Corinna Lin is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competes internationally for Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 in ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

. She is the 2011 Taiwanese National Champion.

Personal background

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

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 black belt. She speaks fluent Chinese Mandarin and hopes to become a doctor.

Skating background

Lin won the gold medal at the 2011 Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships

2011 Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships were the Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships of the 2010-2011 figure skating season...

 in Taipei

Taipei

Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 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

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 research. The proceeds went on to help the Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the US....

 charity.

Competitive highlights

Event	2010-2011
Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships The Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Republic of China, which uses the name Chinese Taipei when participating in many sporting events...	1st

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