Dai Daiwei
| Dai Daiwei | |||||||||
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| Native name | 戴大卫 | ||||||||
| Born | 19 July 2003 St Petersburg, Russia | ||||||||
| Hometown | Shenzhen, China | ||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||
| Country |  China | ||||||||
| Coach | Jia Shuguang Dai Qingling | ||||||||
| Skating club | Kunlun Red Star Shenzhen China | ||||||||
| Began skating | 2010 | ||||||||
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Dai Daiwei (simplified Chinese: 戴大卫; traditional Chinese: 戴大衛; pinyin: Dài Dàiwèi; born 19 July 2003) is a Chinese figure skater. He is a two-time Chinese national medalist and the 2023 Asian Open Trophy champion.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Dai was born on July 19, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chinese parents. They would eventually return to China when Dai was two years old, settling in Shenzhen.[2][3] In addition to figure skating, Dai also enjoys swimming.[2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Dai began skating in 2010 at the age of six and a half years old. In his early years of skating, his coaches included Denis Petrov and Shih Hao Henry Lu.[2][3] Dai would eventually move to Beijing to train under two-time World Champion pair skaters, Pang Qing and Tong Jian shortly after they opened the Pangqing Tongjian Academy in 2018.[4][5]
He debuted as a junior skater at the 2020 Chinese Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[6] During the 2020–21 season, however, all Chinese national competitions were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that Dai was unable to partake in major competitions that season.[7]
Finally able to return to competition for the 2022–23 season, Dai made his senior national debut at the 2022 Chinese Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[1]
In March 2023, Dai moved to Harbin to train at the Heilongjiang Winter Sports Training Center, where Jia Shuguang became his new coach.[8]
2023–2024 season
[edit]Making his international debut at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy, Dai won the gold medal. He went on to compete at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy, where he finished sixth.[6] Going on to debut on the 2023–24 Grand Prix circuit, Dai finished eleventh at the 2023 Cup of China.[1]
At the 2023 Chinese Championships, Dai won the silver medal behind Chen Yudong. Selected to compete at the 2024 Four Continents in Shanghai, Dai finished twentieth.[1]
He closed the season by winning silver at the 2024 National Winter Games.[6]
2024–2025 season
[edit]Dai began the season by taking silver at the 2024 Asian Open Trophy. He then went on to compete at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy where he finished fifth.[6]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [9] |
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| 2023–2024 [10][2] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]| International [11] | ||||
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| Event | 19–20 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Four Continents | 20th | |||
| GP Cup of China | 11th | TBD | ||
| Shanghai Trophy | 6th | 5th | ||
| Asian Open Trophy | 1st | 2nd | ||
| National [11] | ||||
| Chinese Champ. | 3rd J | 3rd | 2nd | |
| National Winter Games | 2nd | |||
Detailed results
[edit]| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 2–6, 2024 |  2024 Asian Open Trophy
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3 | 81.37 | 1 | 150.36 | 2 | 231.73 |
| Oct 3–5, 2024 | 2024 Shanghai Trophy
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4 | 78.48 | 5 | 147.19 | 5 | 225.67 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 24–26 February 2024 | 2024 National Winter Games | 2 75.75 |
2 159.48 |
2 235.23 |
| 30 January–4 February 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 16 66.04 |
22 102.47 |
20 168.51 |
| 22–24 December 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 2 74.73 |
2 138.11 |
2 212.84 |
| 10–11 November 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 11 64.25 |
11 121.31 |
11 185.56 |
| 3–5 October 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 6 49.32 |
6 105.95 |
6 155.27 |
| 16–18 August 2023 | 2023 Asian Open Trophy | 1 72.02 |
3 123.12 |
1 195.14 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Daiwei DAI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (2nd SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b "深圳花样滑冰历史突破！戴大卫成为广东首位全国花滑冠军". SZ Plus. SZ Plus. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "四分钟背后的汗水，花样滑冰，光彩背后从没有容易". 163. 163. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "庞清佟健带弟子感受 竞技体育和冰舞演出相辅相成". ISkating. ISkating. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Daiwei Dai". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ 中国花样滑冰协会关于取消举办2019/2020年度全国花样滑冰冠军赛的公告 [Announcement of the China Figure Skating Association on Cancellation of the 2019/2020 National Figure Skating Championships]. 中国花样滑冰协会 [China Figure Skating Association] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "花滑全国赛夺广东历史首金！戴大卫：希望能站上冬奥会赛场". Guangdong Provincial Social Sports. Guangdong Provincial Social Sports. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (1st SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Daiwei Dai Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Daiwei DAI at the International Skating Union
- Daiwei Dai at SkatingScores.com