Huang Yihang

Chinese pair skater

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Huang.

Huang Yihang

Zhang Jiaxuan and Yihang Huang at the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final

Native name| 黄一航 (Chinese)
Born|  (2002-05-30) May 30, 2002 (age 23)
Qiqihar, China
Height| 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country|  China
Partner| Zhang Jiaxuan (since 2022)
Wang Yuchen (2017–2022)
Coach| Ding Yang
Skating club| Heilongjiang Heilong Ice and Snow Sports Club
Began skating| 2010
Medal record
| Chinese Championships

|  | 2024 Chengde | Pairs

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| 2023 Chengde | Pairs

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| 2022 Chengde | Pairs

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Junior Grand Prix Final
|  | 2024–25 Grenoble | Pairs

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Huang Yihang (simplified Chinese: 黄一航; traditional Chinese: 黃一航; pinyin: Huáng Yīháng; born May 30, 2002) is a Chinese pair skater. With his skating partner Zhang Jiaxuan, he is the 2024 Chinese national champion, the 2023 Chinese national silver medalist, the 2022 Chinese national bronze medalist, the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.[1]

With former skating partner, Wang Yuchen, he is the 2020 Cup of China silver medalist, the 2020 Chinese junior national champion, and placed in the top eight at the 2020 World Junior Championships.[2]

## Personal life

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Huang was born on May 30, 2002, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.[3]

He looks up to Olympic champion pair team, Sui/Han.[4]

## Career

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### Partnership with Wang

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Huang started skating in 2010.[5]

He teamed up with Wang Yuchen prior to the 2017–18 season to pursue pair skating. They were initially coached by Luan Bo.[3] Debuting at the 2018 Chinese Championships, the pair finished eighth.[6] They would begin training under Zhao Hongbo, Guan Jinlin, and Zhang Tianci in Beijing after the season ended.[7]

#### 2018–2019 season

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Wang/Huang were added to the Chinese national team ahead of the season to replace an injured Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao.[8] They made their junior international debut on the Junior Grand Prix, placing eighth in Canada and 13th in the Czech Republic. In early December, Wang/Huang competed at the Russian-Chinese Winter Youth Games, where they finished fourth. They ended their season at the 2019 Chinese Championships, finishing fifth.[2]

#### 2019–2020 season

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Wang/Huang at the 2019 JGP United States

Wang/Huang opened their season on the Junior Grand Prix and finished eighth at both their events in the United States and Croatia. In between the two JGP events, they competed at the 2020 Chinese Championships, where they won the junior title by 0.01 points ahead of Wang Huidi / Jia Ziqi and Li Jiaen / Wang Zijian.

Wang/Huang were assigned to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland in January. On being selected, Wang said: "I am very excited to participate in such a large competition for the first time. In order to achieve our competition goal, I will train hard and strive to skate in my best form and win glory for the country."[9] Wang/Huang went on to place fifth in the individual event. Huang expressed dissatisfaction with their performance and called it a "learning opportunity."[10] As part of Team Future during the team event, they again placed fifth to help the team finish seventh overall.[11]

Wang/Huang finished their season at the 2020 World Junior Championships in March. Placing eighth in the short program and sixth in the free skating, they ended in eighth place overall.

#### 2020–2021 season

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Junior Grand Prix series was cancelled and the Grand Prix events were limited to domestic competitors or skaters who trained in the host nation's immediate geographic region. As a result, Wang/Huang were assigned to make their senior debut at the 2020 Cup of China.[12] They finished second in both segments to earn the silver medal behind Peng Cheng / Jin Yang.[13]

In January 2021, Wang/Huang participated in the New Year's Day Ice Carnival, a domestic team competition held among the Chinese national team, as part of Sui Wenjing's Team Elite alongside Jin Boyang, Chen Hongyi, Wang Yihan, and Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming.[14] They lost the competition to Han Cong's Team Sharp Blades after falling behind on the first day of competition.[15]

#### 2021–2022 season

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Wang/Huang were assigned to compete at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to attempt to qualify a third berth for Chinese pairs at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed fourth in the short program, third among the teams seeking the three available spots, but dropped to sixth place after three falls in their free skate, and did not qualify a place.[16]

They went on to win the bronze medal at the 2021 CS Asian Open Trophy. The pair parted ways following the season.[17]

### Partnership with Zhang

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#### 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons

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For the 2022–23 figure skating season, Huang teamed up with Zhang Jiaxuan.[18] Upon getting together, the pair began training in Beijing with Ding Yang as their coach.[5]

In their first appearance together at the Chinese Championships, Huang/Zhang won the bronze medal. The following year, they won the silver medal at the 2023 Chinese Championships.[18]

#### 2024–2025 season: International debut

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Zhang/Huang during the free skate at the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final

On the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Zhang/Huang made their international debut. The pair won gold both their assigned events, 2024 JGP Latvia and 2024 JGP Poland. With these results, the pair qualified for the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France as the highest ranking junior pair team.[1][19]

In late November, Zhang/Huang won gold at the 2024 Chinese Championships. The following week, they would win the Junior Grand Prix Final by over twenty points.[18][20] Regarding this win, Zhang said, "It is a great honour for us to be here at the Junior Grand Prix Final. We hope to improve to be able to do even better in the future. Our goal is not only to improve on our technical but also on our artistry."[4]

They concluded the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[18][21] “We will be skating in seniors,” said Zhang regarding next season. “We think we have to make our technical elements stronger and more difficult so that we can compete with the seniors.”[21]

## Programs

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### With Zhang

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Zhang/Yihang Huang during the gala at the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final Season  | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition

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2024–2025
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* Dive
by Ed Sheeran
choreo. by Sui Wenjing

* All for One
by HAEL & Hidden Citizens
choreo. by Sui Wenjing

* A Larger Cello
by Jay Chou

2023–2024
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* A Larger Cello
by Jay Chou

2022–2023
[24][25] |

* Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
* Billie Jean
* Smooth Criminal
* Come Together
* Dangerous
by Michael Jackson

* The Curse of the Sad Mummy
by League of Legends

### With Wang

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Wang/Huang at the 2019 JGP United States Season  | Short program | Free skating

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2021–2022
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* Go Now
(from Sing Street)
by Adam Levine
choreo. by Elvin Wong

* Never Take Off the Mask
* The Railroad Waits for No One
* Ride
* Finale
(from The Lone Ranger)
by Hans Zimmer
choreo. by Elvin Wong

2021–2022
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2019–2020
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* Fly Me to the Moon
by Bart Howard
performed by Frank Sinatra
choreo. by David Pelletier, Ekaterina Gordeeva

* Pirates of the Caribbean
by Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer
choreo. by Guan Jinlin

2018–2019
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* Girl's Gotta Do
by Jill Barber
choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky

* O Pastor
* Diablo Rojo
* Corre Ya
choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky

## Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Zhang

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International[1]

Event  | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 | 25–26
GP Finland |  |  |  | TBD
International: Junior[1]
World Juniors |  |  | 5th |
Junior Grand Prix Final |  |  | 1st |
JGP Poland |  |  | 1st |
JGP Latvia |  |  | 1st |
National[18]
Chinese Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |

### With Wang

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International[2]

Event  | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22
Worlds |  |  |  | WD |
GP Cup of China |  |  |  | 2nd |
GP France |  |  |  |  | WD
CS Nebelhorn |  |  |  |  | 6th
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds |  |  | 8th |  |
Youth Olympics |  |  | 5th |  |
JGP Canada |  | 8th |  |  |
JGP Croatia |  |  | 9th |  |
JGP Czech Rep. |  | 13th |  |  |
JGP USA |  |  | 9th |  |
National[2]
Chinese Championships | 8th | 5th | 1st J |  |
Team events[2]
Youth Olympics |  |  | 7th T |  |

## Detailed results

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### With Zhang

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [18] Segment  | Type  | Score  | Event

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Total  | TSS | 176.09 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
Short program | TSS | 62.94 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
TES | 36.15 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
PCS | 26.79 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
Free skating | TSS | 113.15 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
TES | 58.51 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
PCS | 54.64 | 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final

#### Senior level

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2024–25 season

Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
November 28–December 1, 2024  | 2024 Chinese Championships | 1
61.35  | 1
113.83  | 1
175.83
2023–24 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
December 22–24, 2023  | 2023 Chinese Championships | 2
62.73  | 3
106.38  | 2
169.11
2022–23 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
January 11–13, 2023  | 2022 Chinese Championships | 3
60.88  | 3
108.38  | 3
169.26

#### Junior level

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2024–25 season

Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
February 26–March 3, 2025  | 2025 World Junior Championships | 3
57.38  | 9
94.03  | 5
151.41
December 5–8, 2024  | 2024–25 JGP Final | 1
62.94  | 1
113.15  | 1
176.09
September 26–28, 2024  | 2024 JGP Poland | 1
57.88  | 1
104.08  | 1
161.96
August 28–31, 2024  | 2024 JGP Latvia | 3
54.21  | 1
105.55  | 1
159.76

### With Wang

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#### Senior level

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2021–22 season

Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
October 13–17, 2021  | 2021 CS Asian Open Trophy | 3
61.70  | 3
112.67  | 3
174.37
September 22–25, 2021  | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4
60.21  | 6
102.45  | 6
162.66
2020–21 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
November 6–8, 2020  | 2020 Cup of China | 2
63.56  | 2
111.84  | 2
175.40
2018–19 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
December 29–30, 2018  | 2019 Chinese Championships | 6
47.44  | 5
83.84  | 5
131.28
2017–18 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
December 23–24, 2017  | 2018 Chinese Championships | 8
42.66  | 8
76.92  | 8
119.58

#### Junior level

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Wang/Huang at the 2019 JGP United States 2019–20 season

Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
March 2–8, 2020  | 2020 World Junior Championships | 8
54.09  | 6
98.01  | 8
152.10
January 10–15, 2020  | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team | –  | 5
91.35  | 7T/5P
January 10–15, 2020  | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | 6
46.96  | 5
94.65  | 5
141.61
September 25–28, 2019  | 2019 JGP Croatia | 10
47.20  | 7
85.56  | 9
132.76
September 14–16, 2019  | 2020 Chinese Championships | 1
57.53  | 2
98.37  | 1
155.90
August 28–31, 2019  | 2019 JGP United States | 6
51.33  | 10
69.71  | 9
121.04
2018–19 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
December 14–19, 2018  | 2018 Russian-Chinese Winter Youth Games  | 4
45.89  | 4
81.81  | 4
127.70
September 26–29, 2018  | 2018 JGP Czech Republic | 15
35.95  | 12
74.86  | 13
110.81
September 12–15, 2018  | 2018 JGP Canada | 9
39.62  | 8
72.59  | 8
112.21

## References

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## External links

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* Jiaxuan Zhang / Yihang HUANG at the International Skating Union
* Zhang/Huang at SkatingScores.com
* Yuchen WANG / Yihang HUANG at the International Skating Union
* Wang/Huang at SkatingScores.com

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