Yin Qi

China

Sport	Speed Skating
NOC	China
Born	15 Oct 1992 in Harbin
Gender	Women

Residence	Beijing, CHN
Occupation	Athlete
Languages	Mandarin

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	39.48	29 Feb 2020	Hamar
	1000m	1:14.43	04 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	1:54.26	05 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	3000m	4:06.35	07 Feb 2020	Calgary
	5000m	7:15.43	16 Mar 2019	Calgary

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Her mother. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
Hero / Idol	Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust. (mp.weixin.qq.com, 25 Feb 2022; Athlete, 15 Nov 2019, 04 Feb 2017)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began skating at age 10. Initially involved in short track, she switched to speed skating in 2018.

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto	"God helps those who help themselves." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
Injuries	She has suffered from an injury to her waist area during her career. (Athlete, 04 Feb 2017)

Social Media

weibo.com/u/3591623110

General Interest

Other sports

She represented the People's Republic of China in short track between 2015 and 2017. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Oct 2018; sports.sina.com.cn, 14 May 2018)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

She was inspired to get involved in short track after watching Chinese skater Yang Yang [A] win two gold medals at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. She switched to speed skating in 2018 having missed out on selection for the Chinese short track team ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

General Interest

Other information	SWITCHING SPORTS She was disappointed to miss out on selection for the Chinese short track team ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and took some time away from the sport to travel to Indonesia and Malaysia. Watching the 2018 Olympic Winter Games from her hotel room, she was inspired to switch to speed skating by the success of Korean skater Lee Seung-Hoon and Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors, who both have backgrounds in short track and went on to claim gold medals in speed skating in Pyeongchang. "There were a lot of speed skaters who had come from short track. I thought it would be a good idea for me, and that I could try it." (sports.sina.com.cn, 14 May 2018)
Awards and honours	In 2011 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 11 Jan 2011)
Nicknames	Da Qiqi (sports.sina.cn, 14 May 2018)

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team	Heilongjiang Province: China
Name of coach	Li Yan [national], CHN; Wang Xiuli [national], CHN

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2018/2019	World Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	5
	2018/2019	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	7
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	15
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	15
	2019/2020	World Allround Championships	Allround	16
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	16
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	1500m	22
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	22

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	Mass Start 16 Laps	14
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	Mass Start 16 Laps	15
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	22
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	23
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	23
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	24
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	3000/5000m	30
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	3000/5000m	35