Zhao Kai Pang (born March 5, 1995) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Madeline Edwards, he is the 2014 World Junior bronze medalist and 2013 Canadian national junior champion.
Career Zhao Kai Pang teamed up with Madeline Edwards in December 2007. They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011, placing fifth in Austria. The following season, they won a pair of bronze medals at their JGP assignments, in France and Turkey, and gold in the junior event at the 2013 Canadian Championships. They were sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships, where they finished 12th.
In the 2013–14 season, Edwards/Pang won two JGP medals, silver in Mexico and bronze in the Czech Republic. Because Skate Canada required junior champions to move up, they competed on the senior level domestically, with a different pattern in the short dance and an additional 30 seconds in the free dance. They finished seventh at the 2014 Canadian Championships. At the 2014 World Junior Championships, they won the bronze medal after placing fifth in the short dance and third in the free dance.
Edwards/Pang decided to continue competing on the JGP series in the 2014–15 season. They were awarded silver in Courchevel, France, finishing second to Russia's Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd by a margin of 2.82 points. After edging Loboda/Drozd by 0.44 to win gold in Aichi, Japan, they qualified for the JGP Final in Barcelona, where they placed fifth. Edwards injured her ankle during training in late December 2014. Ranked sixth in the short and fourth in the free dance, the duo finished sixth at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
Edwards/Pang decided to sit out the 2015–16 season to allow her ankle to heal fully. On July 13, 2016, Pang announced his decision to retire from competition.
In 2019, Pang was accepted into the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine.
Programs (with Edwards)
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2015–16 Misa Tango 2014–15 Junior-level Chi Samba Eres todo en me Chi Samba
Senior-level
Beautiful That Way Il Tema Della Tata Hobson's Choice: Act 3, Finale You and I 2013–14 It's De-Lovely Anything Goes Les Misérables Bring Him Home Master of the House One Day More 2012–13 Why Don't You Do Right Mr. Pinstripe Suit The Artist George Valentin Waltz for Peppy Peppy and George 2011–12 Rie Y Lora Mujer Latina Notre-Dame de Paris Les Temps des Cathedrales Dechiré Les Oiseaux Qu'on Met en Cage Les Temps des Cathedrales 2010–11 The Muppets Happy Feet 2009–10 Tango Innominato Minor Swing 2008–09 Cuban Pete Mambo Jambo
Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Edwards International Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 Junior Worlds 12th 3rd 6th Final 5th Austria 5th Czech Rep. 3rd France 3rd 2nd Japan 1st Mexico 2nd Turkey 3rd National Canadian Champ. 1st N 2nd J 1st J 7th 7th Levels – N: Novice, J: Junior
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