1. Jin Boyang 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, a five-time Chinese national champion and a two-time Chinese national winter games champion.
Jin Boyang is the first Chinese skater to medal in the men's singles event at a World Championships.
Jin Boyang is credited as being one of the people who fueled the "revolution" based around quadruple jumps in figure skating.
Jin Boyang enrolled at the Harbin Institute of Physical Education in 2013.
Jin Boyang enjoys go-karting, motorcycling, and skiing but avoids them to prevent injury.
Jin Boyang started skating at age seven and a half, having become interested in the activity when he attended one of Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo's ice shows.
Jin Boyang took ballet, Latin dances, jazz, and street dance classes before he started focusing on competitive skating.
Jin Boyang landed his first triple Axel in May 2010.
Jin Boyang landed his first quadruple toe loop at the age of 14, and his first quadruple Salchow at the age of 15.
Jin Boyang won the junior division of the Asian Open Trophy 2011 by "a landslide".
Jin Boyang earned a total of 177.17 points; if he were competing in the senior men's division, he would have come in second place.
Jin Boyang's feet were so small that he had to wear girls' skates with black boot covers because there were no men's skating boots in his size.
Jin Boyang won a bronze medal at the 2013 Chinese Championships, and placed fourth at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy.
Jin Boyang won the gold overall and stated he was "very happy" to skate well.
Jin Boyang won his first senior national title at the 2014 Chinese Championships.
Jin Boyang finished sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Jin Boyang won both of his Junior Grand Prix events in Slovenia and Japan, and was the top qualifier for the Junior Grand Prix Final held in Barcelona, Spain, as the only skater to win both of his events.
Jin Boyang won his second national title at the 2015 Chinese Championships.
Jin Boyang 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.
At a national event early in the season, Jin Boyang completed this jumping pass in his short program and landed four quadruple jumps in his free skate, although with a step-out on the quad Lutz.
Jin Boyang landed a total of six quadruple jumps during the competition.
Jin Boyang became the first person to ever land a quad Lutz-triple toe combination in competition and the first to land a quad lutz with a positive grade of execution in international competition.
Jin Boyang was the first person to attempt four quadruple jumps in one program.
Jin Boyang set a record for the most points scored on one element, with the jump combination in the short program scoring 19.19 points.
At the 2015 NHK Trophy, Jin Boyang took silver behind reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu.
At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Jin Boyang won the bronze medal and became the first Chinese man to medal in men's singles at the World Championships.
Jin Boyang placed fifth at the 2016 Skate America and won silver at the 2016 Cup of China.
Later in the season, at the Chinese National Championships, Jin Boyang placed second in the short program but rebounded in the free and was able to win his fourth straight national title.
Jin Boyang was assigned to both the 2017 Four Continents Championships and the 2017 Asian Winter Games, where he finished 5th and 2nd, respectively.
Jin Boyang repeated as world bronze medalist at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, achieving new personal bests for his short program, free skate, and total score.
Jin Boyang received 2.57 GOE for his quad Lutz attempt in the free skate and surpassed a total of 300 points for the first time.
Jin Boyang said that he was "very satisfied" with his performance, calling his repeat bronze medal a "real bronze medal" because he won it based on his own abilities instead of by relying on other skaters making mistakes.
Jin Boyang had a car accident in August 2017, resulting in left thigh injuries.
Jin Boyang started his season at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy, where he placed second in the short program and third in the free skate and won the gold medal overall.
Jin Boyang said that he had sprained both of his ankles due to loose boot laces, which was confirmed by Zhao Hongbo as having happened before the Cup of China.
At the 2018 Four Continents Championships, Jin Boyang surpassed 100 points in the short program, earning a new personal best of 100.17.
Jin Boyang said that he had worked hard on both recovery and training after withdrawing from the Grand Prix Final.
Jin Boyang added that the result gave him confidence to challenge himself to give two perfect performances in Pyeongchang.
Jin Boyang placed fourth at the 2018 Winter Olympics with a new personal best of 103.32 points in the short program, and a total score of 297.77.
Jin Boyang's placement was the highest of any Chinese athlete competing in men's single skating in Olympic history.
Jin Boyang further stated that he was training at a rink in Beijing, separate from the national team, and that he traveled between Beijing and Harbin whenever he "felt stagnant" and had hired his own dance teacher.
Jin Boyang said that he felt more confident after the Olympics and that he and choreographer Lori Nichol worked together to choreograph his programs, with Jin Boyang contributing some of his own ideas for the choreography.
Jin Boyang stated that he had adjusted himself mentally a little bit.
Jin Boyang remarked that he needed to continue improving in things like speed, technique, and style.
Jin Boyang summarized that his takeaway from the season was he had "finally gained a good feeling in the last few competitions", and that he had tried to skate his best.
Jin Boyang added, "I just needed to skate better in my next competition".
Jin Boyang opened his season with a win at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy, surpassing 100 points in the short program with 101.09 points and setting a new personal best.
Jin Boyang was less successful at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy, placing third with a strong free skate after a weak showing in the short.
At his first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America, Jin Boyang placed ninth in the short program after doubling a planned quad Lutz and falling on his triple Axel.
Jin Boyang placed fifth with a stronger free skate and moved up to sixth place overall.
At his second Grand Prix, the 2019 Cup of China, Jin Boyang again fell on his quad Lutz in the short program and narrowly placed second behind a returning Yan Han.
Jin Boyang then won the free skate, landing two quads but doubling a planned quad toe loop.
Jin Boyang rose to first place overall to win the Cup of China and claim his first ever Grand Prix gold medal.
Jin Boyang remarked that he went into the quad with too much force, but "not on the right point", and that he had skated quite "tight".
Jin Boyang fell twice in the free skate but rose to fifth overall.
Jin Boyang stated that he had not expected to qualify for the Final and had not adjusted his training properly after the Cup of China.
Jin Boyang noted that he was adjusting his skates, which had affected his ability to train.
Jin Boyang said that he hoped to learn from the experience and "be more matured mentally" to deliver a stronger performance at his next competition.
At the 2020 Four Continents Championships, Jin Boyang landed all his jumps to place second after the short program.
Jin Boyang remarked that, except for the two popped quad jumps, he felt that the rest of his performance was good.
Jin Boyang won the competition with a clean short program and a long program that had the highest technical difficulty of the competitors despite some errors.
Jin Boyang challenged himself technically as well as artistically, choosing short program music that had a slower tempo than his previous programs.
The combined placement of Yan Han and Jin Boyang was not enough to qualify more than one spot for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Jin Boyang was assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as his only Grand Prix event of the season.
Jin Boyang was noted to be increasing his physical fitness and doing special training according to the "program arranged by the coaching staff and outside experts".
Jin Boyang was assigned to participate in the Olympic test event, the 2021 Asian Open Trophy, which took place in mid-October.
At the Asian Open Trophy, Jin Boyang won the bronze medal.
Jin Boyang maintained a lead over Chen Yudong in all five rounds and accumulated enough points to be announced as the Olympic entry for China.
Jin Boyang began the Olympic games as the Chinese entry in the men's short program of the Olympic team event.
Jin Boyang placed sixth in the segment, securing five points for the Chinese team.
Jin Boyang placed fourth with his free skate, taking another seven points.
Jin Boyang remarked that his team leaders had helped him adjust internally and that it was "great" to skate at such a technical level.
Jin Boyang earned a score of 179.45, and a total of 270.43, for an overall finish of 9th place.
Jin Boyang said that he felt relieved and encouraged for having overcome the ups and downs of the previous four years and that he was in a relaxed state during the competition.
Jin Boyang added that he felt he had achieved his goals and shown his best side, which was memorable as an athlete from the host country.
Jin Boyang said in an interview that he wished to "represent China and let everyone know that there is still a person fighting in men's singles" for "the next four years".
Jin Boyang felt the responsibility to encourage more children to participate in figure skating and make more people love the sport.
Jin Boyang was assigned to the 2022 Skate Canada International and 2022 NHK Trophy as his Grand Prix events of the season; however, he withdrew from both events, citing injury.
Jin Boyang competed at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, placing fourth in the short program.
Jin Boyang dropped to seventh place after the free skate; he afterward indicated that he had been dealing with pain while at the event that limited his jump practice.
Jin Boyang said they gradually filled the program with improvised movement, and that unconscious movements he did during training was added to the program later on.
Jin Boyang was assigned to skate at the 2023 World Championships, where he scored 75.04 in the short program.
Jin Boyang scored 129.18 in the free skate and finished 22nd overall with a score of 204.22.
Jin Boyang said that his strength was still very lacking because of his series of health concerns and that he hoped to "make progress every day" in order to have a good performance at the 2026 Olympics.
Jin Boyang began his season with the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International, where he earned 79.32 in the short program and 151.67 in the free skate.
Jin Boyang said in an interview that his recovery was "totally fine", and that he was looking forward to the season.
Jin Boyang finished third at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy with a score of 238.33.
Jin Boyang then competed at the 2023 Golden Spin of Zagreb and won both segments of the event and the gold medal with a total score of 258.67.
Jin Boyang scored 89.41 points for a fifth place in the short program at the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai.
Jin Boyang landed a quad Lutz in his long program, which earned a grade of execution score of 3.61, and placed fifth in the segment with a season's best score of 167.48.
Jin Boyang finished fifth overall with a total score of 256.89.
Jin Boyang expressed satisfaction with his performance, and he noted that rushing through the program had led to making mistakes on his easier jumping passes.
Jin Boyang finished first in both the short program and the long program of the Team Event, and his team won gold overall.
Jin Boyang said in an interview that he had decided to do a quad Lutz-triple toe loop combination as the first jump of his short program during the last two minutes of the warmup.
Jin Boyang scored 173.89 points and placed first in the long program, and he won the event with an overall score of 267.49.
Jin Boyang participated in the 2024 World Championships, where he scored 58.53 points in the short program and did not qualify for the free skate.
Jin Boyang began his season with the 2024 Grand Prix de France.
Jin Boyang landed a quad toeloop, a triple Axel and an "impressive" triple Lutz-triple toeloop combination in the short program and leapt to the top of the leaderboard, with 88.12 points, which was considered a surprising result after his struggles the previous season.
Jin Boyang said after his skate that he was surprised at his performance, because he had felt unwell after he arrived to compete two days before.
Jin Boyang finished eighth again at the 2024 Cup of China.
Jin Boyang was assigned to compete at the 2024 Chinese Championships, but he withdrew due to a longtime back injury, which had worsened over the course of the Grand Prix series.
Jin Boyang did not compete for the rest of the season.
Jin Boyang is known for his technical prowess and quadruple jumps, earning him the nickname "Mars Boy" from some Chinese media.
Jin Boyang is regarded as one of the driving forces behind the dramatic "quad revolution" in men's skating that eventually took over single skating as a whole, with some crediting him as being the person who started it.
Jin Boyang had progressed slowly with his jumping ability, only starting to do well in this area a few years before the 2016 World Championships.