Crystal Kiang () (born April 12, 1990) is a Taiwanese-American former

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

who competed internationally for Taiwan in ladies

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. She is a two-time (2010 and 2013) Taiwanese national champion and competed in the free skate at five

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, placing a career-best 15th in 2013.

Personal life

Kiang was born on April 12, 1990, in New York City,

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. She is currently a skating coach located in New York, often teaching her students at the Andrew Stergiopoulos ice rink in Long Island. She is also a skating coach at Ice House located in Hackensack, New Jersey. Her other hobbies include ballet and music.

Skating career

Kiang started skating at the age of five in 1995. She made her international debut at the

2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2007–08 season. It was held at the Seongsa Ice Rink in Goyang, South Korea on February 11–17. Medals were awarded in the discipline ...

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, South Korea, representing Taiwan. During the 2008–2009 season, Kiang competed at her first Junior Grand Prix event in Madrid, Spain. Later that season, she competed at the

2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships an international figure skating competition in the 2008–09 season. It was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada on February 2–8. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men ...

in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. During the 2009–2010 season, she competed at the

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-African and non-European countries with a similar competit ...

in Jeonju, South Korea where she placed 18th. Later that season, she competed at the

2010 World Figure Skating Championships The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was h ...

in Turin, Italy, which was her first World Championships competition. During the 2010–2011 season, Kiang competed at the

2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2010–11 season. It was held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on February 15–20. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men ...

in Taipei, Taiwan. During the 2011–2012 season, Kiang competed at two international competitions in Europe. They were the 2011 Finlandia Trophy in Vantaa, Finland and 2011 Merano Cup in Merano, Italy. She later competed at the

2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non- ...

in Colorado Springs, United States. During the 2012–2013 season, Kiang competed at the 2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy in Taipei, Taiwan where she finished 7th. She then competed at the 2012 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in Salt Lake City, United States where she placed in the top ten.

Programs

Competitive highlights

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiang, Crystal Taiwanese female single skaters American female single skaters Living people 1990 births Figure skaters from New York City 21st-century American sportswomen Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade American sportspeople of Taiwanese descent