The Asian Open Figure Skating Classic was a figure skating competition planned to be inaugurated in October 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan. The competition was intended to be an ISU Challenger Series event, [1] and would have awarded medals in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance.
On July 22, 2019, the International Skating Union revoked the Chinese Taipei Skating Union's right to hold the competition. [2] The event was replaced with the Hong Kong Skating Union's Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, originally scheduled to be held in August in Dongguan, China. [3]
The Sports Administration of the Republic of China ordered the removal of Chinese Taipei Skating Union Secretary-General Eddy Wu for mishandling the process. [4] The Sports Administration also suspended funding of the Chinese Taipei Skating Union for one year. [5]
Amy Lin is a Taiwanese-American figure skater. She is the 2016 Toruń Cup bronze medalist, the 2016 Asian Open bronze medalist, and a four-time Taiwanese national champion (2016–2019). She has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships.
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The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Each event consists of at least three disciplines out of four, and is required to take place between August 1 and December 15.
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