Zhang Jiaxuan (; born August 17, 2007) is a Chinese pair skater. With skating partner, Huang Yihang, she is the 2024 Chinese national champion and the 2026 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist.
On the junior level, she is the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.
Personal life Zhang was born on August 17, 2007 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.
She looks up to Olympic champion pair team, Sui/Han.
Career Early career Zhang began figure skating in 2014. Originally a singles skater, she would debut as a pair skater in 2019 after teaming up with Wang Zhiyu. The pair were coached by Luan Bo and placed fifth at the 2020 Chinese Junior Championships. Zhang/Wang parted ways after the 2019–20 figure skating season finished.
Partnership with Huang 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons For the 2022–23 figure skating season, Zhang teamed up with Huang Yihang. Upon getting together, the pair began training in Beijing with Ding Yang as their coach.
In their first appearance together at the Chinese Championships, Huang/Zhang won the bronze medal. The following year, they won the silver medal at the 2023 Chinese Championships.
2024–2025 season: Junior international debut and JGP Final gold
On the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Zhang/Huang made their international debut. The pair won gold both their assigned events, 2024 JGP Latvia and 2024 JGP Poland. With these results, the pair qualified for the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France as the highest ranking junior pair team.
In late November, Zhang/Huang won gold at the 2024 Chinese Championships. The following week, they would win the Junior Grand Prix Final by over twenty points. Regarding this win, Zhang said, "It is a great honour for us to be here at the Junior Grand Prix Final. We hope to improve to be able to do even better in the future. Our goal is not only to improve on our technical but also on our artistry."
They concluded the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. “We will be skating in seniors,” said Zhang regarding next season. “We think we have to make our technical elements stronger and more difficult so that we can compete with the seniors.”
2025–2026 season: Senior international debut Making their senior international debut as a pair, Zhang/Huang opened the season by winning the gold medal at the 2025 Asian Open Trophy. They were subsequently selected to compete at the ISU Skate to Milano, the final qualifying event for the 2026 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal and thus secured an Olympic berth for Chinese pair skating.
In late October, Zhang/Huang made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2025 Cup of China, where they finished in fourth place. "I feel still feel a bit nervous because it is my first senior Grand Prix event," Zhang confessed after the free skate. "We've made a few mistakes, like small mistakes in the program. This is okay, but it's not our best level, and we want to keep working on the program to do better next time." A couple weeks later, they finished sixth at the 2025 Finlandia Trophy.
In December, Zhang/Huang won the bronze medal at the 2026 Chinese Championships behind Sui/Han and Guo/Zhang. The following month, Zhang and Huang placed fourth at the 2026 Four Continents Championships in their debut at this event. "Coming from the provincial championships, I feel that our speed might be much worse than of other senior athletes," said Huang after the free skate. "We gradually improved our speed and the quality of the program, including some content, elements and performance aspects."
Programs Pair skating with Huang Yihang
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–2026 Nemesis Re:member O Only the Winds Turning Page 2024–2025 Dive All for One A Larger Cello 2023–2024 A Larger Cello 2022–2023 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Billie Jean Smooth Criminal Come Together Dangerous The Curse of the Sad Mummy
Competitive highlights
Pair skating with Huang Yihang
Detailed results Pair skating with Huang Yihang
Senior level
2024–25 season Date Event SP FS Total November 28–December 1, 2024 2024 Chinese Championships 1 61.35 1 113.83 1 175.83 2023–24 season Date Event SP FS Total December 22–24, 2023 2023 Chinese Championships 2 62.73 3 106.38 2 169.11 2022–23 season Date Event SP FS Total January 11–13, 2023 2022 Chinese Championships 3 60.88 3 108.38 3 169.26
Junior level 2024–25 season Date Event SP FS Total February 26–March 3, 2025 2025 World Junior Championships 3 57.38 9 94.03 5 151.41 December 5–8, 2024 2024–25 JGP Final 1 62.94 1 113.15 1 176.09 September 26–28, 2024 2024 JGP Poland 1 57.88 1 104.08 1 161.96 August 28–31, 2024 2024 JGP Latvia 3 54.21 1 105.55 1 159.76
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