Felicia Zhang
Encyclopedia
Felicia Zhang is an American
ladies figure skater who currently competes in pair skating
and single skating
. She competed in pairs with Taylor Toth
from 2009 to 2011. Together, they are the 2010 U.S. Junior champions
. She currently skates with Nathan Bartholomay.
Zhang teamed up with Taylor Toth
in 2009. They won the junior gold medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships
. They finished 9th at the 2010 Junior Worlds
. They moved up to the senior level for the 2010 season and competed in the Grand Prix at Skate America
, where they finished 7th, and Trophée Eric Bompard
, where they finished 5th. On March 10, 2011, Zhang and Toth announced their partnership had ended. She has teamed up with Nathan Bartholomay. They practice in Ellenton, FL.
In singles, Zhang won the novice bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships
, and placed 6th on the junior level at the 2010 U.S. Championships
.
(as singles skater)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ladies figure skater who currently competes in pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
and single skating
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...
. She competed in pairs with Taylor Toth
Taylor Toth
Taylor Toth is an American figure skater who has competed in pair skating and single skating. He competed in pairs with Felicia Zhang from 2009 to 2011. Together, they are the 2010 U.S...
from 2009 to 2011. Together, they are the 2010 U.S. Junior champions
2010 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the national championship of the United States. In addition, the event was used to determine the U.S...
. She currently skates with Nathan Bartholomay.
Career
Zhang started skating at the age of 7 after attending a skating birthday party.Zhang teamed up with Taylor Toth
Taylor Toth
Taylor Toth is an American figure skater who has competed in pair skating and single skating. He competed in pairs with Felicia Zhang from 2009 to 2011. Together, they are the 2010 U.S...
in 2009. They won the junior gold medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships
2010 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the national championship of the United States. In addition, the event was used to determine the U.S...
. They finished 9th at the 2010 Junior Worlds
2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they were an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...
. They moved up to the senior level for the 2010 season and competed in the Grand Prix at Skate America
2010 Skate America
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, where they finished 7th, and Trophée Eric Bompard
2010 Trophée Eric Bompard
The 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard was the Trophée Eric Bompard Grand Prix competition of the 2010–2011 season. Organized by the Federation Française des Sports de Glace, it was the last of six events in the 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational...
, where they finished 5th. On March 10, 2011, Zhang and Toth announced their partnership had ended. She has teamed up with Nathan Bartholomay. They practice in Ellenton, FL.
In singles, Zhang won the novice bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships
2008 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships was the figure skating national championship to determine the national champions of the United States for the 2007/2008 season. It was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions,...
, and placed 6th on the junior level at the 2010 U.S. Championships
2010 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the national championship of the United States. In addition, the event was used to determine the U.S...
.
Programs
(With Taylor Toth)Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2010-2011 | Clair de lune by Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
Miss Saigon Miss Saigon Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover... by Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg is a French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil.These include the musicals:... & Alain Boublil Alain Boublil Alain Boublil is a musical theatre lyricist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg for musicals on Broadway and London's West End... performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is an English orchestra. Originally based in Bournemouth, the BSO moved its offices to the adjacent town of Poole in 1979.... |
Orange Colored Sky Orange Colored Sky "Orange Colored Sky" is a popular song, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950.The best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole , but a number of other singers have recorded it, including Cole's daughter, Natalie.The recording by Nat King Cole was recorded... |
2009-2010 | Chamber Music by Rondò Veneziano Rondò Veneziano Rondò Veneziano is an Italian chamber orchestra, specializing in Baroque music, playing original instruments, but incorporating a rock-style rhythm section of synthesizer, bass guitar and drums, led by Maestro Gian Piero Reverberi, who is also the principal composer of all of the original Rondo... |
"Wonderland" by Maksim Mrvica Maksim Mrvica Maksim Mrvica is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music.- History :Mrvica was born in Šibenik, Croatia. He took up piano lessons from the age of nine from Marija Sekso and gave his first public performance in the same year. Just three years later he gave his first concert... & Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... medley |
Like a Prayer Like a Prayer (song) "Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna on her fourth studio album of the same name . It was released on March 21, 1989, by Sire Records as the album's lead single... by Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... |
(as singles skater)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2010-2011 | Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger... by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"... |
Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto is one of the most famous works of Chinese music and certainly one of the most famous outside of China. It is an orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers... by Zhan-hao & Gang He Chen |
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2009-2010 | Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger... by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"... |
Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto is one of the most famous works of Chinese music and certainly one of the most famous outside of China. It is an orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers... by Zhan-hao & Gang He Chen |
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2008-2009 | The Last Emperor The Last Emperor (album) The Last Emperor is the soundtrack album for the movie of the same name. It features nine songs composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, five by David Byrne, one from Cong Su, and a few incidental pieces of source music... by Ryuichi Sakamoto Ryuichi Sakamoto After working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1977, the trio formed the internationally successful electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as... |
Scheherazade Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Sheherazade , Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights, this orchestral work combines two features common to Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colourful... by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César... |
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Pairs career
(With Taylor Toth)Event | 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 |
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World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
9th | |
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
1st J. | WD |
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly... |
7th | |
Trophée Eric Bompard Trophée Eric Bompard The Trophée Eric Bompard is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The Trophée Eric Bompard was formerly known as the Trophée Lalique... |
5th | |
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.... |
7th | |
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the thirteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level... |
11th | |
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the thirteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level... |
6th | |
Eastern Sectionals Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938.... |
3rd J. | |
Singles career
Event | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 |
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U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
3rd N. | 6th J. | WD | |||
U.S. Junior Championships | 18th I. | |||||
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fourteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level... |
7th | |||||
Eastern Sectionals Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938.... |
2nd N. | 3rd J. | ||||
North Atlantic Regionals | 1st Ju. | 1st I. | 1st N. | 5th J. | 1st J. |
- Ju = Juvenile level; I = Intermediate level; N = Novice Level; J = Junior Level