Angela Ling
Born (2004-04-14) 14 April 2004
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
HometownRockville, Maryland, USA
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerCaleb Wein
CoachDmytri Ilin, Greg Zuerlein
Skating clubPeninsula SC
Began skating2008

Angela Ling (born 14 April 2004) is a Canadian-born ice dancer who currently represents the United States. With her skating partner, Caleb Wein, she is the 2022 JGP Russia bronze medalist, the 2022 U.S. junior national silver medalist, and finished seventh at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Ling was born on 14 April 2004 in Kitchener, Ontario. As of 2022, she is a student at the University of California, Berkeley studying neuroscience and psychology.[1]

Career

Early years

Ling began learning to skate at age four through the CanSkate program at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club. She began training in both freestyle and ice dance at age seven and competed in both disciplines until the 2018–19 season, after which she shifted her focus solely to ice dance.[2] She competed with her previous partner, Quinn Bisson, domestically for Canada for one season before teaming up with Wein for the United States. Ling and Wein connected with each other through Ice Partner Search.[3]

Programs

With Wein

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2022–2023
[4]
2021–2022
[5]
2020–2021
[1]
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    by the African Tribal Orchestra

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Wein for the United States

International[6]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23-24
CS Finlandia7th
CS U.S. ClassicWD
Lake Placid IDI11th
University Games6th
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds7th
JGP Austria5th
JGP Russia3rd
Lake Placid I.D.I.8th2nd
National
U.S. Champ.6th J5th J2nd J11th
U.S. Ice Dance Final6th J3rd3rd
Championship Series4th J
ISP Points Challenge5th J
USCS Georgia3rd J
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

With Bisson for Canada

National
Event 2018–19
Canadian Championships7th N
Skate Canada Challenge5th N
Ontario Sect.WD
N = Novice level

With Wright for Canada

National
Event 2016–17
Skate Canada Challenge5th P
P = Pre-Novice

References

  1. 1 2 "2022–23 Figure Skating Roster: Angela Ling / Caleb Wein". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Getting to Know: Angela Ling & Caleb Wein". Ice-Dance.com. 11 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ling & Wein hope for a strong last junior season". Ice-Dance.com. 4 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Angela LING / Caleb WEIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Angela LING / Caleb WEIN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Angela LING / Caleb WEIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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