Tina Wang (born 13 December 1991) is a

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n former competitive

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. She became the Australian national champion in the 2008–09 season and qualified to the free skate at two

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Personal life

Tina Wang was born in

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to Chang Yuan "Andrew" Wang and Hui "Helen" Ma, who were both national team coaches in China before the family moved to Australia. They settled in

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. She is the cousin of Chinese ice dancer Zhang Weina. She is the aunty of three kids. Mia Zeng, Mike Zeng and Michelle Zeng. Those kids are Weina's children.

Career

Wang was coached by her parents in

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. Her junior international debut came in October 2005 at a

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event in Japan. She won the Australian national junior title and went on to compete at the 2006 World Junior Championships in

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, Slovenia, finishing 26th. During the next two seasons, Wang won silver on the senior level at the Australian Championships. Her first senior international competition was the 2008 Four Continents Championships in

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, South Korea. Ranked 21st in the short program, she advanced to the free skate and finished 19th overall. In the 2008–09 season, Wang became the Australian national senior champion. She finished 18th at the

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, Canada, after placing 18th in the short and 17th in the free skate.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Tina Australian female single skaters Chinese emigrants to Australia 1991 births Living people Sportswomen from Queensland Sportspeople from Qiqihar Sportspeople from Brisbane