Jin Boyang

Jin Boyang
Jin at the 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Native name	金博洋
Full name	Jin Boyang
Country represented	China
Born	(1997-10-03) October 3, 1997 (age 23) Harbin, China
Home town	Harbin
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Coach	Xu Zhaoxiao Fu Caishu Brian Orser Tracy Wilson
Former coach	Jiao Zhongyi Chen Xiujing Wang Junxiang
Choreographer	Shae-Lynn Bourne Lori Nichol
Former choreographer	Benoît Richaud Justin Dillon Jiang Hailan
Began skating	2003
World standing	14 (2020–21) 9 (2019–20) 10 (2018–19) 8 (2017–18) 7 (2016–17) 13 (2015–16) 32 (2014–15) 32 (2013–14) 60 (2012–13)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	273.51 2019 Four Continents Championships
Short program	101.09 2019 Lombardia Trophy
Free skate	181.34 2019 Four Continents Championships
hide Medal record Representing  China Figure skating: Men's singles World Championships 2016 Boston Men's singles 2017 Helsinki Men's singles Four Continents Championships 2018 Taipei Men's singles 2016 Taipei Men's singles 2019 Anaheim Men's singles Asian Winter Games 2017 Sapporo Men's singles World Junior Championships 2015 Tallinn Men's singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2013–14 Fukuoka Men's singles

Jin Boyang (Chinese: 金博洋; pinyin: Jīn Bóyáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕín pwǒ jǎŋ]; born October 3, 1997) is a Chinese figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist (2016–2017), the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2016, 2019), the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist, and a five-time (2014–2017, 2019) Chinese national champion.^[1] He is the first Chinese skater to medal in the men's singles at the World Figure Skating Championships. On the junior level, he is the 2015 World Junior silver medalist and the 2013 JGP Final champion.

Jin is the first skater to ever land a quad Lutz-triple toe loop combination in international competition,^[2] the first skater to have landed four quad jumps in a free skate and six quads in international competition,^[3][4] and the former record holder of scoring the most points on one element (the quad lutz-triple toe loop combination).^[5]

Personal life[]

Jin was born on October 3, 1997, in Harbin, China.^[6] His parents formerly competed in middle to long-distance running.^[7] Jin enrolled at the Harbin Institute of Physical Education in 2013 and graduated in 2017.^[8][9] He enjoys electronics, music, the internet, car racing, and collecting shoes.^[10] In 2019, he enrolled for a Master's Degree at Beijing Sport University.

Career[]

Early years[]

Jin started skating at age seven and a half, having become interested in the activity when he attended one of Shen/Zhao's ice shows.^[7] His first coach was Wang Junxiang.^[7]

2012–2013 season: JGP debut[]

Jin debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2012–2013 season. After taking gold in France and silver in Slovenia,^[11][12] he finished fifth at the JGP Final and fourth at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy.

2013–2014 season: First national title[]

In the 2013 JGP series, Jin won his assignments in Latvia and Estonia and then obtained gold at the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan. He won his first senior national title at the Chinese Championships. He finished sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–2015 season: Silver medal at Junior Worlds[]

Jin won both of his Junior Grand Prix events, in Slovenia and Japan, and was the top qualifier for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed second after the short program. However, a fifth-place free skate left him in fourth overall. He won his second national title at the Championships. Jin concluded his season with a silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, having placed fifth in the short program and first in the free skate.

2015–2016 season: Senior international debut and bronze medal at Worlds[]

Jin received two 2015 Grand Prix assignments.^[13] At the 2015 Cup of China, he won the silver medal behind reigning World champion Javier Fernández.^{[citation needed]} He became the first man to land a quad lutz triple toe and also the first to land a quad lutz with a positive GOE.^[14] At the 2015 NHK Trophy, Jin took silver behind reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, thus qualifying for the 2015 Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, where he finished fifth.^[15] At the 13th National Winter Games of China, he represented the city of Harbin and finished first in both short program and free skate.^[16][17] Making his Four Continents debut, in Taipei, Jin landed a total of six quadruple jumps in his programs and achieved new personal bests in his short program, free skate, and combined total scores. With a quad lutz, quad salchow, and two quad toe loops in his free skate, he also became the first skater to land three kinds of quads in a single program, and ultimately placed second overall behind Canada's Patrick Chan by a narrow difference of 0.38 points.^[18][19] At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Jin won the bronze medal and became the first Chinese man to medal in men's singles at the World Championships.^[20]

2016–2017 season: Second bronze at Worlds[]

Jin placed fifth at the 2016 Skate America and won silver at the 2016 Cup of China. He ranked seventh in the series standings and thus did not qualify for the 2016–2017 Grand Prix Final.^[21] Later in the season, at the Chinese National Championships, Jin placed second in the short program but rebounded in the free, and was able to win his fourth straight national title.^[22]

Jin repeated as world bronze medalist at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, achieving new personal bests in his short, free, and overall combined total scores.^[23] His average program components score increased almost a whole point per component compared to the previous year, an almost unprecedented one-year improvement.

2017–2018 season: First senior international gold and Olympic debut[]

Jin had a car accident in August 2017, which resulted in injuries on the left thigh.^[24] He started his season at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. He placed second in the short program, third in the free skate and won the gold medal overall.^[25] His Grand Prix assignments for this season were 2017 Cup of China and 2017 Skate America. Jin reportedly had injured his right ankle, as the head coach of the Chinese national team, Hongbo Zhao, said in an interview after the Cup of China that Jin competed with a foot injury.^[26] Jin confirmed that he sprained both of his ankles due to loose boot laces.^[27][28] He placed second at the Cup of China^[29] and fourth at the Skate America.^[30] He withdrew from the Grand Prix Final and the Chinese Championships due to the ankle injuries.^[31][32]

At 2018 Four Continents, his first competition post injury, Jin surpassed 100 points in the short program for the first time internationally, with a score of 100.17.^[33] In the free skate he scored 200.78 points,^[34] for an overall score of 300.95, surpassing the 200 and 300 point barrier once again and winning the gold medal over 2017 World silver medalist Shoma Uno,^[35] and won his first senior international gold medal at an ISU Championship.

Jin placed fourth at the 2018 Winter Olympics, only 7.47 points behind third place finisher Javier Fernández.^[36][37] His placement is the highest of any Chinese athlete competing in men's single skating in Olympic history so far. At the 2018 World Championships, he placed fourth in the short program but dropped to nineteenth overall after ranking twenty-third in the free skate.

2018–2019 season[]

Over the summer it was initially announced that Jin would be moving to train with Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson at the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club, in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. However, these plans were subsequently called off, with Shen Xue stating on behalf of the Chinese Skating Association that Jin was "more familiar with the training environment and methods in China."^[38]

Debuting on the Grand Prix series for the season, Jin performed poorly, placing fifth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki and ninth at the 2018 Internationaux de France. After winning the Chinese national title again, he competed at the 2019 Four Continents Championships, where he placed third in the short program and second in the free skate, winning the silver medal overall.^[39] Finishing the season at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Jin placed ninth in the short program after falling on his quad Lutz attempt, but rose to fifth overall after a strong free skate. Jin called his performance in the second half of the season a great improvement on the first half.^[40][41]

2019–2020 season: First senior Grand Prix gold[]

Jin opened his season with a win at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy, surpassing the 100 point barrier for the SP for the first time under the +5 system, with 101.09 points.^[42] He was less successful at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy, placing third with a strong free skate after a weak showing in the short.^[43] At his first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America, Jin placed ninth in the short program after doubling a planned quad Lutz and fall on his triple Axel.^[44] He placed fifth with a stronger free skate, moving up to sixth place overall.^[45] At his second Grand Prix, the 2019 Cup of China, Jin again fell on his quad Lutz in the short program, and narrowly placed second behind a returning Yan Han.^[46] He then won the free skate, landing two quads but doubling a quad toe loop, taking his first ever Grand Prix gold medal and winning the Cup of China after three consecutive silver medals.^[47]

His performances were enough to qualify for the 2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final for the third time in his career, and the first time in three seasons. At the Final, he popped his opening quad Lutz, finishing sixth in the short program. He struggled in the free skate as well, falling twice, but rose to fifth overall.^[48]

At the 2020 Four Continents Championships, Jin landed all his jumps to place second after the short program^[49] In the free skate he doubled two of his attempted quads, though successfully landing the quad Lutz again, and dropped to fourth overall.^[50] Though Jin was assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.^[51]

2020–2021 season[]

With the 2020–21 figure skating season having to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, senior skaters were invited to a maximum of one Grand Prix event, based largely on geographic location. Jin was invited to the 2020 Cup of China. He won the competition with a clean short program, and a long program that had the highest technical difficulty of the competitors despite a couple of errors.^[52]

Throughout the season, there were multiple clips of Jin video-training with Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson. Before the 2021 World Championships, his biography was updated to reflect their addition to his coaching team.^[53] Jin finished in twenty-second place at the World Championships.^[54] The combined placement of Yan Han and Jin wasn't enough to qualify more than one spot for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.^[55] This was a source of disappointment to some Chinese media outlets.^[56]

2021–2022 season[]

Jin was assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as his only Grand Prix event of the season. He was noted to be increasing his physical fitness and doing special training according to the "program arranged by the coaching staff and outside experts".^[57] After 2021 Cup of China was cancelled, he was reassigned to its replacement event, the 2021 Grand Prix of Italy.

Skating technique[]

Jin is consistently praised for his technical prowess when it comes to his jumps, which are often described as "big" and "beautiful". Kurt Browning has commented that his quad Lutz is "truly a special jump".

Records and achievements[]

• The first skater to have landed six quadruple jumps in international competition.^[58]
• The first skater to have landed four quad jumps in one free skate.^[58]
• The first skater to ever land a quad lutz-triple toe loop combination in a competition.^[59]
• The first skater to ever have landed three different types of quads in a single competition (2016 4CCs).
• The first skater to land a quad Lutz with a positive GOE.
• Highest scoring solo jump under the old system (4Lz, at 2018 Four Continents free skate; 16.31 total points)

Programs[]

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2020-2021 [53]	Trio 1 in D Mechanisms by choreo. by Shae Lynn Bourne	House of the Rising Sun Performed by The House on Cliff choreo. by Lori Nichol	Spiderman Theme (Junkie XL Remix) performed by Michael Bublé Angel by Westlife
2019–2020 [60] [61]	First Light by Cinematic Pop, feat. Spencer Jones choreo. by Lori Nichol	"The Last Heartbeat" The Path of Silence by Philippe Briand, Gabriel Saban & Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen Yellow Moon by Luca D'Alberto arranged by Karl Hugo choreo. by Benoît Richaud	Soldier by Gavin DeGraw Angel by Westlife
2018–2019 [10]	While My Guitar Gently Weeps performed by Peter Frampton choreo. by Lori Nichol	Hable con ella (from Talk to Her) by Alberto Iglesias Ciudad de las Ideas by Vicente Amigo choreo. by Lori Nichol	While My Guitar Gently Weeps performed by Peter Frampton Angel by Westlife A Love Before Time (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) by Tan Dun performed by Yo-Yo Ma
2017–2018 [6]	A Love Before Time (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) by Tan Dun performed by Yo-Yo Ma choreo. by Lori Nichol	Star Wars medley Mars (from The Planets) by Gustav Holst Cantina Band (from Star Wars: A New Hope) by John Williams Guardians of the Whills Suite (from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) by Michael Giacchino The Throne Room/Finale (from Star Wars: A New Hope) by John Williams choreo. by Lori Nichol	A Love Before Time[62] (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) by Tan Dun performed by Yo-Yo Ma Spiderman Theme[63] (Junkie XL Remix) performed by Michael Bublé
2016–2017 [64]	Spiderman Theme (Junkie XL Remix) performed by Michael Bublé choreo. by Lori Nichol	La Strada by Nino Rota choreo. by Lori Nichol	Nitro (Cowboy) by Dick Dale
2015–2016 [59]	Tango Amore by Edvin Marton choreo. by Justin Dillon	Dragon Racing (from How to Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell choreo. by Justin Dillon	Chimes by Hudson Mohawke Technologic by Daft Punk
2014–2015 [65]	Tango Amore by Edvin Marton choreo. by Justin Dillon	Dragon Racing (from How to Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell choreo. by Justin Dillon	Tango Amore by Edvin Marton La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus
2013–2014 [66]	La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Hailan Jiang	Charlie Chaplin medley choreo. by Hailan Jiang	Michael Jackson medley La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus
2012–2013 [67]	Chambermaid Swing by Parov Stelar choreo. by Hailan Jiang	Charlie Chaplin medley choreo. by Hailan Jiang	Michael Jackson medley

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
Olympics								4th
Worlds						3rd	3rd	19th	5th	C	22nd
Four Continents						2nd	5th	1st	2nd	4th
GP Final						5th		WD		5th
GP Cup of China						2nd	2nd	2nd		1st	1st	C
GP Finland									5th
GP Italy
GP France									9th
GP NHK Trophy						2nd
GP Skate America							5th	4th		6th
CS Finlandia								1st
CS Lombardia										1st
Asian Games							2nd
Shanghai Trophy										3rd
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds			4th	6th	2nd
JGP Final			5th	1st	4th
JGP Estonia				1st
JGP France			1st
JGP Japan					1st
JGP Latvia				1st
JGP Slovenia			2nd		1st
Asian Trophy		1st J.
National[1]
Chinese NWG		4th				1st
Chinese Champ.	6th	4th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	WD	1st
Team events
World Team Trophy							5th T 7th P
Team Challenge Cup						3rd T 6th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled Levels: J = Junior T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results[]

Small medals for short program and free skating are awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals are awarded for team results only. ISU personal bests are highlighted in bold.

Senior level[]

2020–21 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 22–28, 2021	2021 World Championships	19 77.95	22 121.20	22 199.15
November 6–8 , 2020	2020 Cup of China	1 103.94	1 186.95	1 290.89
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 4–9, 2020	2020 Four Continents Championships	2 95.83	5 171.84	4 267.67
December 5–8, 2019	2019–20 Grand Prix Final	6 80.67	5 160.77	5 241.44
November 8–10, 2019	2019 Cup of China	2 85.43	1 176.10	1 261.53
October 25–27, 2019	2019 Skate America	9 74.56	5 150.42	6 224.98
October 3–5, 2019	2019 Shanghai Trophy	5 70.71	2 161.46	3 232.17
September 13–15, 2019	2019 CS Lombardia Trophy	1 101.09	2 167.22	1 268.31
2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 18–24, 2019	2019 World Championships	9 84.26	5 178.45	5 262.71
February 7–10, 2019	2019 Four Continents Championships	3 92.17	2 181.34	2 273.51
December 27–30, 2018	2019 Chinese Championships	1 98.01	1 204.58	1 302.59
November 23–25, 2018	2018 Internationaux de France	7 79.41	10 129.48	9 208.89
November 1–3, 2018	2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki	3 85.97	5 141.31	5 227.28
2017–18 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 19–25, 2018	2018 World Championships	4 95.85	23 127.56	19 223.41
February 14–23, 2018	2018 Winter Olympics	4 103.32	5 194.45	4 297.77
January 22–28, 2018	2018 Four Continents Championships	2 100.17	1 200.78	1 300.95
November 24–26, 2017	2017 Skate America	6 77.97	4 168.06	4 246.03
November 3–5, 2017	2017 Cup of China	2 93.89	5 170.59	2 264.48
October 6–8, 2017	2017 CS Finlandia Trophy	2 87.15	3 165.45	1 252.60
2016–17 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 20–23, 2017	2017 World Team Trophy	3 97.98	7 174.63	5T/7P 272.61
March 29 – April 2, 2017	2017 World Championships	4 98.64	3 204.94	3 303.58
February 19–26, 2017	2017 Asian Winter Games	1 92.86	2 187.22	2 280.08
February 15–19, 2017	2017 Four Continents Championships	4 91.33	5 176.18	5 267.51
December 24–25, 2016	2017 Chinese Championships	2 73.98	1 174.88	1 248.86
November 18–20, 2016	2016 Cup of China	1 96.17	2 182.37	2 278.54
October 21–23, 2016	2016 Skate America	8 72.93	4 172.15	5 245.08
2015–16 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 28 – April 3, 2016	2016 World Championships	5 89.86	3 181.13	3 270.99
February 16–21, 2016	2016 Four Continents Championships	1 98.45	2 191.38	2 289.83
January 28–29, 2016	2016 Chinese National Winter Games	1 87.34	1 196.62	1 283.96
December 26–27, 2015	2016 Chinese Championships	1 88.55	1 187.57	1 276.12
December 10–13, 2015	2015–16 Grand Prix Final	3 86.95	5 176.50	5 263.45
November 27–29, 2015	2015 NHK Trophy	2 95.64	2 170.79	2 266.43
November 6–8, 2015	2015 Cup of China	2 90.05	2 171.18	2 261.26

Junior level[]

2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 2–8, 2015	2015 World Junior Championships	Junior	5 72.85	1 156.85	2 229.70
December 27–28, 2014	2015 Chinese Championships	Senior	1 87.24	1 180.24	1 267.48
December 11–14, 2014	2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	2 75.30	5 125.72	4 201.02
September 11–14, 2014	2014 Junior Grand Prix, Japan	Junior	1 70.88	1 151.04	1 221.92
August 27–30, 2014	2014 Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia	Junior	2 72.21	1 147.96	1 220.17
2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 10–16, 2014	2014 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 71.51	6 132.13	6 203.64
December 28–29, 2013	2014 Chinese Championships	Senior	3 71.00	1 158.18	1 229.18
December 5–8, 2013	2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	5 68.42	1 150.31	1 218.73
October 9–12, 2013	2013 Junior Grand Prix, Estonia	Junior	2 69.06	1 141.79	1 210.85
August 28 – September 1, 2013	2013 Junior Grand Prix, Latvia	Junior	2 63.19	2 126.60	1 189.79
2012–13 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 27 – March 3, 2013	2013 World Junior Championships	Junior	6 62.82	4 129.76	4 192.58
December 20–21, 2012	2013 Chinese Championships	Senior	1 75.84	5 127.20	3 203.04
December 6–9, 2012	2012–13 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	6 60.73	5 127.22	5 187.95
September 27–29, 2012	2012 Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia	Junior	6 58.10	2 128.35	2 186.45
August 22–25, 2012	2012 Junior Grand Prix, France	Junior	1 62.98	1 131.15	1 194.13
2011–12 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 1–4, 2012	2012 Chinese National Games	Senior	3 71.95	5 133.57	4 205.52
September 20–23, 2011	2012 Chinese Championships	Senior	4 62.86	5 130.78	4 193.64
August 23–26, 2011	2011 Asian Trophy	Junior	1 58.00	1 119.14	1 177.17

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Jin Boyang at Wikimedia Commons

• Boyang JIN at the International Skating Union
• Jin Boyang's Weibo