Yanhao Li

[lileychristie]

Yanhao Li

Yanhao Li (also known as Dwayne) is a single figure skater from New Zealand

He was born on 12/8/2008 in Beijing, China and lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

He is the 2024 Youth Olympic bronze medalist, and 2023 Junior Grand Prix Thailand bronze medalist.
He is the first New Zealand figure skater to qualify or medal at any Olympic event and to win a ISU Junior Grand Prix medal.

ISU Results Bio

ISU Personal Bests
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Personal Best Total Score	210.08	ISU JGP Bangkok 2023
Personal Best Score Short Program	72.28	ISU JGP Bangkok 2023
Personal Best Score Free Skating	140.83	Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024

Programs
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Programs	Short Program (SP)	Free Program (FP)
2023-24	Supreme by Robbie Williams	Garde Confiance by The Little Singers of Paris, Romaric Laurence
2022-23	That's Life by Frank Sinatra	Garde Confiance by The Little Singers of Paris, Romaric Laurence

Results
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Event	Total
2024 Junior World Championships	12
2024 Youth Olympic Games	3​
2023–24 New Zealand Junior Championships	1​
2023 JGP Japan	5​
2023 JGP Thailand	3​
2023 Asian Open Trophy	1​
2023 Hollins Trophy International	1​
2023 Oceania International	1​
2023 World Junior Championships	26​
2022–23 New Zealand Junior Championships	1​
2022 JGP Latvia	16​
2022 Southeast Asian Trophy	2​

 

[Flying Feijoa]

Atta boy!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Atta boy!

Please excuse me for being so ignorant, I suppose that you're not referring to the Australasian Tax Teachers Association?

In the hope of being forgiven, here are his skates last season at Junior Grand Prix Riga:

 

[Flying Feijoa]

Please excuse me for being so ignorant, I suppose that you're not referring to the Australasian Tax Teachers Association?

Nope. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attaboy

Anyway, here are Yanhao's skates from Oceania Intl in May this year:



Looks like he already got this upcoming season's SP choreographed and competed before the end of last season (makes sense because he didn't have any major events after Junior Worlds).

BTW it seems Yanhao is also known as Dwayne, though I'm not sure which name he prefers informally.

 

[zebobes]

Congratulations are in order, for Yanhao's first medal on the JGP! Also to the entire country of New Zealand as well, since it is New Zealand's first international ISU medal, I believe!

I'm grateful that Patrick Chan is leaving his fingerprints in multiple men skaters. Yanhao and Minkyu, who were both at the jgp, are my current favorites among the men! I was actually rooting for Minkyu to win a medal, but Yanhao skated so well, that I was just as happy that he got rewarded for his clean skates.

Here's to both of them getting great triple axels in the future!

 

[TallyT]

Congrats to Yanhao in his JGP!

 

[Flying Feijoa]

Congrats Yanhao for making history! I hope he and his team get an interview someday, would love to know more about their training process.

I'm grateful that Patrick Chan is leaving his fingerprints in multiple men skaters. Yanhao and Minkyu, who were both at the jgp, are my current favorites among the men! I was actually rooting for Minkyu to win a medal, but Yanhao skated so well, that I was just as happy that he got rewarded for his clean skates.

Unless I'm missing some information, I don't think Patrick has worked with Yanhao (yet) - rather, Ted Barton mentioned him in the stream as someone Yanhao resembled/could learn from. Patrick choreographed for Minkyu who skated earlier, so that might be why his name came up in context.

I saw it mentioned somewhere (sorry, forgot the source ) that Yanhao and a couple other NZ skaters went with Bess Cao to a seminar in Colorado Springs recently, so it's good they're getting out and about.

 

[zebobes]

I may have misheard what Ted was saying then. I knew he had worked with Minkyu, and I was surprised that Patrick had worked with Yanhao, and I was thinking, wow, Patrick is getting to work with the best juniors.

 

[Marirue]

Congrats Yanhao for making history! I hope he and his team get an interview someday, would love to know more about their training process.


Unless I'm missing some information, I don't think Patrick has worked with Yanhao (yet) - rather, Ted Barton mentioned him in the stream as someone Yanhao resembled/could learn from. Patrick choreographed for Minkyu who skated earlier, so that might be why his name came up in context.

I saw it mentioned somewhere (sorry, forgot the source ) that Yanhao and a couple other NZ skaters went with Bess Cao to a seminar in Colorado Springs recently, so it's good they're getting out and about.

Ted mentioned Yanhao's skating skills as Chan-like

 

[Flying Feijoa]

Ted mentioned Yanhao's skating skills as Chan-like

yes, exactly.

 

[zebobes]

Yanhao did a good job in the SP in Osaka. You could tell how nervous he was, but he did great on all the jumps, his only mistakes was on a spin, but he still had a good score nonetheless. Hopefully he can relax a little and enjoy the Free!

 

[Marirue]

Yanhao did a good job in the SP in Osaka. You could tell how nervous he was, but he did great on all the jumps, his only mistakes was on a spin, but he still had a good score nonetheless. Hopefully he can relax a little and enjoy the Free!

I mean this is the first time that he was medaled for his country and he kinda pressured himself to do well.

 

[Marirue]

Auckland ice skater sets sights on creating New Zealand Olympic history. (click the link to check the article)

 

[Marirue]

Yanhao Li in the news as he is selected as New Zealand's first representative in the field of Figure Skating for the YOG.

 

[Marirue]

Yanhao is doing 3A practice.

 

[Marirue]

More 3A sessions:

 

[Wilwarin]

Congratulations Yanhao! First 3A in competition

 

[Marirue]

 

[Arigato]

Good luck with the SP at Jr. Worlds and don't forget to rock the ice!

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His coach is intense, she's fun to watch on the replay.