# Angela Wang

Angela Wang (born July 30, 1996) is an American figure skater. She is the 2017 Bavarian Open champion, a three-time medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and a three-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. Her JGP medals include gold from a 2012 competition in Croatia.

## Personal life

Angela Wang, an only child, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her mother, Shuyan, is an English-Mandarin translator, while her father, Laixin, is a pharmaceutical drug developer. Her parents moved from China to the United States in 1994.
Wang graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2014. She then majored in exercise science at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

## Career

Wang began skating in 2002 because the Winter Olympics were held that year in her hometown of Salt Lake City. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut during the 2010–2011 season, placing fourth at her sole assignment, the SBC Cup held in Japan.
Wang relocated to Colorado Springs in the summer of 2011 and joined Christy Krall and Damon Allen. Competing in the 2012 JGP series, she won bronze in Lake Placid, New York, and gold in Zagreb, Croatia. She qualified for the JGP Final, where she placed fourth. She was coached by Christy Krall, Damon Allen, and Janet Champion in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The following season, Wang took silver in Gdańsk, Poland and placed fifth in Ostrava, Czech Republic, becoming the first alternate for the JGP Final. She was called up when Karen Chen withdrew and finished sixth.
Making her senior international debut, Wang medaled at two 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series events, taking bronze at the Lombardia Trophy and silver at the Autumn Classic. She placed 15th at the 2015 U.S. Championships and 10th at the 2016 U.S. Championships.
In October 2016, Wang withdrew from the 2016 Skate America due to a right ankle injury. She finished 7th at the U.S. Championships in January 2017 and won gold the following month at the Bavarian Open.
In January 2018, Wang placed 7th again at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and was named as the third alternate for the 2018 Winter Olympics team. During the season, she was coached by Christy Krall, Ryan Bradley, and Erik Schulz in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She then relocated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to be coached by Ravi Walia.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2018–2019 | Praying by Kesha | Send in the Clowns performed by Barbra Streisand |
| 2017–2018 | Over the Rainbow performed by Katharine McPhee choreo. by Phillip Mills | Circles by Greta Svabo Bech choreo. by Tanith Belbin White, Charlie White |
| 2016–2017 | Over the Rainbow performed by Katharine McPhee choreo. by Phillip Mills | In the Mood by Glenn Miller The Notebook by Aaron Zigman choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle |
| 2015–2016 | Paint It Black by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà choreo. by Rachael Flatt | En Aranjuez con tu amor performed by Sarah Brightman choreo. by Mark Pillay |
| 2014–2015 | Paint It Black by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà choreo. by Rachael Flatt | Papa, Can You Hear Me? by Itzhak Perlman The Way He Makes Me Feel by Moscow Virtuosi |
| 2013–2014 | A Beautiful Storm by Jennifer Thomas choreo. by Tom Dickson | Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Manuel de Falla choreo. by Catarina Lindgren |
| 2012–2013 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun | Ladies in Lavender by Nigel Hess |
| 2011–2012 | A League of Their Own by Hans Zimmer | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun |
| 2010–2011 | Mulan by Jerry Goldsmith | How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell |
| 2009–2010 | Yellow River Concerto performed by Lang Lang | Turandot by Giacomo Puccini |
| 2008–2009 | Nessun dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini | New World Concerto by Antonín Dvořák |

## Competitive highlights

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

### 2010–2011 to present

International :
| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Four Continents | | | | | | | | 9th | |
| GP Finland | | | | | | | | | 11th |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | | | 11th |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | | | | 9th | | | | |
| GP France | | | | | | 8th | | | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | | | 2nd | | | | |
| CS Finlandia | | | | | | | | 4th | 8th |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | | | 5th | | | |
| CS Lombardia | | | | | 3rd | | | | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | | | | | | 5th | |
| CS U.S. Classic | | | | | | 3rd | | | |
| Autumn Classic | | | | | | 3rd | | | |
| Philadelphia | | | | | | | | 2nd | |
| Bavarian Open | | | | | | | 1st | | |
| International: Junior ||||||||||
| JGP Final | | | 4th | 6th | | | | | |
| JGP Croatia | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| JGP Czech Republic | | | | 5th | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | 4th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Poland | | | | 2nd | | | | | |
| JGP U.S. | | | 3rd | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | | 8th | 9th | 15th | 15th | 10th | 7th | 7th | WD |
| U.S. Collegiate Champ. | | | | | | 2nd | 1st | | |
| J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew ||||||||||

### 2005–2006 to 2009–2010

National :
| Event | 09–10 |
| U.S. Champ. | 7th J |
| Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior ||