Lin Xiaojun

Injuries

He was affected by a back problem during the 2017/18 season and was unable to compete at the World Cup events in Dordrecht, Netherlands, and Shanghai, People's Republic of China. (news.joins.com, 03 Nov 2017; hankookilbo.com, 04 Oct 2017) He injured his waist area and fractured his wrist at a competition while he was a high school student. He also tore ligaments and fractured his right ankle in high school. (weekly.chosun.com, 01 Jan 2018; sports.khan.co.kr, 18 Sep 2016) He fractured his right shinbone in grade seven of middle school and was sidelined for 18 months. (weekly.chosun.com, 01 Jan 2018)

Reason for choosing this sport

His parents wanted him to become a swimmer, but he was unable to pursue the sport after he injured his eardrum while playing with a cotton bud. His house was near an ice rink so he decided to join the skating team at primary school.

Hero / Idol

Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018)

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport in grade one of primary school.

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Awards and honours	In 2018 he was presented with the Sponomics Grand Award in the Republic of Korea. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 07 Mar 2018) He received a Male Rookie Award at the 2018 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards in the Republic of Korea. (xportsnews.com, 21 Mar 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning gold in the 1500m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Most influential person in career	His parents. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Other information	NATIONALITY SWITCH He previously represented the country of his birth, Republic of Korea, under the name Hyo Jun Lim. In 2020 he began the process to switch nations to compete for the People's Republic of China, and was granted Chinese nationality in June 2020. He was approved to start competing for his new nation by the ISU in July 2022. (ISU, 12 Jul 2022; chosun.com, 06 Mar 2021; yna.co.kr, 09 Mar 2021; osen.mt.co.kr, 07 Mar 2021)