Amy Lin

Amy Lin (born November 3, 1999) is a Taiwanese 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 five ISU Championships.

Amy Lin
Personal information
Country representedChinese Taipei
Former country(ies) representedUnited States
Born (1999-11-03) November 3, 1999
Fremont, California, USA
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
CoachNamhoon Ryu
Former coachRafael Arutyunyan, Nadezda Kanaeva, Vera Arutyunyan, Tammy Gambill, Anthony Liu, Lynn Smith
ChoreographerTetsukatsu Nakashima
Former choreographerMarina Klimova, Tom Dickson, David Wilson, Pasquale Camerlengo, Mark Pillay
Former skating clubPeninsula SC
Training locationsLakewood, California
Former training locationsRiverside, California
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total155.61
2016 Four Continents
Short program57.50
2016 Worlds
Free skate107.73
2016 Four Continents

Personal life

Lin was born on November 3, 1999 in Fremont, California.[1] 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
Lin in 2016
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018-19
[2]
    2017–2018
    [3]
    2016–2017
    [4]
    • Skyliner
      (from "I'll Be Seeing You:
      A Tribute to Carmen McRae")
      by Charlie Barnet, Robert Allen
    • Maybe I Love You
      by Lenka
    2015–2016
    [1]
    2013–2014
    [5]
      2012–2013
      [5]

        Competitive highlights

        CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

        For Taiwan
        International[6]
        Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
        Worlds21st28th28th
        Four Continents15th17th18th19th20th
        CS Asian Open7th
        CS Golden Spin7th
        CS Nebelhorn10th11th
        CS Tallinn Trophy9th13th
        CS U.S. Classic8th
        CS Warsaw Cup18th
        Asian Games9th
        Asian Open4th3rd6th
        Denis Ten Memorial7th
        Halloween Cup7th
        Int. Challenge CupWD
        Tallinn Trophy11th
        Toruń Cup3rd15th
        International: Junior[6]
        Junior Worlds14th21st31st
        JGP Australia15th
        JGP JapanWD
        JGP U.S.10th
        NRW Trophy5th
        National
        Taiwanese Champ.1st1st1st1st
        J = Junior level
        TBD = Assigned, WD = Withdrew

        For the United States
        International[6]
        Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
        Int. Challenge Cup7th J
        National[5]
        U.S. Championships2nd N6th J5th J
        U.S. Junior Champ.16th I
        Pacific Coast Sect.7th N1st N1st J1st J
        Southwest Pacific Reg.1st J
        Central Pacific Reg.4th V3rd I2nd N1st N1st J
        Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate, N = Novice; J = Junior

        References
        1. "Amy LIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
        2. "Amy LIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
        3. "Amy LIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
        4. "Amy LIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
        5. "Amy Lin". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016.
        6. "Competition Results: Amy LIN". International Skating Union.
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