Corinna Lin
{{Short description|Taiwanese-American figure skater}}
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| coach = Debbie Milne-Davis
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| skating club = SC of New York
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Corinna Lin ({{lang|zh|林俐君}}; born October 26, 1994) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competes internationally for Taiwan in ladies singles. She is the 2011 Taiwanese National Champion.
Personal background
Lin attended Pearl River High School in Rockland, New York.{{cite news|url=http://www.123nynews.com/html/121-28/28522.htm|title=林俐君 纽约花样滑冰皇后|work=123 New York News|date=2011-09-13|accessdate=2017-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814070423/http://www.123nynews.com/html/121-28/28522.htm|archive-date=2017-08-14|url-status=dead}} Aside from skating, Lin is an honors student and a first degree taekwondo black belt. She speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and hopes to become a doctor.{{cite web|title=Production Team|url=http://www.skateforlove.org/production.php|work=Skate for Love|accessdate=23 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310165053/http://www.skateforlove.org/production.php|archive-date=10 March 2011|url-status=dead}}
Skating background
Lin won the gold medal at the 2011 Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan at the age of 16. There were no other competitors in her division, and therefore Lin won by default.
= Skate for Love =
Lin, with the help of Madison Olivieri, created Skate for Love, a figure skating cause for cancer research.{{cite web|title=Street Talk, April 16, 2011|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/about_us/street_talk/street-talk-april-16-2011|work=MY FOX NY|accessdate=23 July 2011}} The proceeds went on to help the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity.{{cite web|title=Skate for Love 2011 Rocks the House|url=http://emilyhughes.com/pages/articles_news/1/150|work=EmilyHughes.com|accessdate=23 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328030020/http://emilyhughes.com/pages/articles_news/1/150|archivedate=28 March 2012}}
Competitive highlights
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! 2010–11 ! 2011–12 | ||
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| align=left | Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st | |
| align=left | Junior Grand Prix, Riga | 30th | |
| align=left | Nestle Kangus Cup | 12th | |
| align=left | Crystal Skate | 21st |
References
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Category:Taiwanese female single skaters
Category:American female single skaters
Category:Figure skaters from New York City
Category:American sportspeople of Taiwanese descent
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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