Zhang Siyang
Zhang Siyang is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Yang Yongchao, she is the 2022 Chinese nationals pairs skating champion.
Personal life
Zhang was born on 4 February, 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 Figure Skating Championships|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.