Melinda Wang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Melinda Wang (born December 18, 1990; Chinese: 王展玲; pinyin: Wáng Zhǎnlíng) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competed internationally for Taiwan in ladies' singles.^[1] She is a two-time (2008, 2011) Taiwanese national champion. She competed in the free skate at the 2008 World Championships and five Four Continents Championships.

Melinda Wang
Wang at the 2011 Four Continents Championships in Taipei
Personal information
Country represented	Chinese Taipei
Born	(1990-12-18) December 18, 1990 (age 32) New York City, New York
Home town	Naperville, Illinois
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Coach	Alexander Ouriashev
Skating club	DuPage FSC
Began skating	1994
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	119.58 2008 Four Continents
Short program	45.95 2008 Four Continents
Free skate	73.63 2008 Four Continents

Personal life

Wang was born on December 18, 1990, in New York City, New York. She is currently^[when?] a student and trains in Newark, Delaware. She enjoys dancing, baking, reading, and photography as her hobbies.^{[citation needed]}

Skating career

Wang started skating at the age of four. She competed in ice dancing in the United States, in partnership with Nathan Lim and Paul Wood.

In 2008 Wang began representing Taiwan in ladies' singles. She made her international debut at the 2008 Four Continents, where she finished 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden; she qualified to the free skate and went on to finish 23rd.

Wang qualified to the free skate at four additional Four Continents Championships – in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2012–2013 ^[2]	Claudine by Maksim Mrvica	Sarabande performed by Escala Sarabande performed by Maksim Mrvica
2011–2012 ^[3]	Otoñal by Raul di Blasio	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
2010–2011 ^[4]	Otoñal by Raul di Blasio	Windmills of Your Mind by Michel Legrand
2008–2009 ^[5]	Otoñal by Raul di Blasio	El Piano de America by Raul di Blasio
2007–2008 ^[6]	Otoñal by Raul di Blasio	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

Competitive highlights

International^[1]
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13
World Championships	23rd			20th P	13th P
Four Continents Champ.	15th	26th	19th	18th	14th	19th
Asian Trophy						4th
U.S. Classic						6th
International: Junior^[1]
World Junior Champ.			33rd
JGP Hungary		14th
National^[1]
Chinese Taipei Champ.	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; P = Preliminary round

References

1. "Competition Results: Melinda WANG". International Skating Union. from the original on March 3, 2016.
2. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013.
3. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

  Media related to Melinda Wang at Wikimedia Commons

• Melinda Wang at the International Skating Union