Ashley Lin
Ashley Lin | |
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Native name | 林姗 |
Other names | Lin Shan |
Born | Frisco, Texas, United States | March 12, 2003
Hometown | Frisco, Texas |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Coach | Chen Lu[1], Alexei Letov, Olga Ganicheva |
Ashley Lin or Lin Shan (Chinese: 林姗; born March 12, 2003) is a Chinese-American figure skater, who represents China in ladies' singles. She is the 2020 Chinese national bronze medalist. She won the 2017 U.S. national junior bronze medal, before switching to representing China internationally.[2]
Personal life
Lin was born in Frisco, Texas on March 12, 2003 to Chinese immigrants from Shanghai.[1] Her parents both work in computer companies. Lin became a naturalized Chinese citizen in early 2019, and thus relinquished her U.S. citizenship, as China does not allow dual nationality.[2][3]
Career
Early career
Lin began skating in 2008.[4] She was the 2016 U.S. national novice pewter medalist.[5]
2016–2017 season
Lin was assigned to her first international event, 2016 JGP Slovenia, where she placed sixth. She won Midwestern Sectionals and advanced to the 2017 U.S. Championships, where she won bronze.[6]
2017–2018 season
Lin again placed sixth at 2017 JGP Latvia to start the season. Competing in the senior division, she won the pewter medal at Midwestern Sectionals and qualified for the 2018 U.S. Championships. Lin was 21st after the short program at the 2018 U.S. Championships, and later withdrew from the free skating for unspecified reasons.[7]
2018–2019 season
Lin opened her season with a fifth-place finish in the junior division at the 2018 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy. She made her senior international debut at 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she earned personal bests in all segments to place fifth overall.[8] Lin then competed at 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy, where she narrowly missed the podium, finishing in fourth 0.06 points behind Australia's Brooklee Han after a free skating comeback.[9]
Lin qualified to the 2019 U.S. Championships, but withdrew in January to begin the process of switching nationalities.[10][1]
2019–2020 season
Lin officially switched to representing her parents' native country of China in 2019, as part of the country's initiative to recruit top athletes leading up to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[2] According to International Skating Union rules for switching nationalities, she was required to sit out international competition for a year dating from her last international appearance, making her ineligible for Challenger Series and Junior Grand Prix/Grand Prix events.
Lin won the bronze medal at the 2019–20 Chinese Championships in September behind An Xiangyi and Chen Hongyi. Her coach, Chen Lu, told media that they were aiming to refine details and increase Lin's difficulty in the lead-up to the Olympics.[2]
The Chinese Skating Association arranged for Lin to train with coaches Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov, and Daniil Gleikhengauz in Moscow, Russia for two weeks in October.[11]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2018–2019 [4] |
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2017–2018 [12] |
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2016–2017 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.
For China
International[6] | |
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Event | 2019–20 |
National[6] | |
Chinese Champ. | 3rd |
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
For the United States
International[6] | |||||||
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Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
CS Alpen Trophy | 4th | ||||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | ||||||
International: Junior[6] | |||||||
JGP Latvia | 6th | ||||||
JGP Slovenia | 6th | ||||||
Asian Open Trophy | 5th | ||||||
National[5] | |||||||
U.S. Champ. | 7th V | 7th I | 4th N | 3rd J | WD | WD | |
Midwestern | 3rd V | 1st I | 4th N | 1st J | 4th | ||
Southwestern | 3rd V | 10th I | 1st I | 2nd N | |||
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior WD = Withdrew |
Detailed results
For China
2019–20 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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September 14–16, 2019 | 2019–20 Chinese Championships | 6 47.71 |
2 124.28 |
3 171.99 |
For the United States
2018–19 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
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November 11–18, 2018 | 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy | Senior | 12 50.63 |
3 114.71 |
4 165.34 |
September 26–29, 2018 | 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Senior | 5 59.45 |
5 121.76 |
5 181.21 |
August 1–3, 2018 | 2018 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy | Junior | 3 53.79 |
5 104.74 |
5 158.53 |
2017–18 season | |||||
Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 | 2018 U.S. Championships | Senior | 21 42.33 |
WD | WD |
November 15–18, 2017 | 2018 Midwestern Sectionals | Senior | 5 53.97 |
6 97.34 |
4 151.31 |
September 6–9, 2017 | 2017 JGP Latvia | Junior | 8 54.57 |
6 106.66 |
6 161.23 |
2016–17 season | |||||
January 14–22, 2017 | 2017 U.S. Championships | Junior | 5 52.38 |
2 100.96 |
3 153.34 |
November 16–19, 2016 | 2017 Midwestern Sectionals | Junior | 2 49.93 |
1 103.42 |
1 153.35 |
September 21–25, 2016 | 2016 JGP Slovenia | Junior | 5 57.08 |
6 97.37 |
6 154.45 |
References
- ^ a b c "Naturalized Lin eyes Olympic glory". China Daily. September 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Xiaoxia, ed. (September 15, 2019). "Naturalized figure skater Lin expects 2022 Beijing Olympic medal". Xinhua News Agency.
- ^ Liu, Xin; Shan, Jie (September 28, 2018). "Efforts to woo talented overseas athletes of Chinese origin back to homeland impeded by red tape". Global Times.
- ^ a b "Ashley LIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Ashley Lin". Stats on Ice.
- ^ a b c d e "Ashley LIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ "2014 Olympian Edmunds withdraws from nationals". Associated Press. January 5, 2018.
Polina Edmunds, a 2014 Olympian, and Ashley Lin have withdrawn from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
- ^ "Team USA earns six medals at two competitions this weekend". U.S. Figure Skating. October 4, 2018.
- ^ U.S. Figure Skating [@USFigureSkating] (November 15, 2018). "With the third-best free skate (114.71) of the field, Ashley Lin pulls up to fourth place overall (165.34 total) at Alpen Trophy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships Competitors" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. December 13, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2018.
- ^ Lin, Ashley (October 27, 2019). "so thankful for China to give me the opportunity to train in Russia for the past two weeks!" (Instagram).
- ^ "Ashley LIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Ashley LIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017.