57 Facts About Caroline Zhang

Caroline Zhao Zhang was born on May 20,1993 and is an American figure skater.

Caroline Zhang is a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time US national medalist.

Caroline Zhang was born on May 20,1993, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Caroline Zhang's parents are from Wuhan, China, and her older sister, Yang Yang, was born in China.

Caroline Zhang is proficient at the piano, was concert master in her middle school's orchestra on violin, and was a ballet dancer before switching to figure skating.

Caroline Zhang began her season by winning the silver medal at her regional championship to qualify for the 2003 US Junior Championships.

Caroline Zhang won her regional championship, which qualified her for a second time for the US Junior Championships, this time at the intermediate level.

Caroline Zhang won the silver medal at her regional championship to qualify for her sectional championship, where she won the pewter medal.

Caroline Zhang won the silver medal at her regional championship to qualify for her sectional championship, where she won the bronze medal.

Caroline Zhang went on to win her second event by thirty-three points and then the Junior Grand Prix Final by twenty.

Caroline Zhang became known for her creative spin positions, musicality and spiral extension, prompting comparisons to Sasha Cohen and Michelle Kwan by those in the figure skating community, including international judge Joe Inman.

Caroline Zhang was named to the US team to the 2007 World Junior Championships, where she beat Nagasu to win the title.

Caroline Zhang made her Grand Prix of Figure Skating debut at the 2007 Skate America, where she won the bronze medal.

Caroline Zhang received deductions for underrotating jumps, costing her 17 points overall.

Caroline Zhang went on to the 2007 Cup of China, where she received fewer deductions and won the silver medal.

Caroline Zhang earned 24 qualification points in the Grand Prix series.

Caroline Zhang was the fourth World Junior Champion in a row to qualify for the Grand Prix Final in her first Grand Prix season.

Caroline Zhang had a bye through her regional championship due to Skate America and a bye through her sectional championship due to Cup of China.

Caroline Zhang made her senior national debut at the 2008 US Championships, where she won the pewter medal.

Caroline Zhang was placed on the US team for the 2008 World Junior Championships, where she won the silver medal behind Rachael Flatt.

Caroline Zhang placed 5th in the free skate with a score of 97.52, after falling on one jump and omitting another, to place 5th overall.

At the 2008 Trophee Eric Bompard, her second Grand Prix assignment, Caroline Zhang placed third in the short program with a score of 51.76 after omitting the required double Axel as well as receiving a Level 1 on her spiral sequence.

Caroline Zhang scored 104.78 in the long program after receiving a downgrade on her triple flip-triple toe combination, as well as a deduction for a wrong edge take-off on her triple Lutz-double toe.

Caroline Zhang earned a Level 4 on all three of her spins and her spiral sequence.

Caroline Zhang scored 156.54 overall and won the bronze medal.

At the 2009 US Championships, Caroline Zhang won the bronze medal, moving up one position from the previous year.

Caroline Zhang was placed on the teams to the 2009 Four Continents Championships and the 2009 World Junior Championships.

Caroline Zhang made her senior ISU Championships debut at the Four Continents Championships, where she placed 4th.

Caroline Zhang won the silver medal at the World Junior Championships.

On June 15,2009, Caroline Zhang announced a coaching change to Charlene Wong.

Caroline Zhang placed 4th at the 2009 Trophee Eric Bompard with a score of 153.15 points and eighth at the 2009 Skate Canada where she earned 132.46.

At the 2010 US Championships, Caroline Zhang placed 11th in the short program with 49.94 points after having problems with her jump combination and falling in her triple loop.

Caroline Zhang failed to improve her position in the free skate after falling on the triple flip-triple toe combination and stepping out of the triple Lutz.

Caroline Zhang was assigned to compete at the 2010 Four Continents.

Caroline Zhang placed 5th in the short program with a score of 55.10 points after the triple flip in her triple flip-double toe loop combination was downgraded.

Caroline Zhang placed 3rd in the free skate and won the bronze medal overall with 160.78 points.

On July 20,2010, Caroline Zhang announced a coaching change to Tammy Gambill.

Caroline Zhang placed 7th in the 2010 NHK Trophy with 133.86 points and 9th at the 2010 Skate America with 132.49.

Caroline Zhang competed at the 2011 US Nationals and finished 12th with an overall score of 140.95.

Caroline Zhang worked on a triple loop-triple loop combination for the season.

Caroline Zhang began her season at 2011 Skate America placed third in the short program with 55.05 points.

Caroline Zhang then competed at a senior B event 2011 Ice Challenge where she finish first in the short program with a score of 52.82.

Caroline Zhang competed at the 2012 US Nationals and finished 4th in the short program with 60.18, in the long program she placed third with 113.01.

At the 2012 United States Figure Skating Championships Caroline Zhang placed fourth overall with 173.19.

Caroline Zhang then went on to compete at the 2012 Four Continents Championships where she placed fourth in the short program with 58.74 after she fell out of her triple loop-triple loop combination.

Caroline Zhang began her international season at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy, where she finished 12th overall.

Caroline Zhang finished 9th at the 2012 Skate Canada and 10th at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup.

At the 2013 US Championships, Caroline Zhang placed 12th in the short, 9th in the long, and 11th overall.

Caroline Zhang began her season by finishing 3rd at the Southwest Pacific Regionals.

Caroline Zhang then went on to place 4th at the Pacific Coast Sectionals.

Caroline Zhang said that her goal was to compete at the 2017 US Championships.

Caroline Zhang finished third at the Glacier Falls summer competition and first at the Golden West Championships summer competition.

Caroline Zhang placed 5th at the 2017 US Championships, coached by Oppegard in Artesia, California.

Caroline Zhang has performed a spin position that her mother has called the Pearl spin, a cross between a catch-foot layback spin and a Biellmann spin.

Caroline Zhang is one of several young skaters to perform this move.

Caroline Zhang is able to perform the spin with her free leg pulled straight up into the air, with very little knee bend, making the spin look closer to a capital-I position than the usual Biellmann teardrop shape.

Caroline Zhang has received a straight +3.00 grade of execution for her layback spin.