Amy Lin (born November 3, 1999) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater. She is the 2016 Toruń Cup bronze medalist, the 2016 Asian Open bronze medalist, and a four-time Taiwanese national champion (2016–2019). She has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships.
Personal life Lin was born on November 3, 2000, in Fremont, California. She has one older brother, James, who is a student at UC Berkeley. She trained in gymnastics, ballet, and Chinese dance while also skating before moving to Riverside, California.
Career
Early years Lin began skating at age four-and-a-half when her mother brought her children to a local ice rink. She represented the United States at one international event, the 2014 International Challenge Cup, finishing 7th on the junior level.
For Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Lin began appearing internationally for Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in the 2015–16 season. Making her senior international debut, she placed fourth at the Asian Open Trophy in August 2015. In September, she competed at her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event, placing 10th in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Later that month, she finished 8th at her first ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, the 2015 U.S. International Classic. She was 7th at the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.
In January 2016, Lin won the senior bronze medal at the Toruń Cup in Poland. In February, she competed at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, placing 17th in the short program, 12th in the free skate, and 15th overall. In March, she finished 14th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, having placed 22nd in the short and 11th in the free. She qualified for the final segment at the 2016 World Championships in Boston by placing 14th in the short program. Ranked 22nd in the free, she finished 21st overall.
Lin started off the 2016–17 season with a bronze medal at the Asian Open Trophy in August 2016. She placed eighth in the short program at JGP Japan before withdrawing due to injury. Post-competition examinations revealed a bone bruise in her left ankle. Consequently, she withdrew from all her fall events. Lin resumed full-time training in January 2017, after dealing with a succession of injuries that included an ankle sprain and shin splints.
Skating technique Unlike most skaters, Lin jumps and spins clockwise.
Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2018–19 Now We Are Free Run Boy Run Overture - The Heat Is On in Saigon I'd Give My Life For You 2017–2018 Snake Women Juliet's Aria (Sono andati) Musetta's Waltz Sorry Not Sorry 2016–2017 Skyliner August's Rhapsody Maybe I Love You 2015–2016 Slumdog Millionaire Latika's Theme Jai Ho Yo Soy Maria Xiao Xing Yun 2013–2014 Vortex Carmen Suite 2012–2013 Kung Fu Panda 2 Spirited Away
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
For Taiwan International Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 Worlds 21st 28th 28th Four Continents 15th 17th 18th 19th 20th Asian Open 7th Golden Spin 7th Nebelhorn 10th 11th Tallinn Trophy 9th 13th U.S. Classic 8th Warsaw Cup 18th Asian Games 9th Asian Open 4th 3rd 6th Denis Ten Memorial 7th Halloween Cup 7th Int. Challenge Cup WD Tallinn Trophy 11th Toruń Cup 3rd 15th International: Junior Junior Worlds 14th 21st 31st Australia 15th Japan WD U.S. 10th NRW Trophy 5th National Taiwanese Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st J = Junior level TBD = Assigned, WD = Withdrew
For the United States International Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 Int. Challenge Cup 7th J National U.S. Championships 2nd N 6th J 5th J U.S. Junior Champ. 16th I Pacific Coast Sect. 7th N 1st N 1st J 1st J Southwest Pacific Reg. 1st J Central Pacific Reg. 4th V 3rd I 2nd N 1st N 1st J Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate, N = Novice; J = Junior
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