Peng Cheng
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Peng Cheng

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23 April 1997(Harbin)
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Introduction

Peng Cheng (Chinese: 彭程; pinyin: Péng Chéng; April 23, 1997) is a Chinese pair skater. With former partner Zhang Hao, she competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career

Early in her career, Peng competed with Zhang Tianci.

Partnership with Zhang Hao

Her partnership with Zhang Hao was announced in May 2012. The pair made their international debut at the 2012 Cup of China. They placed 11th at their first World Championships.

In the 2013–14 season, Peng/Zhang won their first Grand Prix medals, bronze at the 2013 Cup of China and silver at the 2013 NHK Trophy, and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where they came in fourth. They were selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics and finished eighth in Sochi. Ending their season, they placed fifth at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama.

For the 2014-2015 Grand Prix season, Peng/Zhang were assigned to Skate America and Cup of China, where they placed 3rd and 1st, respectively, qualifying for the 2015 Grand Prix Final. They finished 4th at that competition after placing 5th in the short program and 3rd in the free skate. They won the silver medal at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. At the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, they earned personal best scores in the free skate and combined total to finish in 4th place overall.

Partnership with Jin Yang

On April 14, 2016, International Figure Skating magazine broke the news of Peng's new partnership with Jin Yang. The Chinese Skating Association decided to switch partners between the two pairs of Peng/Zhang and Yu/Jin.

Programs

With Jin

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–2017
  • My Drag
    by Jimbo Mathus
  • I Will Wait for You
    from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
    by Michel Legrand
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
    (soundtrack)
    by Thomas Newman

With Zhang

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
  • Come Together
    by The Beatles
    performed by Göran Söllscher
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
  • Je Crois Entendre Encore
    (from The Pearl Fishers)
    by Georges Bizet
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
  • Bei Jia Er Hu Pan
    by Li Jian
2014–2015
  • Arabian Dance (from The Nutcracker)
    by Peter I. Tchaikovski
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
  • Piano Trio No.2 in E Minor op. 67
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
 Notre Dame de Paris
by Richard Cocciante :
  • La Fête Des Fous
    performed by Bruno Pelletier
  • Danse Mon Esmeralda
    performed by Garou
2013–2014
  • The Eternal Vow
    (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
    by Tan Dun
    performed by Yo-yo Ma
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
  • Yellow River Piano Concerto
    by Xian Xinghai
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
  • La Coronacion
    by Globus
2012–2013
  • Live and Let Die
    by Paul McCartney
    performed by David Garrett
  • Poeta En La Mar
    by Vicente Amigo
  • La Coronacion
    by Globus

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

With Jin

International
Event 2016–17
GP Final 6th
GP Cup of China 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 2nd

With Zhang

International
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Olympics 8th
Worlds 11th 5th 4th 12th
Four Continents 5th 2nd
Grand Prix Final 4th 4th 6th
GP Bompard 4th 4th
GP Cup of China 5th 3rd 1st
GP Rostelecom 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 2nd
GP Skate America 3rd
National
Chinese Champ. 1st
Team events
World Team Trophy 5th T
(3rd P)
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

Peng and Zhang at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Peng and Zhang at the 2014-15 Grand Prix Final

With Zhang

2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 28 – April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 12
60.01		 9
122.45		 12
182.46
December 10–13, 2015 2015 Grand Prix Final 7
65.60		 6
117.44		 6
183.04
November 20–22, 2015 2015 Rostelecom Cup 3
68.10		 3
124.94		 3
193.04
November 13–15, 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 4
64.10		 cancelled
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 5
69.67		 4
136.96		 4
206.63
February 10–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 2
69.81		 3
131.64		 2
201.45
December 11–14, 2014 2014 Grand Prix Final 5
62.46		 3
129.33		 4
191.79
November 7–9, 2014 2014 Cup of China 1
69.11		 1
124.94		 1
194.05
October 24–26, 2014 2014 Skate America 2
62.38		 3
120.05		 3
182.43
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 26–27, 2014 2014 World Championships 5
71.68		 5
123.15		 5
194.83
February 11–12, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 7
70.59		 8
125.13		 8
195.72
December 5–8, 2013 2013 Grand Prix Final 5
68.87		 4
128.50		 4
197.37
November 8–10, 2013 2013 NHK Trophy 3
65.09		 2
117.09		 2
182.18
November 1–2, 2013 2013 Cup of China 3
64.24		 3
122.95		 3
187.19
2012–13 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 11–14, 2013 2013 World Team Trophy 4
58.62		 3
115.78		 3
174.40
March 10–17, 2013 2013 World Championships 10
58.52		 11
108.66		 11
167.18
February 6–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Championships 5
52.46		 6
112.36		 5
164.82
November 16–18, 2012 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard 3
59.92		 6
107.84		 4
167.76
November 2–4, 2012 2012 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 4
57.89		 5
105.98		 5
163.87