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BackTaiwan's 14-year-old skateboarder Lin Yifan makes history by winning the silver medal at the Nagoya Asian Games
Taiwan's 14-year-old skateboarder Lin Yifan makes history by winning the silver medal at the Nagoya Asian Games
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Taiwan's 14-year-old skateboarder Lin Yifan makes history by winning the silver medal at the Nagoya Asian Games

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  • Lin Yifan, a 14-year-old Taiwanese skateboarder, won the silver medal in the women's park final of the Nagoya Asian Games with 85.15 points.
  • This is Taiwan's first Asian Games skateboarding medal in history.
  • She said she originally only expected a bronze medal, but ended up winning silver and revealed that she would challenge for the Olympics and go to Paraguay to compete.

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Why It Matters

Lin Yifan won 8th place in the park-style event of the women's skateboarding group at the last Hangzhou Asian Games. This is her second participation in the Nagoya Asian Games, with the goal of improving and striving for a better ranking.

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Lin Yifan completed the park style event in the women's skateboarding category. (Photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Reporting from Nagoya] Taiwan's 14-year-old skateboarder Lin Yifan made history today by winning the silver medal with 85.15 points in the park-style final of the Asian Games women's category in Nagoya. This is Taiwan's first Asian Games skateboarding medal, making history. After the race, she laughed happily and said that she wanted to share the joy with her cat, "I miss it so much. Before I set off, I specially told it to wish me the top three. I have already bought a collar for it at the supermarket here."

Lin Yifan finished 8th in the last Asian Games in Hangzhou, but she has continued to improve herself in the past few years. This time she scored 78.53 points in the preliminaries, ranking first in the group and second overall to win the final ticket. Today, she faced two Japanese masters, Mizuho Hasegawa and Hiu Okamoto. She originally thought she only had a chance to win the bronze medal, but in the end she won the silver medal. She laughed and said, "Because there are two strong Japanese, maybe the referee liked me, so he gave me a higher score."

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Lin Yifan admitted that he was really nervous before the first run, but he succeeded in the first run and felt much more relaxed. "On the second run, I changed to a more difficult trick, but then failed. I also tried the third run, but on the fourth run, I originally confirmed with the coach that if the third-place skater didn't come up, I wouldn't make adjustments. Although he didn't come up in the end, I didn't skate to the end."

When it comes to the Nagoya Asian Games this time, Lin Yifan said that he originally set the goal to be better than the previous Asian Games, but later found out that he actually had a chance to place in the top three, which prompted him to train more seriously. Regarding the future, Lin Yifan said: "In the future I hope to challenge for the Olympics and will go to Paraguay to compete soon. This medal also makes me more confident."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Lin Yifan will go to Paraguay to participate in international skateboarding competitions

    Very likely · Within weeks

  • Lin Yifan will continue to challenge for Olympic qualifications

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • What is the specific time and format of Lin Yifan's match in Paraguay?
  • What are her specific plans and timetable for challenging for the Olympics in the future?

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