Yang Jin

Jin with Peng

Personal Information

Country Represented

China

Native Name

金杨

Born

May 16, 1989 (disputed)

Harbin

Home Town

Harbin

Age

36 years

Club

Beijing Century Star FSC

Languages

English, Mandarin

Career Info

Partner

Cheng Peng

Former Partner

Xiaoyu Yu

Coaches

Guan Jinlin, Hongbo Zhao, Zhang Tianci

Former Coaches

Bing Han, Cai Weibin, Jia Qi, Luan Bo, Yang Ding, Yao Bin

Choreographers

Lori Nichol

Former Choreographers

David Wilson, Feng Huang, Marina Zueva, Wei Zhang, Yang Ding

Training Locations

Beijing

Began Skating

1999

(WS) World Standing

1

Physical Description

Height

180 cm (5' 10.5")

Gender

Male

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Chinese

Personal International Bests

Yang Jin (simplified Chinese: 金杨; traditional Chinese: 金楊; pinyin: Jīn Yáng) is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Cheng Peng, he is a two-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2020, bronze in 2019), a two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2018-19 & 2019-20), and a two-time Chinese national champion (2017 & 2019).

With former partner Xiaoyu Yu, he is a two-time World Junior champion (2014, 2015), the 2012 World Junior silver medalist, the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics champion, the 2013-14 JGP Final champion, and the 2016 Four Continents bronze medalist.

Personal Life[]

Jin's hobbies include music, basketball, browsing the internet, reading, and computer games. He looks up to Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao.

Programs[]

With Peng[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2019-2020	Alegría _{by René Dupéré choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Cloud Atlas _{by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, & Tom Tykwer choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2018-2019	Ophelia _{by Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites performed by The Lumineers choreo. by Lori Nichol}	La Vie en Rose _{by Louis Guglielmi & Marguerite Monnot covered by Patricia Kaas choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2017-2018	My Drag _{by Jimbo Mathus choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto _{by He Zhanhao & Chen Gang choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2017-2018	Initial SP: Assassin's Tango (from Mr. & Mrs. Smith) _{by John Powell choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2016-2017	My Drag _{by Jimbo Mathus choreo. by Lori Nichol}	I Will Wait for You (from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) _{by Michel Legrand choreo. by David Wilson}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2016-2017	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events _{by Thomas Newman}

With Yu[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2015-2016	Yulunga (Spirit Dance) _{by Brendan Perry & Lisa Gerrard performed by Dead Can Dance choreo. by David Wilson}	Humility and Love (from Creation) _{by Christopher Young choreo. by David Wilson}
2014-2015	Yulunga (Spirit Dance) _{by Brendan Perry & Lisa Gerrard performed by Dead Can Dance choreo. by David Wilson}	Humility and Love (from Creation) _{by Christopher Young choreo. by David Wilson}
2013-2014	Méditation (from Thaïs) ^{by Jules Massenet choreo. by Marina Zueva}	The Phantom of the Opera _{by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Marina Zueva}
2012-2013	Violin Concerto _{by Felix Mendelssohn choreo. by Marina Zueva}	Die Fledermaus _{by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Marina Zueva}
2011-2012	The Nutcracker _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky} Coppélia _{by Léo Delibes choreo. by Wei Zhang}	Requiem for a Dream _{by Clint Mansell choreo. by Marina Zueva}
2010-2011	Violin Concerto _{by Samuel Barber choreo. by Wei Zhang}	Romeo and Juliet _{by Nino Rota choreo. by Wei Zhang}
2009-2010	The Love of Death _{by Park Sei Joon choreo. by Feng Huang & Yang Ding}	The Way We Were _{by Marvin Hamlisch choreo. by Feng Huang & Yang Ding}
2008-2009	unknown	Sheeta's Decision (from Castle in the Sky) _{by Joe Hisaishi}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2015-2016	See You Again _{by Justin Franks, Charlie Puth, & Wiz Khalifa covered by Jeric T}
2014-2015	(Modern Arrangement) Everyday I Miss You (from Turandot) _{by Giacomo Puccini performed by Sun Nan}
2011-2012	You're Not From Here _{by Rick Allison, Walter Afanasieff, & Lara Fabian performed by Lara Fabian choreo. by Wei Zhang}

International Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Peng[]

2021-2022 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 4 - 20	2022 Winter Olympics (Individual)	5 76.10	6 138.74	5 214.84
February 4 - 20	2022 Winter Olympics (Team)	N/A	3 131.75	5T/3P
November 4 - 7	2021 Gran Premio d'Italia	2 76.71	2 135.15	2 211.86
2020-2021 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2021 World Championships	5 71.32	6 129.86	5 201.18
November 6 - 8	2020 Cup of China	1 75.62	1 148.28	1 223.90
2019-2020 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 4 - 9	2020 Four Continents Championships	2 75.96	2 137.33	2 213.29
December 5 - 8	2019-20 Grand Prix Final	5 69.67	1 134.60	2 204.27
November 8 - 10	2019 Cup of China	3 68.50	2 131.47	2 199.97
October 17 - 20	2019 Skate America	1 72.73	1 128.16	1 200.89
October 3 - 5	2019 Shanghai Trophy	1 77.12	1 132.73	1 209.85
September 19 - 21	2019 US Classic	3 67.90	3 116.14	3 184.04
2018-2019 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 18 - 24	2019 World Championships	3 75.51	5 140.33	4 215.84
February 7 - 10	2019 Four Continents Championships	3 69.48	3 135.94	3 205.42
December 7 - 9	2018-19 Grand Prix Final	1 75.69	2 141.21	2 216.90
November 9 - 11	2018 NHK Trophy	2 70.66	2 136.58	2 207.24
October 26 - 28	2018 Skate Canada	2 72.00	4 129.08	2 201.08
August 1 - 5	2018 Asian Open Trophy	1 71.54	1 134.88	1 206.42

2017-2018 Season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2018 World Championships	6 71.98	10 130.09	9 202.07
February 9 - 25	2018 Winter Olympics	17 62.61	FNR	17
November 24 - 26	2017 Shanghai Trophy	N/A	2 129.40	2
November 17 - 19	2017 Internationaux de France	5 62.40	5 125.74	5 188.14
October 27 - 29	2017 Skate Canada	7 61.55	5 120.92	5 182.50
October 6 - 8	2017 Finlandia Trophy	1 70.93	2 127.10	1 198.03
2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 20 - 23	2017 World Team Trophy	2 71.36	3 133.13	3P/5T 204.49
February 23 - 26	2017 Asian Winter Games	2 67.24	2 129.82	2 197.06
February 16 - 19	2017 Four Continents Championships	7 66.44	3 136.48	5 202.92
December 8 - 11	2016-17 Grand Prix Final	4 70.84	6 112.35	6 183.19
November 25 - 27	2016 NHK Trophy	1 73.33	2 123.54	2 196.87
November 18 - 20	2016 Cup of China	3 69.93	2 128.03	2 197.96

With Yu[]

2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 16 - 21	2016 Four Continents Championships	4 64.99	3 122.34	3 187.33
December 9 - 13	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	5 68.63	5 118.24	5 186.87
November 27 - 29	2015 NHK Trophy	3 67.00	2 124.02	2 191.02
November 6 - 8	2015 Cup of China	3 70.06	3 127.69	3 197.75

2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 2 - 8	2015 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 62.56	1 116.23	1 178.79
February 4 - 14	2015 Winter Universiade	Senior	1 64.75	1 117.17	1 181.92
December 11 - 14	2014-15 Grand Prix Final	Senior	4 62.71	6 125.08	5 187.79
November 28 - 30	2014 NHK Trophy	Senior	3 60.15	2 121.85	3 182.00
November 7 - 9	2014 Cup of China	Senior	3 57.03	2 116.30	2 173.33
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 16	2014 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 62.58	1 111.19	1 173.77
December 5 - 8	2013-14 JGP Final	Junior	1 61.10	2 102.42	1 163.52
October 9 - 13	2013 JGP Estonia	Junior	1 62.25	1 111.33	1 173.58
August 27 - September 1	2013 JGP Latvia	Junior	1 56.25	2 104.50	1 160.75
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 25 - March 3	2013 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 54.95	5 96.52	4 151.47
December 6 - 9	2012-13 JGP Final	Junior	5 50.34	4 98.86	5 149.20
October 3 - 7	2012 JGP Croatia	Junior	3 50.18	2 95.82	2 146.00
September 12 - 16	2012 JGP Austria	Junior	3 47.82	3 94.45	4 142.27
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 27 - March 4	2012 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 54.72	2 112.76	2 167.48
January 13 - 22	2012 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	1 51.79	1 102.03	1 153.82
December 8 - 11	2011-12 JGP Final	Junior	5 46.83	3 97.88	5 144.71
November 4 - 6	2011 Cup of China	Senior	6 54.42	6 108.54	6 162.96
October 28 - 30	2011 Skate Canada	Senior	8 49.28	4 109.08	7 158.36
September 28 - October 2	2011 JGP Austria	Junior	1 51.30	2 103.07	2 154.37
August 31 - September 4	2011 JGP Latvia	Junior	3 44.32	2 95.38	2 139.70
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 9 - 12	2010-11 JGP Final	Junior	6 43.68	3 96.90	3 140.58
October 14 - 15	2010 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	5 43.28	1 95.38	1 138.66
September 16 - 17	2010 JGP Austria	Junior	3 47.03	3 88.01	3 135.04
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
~~March 9 - 13~~	~~2010 World Junior Championships~~	~~Junior~~	8 47.90	9 81.58	8 129.48

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

With Peng[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2021 Gran Premio d'Italia	2021-22	Senior
Gold	2020 Cup of China	2020-21	Senior
Silver	2020 Four Continents Championships	2019-20	Senior
Silver	2019-20 Grand Prix Final	2019-20	Senior
Silver	2019 Cup of China	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2019 Skate America	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2019 Shanghai Trophy	2019-20	Senior
Bronze	2019 US Classic	2019-20	Senior
Bronze	2019 Four Continents Championships	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2019 Chinese Championships	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018-19 Grand Prix Final	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 NHK Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 Skate Canada	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2018 Asian Open Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 Chinese Championships	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2017 Shanghai Trophy	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 Finlandia Trophy	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2017 Asian Winter Games	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2017 Chinese Championships	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 NHK Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Cup of China	2016-17	Senior

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Silver	2020 Four Continents Championships	2019-20	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2020 Four Continents Championships	2019-20	Short	Senior
Bronze	2019 World Championships	2018-19	Short	Senior
Bronze	2019 Four Continents Championships	2018-19	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2019 Four Continents Championships	2018-19	Short	Senior
Bronze	2017 Four Continents Championships	2016-17	Freeskate	Senior

With Yu[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Bronze	2016 Four Continents Championships	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 NHK Trophy	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 Cup of China	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 World Junior Championships	2014-15	Junior
Gold	2015 Winter Universiade	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 Chinese Championships	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2014 NHK Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Cup of China	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 World Junior Championships	2013-14	Junior
Bronze	2014 Chinese Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013-14 JGP Final	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 JGP Estonia	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 JGP Latvia	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 Chinese Championships	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 JGP Croatia	2012-13	Junior
Silver	2012 World Junior Championships	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games	2011-12	Junior
Silver	2011 JGP Austria	2011-12	Junior
Bronze	2012 Chinese Championships	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 JGP Latvia	2011-12	Junior
Silver	2011 Chinese Championships	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010-11 JGP Final	2010-11	Junior
Gold	2010 JGP Czech Republic	2010-11	Junior
Bronze	2010 JGP Austria	2010-11	Junior

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Bronze	2016 Four Continents Championships	2015-16	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2015 World Junior Championships	2014-15	Freeskate	Junior
Gold	2015 World Junior Championships	2014-15	Short Program	Junior
Gold	2014 World Junior Championships	2013-14	Freeskate	Junior
Gold	2014 World Junior Championships	2013-14	Short Program	Junior
Gold	2013 World Junior Championships	2012-13	Short Program	Junior
Silver	2012 World Junior Championships	2011-12	Freeskate	Junior
Silver	2012 World Junior Championships	2011-12	Short Program	Junior