17 Facts About Tiffany Chin

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Audrey Tiffany Chin was born on October 3,1967 and is an American figure skating coach and former competitor.

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Tiffany Chin is a two-time World bronze medalist, a two-time Skate America champion, and the 1985 US national champion.

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Tiffany Chin graduated with a BA in English from University of California, Los Angeles.

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Tiffany Chin's son, Kyle Kan, was born in February 2004.

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Tiffany Chin won the 1981 World Junior Championships, held in December 1980 in London, Ontario, Canada.

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Originally trained by Mabel Fairbanks as a young child, Tiffany Chin switched to Janet Champion under the recommendation of Fairbanks.

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At the Olympics, Tiffany Chin placed 12th in the compulsory figures but climbed to fourth overall after placing second in the short program and third in the free skate.

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Tiffany Chin began the next Olympic quadrennium with silver at the 1984 Skate Canada International, where she finished second to Japan's Midori Ito.

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Tiffany Chin experienced a decline in consistency and technical level from the previous season; she relied almost exclusively on the triple toe and did not even attempt a triple flip or land a successful triple salchow all season.

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At the 1985 World Championships, Tiffany Chin was in a strong position to contend for the title after placing second in both the compulsory figures and the short program.

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Tiffany Chin entered the 1986 US Championships as an underdog and finished third overall behind Debi Thomas and Caryn Kadavy.

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Tiffany Chin switched again to Carroll prior to the 1987 US Championships.

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Tiffany Chin toured professionally and competed occasionally in professional events, finishing fourth at the 1987 Nutrasweet World Professional Figure Skating Championships and second at the 1990 US Open behind Elizabeth Manley.

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Tiffany Chin remained involved in figure skating by becoming a coach.

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Tiffany Chin became a technical specialist in 2006, receiving national status a year later.

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In 2010, Tiffany Chin became the coach of Australia's Kailani Craine, who would qualify a spot at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Tiffany Chin was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in January, 2022.