# Amy Lin

Amy Lin (born November 3, 1999) is a Taiwanese-American 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 eight ISU Championships.

## Personal life

Lin was born on November 3, 1999, in Fremont, California. 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

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2018–19 | Now We Are Free (from Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer Run Boy Run by Woodkid | Overture - The Heat Is On in Saigon I'd Give My Life For You (from Miss Saigon) by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg | |
| 2017–2018 | Snake Women (from Iris (Cirque du Soleil)) Danny Elfman | Juliet's Aria (Sono andati) (from Heavenly Creatures soundtrack) by Giacomo Puccini performed by Kate Winslet Musetta's Waltz (from La bohème) by Giacomo Puccini | Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato |
| 2016–2017 | Skyliner (from "I'll Be Seeing You: A Tribute to Carmen McRae") by Charlie Barnet, Robert Allen | August's Rhapsody (from August Rush) by Mark Mancina | Maybe I Love You by Lenka |
| 2015–2016 | Slumdog Millionaire by A. R. Rahman Latika's Theme Jai Ho | Yo Soy Maria (from María de Buenos Aires) by Astor Piazzolla | Xiao Xing Yun (from Our Times) by Hebe Tien |
| 2013–2014 | Vortex by Robert Longfield | Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin, Georges Bizet | |
| 2012–2013 | Kung Fu Panda 2 by Hans Zimmer | Spirited Away by Joe Hisaishi | |

## Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### For Taiwan

International :
| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Worlds | 21st | 28th | 28th | | |
| Four Continents | 15th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| CS Asian Open | | | | 7th | |
| CS Golden Spin | 7th | | | | |
| CS Nebelhorn | | | 10th | 11th | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | 9th | 13th | |
| CS U.S. Classic | 8th | | | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | 18th | | |
| Asian Games | | 9th | | | |
| Asian Open | 4th | 3rd | 6th | | |
| Denis Ten Memorial | | | | | 7th |
| Halloween Cup | | | | 7th | |
| Int. Challenge Cup | | | | WD | |
| Tallinn Trophy | | | | | 11th |
| Toruń Cup | 3rd | | | 15th | |
| International: Junior ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 14th | 21st | 31st | | |
| JGP Australia | | | 15th | | |
| JGP Japan | | WD | | | |
| JGP U.S. | 10th | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | 5th | | | | |
| National ||||||
| Taiwanese Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| J = Junior level TBD = Assigned, WD = Withdrew ||||||

### For the United States

International :
| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| Int. Challenge Cup | | | | | 7th J | |
| National |||||||
| U.S. Championships | | | | 2nd N | 6th J | 5th J |
| U.S. Junior Champ. | | 16th I | | | | |
| Pacific Coast Sect. | | | 7th N | 1st N | 1st J | 1st J |
| Southwest Pacific Reg. | | | | | | 1st J |
| Central Pacific Reg. | 4th V | 3rd I | 2nd N | 1st N | 1st J | |
| Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate, N = Novice; J = Junior |||||||