Jia Ziqi (simplified Chinese: 贾梓麒; traditional Chinese: 賈梓麒; pinyin: Jiǎ Zǐqí; born July 26, 2000) is a Chinese pair skater. With his skating partner, Wang Huidi, he is the 2020 Chinese junior national and 2022 Chinese national silver medalist and placed in the top nine at the 2020 World Junior Championships.
| Jia Ziqi | |
|---|---|
 Wang/Jia at the 2019 JGP United States | |
| Native name | 贾梓麒 (Chinese) |
| Born | July 26, 2000 Harbin, China |
| Hometown | Harbin |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  China |
| Coach | Zhao Hongbo Guan Jinlin Zhang Tianci |
| Skating club | Heilongjiang Winter Sports Center |
| Began skating | 2014 |
Personal life edit
Jia was born on July 26, 2000, in Harbin, Heilongjiang. As of 2020, he is a high school student.[1] Jia enjoys reading.
Career edit
Jia began skating in 2008. His first pairs coach was Luan Bo.[1] With his former skating partner, Zhang Yuyao, he competed in two Junior Grand Prix events.[2]
Jia teamed up with Wang Huidi prior to the 2018–19 season.[3] They finished fourth in the senior division at the 2019 Chinese Championships.
2019–2020 season edit
Wang/Jia made their junior international debut at the 2019 JGP United States, placing fourth in both segments to finish fourth overall. They then competed at the 2020 Chinese Championships, where they narrowly lost the title by 0.01 points to Wang/Huang.[4] At their next Junior Grand Prix event, 2019 JGP Croatia, they finished fifth.
Wang/Jia were named to the 2020 World Junior Championships team alongside Wang/Huang. Despite several mistakes in the free skating, including a fall on a throw triple flip and an underrotated double Axel in combination, Wang/Jia set personal bests for the free skating and total score to finish ninth overall.[5]
2020–2021 season edit
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 Junior Grand Prix, where Wang/Jia would have competed, was cancelled. Wang was age ineligible to participate in senior events, such as the Chinese Skating Association's semi-domestic Grand Prix event, the 2020 Cup of China.
2022–2023 season edit
At the 2022 Chinese Championships, Wang/Jia won the silver medal behind Zhang/Yang. They placed ninth in the short program at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, but withdrew before the free skate.
Programs edit
- With Wang
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 [6] |
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| 2019–2020 [1] |
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- With Zhang
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 [2] |
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Competitive highlights edit
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Wang edit
| International[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 22–23 | ||
| Four Continents | WD | ||||
| CS Golden Spin | 10th | ||||
| International: Junior[7] | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 9th | ||||
| JGP Croatia | 5th | ||||
| JGP USA | 4th | ||||
| National[7] | |||||
| Chinese Champ. | 4th | 2nd J | 2nd | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J = Junior | |||||
With Zhang edit
| International: Junior[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | ||
| JGP Croatia | 7th | ||||
| JGP Poland | 9th | ||||
| National[8] | |||||
| Chinese Champ. | 7th | 5th | 7th | ||
Detailed results edit
ISU Personal best in bold.
- With Wang
Senior results edit
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 7–12, 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 9 53.65 |
WD | WD |
| December 7–10, 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 12 46.87 |
10 97.40 |
10 144.27 |
| January 11-13, 2022 | 2022 Chinese Figure Skating Championships | 2 62.32 |
1 118.77 |
2 181.09 |
Junior results edit
| 2019–20 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| March 2–8, 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | Junior | 9 54.08 |
9 94.79 |
9 148.87 |
| September 25–28, 2019 | 2019 JGP Croatia | Junior | 4 60.19 |
6 86.79 |
5 146.98 |
| September 14–16, 2019 | 2020 Chinese Championships | Junior | 2 53.94 |
1 101.95 |
2 155.89 |
| August 28–31, 2019 | 2019 JGP United States | Junior | 4 54.65 |
4 94.05 |
4 148.70 |
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| December 29–30, 2018 | 2019 Chinese Championships | Senior | 5 55.71 |
4 90.91 |
4 146.62 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Huidi WANG / Ziqi JIA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Yuyao ZHANG / Ziqi JIA". International Skating Union.
- ^ Zhang, Tao, ed. (September 17, 2018). "金博洋摘得全国花样滑冰大奖赛男单冠军" [Jin Boyang won the men's singles championship at the National Figure Skating Grand Prix]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 11, 2022.
- ^ "花样滑冰全国锦标赛第二日赛况" [Figure Skating National Championship Day 2]. Fjsen (in Chinese). September 14, 2019.
- ^ "花滑世青赛收官：俄罗斯揽三金 中国双人滑第八九" [Figure Skating World Junior Championship ends: Russia wins three gold medals, Chinese pairs 8th & 9th]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pairs". ISU. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Huidi WANG / Ziqi JIA". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Yuyao ZHANG / Ziqi JIA". International Skating Union.