Caroline Zhang: Biography in Details
Who is Caroline Zhang?
Caroline Zhang is an American figure skater. Caroline Zhang has won two times ‘Four Continents’ bronze medal in 2010 and 2012.
She is also the 2007 World Junior Champion, the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time U.S. national medallist in 2008,2009, and 2012.
Caroline Zhang: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity
She was born on May 20, 1993, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her birth name is Caroline Zhao Zhang. Her parents are originally from Wuhan, China.
She has a sister named Yang Yang, born in China. Her main language is English and Mandarin.
Her family shifted to California when she was young. Caroline learned skating at the age of five. She is proficient at the piano and she used to be a concertmaster in her middle school’s orchestra on violin and was a ballet dancer before she made her career skating.
Caroline Zhang holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is Asian.
Education
Caroline Zhang studied from Cerritos College in California. Apart from that, she has not mentioned the history of her education.
Caroline Zhang: Professional Life and Career
In the 2003-2004 season, Caroline Zhang started skating on the juvenile level, which is considered to be the lowest qualifying level in the US. She qualified for the 2003 U.S. Junior Championships by winning the silver medal at her regional championship.
She moved one level up, which is intermediate level in the 2003-2004 season, and moved to junior level in the 2005-2006 season. She qualified for the 2006 U.S. Championships and got a place in 8th position at the age of twelve.
She debuted on the international stage in the 2006-2007 season where she competed on the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix and won her first event in Mexico by a record of 53 points. She won the second event by 33 points and final by 20.
Caroline promoted to senior level for the season 2007-2008, both nationally and internationally. She debuted Grand Prix of Figure Skating at the 2007 Skate America and won the bronze medal. She went to China for the 2007 Cup of China and won the silver award. Caroline debuted her senior national debut at the 2008 U.S. Championships and won the pewter medal.
She competed for the second consecutive season on the Grand Prix in the 2008-2009 season and placed third with 53.28 points in the first event at the 2008 Skate Canadian International. She announced a coaching change to Charlene Wong on June 15, 2009, and returned to Li in August 2009.
Caroline was placed 11th position in the 2010 U.S. Championships with 49.94 points and was assigned to compete at the 2010 Four Continents. She was placed in the third position in the free skate and won the bronze medal overall with 160.78 points. She again announced a coaching change to Tammy Gambill on July 20, 2010.
Caroline was placed 7th in the 2010 NHK Trophy with 133.86 points and placed 9th at the 2010 Skate America with 132.49 points. She started to take training with Peter Oppegard in January 2011.
Caroline competed at the 2012 Four Continents Championships and placed fourth in the short program with 58.74 points and with a score of 117.44 points in the long program. She won her second bronze medal with a total score of 176.18 points.
Caroline Zhang finished 12th in her international season at the 2012 Neebelhorn Trophy, finished 9th at the 2012 Skate Canada, and finished 10th at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup.
She finished 10th with an overall score of 110.12 points in 2013-2014 ISU Grand Prix at the 2013 Skate America. Then, she started self-coaching after that event. She became 19th at the 2014 U.S. Championships.
She became 3rd at the Southwest Pacific Regionals and became 4th at the Pacific Coast Sectionals and she became qualified her to compete at the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and finished 17th with a total score of 144.
She underwent periacetabular osteotomy on March 3, 2015, and she targeted for the 2017 U.S. Championships. She completed 3rd at the Glacier Falls Summer competition and became first at the Golden West Championships summer competition. Caroline took coaching from Oppegard in Artesia, California, and became 5th the 2017 U.S. Championships.
Her mother named her spin position as the Pearl spin after she performed a cross between a catch-foot layback spin and a Biellman spin.
Awards, Nominations
Caroline Zhang won brown medals for ladies’ singles in Four Continents Championships in 2012 Colorado Springs and in 2010 Jeonju. She won a gold medal in 2007 Oberstdorf, silver medal in 2008 and 2009 Sofia, for Ladies’ singles in World Junior Championships.
Caroline also won a Gold medal for Ladies’ singles in 2006-2007 Sofia in Junior Grand Prix Final and won the gold medal for her team in 2009 Tokyo in World Team Trophy.
Caroline Zhang: Net Worth, Salary
Caroline Zhang has not mentioned any relevant data about her salary and income. As of 2022, she has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Caroline Zhang: Rumors and Controversy
There was a rumor that her mother was not happy with Caroline’s coaching situation and she wanted her to leave Oppegard.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Caroline Zhang has a height of 5 ft. 3 inches. She has dark brown eyes and light brown hair. There is no information available about her weight, dress size, shoe size, etc.
Social Media
Caroline Zhang has around 700 followers on Instagram, about 1.8k followers on Twitter. But she does not use Facebook.
Caroline Zhang’s Anniversary Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | August | Sunday |
| 2025 | August | Monday |
| 2026 | August | Tuesday |
| 2027 | August | Wednesday |
| 2028 | August | Friday |
Caroline Zhang’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May | Monday |
| 2025 | May | Tuesday |
| 2026 | May | Wednesday |
| 2027 | May | Thursday |
| 2028 | May | Saturday |