Angela Wang
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Angela Wang

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30 July 1996
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Introduction

Angela Wang (born July 30, 1996) is an American ladies' figure skater. She has won three medals on the ISU Challenger Series and three on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold at the 2012 JGP in Croatia.

Personal life

Angela Wang, an only child, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents moved from China to the United States in 1994. Her father is a pharmaceutical researcher. She graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School. in 2014. Currently she attends University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

Career

Wang began skating at age five because the 2002 Winter Olympics were held in her hometown of Salt Lake City that year. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut during the 2010–11 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 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix, she won bronze in Lake Placid, New York and gold in Zagreb, Croatia. She qualified for the JGP Final, where she placed fourth. 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: the bronze medal at the Lombardia Trophy and the silver medal at the Skate Canada Autumn Classic.

She withdrew from the 2016 Skate America due to a right ankle injury.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–17
  • Over the Rainbow
    performed by Katharine McPhee
    choreo. by Phillip Mills
  • In the Mood
    by Glenn Miller
  • The Notebook (soundtrack)
    by various artists
    choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle
2015–16
  • 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
2014–15
  • Paint it Black
    by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà
    choreo. by Rachael Flatt
  • Papa, Can You Hear Me?
    by Itzak Pearlman
  • The Way He Makes Me Feel
    by Moscow Virtuosi
2013–14
  • A Beautiful Storm
    by Jennifer Thomas
    choreo. by Tom Dickson
  • Nights in the Gardens of Spain
    by Manuel de Falla
    choreo. by Caterina Lindgren
2012–13
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    by Tan Dun
  • Ladies in Lavender
    by Nigel Hess
2011–12
  • A League of Their Own
    by Hans Zimmer
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    by Tan Dun
2010–11
  • Mulan
    by Jerry Goldsmith
  • How to Train Your Dragon
    by John Powell
2009–10
  • Yellow River Concerto
    performed by Lang Lang
  • Turandot
    by Giacomo Puccini
2008–09
  • 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

2010–11 to present

International
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
GP Rostel. Cup 9th
GP Bompard 8th
GP Skate America WD
CS Autumn Classic 2nd
CS Golden Spin 5th
CS Lombardia 3rd
CS Nebelhorn WD
CS U.S. Classic 3rd
Autumn Classic 3rd
International: Junior
JGP Final 4th 6th
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Czech Rep. 5th
JGP Japan 4th
JGP Poland 2nd
JGP USA 3rd
National
U.S. Champ. 8th 9th 15th 15th 10th 7th
Pacific Coast 5th J 3rd
Central Pacific 1st J 1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

2005–06 to 2009–10

National
Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
U.S. Champ. 3rd N 7th J
U.S. Junior Champ. 7th V 9th I 4th I
Pacific Coast Sect. 2nd N 1st J
Central Pacific Reg. 1st V 1st I 1st I 2nd N 1st J
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior