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Yang Fang

楊芳　/　よう・ほう

Ice dancer from People's Republic of China

July 3, 1984 (age 41)　・　Qiqihar, People's Republic of China

ice dancer

My Take

Yang Fang fascinates me precisely because ice dancing rewards something most sports don't: years of trust with a single partner. Born in frigid Qiqihar in 1984, she paired with Gao Chongbo to claim the Chinese national title in 2001 and again from 2003 to 2005. A best of sixth at the 2004 Four Continents shows she pushed hard against the international ceiling without quite breaking through. What stays with me isn't the placements but the sustained partnership and discipline behind them. That quiet, unflashy persistence is exactly the kind of athletic story I find more moving than medals.

Overview

Yang Fang (simplified Chinese: 杨芳; traditional Chinese: 楊芳; pinyin: Yáng Fāng; born July 3, 1984, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese ice dancer. She competed with Gao Chongbo as her partner. They were the 2001 and 2003 to 2005 Chinese national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 6th at the 2004 Four Continents Championships.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Yang Fang
Name (Japanese): 楊芳
Reading: よう・ほう
Born: July 3, 1984 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rat
Origin: Qiqihar, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: ice dancer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A5%8A%E8%8A%B3

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