Ashley Lin

Ashley Lin or Lin Shan (Chinese: 林姗; born March 12, 2003) is a Chinese 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]

Ashley Lin
Native name林姗
Other namesLin Shan
Born (2003-03-12) March 12, 2003
Frisco, Texas, United States
HometownFrisco, Texas
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country China (2019–)
 United States (till 2019)
CoachChen Lu,[1] Alexei Letov, Olga Ganicheva
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston

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]

Lin was accepted to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as part of the Class of 2026.[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]

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]

2020–2021 season

After the COVID-19 pandemic led Grand Prix assignments to be allotted geographically, Lin was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate America.[12] Making her international debut for China, she placed sixth at the event, including a fifth-place finish in the free skate.[13] Lin was named the alternate for the 2021 World Championships.[14]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[15]
2018–2019
[4]
2017–2018
[16]
2016–2017
[17]

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]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22
GP Cup of ChinaC
GP ItalyWD
GP Skate America6th
CS Asian OpenWD
CS Autumn ClassicWD
Cranberry Cup9th
National
Chinese Champ.3rdCC
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

For the United States
International[6]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
CS Alpen Trophy4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy5th
International: Junior[6]
JGP Latvia6th
JGP Slovenia6th
Asian Open Trophy5th
National[5]
U.S. Champ.7th V7th I4th N3rd JWDWD
Midwestern3rd V1st I4th N1st J4th
Southwestern3rd V10th I1st I2nd N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Naturalized Lin eyes Olympic glory". China Daily. September 18, 2019.
  2. Xiaoxia, ed. (September 15, 2019). "Naturalized figure skater Lin expects 2022 Beijing Olympic medal". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019.
  3. "ash 林姗". Instagram. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  4. "Ashley LIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019.
  5. "Ashley Lin". Stats on Ice.
  6. "Ashley LIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  7. "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.
  8. "Team USA earns six medals at two competitions this weekend". U.S. Figure Skating. October 4, 2018.
  9. 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.
  10. "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.
  11. Lin, Ashley (October 27, 2019). "so thankful for China to give me the opportunity to train in Russia for the past two weeks!" (Instagram).
  12. "2020 Skate America". International Figure Skating. October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  13. Slater, Paula (October 26, 2020). "Mariah Bell takes first Grand Prix gold at 2020 Skate America". Golden Skate.
  14. "中国花样滑冰协会关于2021年世界花样滑冰锦标赛参赛运动员名单的公示" [Announcement from the Chinese Figure Skating Association on the list of athletes participating in the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships] (in Chinese). Chinese Skating Association. February 13, 2021.
  15. "Shan LIN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
  16. "Ashley LIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.
  17. "Ashley LIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017.
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