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Announced the end of their partnership in March 2011 ... Zhang and Toth are the 2010 U.S. junior champions ... Zhang also skates singles at the national level, having won the novice bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships ... View her bio here.

Zhang started skating at the age of 7 after attending a skating birthday party ... Took part in the Basic Skills Program ... Previously coached by Gilles Vanasse (2002-04) and Hongyun Liu (2004-08) ... Has had a successful singles career, winning the 2008 U.S. novice bronze medal and placing sixth in junior in 2010 ... Coaches learn-to-skate classes ... Biggest influence in her life is Yu-Na Kim ... Enjoys spending time with family and friends and being outside ... Has a passion for doodling ... Biggest life-defining moment was winning the 2010 U.S. junior pairs title ... If she could have dinner with any person, living or dead, it would be Walt Disney because "he was so creative, and he is a great inspiration" ... Something not many people know about her is she can be very talkative and energetic at times ... Would like to coach or pursue a career in sports medicine after she's through competing ... If she could meet any living celebrity, it would be Taylor Swift because "she is a great singer and a good role model" ... Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/felicia_zhang.

FELICIA'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Yu-Na Kim
Favorite city: New York City
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite author: Sarah Dessen
Favorite magazine: SKATING
Favorite gadget: iPod touch
Favorite vacation spot: The beach
Favorite drink: Mocha frappuccino
Favorite book: The Phantom Tollbooth
Favorite TV characters: Timmy Turner's Fairy Godparents (from the Nickelodeon show "Fairly Odd Parents")
Favorite movies: Mulan, Finding Nemo, The Blind Side
Favorite TV shows: CSI, anything on the Disney channel
Favorite website: Twitter
Favorite food: Sushi
Favorite place to which she's traveled for skating: The Netherlands
Favorite quotes: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney; "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present."

Toth started skating when he was 7 because his parents wanted to go to Friday night public skate and did not have a babysitter - "They wanted to be able to take me with them." ... Participated in the Basic Skills Program ... Graduated Newark High School in 2007 and attends the University of Delaware ... Two-time member of the U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team ... Works as an ice monitor and a coach ... Previously skated with Kylie Gleason, Molly Aaron, Minne Lee and Lauren Ryan ... Won the 2002 U.S. juvenile title and the 2003 U.S. intermediate championship with Gleason ... Also skated singles, winning the junior crown at the 2007 U.S. Collegiate Championships ... Creator and director of the "ITS GR8 TO Sk8," a program for the Armstrong School District in western Pennsylvania that teaches skating to special-needs students at the local rink ... Supports the AAID (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) ... Father was a defensive back in football for Clarion University ... Biggest influence in his life is his former coach, Elena Valova ... Biggest life-defining moment was qualifying for his first Junior Olympics in 1999 ... If he weren't a skater, he'd want to be an actor ... Something people would be surprised to learn about him is he's named after his relative, President Zachary Taylor ... If he could have dinner with any one person, it would be Dorothy Hamill because "I admire her dedication to the sport, and I adore the Warhol portrait of her" ... After he's done competing, he wants to move to New York and work for Marc Jacobs International ... Enjoys antiquing, spray painting and going dancing ... Listens to rap, pop, show tunes and country ... Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TaylorToth.

TAYLOR'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Rudy Ruettiger
Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite city: New York City
Favorite season: Winter
Favorite books: Shakespeare's tragedies
Favorite magazines: Interview Magazine, SKATING
Favorite gadget: Lint roller
Favorite vacation spot: Marco Island, Fla.
Favorite reality shows: The Real Housewives series
Favorite TV characters: Fred and Ethel Mertz
Favorite movies: Goodfellas, Gypsy
Favorite concert he's attended: Bret Michaels' hometown concert at the Days Inn in Butler
Favorite websites: thesartorialist.blogspot.com, icenetwork.com, USFigureSkating.org
Favorite foods: Pickles, popcorn, pizzelles
Favorite drinks: Diet Coke, black coffee
Favorite place to which he's traveled for skating: Dresden, Germany

2011 Season Notes
SP Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
FS Music: Music from Miss Saigon performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Costumes designed by Stephanie Handler
2010 Season Notes
SP Music: Chamber music performed by Rondo Veneziano
FS Music: "Wonderland" performed by Maksim Mrvica and a Queen medley

Won the junior title at the U.S. Championships ... Placed 10th in their debut at the World Junior Championships