Dai Daiwei
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 Dai during the short program at the 2025 World Championships | ||||||||||||
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| Native name | 戴大卫 | |||||||||||
| Other names | David Dai | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 2003 | |||||||||||
| Home town | Shenzhen, China | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
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| Country |  China | |||||||||||
| Coach | Jia Shuguang Fang Dan | |||||||||||
| Skating club | Kunlun Red Star Shenzhen China | |||||||||||
| Began skating | 2010 | |||||||||||
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Dai Daiwei (simplified Chinese: 戴大卫; traditional Chinese: 戴大衛; pinyin: Dài Dàiwèi; born 19 July 2003) is a Russian-born Chinese figure skater. He is a three-time Chinese national medalist and the 2023 Asian Open Trophy champion.[1]
Personal life
Dai was born on July 19, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chinese father and Russian mom. The family moved to China when Dai was two years old, settling in Shenzhen.[2][3] He is fluent in Mandarin, Russian, and English.[4]
In addition to figure skating, Dai also enjoys swimming and playing piano.[5][4]
He looks up to fellow Chinese male figure skaters Yan Han and Jin Boyang.[6]
Career
Early career
Dai began skating in 2010 at the age of six and a half years old, and was first coached by Denis Petrov and Chen Lu in Shenzhen. During his childhood, he also worked with former German figure skater, Constanze Paulinus, for two years, while she coached at his skating club.[5][3][4]
Dai eventually moved to Beijing in 2018 to train under two-time World Champion pair skaters, Pang Qing and Tong Jian shortly after they opened the Pangqing Tongjian Academy.[7][8][4]
He debuted as a junior skater at the 2020 Chinese Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[9] During the 2020–21 season, however, all Chinese national competitions were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that Dai was unable to partake in major competitions that season.[10]
Finally able to return to competition for the 2022–23 season, Dai made his senior national debut at the 2022 Chinese Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[1]
In March 2023, Dai moved to Harbin to train at the Heilongjiang Winter Sports Training Center, where Jia Shuguang became his new coach.[11]
2023–2024 season
Making his international debut at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy, Dai won the gold medal. He went on to compete at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy, where he finished sixth.[9] Going on to debut on the 2023–24 Grand Prix circuit, Dai finished eleventh at the 2023 Cup of China.[1]
At the 2023 Chinese Championships, Dai won the silver medal behind Chen Yudong. Selected to compete at the 2024 Four Continents in Shanghai, Dai finished twentieth.[1]
He closed the season by winning silver at the 2024 National Winter Games.[9]
2024–2025 season
Dai began the season by taking silver at the 2024 Asian Open Trophy. He then went on to compete at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy where he finished fifth. In late November, Dai competed at the 2024 Cup of China, where he placed seventh in both the short program and free skate, finishing in sixth-place overall,[12] the highest rank of the three Chinese men competing at the event. While there, Dai would score personal bests in all three competition segments, including a short program over sixteen points higher than his previous best, a free skate over thirty-three points higher than his previous best, and a combined total score over fifty points higher than his previous best.[9][13] One week later, he competed at the 2024 Chinese Championships, where he won the silver medal.[9]
In February, Dai competed at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, where he finished in fourth place. One week later, he placed thirteenth at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea.[9]
Selected to compete at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Dai finished eighteenth overall.[9] With this placement, he earned a spot for a Chinese men's singles skater to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[14]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2025–2026 [15] |
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| 2024–2025 [2] |
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| 2023–2024 [16][5] |
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Competitive highlights
- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- TBD – Assigned
| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| World Championships | 18th | |||
| Four Continents Championships | 20th | 13th | ||
| Chinese Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| GP Cup of China | 11th | 6th | 11th | |
| GP Skate America | 11th | |||
| Asian Winter Games | 4th | |||
| National Winter Games | 2nd | |||
| Shanghai Trophy | 6th | 5th |
| Season | 2019–20 |
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| Chinese Championships | 3rd |
Detailed results
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 237.35 | 2024 Cup of China |
| Short program | TSS | 82.96 | 2024 Cup of China |
| TES | 46.94 | 2024 Cup of China | |
| PCS | 36.02 | 2024 Cup of China | |
| Free skating | TSS | 154.39 | 2024 Cup of China |
| TES | 82.89 | 2024 Cup of China | |
| PCS | 73.50 | 2024 Cup of China |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 2–6, 2024 |  2024 Asian Open Trophy
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3 | 81.37 | 1 | 150.36 | 2 | 231.73 |
| Oct 3–5, 2024 | 2024 Shanghai Trophy
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4 | 78.48 | 5 | 147.19 | 5 | 225.67 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China
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7 | 82.96 | 7 | 154.39 | 6 | 237.35 |
| Nov 28 – Dec 1, 2024 | 2024 Chinese Championships
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1 | 79.58 | 2 | 144.25 | 2 | 223.83 |
| Feb 11–13, 2025 | 2025 Asian Winter Games
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3 | 82.89 | 5 | 155.94 | 4 | 238.83 |
| Feb 19–23, 2025 |  2025 Four Continents Championships
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11 | 70.11 | 13 | 134.77 | 13 | 204.88 |
| Mar 25–30, 2025 |  2025 World Championships
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21 | 75.02 | 18 | 146.18 | 18 | 221.20 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 16-18, 2023 |  2023 Asian Open Trophy
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1 | 72.02 | 1 | 123.12 | 1 | 195.14 |
| Oct 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy
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6 | 49.32 | 6 | 105.95 | 6 | 155.27 |
| Nov 10–21, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China
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11 | 64.25 | 11 | 121.31 | 11 | 185.56 |
| Dec 22-24, 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships
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2 | 74.73 | 2 | 138.11 | 2 | 212.84 |
| Jan 30-Feb 4, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships
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16 | 66.04 | 22 | 102.47 | 20 | 168.52 |
| Feb 24–26, 2025 | 2024 National Winter Games
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2 | 75.75 | 2 | 159.48 | 2 | 235.23 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Daiwei DAI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Daiwei DAI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b "深圳花样滑冰历史突破！戴大卫成为广东首位全国花滑冠军". SZ Plus. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Interview with David Dai at ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 2023". Tulup. Tulup. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (2nd SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Daiwei Dai 🇨🇳 154,39 / 237,35". Instagram. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "四分钟背后的汗水，花样滑冰，光彩背后从没有容易". 163. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "庞清佟健带弟子感受 竞技体育和冰舞演出相辅相成". ISkating. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Daiwei Dai". Skating Scores. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ 中国花样滑冰协会关于取消举办2019/2020年度全国花样滑冰冠军赛的公告 [Announcement of the China Figure Skating Association on Cancellation of the 2019/2020 National Figure Skating Championships]. 中国花样滑冰协会 [China Figure Skating Association] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "花滑全国赛夺广东历史首金！戴大卫：希望能站上冬奥会赛场". Guangdong Provincial Social Sports. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (24 November 2024). "Shun Sato takes first Grand Prix gold in China". Golden Skate.
- ^ "2024 GP Cup of China - Men's Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (PDF). International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (1st SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
External links
- Daiwei DAI at the International Skating Union
- Daiwei Dai at SkatingScores.com