Wang Xuehan (; born June 1, 1998) is a Chinese

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. With partner Wang Lei, she is a bronze medalist at three

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events –

2014 Trophée Éric Bompard The 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard was the fifth event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Meriadeck Ice Rink in Bordeaux on November 21–23. Meda ...

2014 Cup of China Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unrel ...

, and

2016 NHK Trophy The 2016 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena in Sapporo on November 25–27. Me ...

– and the 2016 Chinese national champion.

Personal life

Wang was born on June 1, 1998, in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

. Her mother teaches English.

Career

Partnership with Wang

Wang Xuehan and Wang Lei - 2016 NHK Trophy

Wang started skating in 2005 at a rink in a shopping mall. Her partnership with Wang Lei began in 2012. The pair won the bronze medal at the 2013 Chinese Championships. Making their

debut, the Wangs placed fourth at the

2013 Cup of China The 2013 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 1–3. Medals were a ...

. They finished fourth at the 2014 Chinese Championships. The following season, the Wangs were awarded bronze at both of their Grand Prix events –

and

. They took the silver medal at the 2015 Chinese Championships. In the 2015–16 season, the pair placed fifth at the

2015 Skate America The 2015 Progressive Skate America was the first event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

and fourth at the

2015 Cup of China The 2015 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 6–8. Medals were ...

. They were selected to compete at their first ISU Championship – the 2016 Worlds in

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. Ranked 15th in the short program and 14th in the free skate, they finished 15th overall. They were fourth at the 2016 Cup of China and won the bronze medal at the

. Due to injury, they did not compete again until the 2018-19 Chinese National Games, where they placed second. In September 2020, it was announced that Wang/Wang had split.

Programs

(with Wang Lei)

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Lei Wang

Detailed Results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

With Wang

References

External links

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Xuehan Wang & Lei Wang
at SkatingScores.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Xuehan 1998 births Chinese female pair skaters Living people Figure skaters from Beijing