Boyang Jin is a two-time World bronze medalist, the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist, and a six-time Chinese national champion.
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46 Facts About Boyang Jin
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Boyang Jin is the first Chinese skater to medal in the men's singles at the World Figure Skating Championships.
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Boyang Jin enjoys electronics, music, the internet, car racing, and collecting shoes.
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Boyang Jin used to take classes in ballet, Latin dances, jazz, and street dance before he started focusing on competitive skating.
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Boyang Jin won his first senior national title at the 2014 Chinese Championships.
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Boyang Jin won his second national title at the 2015 Chinese Championships.
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Boyang Jin became the first man to land a quad lutz triple toe and the first to land a quad lutz with a positive GOE.
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At the 2015 NHK Trophy, Boyang Jin took silver behind reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, thus qualifying for the 2015 Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, where he finished fifth.
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At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Boyang Jin won the bronze medal and became the first Chinese man to medal in men's singles at the World Championships.
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Boyang Jin placed fifth at the 2016 Skate America and won silver at the 2016 Cup of China.
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Later in the season, at the Chinese National Championships, Boyang Jin placed second in the short program but rebounded in the free, and was able to win his fourth straight national title.
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Boyang 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.
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Boyang Jin had a car accident in August 2017, which resulted in injuries on the left thigh.
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Boyang Jin started his season at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy.
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Boyang Jin placed second in the short program, third in the free skate and won the gold medal overall.
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Boyang 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 Boyang Jin competed with a foot injury.
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Boyang Jin confirmed that he sprained both of his ankles due to loose boot laces.
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Boyang Jin placed second at the Cup of China and fourth at the Skate America.
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Boyang Jin withdrew from the Grand Prix Final and the Chinese Championships due to the ankle injuries.
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At 2018 Four Continents, his first competition post injury, Boyang Jin surpassed 100 points in the short program for the first time internationally, with a score of 100.
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Boyang Jin called his performance in the second half of the season a great improvement on the first half.
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Boyang 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.
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Boyang Jin was less successful at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy, placing third with a strong free skate after a weak showing in the short.
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At his first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America, Boyang Jin placed ninth in the short program after doubling a planned quad Lutz and fall on his triple Axel.
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Boyang Jin placed fifth with a stronger free skate, moving up to sixth place overall.
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At his second Grand Prix, the 2019 Cup of China, Boyang Jin again fell on his quad Lutz in the short program, and narrowly placed second behind a returning Yan Han.
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Boyang Jin 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.
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Boyang Jin struggled in the free skate as well, falling twice, but rose to fifth overall.
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At the 2020 Four Continents Championships, Boyang Jin landed all his jumps to place second after the short program In the free skate he doubled two of his attempted quads, though successfully landing the quad Lutz again, and dropped to fourth overall.
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Boyang Jin 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.
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Boyang Jin was assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as his only Grand Prix event of the season.
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Boyang Jin was noted to be increasing his physical fitness and doing special training according to the "program arranged by the coaching staff and outside experts".
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Boyang Jin first participated in the Olympic test event, the 2021 Asian Open Trophy, winning the bronze medal.
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Boyang Jin placed first in the short program in Italy, but after a difficult free skate he dropped to seventh place.
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Boyang Jin began the 2022 Winter Olympics as the Chinese entry in the men's short program of the Olympic team event.
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Boyang Jin placed sixth in the segment, securing five points for the Chinese team.
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Boyang Jin placed fourth with his free skate, taking another seven points.
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Boyang Jin finished ninth overall, and remarked that he was in a very good state to achieve two of his seasonal bests, and that being able to show the world his best performance at the Olympics, despite his ups and downs over the years, had made him stronger.
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Boyang Jin is known for his technical prowess and quadruple jumps.
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Boyang Jin is regarded as one of the driving forces behind the current "quad revolution" in men's skating.
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