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Julian Yee

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In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisYee( như ).

Julian Yee Zhi Jie(Chinese:Như tự kiệt;pinyin:Rú Zì Jié,born 26 May 1997) is aMalaysianfigure skater.He is also the first Olympian Malaysian figure skater. He is the2017and2019 Southeast Asian Gamesgold medalist,2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cupsilver medalist,2016 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophyand 2013 Skate Down Under bronze medalist, as well as five-time Malaysian senior national champion (2013–2017). He has competed in the final segment at tenISU Championships,including fourWorld Championships.He representedMalaysiaat the2018 Winter Olympics.

Julian Yee
Yee at the2017 Worlds
Full nameJulian Yee Zhi Jie
Other namesJulian Zhi Jie Yee
Born(1997-05-26)26 May 1997(age 27)
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryMalaysiaMalaysia
CoachMichael Hopfes
Doug Leigh
Skating clubIce Skating Association of Malaysia
Began skating2001
Medal record
RepresentingMalaysia
Men’sfigure skating
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men’s singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Men’s singles
Julian Yee
Traditional ChineseNhư tự kiệt
Simplified ChineseNhư tự kiệt
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRú Zì Jié

Personal life

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Julian Yee Zhi Jie was born on 26 May 1997 inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[3]His mother, Irene Cheow,[4]served as the deputy president of the Ice Skating Association of Malaysia from 2012 to 2014.[5]He has two brothers, Ian and Ryan Yee Zhi Jwen. Ryan has also competed internationally in figure skating.[3]

Career

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Early years

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Julian Yee began learning to skate at age four at the Sunway Pyramid Ice Rink in Malaysia.[6][7][8]He and his brothers were introduced to skating by their mother, Irene. Harry Janto Leo became his coach in 2004.[7]

During his early years, Yee competed only in ISI-sanctioned competitions, which were regarded as recreational skating. He won the elementary category at the inaugural Malaysian National Championships and defended his title the following year. He learned all his double jumps by the age of twelve. He was selected by Ice Skating Association of Malaysia to participate in the 2009 Korean Dream Program in PyeongChang.[9]

In 2010, Yee received additional coaching fromChen LuandDenis Petrov.In 2011, he became the youngest skater to win the Junior Men's category, at age 13 years 10 months, thereby breaking the previous record held by his brother, Ryan Yee Zhi Jwen.

2011–12 to 2012–13

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In the 2011–12 season, Yee was selected to represent Malaysia in theISU Junior Grand Prix.He competed at events inMilan,Italy andTallinn,Estonia, but failed to reach the free skate.

In 2013, Yee became first Malaysian to obtain the qualifying scores for theWorld Junior Championships.He finished 34th in the short program and did not qualify for the free skate. He learned most of the triple jumps by sixteen.[citation needed]

2013–14 to 2014–15

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In 2014, Yee became the first Malaysian to reach the free skate at aFour Continents Championships.[10]One of the youngest skaters at the event, held in Taipei City from 20–25 January 2014, he qualified for the free skate and finished 23rd overall. At the 2014 Malaysian Open National Championship, Yee held the lead after the short program and defended his title to become only the second Malaysian skater to win the Senior Men's title in consecutive years.

In the2014–15 JGPseason, Yee finished sixth inAichi,Japan, scoring personal bests in the short program, free skate, and combined total. In March 2015, competing at his fourthWorld Junior Championships,he qualified for the free skate and finished 19th overall. He also managed to qualify for Malaysia their first everYouth Winter Olympicsspot but he was not able to compete in it as he was over-aged.

2015–16 season

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Yee started the2015–16 JGPseason with a 7th-place result inRiga,Latvia, scoring personal bests in the short, free skate and combined total (176.79). After placing first in the junior category at the 2015 Skate Canada Summer Skate in Thornhill, he competed at the JGP inLogroño,Spain and finished 4th – the highest result by a Malaysian in the Junior Grand Prix. He won his firstISU Challenger Seriesmedal, silver, at theDenkova-Staviski Cup.

Yee finished 15th at the2016 Four Continents ChampionshipsinTaipeiafter placing 15th in the short and 14th in the free. In March, he qualified for the free skate at the2016 World ChampionshipsinBoston;he ranked 22nd in the short, 19th in the free, and 21st overall. During the season, he trained in Petaling Jaya andBarrie,Ontario, coached by Michael Hopfes andDoug Leigh.[3]

Yee has also trained in the Elvis Stojko Arena (Toronto,Canada), the Chinese National Arena (Harbin,China), and the Beijing Capital Gymnasium (Beijing,China).[when?]

2016–17 season

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Yee won bronze at theAsian Open Trophy,held in Manila in August 2016. He then relocated toBarrie, Ontarioto train full-time, taking a gap year off his university studies. He competed at twoISU Challenger Seriesevents, placing 4th at the2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophyin September and 5th at the2016 CS Warsaw Cupin October.

Yee finished 15th overall at the2017 Four Continents ChampionshipsinPyeongchang,South Korea, and then went directly toSapporo,Japan to compete at his firstAsian Winter Games;he placed 8th with a new personal best of 222.69 points.

In March, he reached the final segment and finished 22nd overall at the2017 World ChampionshipsinHelsinki,Finland.

2017–18 season

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In August 2017, Yee won gold at the2017 Southeast Asian Games.[11]

Yee represented Malaysia in the2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,together withJeffrey Webb.[12]He got a personal best score of 73.58 in the short program, and barely missed qualifying for the free skate.[13][14]Yee is the first ever Malaysian figure skater to qualify for this event.[15]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
2018–2019 The Janitor
2017–2018
 The Janitor
2016–2017
[16] 		The Janitor
2015–2016
[3]
  • I Put a Spell on You
    by Garou
2014–2015
[17]
  • Peter Gunn
    by Henry Mancini
  • Fever
    by John Davenport
  • Oye Negra
    by Eddie Cooley and Terry Snyder
2013–2014
[18]
  • Chambermaid Swing
    by Parov Stelar
  • Capone
    by Ronan Hardiman
2012–2013
[19]
  • Sons of Odin
    by Patrick Doyle
  • Unstoppable
    by Gregson and Mullen
  • Theme from Mission: Impossible
    byHans Zimmer
2011–2012
[20][21]
  • The Jet Song
    (from "West Side Story" )
    by Leonard Bernstein

Competitive highlights

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GP:Grand Prix;CS:ISU Challenger Series;JGP:ISU Junior Grand Prix

International[22]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Olympics 25th
Worlds 21st 22nd 21st 23rd C
Four Continents 23rd 22nd 15th 15th 16th 20th
GPRostelecom 12th
GPSkate America 7th
GPSkate Canada 9th
CSAutumn Classic 7th
CSDenkova-Staviski 2nd
CSNebelhorn 9th 4th 6th 6th
CSTallinn Trophy 5th
CSWarsaw Cup 5th
Asian Games 8th
Asian Open 3rd
SEA Games 1st 1st
Skate Down Under 3rd
International: Junior[22]
Junior Worlds 36th 34th 35th 19th
JGPCroatia 14th
JGPCzech Republic 17th
JGPEstonia 14th
JGPItaly 22nd
JGPJapan 6th
JGPLatvia 7th
JGPPoland 26th
JGPSlovenia 21st
JGPSpain 4th
Asian Open 8th 6th 4th 2nd
New Year's Cup 6th
Skate Helena 1st
Taipei Open 3rd
National[22]
Malaysian Champ. 1st J 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled; J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round

Detailed results

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Further to the introduction of the +5 / -5 GOE for the season 2018/19, all statistics will restart from zero. All previous statistics are now considered historical

Senior level

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Yee at the2017 World Championships.
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
29 November - 1 December 2019 2019 Southeast Asian Games 1
63.35 		1
139.27 		1
202.62
25–27 October 2019 2019 Skate Canada International 7
75.64 		10
135.99 		9
211.63
25–28 September 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4
68.87 		8
124.68 		6
193.55
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
18–24 March 2019 2019 World Championships 24
73.63 		23
132.34 		23
205.97
7–10 February 2019 2019 Four Continents Championships 18
61.23 		17
112.87 		20
174.10
16–18 November 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 12
60.37 		12
118.34 		12
178.71
19–21 October 2018 2018 Skate America 3
81.52 		9
125.99 		7
207.51
20–22 September 2018 2018 CS Autumn Classic International 5
74.86 		8
126.43 		7
201.29
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 21
72.43 		20
136.60 		21
209.03
14–23 February 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 25
73.58 		DNQ 25
22–27 January 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 17
68.45 		16
129.23 		16
197.68
20–26 November 2017 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy 9
63.70 		4
138.92 		5
202.62
27–30 September 2017 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 6
71.93 		3
148.74 		6
220.67
26–27 August 2017 2017 Southeast Asian Games 1
73.03 		1
132.40 		1
205.43
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
27 March – 2 April 2017 2017 World Championships 23
69.74 		19
144.25 		22
213.99
23–26 February 2017 2017 Asian Winter Games 10
72.75 		8
149.94 		8
222.69
15–19 February 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 15
72.21 		16
130.46 		15
202.67
17–20 November 2016 2016 CS Warsaw Cup 2
71.27 		7
126.48 		5
197.75
22–24 September 2016 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4
72.59 		5
139.68 		4
212.27
4–7 August 2016 2016 Asian Open Trophy 3
63.41 		3
125.60 		3
189.01
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
26 March – 3 April 2016 2016 World Championships 22
67.60 		19
135.34 		21
202.94
16–21 February 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships 15
59.70 		14
130.62 		15
190.32
20–25 October 2015 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup 1
67.24 		3
130.18 		2
197.42
24–26 September 2015 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9
65.89 		7
125.38 		9
191.27

Junior level

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2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
30 September – 3 October 2015 2015 JGP Spain Junior 5
59.34 		4
120.51 		4
179.85
26–29 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 7
59.10 		6
117.69 		7
176.79
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 2015 World Junior Championships Junior

19
9–15 February 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships Senior

22
2014 JGP Croatia Junior

14
2014 JGP Japan Junior

6
August 2014 Asian Open Trophy Junior

2
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
2011–12 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 2012 2012 Malaysian Championships Senior

2
12–15 October 2011 2011 JGP Estonia Junior 13
36.58 		13
76.32 		14
112.90
5–8 October 2011 2011 JGP Italy Junior 23
30.91 		22
62.04 		22
92.95
22–26 August 2011 2011 Asian Open Trophy Junior 9
33.73 		8
71.42 		8
105.15
2010–11 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
25 March – 2011 2011 Malaysian Junior Championships Junior 1
36.89 		1
71.96 		1
108.85

References

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  2. ^"ISU Season's World Ranking 2019/2020. Men".isuresults.Retrieved5 May2024.
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  4. ^Jong, Teoh Xiu (13 April 2016)."Figure skater hopes to realise dreams".The Star (Malaysia).
  5. ^"ISAM EXCO for 2012 - 2014".Ice Skating Association of Malaysia.Archivedfrom the original on 13 April 2016.
  6. ^"Athlete profiles: Julian Yee".Ice Skating Association of Malaysia. 2013.
  7. ^abLim, Jarod (17 October 2013)."Determined to shine".The Star (Malaysia).
  8. ^"Hall of Fame: Julian Yee Zhi-Jie".Sunway Pyramid Ice.Retrieved12 April2021.
  9. ^"Malaysian figure skater Julian Yee the dream programme success story!".12FLY.19 November 2017.Retrieved12 April2021.
  10. ^Lim, Jarod (17 October 2013)."Determined to shine".The Star Online.
  11. ^Azharie, Farah (27 August 2017)."KL2017: Julian Yee, Kai Xiang win gold, bronze in men's figure skating".New Straits Times.Retrieved20 May2019.
  12. ^"How Malaysia's first Olympic figure skater made history in PyeongChang".Olympic Channel.Retrieved12 April2021.
  13. ^"Men Single Skating - Short Program".ISU Results.Retrieved13 August2018.
  14. ^Rajes Paul (16 February 2018)."Winter Olympics: Julian Yee misses final by a whisker".The Star.Retrieved12 April2021.
  15. ^"Julian Yee becomes first ever M'sian figure skater to qualify for Winter Olympics".NST Online.30 September 2017.Retrieved18 December2017.
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  17. ^"Julian Zhi Jie YEE: 2014/2015".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^"Julian Zhi Jie YEE: 2013/2014".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^"Julian Zhi Jie YEE: 2012/2013".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^"Julian Zhi Jie YEE: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^"Julian Zhi Jie YEE: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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