Corinna Lin (; born October 26, 1994) is a

Taiwanese-American Taiwanese Americans () are Americans who carry full or partial ancestry from Taiwan. This includes American-born citizens who descend from migrants from Taiwan. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, 49% of Taiwanese Americans lived in the state of Califor ...

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

who competes internationally for

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

in ladies

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

. She is the 2011 Taiwanese National Champion.

Personal background

Lin attended Pearl River High School in

Rockland, New York Rockland is a town in the northern part of Sullivan County, New York, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,290.US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Rockland town, Sullivan County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.htm ...

. Aside from skating, Lin is an honors student and a first degree

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. ...

black belt. She speaks fluent

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...

and hopes to become a doctor.

Skating background

Lin won the gold medal at the

2011 Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships The Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to determine the national champions of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China), which uses the name Chinese Taipei when participating in international sp ...

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

at the age of 16.

Skate for Love

Lin, with the help of Madison Olivieri, created Skate for Love, a figure skating cause for

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bl ...

research. The proceeds went on to help the

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charity.

Competitive highlights

References

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