Peng Cheng

Peng Cheng (Chinese: 彭程; pinyin: Péng Chéng; Mandarin pronunciation: [pʰə̌ŋ ʈʂʰə̌ŋ]; April 23, 1997) is a Chinese pair skater. With current partner Jin Yang, she is a two-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2020, bronze in 2019), two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2018–19, 2019–20), and the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist. Peng/Jin represented China at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Peng.
Peng Cheng
Peng and Jin in 2016
Personal information
Country represented China
Born (1997-04-23) April 23, 1997
Harbin
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
PartnerJin Yang
Former partnerZhang Hao, Zhang Tianci
CoachYao Bin, Hongbo Zhao, Bing Han
ChoreographerMarie-France Dubreuil,Lori Nichol
Former choreographerEven Wong
ISU personal best scores
Combined total216.90
2018 GPF
Short program75.96
2020 Four Continents
Free skate141.21
2018 GPF
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  China
(with Jin Yang)
Four Continents Championships
2020 SeoulPairs
2019 AnaheimPairs
Grand Prix Final
2018–19 VancouverPairs
2019–20 TorinoPairs
Asian Winter Games
2017 SapporoPairs
Representing  China
(with Zhang Hao)
Four Continents Championships
2015 SeoulPairs

With former partner Zhang Hao, she is the 2015 Four Continents silver medalist and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career

Early in her career, Peng competed with Zhang Tianci.

2012–13 season

Her partnership with Zhang Hao was announced in May 2012.[1][2] The pair made their international debut at the 2012 Cup of China. They placed eleventh at their first World Championships.

2013–14 season

In the 2013–14 season, Peng/Zhang won their first Grand Prix medals, bronze at the 2013 Cup of China and silver at the 2013 NHK Trophy, and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where they came in fourth. They were selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics and finished eighth in Sochi. Ending their season, they placed fifth at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama.

2014–15 season

For the 2014–15 Grand Prix season, Peng/Zhang were assigned to Skate America and Cup of China,[3] where they placed third and first, respectively, qualifying for the 2015 Grand Prix Final. They finished fourth at that competition after placing fifth in the short program and third in the free skate.

They won the silver medal at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. At the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, they earned personal best scores in the free skate and combined total to finish in fourth place overall.

2015–16 season

Peng/Zhang's final season together began at the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, where they placed fourth in the short program, before the remainder of the event was cancelled as a result of the terrorist attacks in Paris.[4] They won the bronze medal at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup, qualifying for the Grand Prix Final, which had been expanded as a result of the Paris incident. They finished sixth there.

In their final event together, the 2016 World Championships, they performed poorly, placing twelfth in the short program and ninth in the free skate, for twelfth place overall.

2016–17 season

On April 14, 2016, International Figure Skating magazine broke the news of Peng's new partnership with Jin Yang. The Chinese Skating Association decided to switch partners between the two pairs of Peng/Zhang and Yu/Jin.[5][6]

Peng/Jin debuted on the Grand Prix with two silver medals at the 2016 Cup of China and the 2016 NHK Trophy, earning a place in the Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth. At the 2017 Chinese Championships, they won their first national title.

Competing at the 2017 Four Continents Championships, their first ISU Championship event, they placed fifth. At the 2017 Asian Winter Games, Peng/Jin won the silver medal behind Yu/Zhang. This concluded their season.

2017–18 season

The two won the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy, their first international gold medal together. The Grand Prix was a disappointment, with Peng/Jin finishing fifth at both the 2017 Skate America and 2017 Internationaux de France. At the 2018 Chinese Championships, they finished second behind Yu/Zhang, and were named to China's team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Peng/Jin competed in the pairs event in Pyeongchang, finishing seventeenth in the short program and thus missing the free skate by a single ordinal. Their season concluded at the 2018 World Championships, where they finished ninth.

2018–19 season

With both Sui Wenjing / Han Cong and Yu/Zhang sidelined by injury at the beginning of the season, Peng/Jin were the sole Chinese pair team competing internationally on the senior level.[7] They began with a gold medal at the 2018 CS Asian Open.

On the Grand Prix, Peng/Jin began at the 2018 Skate Canada International, where they won the silver medal, finishing ahead of bronze medalists Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro by 0.15 points. The two struggled on their side-by-side jumps in the free skate, where they finished fourth, an area where Jin said they hoped to improve.[8] At the 2018 NHK Trophy, they won a second silver medal, by a far more decisive margin. They qualified to the Grand Prix Final, with Peng noting that "we feel like we miss our teammates, but advancing to the Grand Prix Final is something we are proud of."[7] At the Final they placed first in the short program and second in the free skate, winning silver overall. This was the team's first major international medal.[9]

At the 2019 Chinese Championships, they won their second national title. At the 2019 Four Continents Championships in Anaheim, they placed third in the short program behind Moore-Towers/Marinaro and a returning Sui/Han, in consequence of Peng falling on their throw jump.[10] They came third in the free skate as well, making an error on the side-by-side triple Salchow jumps, finishing third overall, their first ISU Championship medal. Peng commented that "despite the success rate of the triple jump in the training, we want to try that and challenge ourselves, and show what we have done in our training."[11]

Concluding the season at the 2019 World Championships, Peng/Jin placed third in the short program, earning a small bronze medal.[12] They came fifth in the free skate due to Peng underrotating her triple Salchow attempt, and finished fourth overall, off the podium by 1.97 points. Reflecting on the season, Jin observed: " We are satisfied with overall performances. We could pull out what we can. Of course, for some details, there are some areas to improve. The biggest accomplishment this season is to get our names out so that judges recognize us. For next season, we continue to improve our performance."[13]

2019–20 season

Peng/Jin debuted at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic, taking the bronze medal. They then won the 2019 Shanghai Trophy.

On the Grand Prix series, Peng/Jin first competed at 2019 Skate America, placing first in the short program despite Peng stepping out on and underrotating her side-by-side jump.[14] They placed first in the free skate as well, despite a fall on a throw triple loop, taking their first Grand Prix gold medal together. They did not skate in the gala due to the throw jump fall impacting Peng's ankle.[15] At their second event, the 2019 Cup of China, Peng/Jin placed narrowly third in the short program after Peng fell on a jump and they had unison issues with their spins.[16] They rose to second place and the silver medal in the free skate.[17]

Qualifying to the Grand Prix Final, Peng/Jin lost their skates on the way there, and were consequently unable to practice for five days, though they were ultimately returned the day before the competition began.[18] They were fifth in the short program following Peng putting her foot down on their throw triple loop. Jin said that Peng's ankle injury from Skate America was "quite stubborn and not becoming better", impacting their training.[19] They skated cleanly in the free skate, narrowly placing first in that segment, and rose to second place overall, winning their second consecutive Final silver medal.[18]

Peng/Jin skated cleanly to place second in the short program at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul. Jin said they were quite satisfied with their performance, while Peng revealed that sickness and a leg injury had impacted their training after the Grand Prix Final.[20] Second in the free skate as well with only a stepout on a throw triple loop, they won the silver medal behind Sui/Han.[21] They were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[22]

2020–21 season

With the pandemic continuing to affect international travel, the ISU assigned the Grand Prix based largely on geography, with Peng/Jin being assigned to the 2020 Cup of China. Following withdrawals from some other Chinese teams, including Sui/Han, Peng/Jin won the gold medal by almost 50 points out of three teams attending.[23]

Programs

With Jin
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[24]
2019–2020
[25]
2018–2019
[26]
2017–2018
[27]
2016–2017
[28][29]

With Zhang
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[30][31]
2014–2015
[32]

Notre Dame de Paris
by Richard Cocciante :

2013–2014
[33]
2012–2013
[34]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Jin
International[35]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Olympics17th
Worlds9th4thC
Four Continents5thWD3rd2nd
GP Final6th2nd2nd
GP Cup of China2nd2nd1st
GP France5th
GP NHK Trophy2nd2nd
GP Skate America1st
GP Skate Canada5th2nd
CS Asian Open1st
CS Finlandia1st
CS U.S. Classic3rd
Asian Games2nd
Shanghai Trophy2nd1st
National[35]
Chinese Champ.1st2nd1st1st
Team events
World Team
Trophy		5th T
3rd P
T = Team result; P = Personal result; C = event cancelled
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Zhang
International[36]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Olympics8th
Worlds11th5th4th12th
Four Continents5th2nd
GP Final4th4th6th
GP Bompard4th4th
GP Cup of China5th3rd1st
GP NHK Trophy2nd
GP Rostelecom Cup3rd
GP Skate America3rd
National
Chinese Champ.1st
Team events
World Team Trophy5th T
3rd P
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results
Peng and Zhang at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final

With Jin
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 6–8, 2020 2020 Cup of China 1
75.62		 1
148.28		 1
223.90
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 4–9, 2019 2020 Four Continents Championships 2
75.96		 2
137.33		 2
213.29
December 5–8, 2019 2019–20 Grand Prix Final 5
69.67		 1
134.60		 2
204.27
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Cup of China 3
68.50		 2
131.47		 2
199.97
October 18–21, 2019 2019 Skate America 1
72.73		 1
128.16		 1
200.89
October 3–5, 2019 2019 Shanghai Trophy 1
77.12		 1
132.73		 1
209.85
September 17–22, 2019 2019 U.S. Classic 3
67.90		 3
116.14		 3
184.04
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 18–24, 2019 2019 World Championships 3
75.51		 5
140.33		 4
215.84
February 7–10, 2019 2019 Four Continents Championships 3
69.48		 3
135.94		 3
205.42
December 27–30, 2018 2019 Chinese Championships 2
75.07		 1
136.44		 1
211.51
December 7–9, 2018 2018–19 Grand Prix Final 1
75.18		 2
141.21		 2
216.90
November 9–11, 2018 2018 NHK Trophy 2
70.66		 2
136.58		 2
207.24
October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 2
72.00		 4
129.08		 2
201.08
August 1–5, 2018 2018 Asian Open Trophy 1
71.54		 1
134.88		 1
206.42
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 6
71.98		 10
130.09		 9
202.07
February 9–25, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 17
62.61		 – 17
November 17–19, 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 5
62.40		 5
125.74		 5
188.14
October 27–29, 2017 2017 Skate Canada International 7
61.55		 5
120.92		 5
182.50
October 6–8, 2017 2017 Finlandia Trophy 1
70.93		 2
127.10		 1
198.03
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 20–23, 2017 2017 World Team Trophy 2
71.36		 3
133.13		 3
204.49
February 23–26, 2017 2017 Asian Winter Games 2
67.24		 2
129.82		 2
197.06
February 16–19, 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 7
66.44		 3
136.48		 5
202.92
December 8–11, 2016 2016–17 Grand Prix Final 4
70.84		 6
112.35		 6
183.19
November 25–27, 2016 2016 NHK Trophy 1
73.33		 2
123.54		 2
196.87
November 18–20, 2016 2016 Cup of China 3
69.93		 2
128.03		 2
197.96
Peng and Zhang at the 2014-15 Grand Prix Final

With Zhang
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 28 – April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 12
60.01		 9
122.45		 12
182.46
December 10–13, 2015 2015–16 Grand Prix Final 7
65.60		 6
117.44		 6
183.04
November 20–22, 2015 2015 Rostelecom Cup 3
68.10		 3
124.94		 3
193.04
November 13–15, 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 4
64.10		 cancelled
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 5
69.67		 4
136.96		 4
206.63
February 10–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 2
69.81		 3
131.64		 2
201.45
December 11–14, 2014 2014–15 Grand Prix Final 5
62.46		 3
129.33		 4
191.79
November 7–9, 2014 2014 Cup of China 1
69.11		 1
124.94		 1
194.05
October 24–26, 2014 2014 Skate America 2
62.38		 3
120.05		 3
182.43
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 26–27, 2014 2014 World Championships 5
71.68		 5
123.15		 5
194.83
February 11–12, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 7
70.59		 8
125.13		 8
195.72
December 5–8, 2013 2013–14 Grand Prix Final 5
68.87		 4
128.50		 4
197.37
November 8–10, 2013 2013 NHK Trophy 3
65.09		 2
117.09		 2
182.18
November 1–2, 2013 2013 Cup of China 3
64.24		 3
122.95		 3
187.19
2012–13 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 11–14, 2013 2013 World Team Trophy 4
58.62		 3
115.78		 3
174.40
March 10–17, 2013 2013 World Championships 10
58.52		 11
108.66		 11
167.18
February 6–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Championships 5
52.46		 6
112.36		 5
164.82
November 16–18, 2012 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard 3
59.92		 6
107.84		 4
167.76
November 2–4, 2012 2012 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 4
57.89		 5
105.98		 5
163.87

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