Chinese skater Jin Boyang wins gold at Four Continents in Taiwan ahead of Winter Olympics
Jin finishes with score of 300.95 points in free skating programme on Saturday with Japan’s Shoma Uno second and American Jason Brown taking bronze
China’s Jin Boyang won gold at the Four Continents championships in Taipei on Saturday, saying the medal is a confidence booster as he heads to his first Olympics next month.
Jin, 20, was returning after an ankle injury that had forced him to withdraw from the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya last month.
He finished with a total score of 300.95 points on Saturday after a free skating programme to a selection of songs featured in the Star Wars franchise, including “Cantina Band” by John Williams.
Japan’s Shoma Uno, 20, took second place while American skater Jason Brown, 23, won bronze.
Speaking at a press conference after his performance, Jin said he hopes to skate even better at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
“The results of this competition gave me even greater confidence to challenge myself to pull off two perfect performances [in] Pyeongchang,” he said.
“I’m not thinking too much about placement. I just hope to skate even more perfectly each time, even more than this time,” he added.