Yan Han (figure skater)
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Yan Han is a Chinese
male figure skater. He is the 2010–2011 Junior Grand Prix Final
silver medalist, winner of five Junior Grand Prix
events and a two-time Chinese national champion
.
, but attends training camps in Beijing
as well.
debut in the 2009-2010 season. He won gold at the 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix
event in Turkey
. This was his only assignment that season.
events in Austria
and Czech Republic
. After winning in his two JGP events, Yan qualified for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
, which was held in Beijing
, China
. Yan took the silver medal in his country. He ended the season by placing 6th in his debut at the 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
in Korea.
and a quad toe loop jump
into his programs. After striking gold in his two JGP events in Austria
and Italy
, Yan qualifies for the 2011–2012 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
, which will be held in Quebec City
, Canada
.
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
male figure skater. He is the 2010–2011 Junior Grand Prix Final
2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the Junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2010–2011 season...
silver medalist, winner of five Junior Grand Prix
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...
events and a two-time Chinese national champion
Chinese Figure Skating Championships
The Chinese Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of China. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.-Men:...
.
Career
Yan started skating at the age of 5, and there was no other athlete in his family. He trains mainly in HarbinHarbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, but attends training camps in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
as well.
2009-2010 season
Yan made his ISU Junior Grand Prix2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the thirteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level...
debut in the 2009-2010 season. He won gold at the 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix
2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the thirteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level...
event in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. This was his only assignment that season.
2010-2011 season
Yan was assigned to the 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fourteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level...
events in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. After winning in his two JGP events, Yan qualified for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the Junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2010–2011 season...
, which was held in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Yan took the silver medal in his country. He ended the season by placing 6th in his debut at the 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition during the 2010–2011 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event crowned the World Junior Champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and...
in Korea.
2011-2012 season
This season, Yan has included a triple axelAxel jump
The Axel is a figure skating jump with a forward take-off. It is named after the Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen, who first performed the jump in 1882. An Axel jump has an extra ½ rotation in the air due to its forward take-off...
and a quad toe loop jump
Toe loop jump
The toe loop is one of the simplest jumps in figure skating. It is usually the second jump learned after the salchow. It is a toe pick-assisted jump that takes off and lands on the same backward outside edge. - Toe loop technique :...
into his programs. After striking gold in his two JGP events in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Yan qualifies for the 2011–2012 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
2011–2012 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2011–2012 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will be the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the Junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2011–2012 season...
, which will be held in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Waltz No.2 by Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.... |
Zigeunerweisen Zigeunerweisen Zigeunerweisen , Op. 20, is a musical composition for violin and orchestra written in 1878 by the Spanish composer and virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate and premiered during the same year in Leipzig... by Pablo de Sarasate Pablo de Sarasate Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués was a Navarrese Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period.-Career:Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Navarre, the son of an artillery bandmaster... |
La Vie en rose La vie en rose "La Vie en Rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.-Signature song of Édith Piaf:Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" . Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song... by Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.... |
| 2010–2011 | The Cotton Club The Cotton Club (film) The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama, centered on a famed Harlem jazz club of the 1930s, the Cotton Club.The movie was co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines... by John Barry John Barry (composer) John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987... |
Zigeunerweisen Zigeunerweisen Zigeunerweisen , Op. 20, is a musical composition for violin and orchestra written in 1878 by the Spanish composer and virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate and premiered during the same year in Leipzig... by Pablo de Sarasate Pablo de Sarasate Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués was a Navarrese Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period.-Career:Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Navarre, the son of an artillery bandmaster... |
Embraceable You Embraceable You "Embraceable You" is a popular song, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was originally written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East is West. It was eventually published in 1930 and included in the Broadway musical Girl Crazy. where it was performed by... by Rod Steward |
| 2009–2010 | The Cotton Club The Cotton Club (film) The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama, centered on a famed Harlem jazz club of the 1930s, the Cotton Club.The movie was co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines... by John Barry John Barry (composer) John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987... |
Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.... by George Gershwin George Gershwin George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known... |
Competitive highlights
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
6th | ||
| Chinese Championships Chinese Figure Skating Championships The Chinese Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of China. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.-Men:... |
1st | 1st | 3rd |
| Asian Figure Skating Trophy Asian Figure Skating Championships The Asian Figure Skating Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the Asian Skating Union in which Asian figure skaters compete for the title of Asian Champion... |
1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix Final ISU Junior Grand Prix Final The ISU Junior Grand Prix Final is the culminating competition of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, which is a series of junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union... |
2nd | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fourteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level... |
1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Austria ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing... |
1st | 1st | |
| Junior Grand Prix, Turkey 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the thirteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level... |
1st |
Detailed results
| 2011–2012 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 – 8, 2011 | 2011 Junior Grand Prix, Italy | Junior | 1 72.07 |
1 147.30 |
1 219.37 |
|
| September 28 – October 1, 2011 | 2011 Junior Grand Prix, Austria | Junior | 1 68.78 |
1 137.08 |
1 205.86 |
|
| August 22 – 26, 2011 | 2011 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Asian Figure Skating Championships The Asian Figure Skating Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the Asian Skating Union in which Asian figure skaters compete for the title of Asian Champion... |
Senior | 2 63.19 |
1 131.12 |
1 194.31 |
|
| 2010–2011 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
| February 27 – March 6, 2011 | 2011 World Junior Championships 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition during the 2010–2011 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event crowned the World Junior Champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and... |
Junior | 8 60.89 |
5 126.60 |
6 187.49 |
|
| December 23 – 24, 2010 | 2010–2011 Chinese Championships 2011 Chinese Figure Skating Championships The 2011 Chinese Figure Skating Championships were the Chinese Figure Skating Championships of the 2010-2011 season. They were organized by the Chinese Skating Association... |
Senior | 1 71.27 |
1 134.74 |
1 206.01 |
|
| December 8 – 12, 2010 | 2010–2011 Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | 3 67.29 |
3 118.76 |
2 186.05 |
|
| October 13 – 16, 2010 | 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | Junior | 1 66.19 |
1 127.43 |
1 193.62 |
|
| September 15 – 18, 2010 | 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Austria | Junior | 5 53.79 |
1 116.69 |
1 170.48 |
|
| 2009–2010 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
| October 14 – 17, 2009 | 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Turkey | Junior | 3 61.21 |
1 121.33 |
1 182.54 |
|
| September 3 – 5, 2009 | 2009–2010 Chinese Championships 2010 Chinese Figure Skating Championships The 2010 Chinese Figure Skating Championships were the Chinese Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 season. They were organized by the Chinese Skating Association... |
Senior | 1 64.78 |
1 129.90 |
1 194.68 |
|
- SP = Short program; FS = Free skating