waits for No One Ride Finale (from The Lone Ranger) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Elvin Wong |
| 2021–2022 | Go Now (from Sing Street) by Adam Levine choreo. by Elvin Wong | Never Take Off the Mask The Railroad Waits for No One Ride Finale (from The Lone Ranger) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Elvin Wong |
| 2019–2020 | Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard performed by Frank Sinatra choreo. by David Pelletier, Ekaterina Gordeeva | Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer choreo. by Guan Jinlin |
| 2018–2019 | Girl's Gotta Do by Jill Barber choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky | O Pastor Diablo Rojo Corre Ya choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky |

## Competitive highlights
### With Zhang

International: Junior :
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| World Juniors | | | 5th |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | | | 1st |
| JGP Poland | | | 1st |
| JGP Latvia | | | 1st |
| National ||||
| Chinese Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |

### With Wang

International :
| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Worlds | | | | WD | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | 2nd | |
| GP France | | | | | WD |
| CS Nebelhorn | | | | | 6th |
| International: Junior ||||||
| Junior Worlds | | | 8th | | |
| Youth Olympics | | | 5th | | |
| JGP Canada | | 8th | | | |
| JGP Croatia | | | 9th | | |
| JGP Czech Rep. | | 13th | | | |
| JGP USA | | | 9th | | |
| National ||||||
| Chinese Championships | 8th | 5th | 1st J | | |
| Team events ||||||
| Youth Olympics | | | 7th T | | |

## Detailed results
### With Zhang

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 176.09 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Short program | TSS | 62.94 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Short program | TES | 36.15 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Short program | PCS | 26.79 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Free skating | TSS | 113.15 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Free skating | TES | 58.51 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Free skating | PCS | 54.64 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final |

#### Senior level

2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 28–December 1, 2024 | 2024 Chinese Championships | 1 61.35 | 1 113.83 | 1 175.83 |
| 2023–24 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 22–24, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 2 62.73 | 3 106.38 | 2 169.11 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 11–13, 2023 | 2022 Chinese Championships | 3 60.88 | 3 108.38 | 3 169.26 |

#### Junior level

2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 26–March 3, 2025 | 2025 World Junior Championships | 3 57.38 | 9 94.03 | 5 151.41 |
| December 5–8, 2024 | 2024–25 JGP Final | 1 62.94 | 1 113.15 | 1 176.09 |
| September 26–28, 2024 | 2024 JGP Poland | 1 57.88 | 1 104.08 | 1 161.96 |
| August 28–31, 2024 | 2024 JGP Latvia | 3 54.21 | 1 105.55 | 1 159.76 |

### With Wang
#### Senior level

2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| October 13–17, 2021 | 2021 CS Asian Open Trophy | 3 61.70 | 3 112.67 | 3 174.37 |
| September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4 60.21 | 6 102.45 | 6 162.66 |
| 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 level

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 |