Xiaoyu Yu & Yang Jin | Golden Skate

Xiaoyu Yu & Yang Jin

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Pair skaters Yu Xiaoyu (Chinese: 于小雨; pinyin: Yú Xiǎoyǔ) and Jin Yang (simplified Chinese: 金杨; traditional Chinese: 金楊; pinyin: Jīn Yáng) represent China. Yu was born on Jan 2, 1996, while Jin was born on May 16, 1994. Both skaters were born in Harbin, China.

The future of Chinese Pairs, continuing the 2000's new Chinese tradition!

They remind me of Pang / Tong: good elements, but more importantly, they have room for huge Component marks improvement.

Yu & Jin will be one of the ones to watch for in 2018 and 2022 Olympics, barring disaster and major injuries

They are the 2016 Four Continents bronze medalists and the 2015 World Junior Champions.


March 2016 Update​



Biographical Information​


Yu Xiaoyu (Chinese: 于小雨; )
and​
Jin Yang (simplified Chinese: 金杨; traditional Chinese: 金楊 )

Their ISU bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012581.htm

Their icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/yu_jin

Yu Xiaoyu's Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Xiaoyu

Jin Yang's Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_Yang

Their tracings entry
http://tracings.net/yu-jin.html




Personal Best Total Score197.75ISU Audi Cup of China 2015
Personal Best Score Short Program70.06ISU Audi Cup of China 2015
Personal Best Score Free Skating127.69ISU Audi Cup of China 2015


Programs

2015-16
SP Yulunga (Spirit Dance) by Dead Can Dance
FS Humility and Love from the Creation soundtrack by Christopher Young

2016 13th Chinese Winter Games Junior SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQmEi8zYlGs
2016 13th Chinese Winter Games Junior FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-gD4Mu66lA

2015-16 Grand Prix Final SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWgorYUyAY
2015-16 Grand Prix Final FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTS4pmZEznk

2015 NHK SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4TzafbUGbw
2015 NHK FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChsR7sj8MgU


* 2015 Cup of China SP Personal best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69KmtxEVgto
* 2015 Cup of China FS Personal best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7O1ri1v0a8


2014-15
SP Yulunga (Spirit Dance) by Dead Can Dance
FS Humility and Love from the Creation soundtrack by Christopher Young

2015 Chinese Spring Nationals SP (April 2015)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWNsOYfLOtE
2015 Chinese Spring Nationals FS (April 2015)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1PuhcXxM3E

2015 Junior Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtDTX46BE0Y
2015 Junior Worlds FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHQnDNtFC3o

2015 Winter Universiade SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NrMEiY5p-A
2015 Winter Universiade FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED_bXKbmXgs
Report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KU8jCsB3Uk

2014-15 Chinese Winter Nationals (Dec. 2014)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSCqv_vBz4o
2014-15 Chinese Winter Nationals FS (Dec. 2014)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2nzOi0ynfQ
Medal Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xPslXn3Kng

* 2014-15 GPF SP Season best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xsNVeXNewI
* 2014-15 GPF FS Season best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwygPvtnx8

2014 NHK Trophy SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP5K98IpvXY
2014 NHK Trophy FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQFR9IC4Crk
Victory Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hs5Hesw5DQ

2014 Cup of China SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1zhiGZ-gvs
2014 Cup of China FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C_7fZxAU50

2013-14
SP Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet
FS Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

2014 Chinese Spring Nationals SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCnjrGYaSxM

* 2014 Junior Worlds Championships SP Season's Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc41XzqARLg
2014 Junior Worlds Championships FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHsXgBM4FCw

2013-14 JGPF SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBkmQuOkLBo
2013-14 JGPF FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGxtu20JAVc

2013 JGP Tallinn Cup SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_M4KsAJNhM
* 2013 JGP Tallinn Cup FS Season's Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXC4E_0D2h0

2013 JGP Riga SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Im8eGKt94A
2013 JGP.Riga FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ65NDLZmQU

2012-13
SP Violin concerto
FS Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss

* 2013 Junior Worlds SP Season's Best
No video currently available
2013 Junior Worlds FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq0EeaJwnTw

* 2012-13 JGPF FS Season's Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8b3DWAEIVY

2012 JGP Croatia SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i_s9yZujC0
2012 JGP Croatia FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZa7Y0RCoJM

2012 JGP Austria SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhcRQOAhDf8
2012 JGP Austria FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OFKZ-ffvE

2011-12
SP The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
FS the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack by Clint Mansell

* 2012 Junior Worlds SP Season's Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCwI1Z5QsRI
* 2012 Junior Worlds FS Season's Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13tOIm-r9a4

Youth Olympic Games 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KyfmYWPKms

2012 Chinese Winter Nationals SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmLvjmgj7Ys

2011-12 JGPF FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R5hHV0yd3U

2011 Cup of China SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1jyBDgH8M
2011 Cup of China FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQSF7peS8A

2011 Skate Canada SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usSVQKCopDI
2011 Skate Canada FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aX41eybyV4

2011 JGP Cup of Austria SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN6LqLkNaoc
2011 JGP.Cup of Austria FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rjc393Hbqo

2011 JGP Volvo Cup SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-sXgLEobf8
2011 JGP Volvo Cup FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rytCJRQ9A74

2011 Chinese Autumn Nationals SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSaYVOmY_c
2011 Chinese Autumn Nationals FS (brief clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CynBjPQQ22Q

2010-11
SP I Allegro by Samuel Barber
FS Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev

2010-11 JGPF SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77kEPkm9SPU
* 2010-11 JGPF FS Season's Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB-amJJyZcA

* 2010 JGP Cup of Austria SP Season's Best
No video currently available

2009-10
SP The Love of Death by Park Sei Joon
FS The Way We Were by Marvin Hamlisch

2010 Junior Worlds
http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00006951.htm
"Note: Due to a wrong entry the pair - Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin - from China, placed originally 8th in the final result, had to be deleted. In the corrected versions of each result of segment and Final each of the lower placed couples will move up accordingly. Due to the deletion of the pair Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin from China, which was originally qualified for the final Free Skating, only 15 pairs will belisted for the final result as having skated the Free Program.
19.03.2010 08:09:55"

China had only qualified two teams to 2010 World Junior Championships but sent three. The mistake was not discovered until after the competition was finished.
https://web.archive.org/web/20100313144935/http://www.isuresults.com/results/wjc2010/CAT003RS.HTM

If Yu & Jin's scores had counted, they would have been:

8 Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN CHN 8 (47.90) 9 (81.58) 8 (129.48)

Golden Skate fans discussed the situation in this thread:

March 2010: Why is China Allowed to Send Three Pairs to 2010 Jr. Worlds?
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...allowed-to-send-three-pairs-to-2010-Jr-Worlds

2008-2009
FS Sheeta's Decision シータの決意 from Laputa: Castle in The Sky, by Joe Hisaishi

Baby Pictures!!
2009 Chinese Autumn National Championships FS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3JV-T0vf4


Competitive History



CompetitionSPLPFinal
Season 2015-2016
2016 Four Continents
4(64.99) 3(122.34)
3 (187.33)
13th Chinese Winter Games (Junior)
1 (66.94)1 (110.68) 1 (177.62)
ISU Grand Prix Final 2015/16 Barcelona
5 (68.63)5 (118.24) 5 (186.87)
2015 NHK Trophy3 (67.00)2 (124.02) 2 (191.02)
2015 Cup of China3 (70.06) * 3 (127.69) * 3 (197.75) *
Season 2014-2015
2015 World Junior Championships1 (62.56)1 (116.23)1 (178.79 )
2015 Winter Universiade1 (64.75)1 (117.17)1 (181.92)
2015 Chinese Championships1 (67.51)1 (125.36)1 ( 192.67 )
2015 Sr. Grand Prix Final4 (62.71) * 6 (125.08)* 5 (187.79 )*
2014 NHK Trophy3 (60.15)2 (121.85) 3 (182.00)
2014 Cup of China3 (57.03) 2 (116.30)2 (173.33 )
Season 2013-2014
2014 World Junior Championships1 (62.58)* 1 (111.19)1 (173.77)*
2014 Junior Grand Prix Final1 (61.10)2 (102.42)1 (163.52)
2013 JGP Tallinn Cup1 (62.25)1 (111.33)* 1 (173.58)
2013 JGP Riga Cup1 (56.25)2 (104.50)1 (160.75)
Season 2012-2013
2013 World Junior Championships1 (54.95)* 5 (96.52 )4 (151.47)*
2013 Chinese National Championships1 (54.74)1 (110.64)1 (165.38)
2013 Junior Grand Prix Final5 (50.34)4 (98.86)* 5 (149.20)
2012 JGP Croatia Cup3 (50.18)2 (95.82 )2 (146.00)
2012 JGP Austria3 (47.82)3 (94.45)4 (142.27)
Season 2011-2012
2012 World Junior Championships2 (54.72)* 2 (112.76)* 2 (167.48)*
2012 World Junior Championships -- Preliminary Round1 (96.37)1 (PR)
2012 Youth Olympic Games1 (51.79)1 (102.03)1 (153.82)
2012 Junior Grand Prix Final5 (46.83)3 (97.88)5 (144.71)
2011 Cup of China6 (54.42)6 (108.54)6 (162.96)
2011 Skate Canada8 (49.28)4 (109.08)7 (158.36)
2011 JGP Austria1 (51.30)2 (103.07)2 (154.37)
2011 JGP Volvo Cup 3 (44.32)2 (95.38)2 (139.70)
Season 2010-2011
2011 Chinese National Championships222 (148.46)
2011 Junior Grand Prix Final6 (43.68)3 (96.90)* 3 (140.58)*
2010 JGP Czech Skate 5 (43.28)1 (95.38)1 (138.66)
2010 JGP Cup of Austria 3 (47.03 )* 3 (88.01)3 (135.04)
Season 2009-2010
2010 Chinese National Championships254 (135.83)

* ISU Personal Best * ISU Season's Best

Exhibitions and Galas​


2015 NHK EX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3wD0OajvGY

2015 Cup of China EX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwbN4NjiHw4

Aug. 2014 Artistry on Ice, Taipei
Everyday I Miss You (music is Nessun dorma) by Sun Nan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5ZyBQMqI0

2014 Artistry on Ice Taipei ( fancam)
Everyday I Miss You (music is Nessun dorma) by Sun Nan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeYKGpJi0vU

Nov. 2014 A Hundred Thousand Teardrops by Tanya Chua
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJxfZ5qzPPs

Nov. 2014 Cup of China EX
Everyday I Miss You (music is Nessun dorma) by Sun Nan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GafxoBLHl_M

August 2014 Artistry on Ice Shanghai -
A Hundred Thousand Teardrops by Tanya Chua (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUb8i7ac6v0

Mar. 2014 Junior Worlds Gala
All I Ask of You by Andrew Lloyd Webber
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSrEApSeY4

Dec. 2013 JGPF EX
You're Not From Here by Lara Fabian; choreo. by Zhang Wei
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd_m7tA-ut0

Aug. 2013 Artistry on Ice
Yue Guang Di Tan by. Rachel Liang Wen Yin on Yellow Jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T63e6vmDna8

Golden Skate Articles and Threads​



Other Media,Videos, and Articles

 
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anyanka

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Jul 8, 2011
Thank you for starting this thread. They were, for me, the most lyrical and musical pair at COC. Too bad about that one disastrous lift it was frightening! But looking forward to seeing them in the future. And yes: 2018 and 2022 (the latter more likely, so they grow artistically).
 

s_parks

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Sep 25, 2013
I love them! Really like their programs, esp. their lp. Yu has lovely lines and Jin is fantastic overall. I agree, they do have a lot of room for improvement.
 

Sandpiper

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Apr 16, 2014
Congratulations to Yu/Jin for winning their second Junior Worlds title! Throughout the season, I wasn't sure if I wanted to declare myself a full-on fan, mainly because I didn't know if I'd be able to hold so many wonderful Chinese pairs in my heart. But they've really won me over. They have a classic elegance, and are reminiscent of Pang/Tong.

Reposting from the Jr. Worlds Pairs Free thread, interview with Yu/Jin after their win:

Interview with Yu/Jin. Jin says:

- He cherishes the Second World Junior title as a perfect conclusion to their junior career
- It's their third time competing in Estonia: He loves it here, because every time they skated was better than the last
- Their future plans: Going to WC in Shanghai to study the strength of older competitors, to improve on their weaknesses
- Next season: they will do more all elements more perfectly
- They will stay a few more days in Estonia. What they want to see: Last time, they saw big ship, and want to see it again since they didn't get enough of a look the first time. They will cheer on the other competitors, both Chinese and foreign.

Yang Jin comes across as articulate and thoughtful, and gives detailed answers. :)
 
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plushyfan

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They skated beautifully! Congratulations to their JW champion title!
 

Alchamei

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Sep 14, 2014
I didn't even know they have a fan thread here! Count me as a fan of them. The interview makes me cheer for them even more.
 

matmuh

what are levels anyway
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May 2, 2014
congratz for the second junior world title :cheer: lovely team, hopefully next season they will come back even stronger :rock:
 

Hanmgse

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Feb 20, 2014
Congratulations to this awesome pair for their second junior world title :clap::hb::rock:
 

firal

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Apr 22, 2014
Chiming in with my love for them! Definitely won me over throughout the season.
 

Fer

On the Ice
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Nov 22, 2014
Congratulations to Yu/Jin for winning their second Junior Worlds title! Throughout the season, I wasn't sure if I wanted to declare myself a full-on fan, mainly because I didn't know if I'd be able to hold so many wonderful Chinese pairs in my heart. But they've really won me over. They have a classic elegance, and are reminiscent of Pang/Tong.

Reposting from the Jr. Worlds Pairs Free thread, interview with Yu/Jin after their win:

Is there a video of the interview?
 

yyyskate

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Aug 1, 2013
I especially love love Yu/Jin's LP, such an intimate program. As Kurt Browning said in previous CBC commentary "as if there is a do not disturb sign".
I have never seen a program has this kinda feel that is for a junior pair(fresh, green, young, childhood sweetheart, pure, quiet, understanding, soulmate, ...). Amazing! David Wilson is a master of master of choreo and music editing:bow:
 

Sandpiper

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Apr 16, 2014
Is there a video of the interview?
I translated while their winners' interview was streaming on CBC. I don't know if someone recorded it... Perhaps you can try asking around the Pairs Free/Videos & Results thread.
 

solar

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Is there a video of the interview?

I saw their interview through the CBC coverage of the pairs event. If I remember correctly, he mentioned watching worlds in Shanghai (even though they aren't competing) and looking forward to the next season. I think they also mentioned adding harder elements to their programs. He talked the whole time, since she seemed kind of shy :)
 
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