Vincent Zhou

Vincent Zhou

Zhou in December 2015
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (2000-10-25) October 25, 2000
San Jose, California
Home town Palo Alto, California
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Coach Tammy Gambill
Former coach Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin
Choreographer Drew Meekins, David Wilson
Former choreographer Yuka Sato, Justin Dillon
Skating club The Skating Club of San Francisco
Former skating club Broadmoor Skating Club
Training locations Riverside, California
Former training locations Colorado Springs, Colorado
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 226.39
2016 JGP Japan
Short program 80.53
2016 JGP Japan
Free skate 145.86
2016 JGP Japan

Vincent Zhou (born October 25, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is the 2013 U.S. Junior champion and has won three silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Personal life

Vincent Zhou was born in San Jose, California.[1] Both of his parents are originally from China.[2] His older sister, Vivian, is a violinist.[3][4] His mother, Fay Ge, is a computer scientist and worked in Silicon Valley.[5]

When Zhou was 2½, his family moved to Palo Alto, California where they continue to reside. He trained in Riverside, California, which was about 6½ hours drive away.[6] Zhou's mother gave up her tech job in December 2009 to focus on his training and education.[5] Zhou and his mother traveled to Riverside on Sundays and traveled back home on Fridays, while Zhou's father and sister remained in Palo Alto.[6]

After attending Hoover Elementary, Zhou switched to Capistrano Connections Academy (CapoCA) to accommodate his training.[6] His mother was his "Learning Coach". He was allowed to skip a couple of grade levels.[5] For the 2013–14 school year, he took classes at the 9th grade level or higher, including pre-calculus and programming (agewise, he should have been in 7th grade).[7][8] Zhou is a straight-A student and received the Presidential Award for Educational Excellence from President Obama.[8]

Zhou moved with his mother to Colorado Springs, Colorado in the spring of 2015[9] and returned to California a year later.[10] He has a Siamese tabby cat named Snookie.[11] He volunteers regularly.[4][12]

Skating career

Zhou started skating when he was 5½ years old. As a young child, he had lessons with Julie Lowndes and Charlie Tickner. He was coached by Diana Miro at the Juvenile level and represented the Peninsula Skating Club until the 2011–12 season. When he was nine, Zhou started to be coached by Tammy Gambill[11][10] and became a member of the All Year Figure Skating Club in Riverside, California. On weekdays, he trained three hours on-ice and one hour off-ice.[6] Zhou admires Patrick Chan, Brian Boitano, Michael Weiss, Yuzuru Hanyu, and Richard Dornbush.[4][11]

He won three national titles at different levels in three consecutive years:[8]

Zhou intended to skate at the senior level in the 2013-14 season,[13] but missed the season due to an injury.[14] He was also forced to sit out the entire 2014-15 season because of a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee and a discoid meniscus. Zhou underwent surgery at the UCSF Orthepedic Institute in San Francisco to get his injuries treated.[9]

In the spring of 2015, Zhou began training at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin as his new coaches.[9] In May 2015, he returned to competition, at the Santa Fe Skatefest.[9]

2015–16 season

Making his ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, Zhou won two silver medals at the 2015 JGP events in Bratislava, Slovakia and Linz, Austria. These results qualified him for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona, where he finished fourth.

In January 2016, Zhou placed 8th on the senior level at the U.S. Championships and was named in the U.S. team to the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. At the March event, he placed fourth in both segments and fifth overall.

2016–17 season

Zhou changed coaches ahead of the 2016–17 season, returning to Tammy Gambill.[10] Ranked first in the short and second in the free, he was awarded the silver medal at the 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Yokohama, Japan, behind Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–17
[1][10]
2015–16
[9][15]
2014–15
[9]		 Did not compete this season
2013–14
[3]
2012–13
[3]
  • Casablanca
    by L'Orchestra Cinematique
  • Melody Main Title - Casablanca
    by Royal Film Orchestra
2011–12
[3]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[16]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 15–16 16–17
CS Golden Spin TBD
International: Junior[16]
Junior Worlds 5th
JGP Final 4th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Slovakia 2nd
Gardena 1st N
National[3]
U.S. Champ. 1st N 1st J 8th
U.S. Jr. Champ. 5th V 1st I
Pacific Coast Sect. 1st N 1st J
Southwest Pacific 1st J
Central Pacific 1st V 1st I 1st N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

2015–16 season
Date Event Level notes SP FS Total Ref
December 10-13 2015-16 JGP Final Junior 4
70.48		 3
134.08		 4
204.56
September 9-13 JGP Austria Junior 3
66.59		 2
145.37		 2
211.96		 Details
August 19-23 JGP Slovakia Junior 2
68.07		 2
132.78		 2
200.85		 Details
2012–13 season
Date Event Level notes SP FS Total Ref
2–3 April 2013 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy Advanced
Novice		 1
48.46		 1
105.09		 1
153.55		 [17]
20–22 January 2013 2013 U. S. Championships Junior 2
66.31		 1
138.95		 1
205.26		 [18]
11–12 November 2012 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships Junior 2
61.91		 1
134.42		 1
196.33		 [19]
14–15 October 2012 2013 Southwest Pacific Regional Championships Junior 1
65.30		 1
133.84		 1
199.14		 [20]
2011–12 season
Date Event Level notes SP FS Total Ref
22–23 January 2012 2012 U. S. Championships Novice 1
52.45		 1
112.51		 1
164.96		 [21]
17–19 November 2011 2012 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships Novice 1
53.35		 1
109.72		 1
163.07		 [22]
23–24 October 2011 2012 Central Pacific Regional Championships Novice 1
48.96		 1
102.95		 1
151.91		 [23]
2010–11 season
Date Event Level notes SP FS Total Ref
15–18 December 2010 2011 U.S. Junior Championships Intermediate QR A
1 – 61.83		 1
37.24		 1
66.88		 1
104.12		 [24]
16–17 October 2010 2011 Central Pacific Regional Championships Intermediate 1
35.82		 1
66.26		 1
102.08		 [25]
2009–10 season
Date Event Level notes FSJu. Ref
17–19 December 2009 2010 U.S. Junior Championships Juvenile QR A
4 – 44.24		 5
44.77		 [26]
18? October 2009 2010 Central Pacific Regional Championships Juvenile 1
44.24		 [27]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vincent ZHOU: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ 披龍服報捷 周知方鎖定2018冬奧. World Journal (in Chinese). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vincent Zhou". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Walker, Elvin (24 June 2012). "U.S. novice champ Zhou hungry for more". Golden Skate. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Fay Ge". Capistrano Connections Academy. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Press Release". Dare To Dream Vincent Zhou's Official Website. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Profile". Dare To Dream Vincent Zhou's Official Website. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Vincent Zhou". Capistrano Connections Academy. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brannen, Sarah S. (June 1, 2015). "Zhou on comeback trail after injury, academic break". IceNetwork.com.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Brannen, Sarah S. (July 21, 2016). "Zhou returns to his roots, reunites with Gambill". IceNetwork.com.
  11. 1 2 3 Whetstone, Mimi (August–September 2013). "A Coach's Dream". Skating Magazine.
  12. ↑ "Charity & Volunteering". Dare To Dream Vincent Zhou's Official Website. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Brannen, Sarah S. (29 August 2013). "Young Skaters Look to the Future". Boston 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Competitive Records". Dare To Dream Vincent Zhou's Official Website. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Vincent ZHOU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Competition Results: Vincent ZHOU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ "23° Gardena Spring Trophy 2013". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "2013 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "2013 Southwest Pacific Regional Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "2012 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "2012 Central Pacific Regional FS Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "2011 U. S. Junior Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  25. ↑ "2011 Central Pacific Regional FS Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "U.S. Junior Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "2010 Central Pacific Regional Championship". U.S. Figure Skating. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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