Ashley Lin or Lin Shan (; born March 12, 2003) is a

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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.

Personal life

Lin was born in

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on March 12, 2003 to Chinese immigrants from

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. Her parents both work in computer companies. Lin became a naturalized Chinese citizen in early 2019, and thus relinquished her

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, as China does not allow

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. Lin was accepted to the

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as part of the Class of 2026.

Career

Early career

Lin began skating in 2008. She was the 2016 U.S. national novice pewter medalist.

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.

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.

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. Lin then competed at

2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy The 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy was held in November 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria. It is part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and i ...

, where she narrowly missed the podium, finishing in fourth 0.06 points behind Australia's

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after a free skating comeback. Lin qualified to the 2019 U.S. Championships, but withdrew in January to begin the process of switching nationalities.

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

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. Lin won the bronze medal at the 2019–20 Chinese Championships in September behind An Xiangyi and

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. 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. The

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arranged for Lin to train with coaches

Eteri Tutberidze Eteri Georgievna Tutberidze (russian: Этери Георгиевна Тутберидзе, the native name is Eteri Gogievna, russian: Этери Гогиевна; born 24 February 1974) is a Russian figure skating coach who works mainly with fe ...

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, and

Daniil Gleikhengauz Daniil Markovich Gleikhengauz (or Gleichenhaus; russian: Даниил Маркович Глейхенгауз, born 3 June 1991) is a Russian former ice dancer and single skater. In single skating, he is the 2007 Russian junior national bronze med ...

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for two weeks in October.

2020–2021 season

After the

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led

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assignments to be allotted geographically, Lin was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate America. Making her international debut for China, she placed sixth at the event, including a fifth-place finish in the free skate. Lin was named the alternate for the 2021 World Championships.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; GP:

; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.''

For China

For the United States

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Ashley 2003 births Living people Chinese female single skaters American female single skaters People from Texas American sportspeople of Chinese descent Naturalized citizens of the People's Republic of China 21st-century American women