Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A kakar wasa ta 2012-13, Zhao ya koma Chicago don horarwa tare da Kori Ade da Rohene Ward, masu horar da 'yan wasan Olympics na Amurka na 2014 Jason Brown. Ta lashe gasar US Challenge Skate a matakin matasa, a gaban Polina Edmunds. Zhao ya lashe yankuna da maki 45.37 amma ya zama na 5 a yankuna, ya kasa cancanta don gasar cin kofin duniya.
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