Wang Lei (figure skater)

Wang Lei (born July 11, 1988) is a Chinese pair skater. With Wang Xuehan, he is a bronze medalist at three Grand Prix events – 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard, 2014 Cup of China, and 2016 NHK Trophy – and the 2016 Chinese national champion. With earlier partner Zhang Yue, he is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix Final medalist, having won silver in 2008 and bronze in 2009.

Wang Lei
Zhang/Wang perform a lift at the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Personal information
Country representedChina
Born (1988-07-11) July 11, 1988
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
ResidenceBeijing
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
PartnerWang Xuehan
Former partnerZhang Yue
CoachYao Bin, Yu Sun
Former coachXiao Peng, Yang Zhigang
ChoreographerYao Bin
Skating clubXin Xiu FSC Harbin
ISU personal best scores
Combined total186.76
2015 Cup of China
Short program69.36
2015 Cup of China
Free skate118.72
2014 Trophée Bompard
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Personal life

Wang Lei was born on July 11, 1988, in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.[1]

Career

Single skating

Wang started skating in 1993 after a sports club visited his kindergarten in order to recruit new members.[1][2] He made his international debut competing as a single skater on the junior level. He finished 7th at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events.

Partnership with Zhang

Wang teamed up with Zhang Yue in 2006.[3] In the 2007–08 season, the pair won two bronze medals on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit and qualified to their first JGP Final. They made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2007 Cup of China before placing 8th at the JGP Final in Gdańsk, Poland. Following the retroactive disqualification of gold medalists Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov due to a positive doping sample from Larionov, Zhang/Wang moved up to 7th place. They concluded their season at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked 4th in the short and 7th in the free, they finished 7th overall which, combined with Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming's bronze medal result, allowed China to send three pairs to the 2009 event.

In the 2008–09 JGP series, Zhang/Wang won a bronze medal in Belarus and finished 5th in Mexico. They were awarded the silver medal at the JGP Final in Goyang, South Korea. At the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, the pair placed 7th in the short, 8th in the free, and 8th overall. At the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles, they ranked 14th in the short, 16th in the free, and 16th overall.

Zhang/Wang won silver medals at their 2009–10 JGP assignments, in Belarus and Germany, and qualified to the JGP Final in Tokyo, where they took the bronze medal. They finished 6th at the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju.

The pair won the bronze medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey. They placed 9th at the 2011 Four Continents in Taipei, 13th at the 2011 Worlds in Moscow, and 9th at the 2012 Four Continents in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their partnership ended in 2012.

Partnership with Wang Xuehan

His partnership with Wang Xuehan began in 2012. The pair won the bronze medal at the 2013 Chinese Championships.

Making their Grand Prix debut, the Wangs placed fourth at the 2013 Cup of China. They finished fourth at the 2014 Chinese Championships.

The following season, the Wangs were awarded bronze at both of their Grand Prix events – 2014 Cup of China and 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. They took the silver medal at the 2015 Chinese Championships.

In the 2015–16 season, the pair placed fifth at the 2015 Skate America and fourth at the 2015 Cup of China. They were selected to compete at their first ISU Championship – the 2016 Worlds in Boston. Ranked 15th in the short program and 14th in the free skate, they finished 15th overall.

Programs

With Wang Xuehan
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[4]
  • Hurt
    performed by Wei Zhang
2015–16
[1]
  • Romance
2014–15
[5]
  • Romance
  • My Fair Lady
    by Frederick Loewe
  • Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
2013–14
[6]

With Zhang Yue
Season Short program Free skating
2011–12
[7]
2010–11
[8]
2009–10
[9]
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    by Sergei Rachmaninov
2008–09
[10]
  • Coppélia
    by Léo Delibes
2007–08
[11]
  • Sailor's Hornpipe
  • Anchor's Away
  • A Life on the Ocean Wave
  • Drunken Sailor
  • Coppélia
    by Léo Delibes

Single skating
Season Short program Free skating
2004–05
[12]
  • Exodus

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Wang Xuehan
International[13]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18-19
World Champ.15th
GP Cup of China4th3rd4th4th
GP NHK Trophy3rdWD
GP Skate America5th
GP Trophée Bompard3rd
National[13]
Chinese NG2nd
Chinese Champ.3rd4th2nd1st2nd
Team events
Team Challenge Cup3rd T
4th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Pairs with Zhang Yue
International[14]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
Worlds16th13th
Four Continents6th9th9th
GP Cup of China4th5th
GP Skate America8th
GP NHK Trophy8th
Universiade3rd
International: Junior[14]
Junior Worlds7th8th
JGP Final7th2nd3rd
JGP Belarus3rd2nd
JGP Estonia3rd
JGP Germany2nd
JGP Mexico5th
JGP United Kingdom3rd
National[14]
Chinese Champ.6th2nd3rd3rd

Men's singles
International[12]
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
JGP China7th
JGP Czech Republic17th
JGP Japan7th
JGP Slovenia12th

Detailed Results

With Wang
2016–2017 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 18–20, 2016 2016 Cup of China 4
66.45		 4
115.57		 4
182.02
November 25–27, 2016 2016 NHK Trophy 3
65.66		 3
119.66		 3
185.32
2015–2016 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 28 – April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 15
57.32		 14
111.33		 15
168.65
November 5–8, 2015 2015 Cup of China 4
69.36		 4
117.40		 4
186.76
October 23–25, 2015 2015 Skate America 3
64.95		 6
106.82		 5
171.77
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References
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  2. Xu, Bailu (January 16, 2015). "Xuehan Wang and Lei Wang: Pair skating is very interesting!". Absolute Skating.
  3. "Rising ice skating stars leading youth movement". People's Daily Online. October 19, 2007.
  4. "Xuehan WANG / Lei WANG: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016.
  5. "Xuehan WANG / Lei WANG: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  6. "Xuehan WANG / Lei WANG: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  7. "Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  8. "Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  9. "Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 8, 2009.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  10. "Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  11. "Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  12. "Lei WANG: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  13. "Competition Results: Xuehan WANG / Lei WANG". International Skating Union.
  14. "Competition Results: Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
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