Jin Yang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jin.
Jin Yang
Personal information
Country represented  China
Born May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16) (age 17)[1] or May 16, 1989 (1989-05-16) (age 22)[2] (see also Age controversy below)
Harbin
Home town Beijing
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Partner Yu Xiaoyu
Coach Luan Bo
Former coach Yang Ding
Choreographer Helen Zhang Wei
Skating club Beijing Century Star FSC
World standing 29 (As of 16 June 2011 (2011 -06-16))[3]
Season's bests 25 (2010–2011)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 154.37
2011 JGP Austria
Short program 51.30
2011 JGP Austria
Free skate 103.07
2011 JGP Austria

Jin Yang (born in Harbin) is a Chinese male pair skater. With partner Yu Xiaoyu, he is the 2010–2011 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2010 JGP Cup of Austria champion and 2010 Chinese national silver medalist.

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Career

Yu and Jin won the silver medal at the 2010 Chinese Nationals. They made their international debut during the 2010–11 season. They won bronze at JGP Cup of Austria and then won gold at Czech Skate. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they won the bronze medal.

Age controversy

In February 2011, Jin and his partner's ages became the subject of controversy. Although his ISU bio lists Jin as born on May 16, 1994, a Chinese website suggests he was born on that day in 1989, meaning he was too old to compete in Junior Grand Prix events during the 2010–11 season.[2] His partner's age also came under scrutiny. Her ISU bio states that she was born on January 2, 1996 but the Chinese website suggests she was born on that day in 1998, meaning she was too young to compete in junior events.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012 The Nutcracker
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		 Requiem for a Dream
by Clint Mansell
2010–2011 I Allegro
by Samuel Barber		 Romeo and Juliet
by Sergei Prokofiev

Competitive highlights

(with Yu)

Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
World Junior Championships 8th*
Chinese Championships 6th 4th 2nd 3rd
Chinese National Games 7th
Cup of China 6th
Skate Canada 7th
Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd 5th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Volvo Cup, Latvia 2nd
JGP Cup of Austria 3rd
JGP Czech Skate 1st

References

  1. ^ Yu & Jin at the International Skating Union
  2. ^ a b c "China eyed over 9 athletes' ages". Associated Press (ESPN). February 14, 2011. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/figureskating/news/story?id=6120559. Retrieved February 14, 2011. 
  3. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Pairs". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wspairs.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011. 
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Pairs". International Skating Union. May 6, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.