Vincent Zhou (born October 25, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is the 2017 World Junior champion, 2017 Bavarian Open champion, and 2017 U.S. national silver medalist.

Vincent Zhou was born in San Jose, California. Both of his parents are originally from China. His older sister, Vivian, is a violinist. His mother, Fay Ge, is a computer scientist and worked in Silicon Valley.

When Zhou was 2½, his family moved to Palo Alto, California where they continue to reside. He trained in Riverside, California, which was about 6½ hours drive away. Zhou's mother gave up her tech job in December 2009 to focus on his training and education. Zhou and his mother traveled to Riverside on Sundays and traveled back home on Fridays, while Zhou's father and sister remained in Palo Alto.

After attending Hoover Elementary, Zhou switched to Capistrano Connections Academy (CapoCA) to accommodate his training. His mother was his "Learning Coach". He was allowed to skip a couple of grade levels. For the 2013–14 school year, he took classes at the 9th grade level or higher, including pre-calculus and programming (agewise, he should have been in 7th grade). Zhou is a straight-A student and received the Presidential Award for Educational Excellence from President Obama.

Zhou moved with his mother to Colorado Springs, Colorado in the spring of 2015 and returned to California a year later. He has continued to spend time in Colorado Springs. He has a Siamese tabby cat named Snookie. He volunteers regularly.

Zhou started skating when he was 5½ years old. As a young child, he had lessons with Julie Lowndes and Charlie Tickner. He was coached by Diana Miro at the Juvenile level and represented the Peninsula Skating Club until the 2011–12 season. When he was nine, Zhou started to be coached by Tammy Gambill and became a member of the All Year Figure Skating Club in Riverside, California. On weekdays, he trained three hours on-ice and one hour off-ice. Zhou admires Patrick Chan, Brian Boitano, Michael Weiss, Yuzuru Hanyu, and Richard Dornbush.

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