Additional Information
MusicMusic short program/short dance as of season 2013/2014
Prayer For Taylor by Michael Smith
Titanic Symphony by Richard Clayderman
Music free skating/free dance as of season 2013/2014
Secret [soundtrack] by Jay Chou (ISU, 15 Dec 2013)
ChoreographerSerhii Vaypan, UKR (aussieskates.com, 26 Sep 2013; ISU, 15 Dec 2013)
Start of sporting careerShe began skating at age five in New York, NY, United States. (weston.dailyvoice.com, 02 Apr 2013)
AmbitionsTo skate two clean programmes at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (sochi2014.olympics.com.au, 23 Jul 2013)
TrainingShe trains 24 hours a week in the low and high season. In the low season she trains in Newington and Simsbury, both in Connecticut in the United States, and in the high season she trains solely in Newington. Occasionally she will travel to Australia to train, and will train in Melbourne, Victoria when she is there. (corporate.olympics.au, 17 Apr 2013; ISU, 15 Dec 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementQualifying for the 2013 World Championships, and finishing 12th at the 2013 Four Continents Championships in Osaka, Japan. (sochi2014.olympics.com.au, 23 Jul 2013)
Most influential person in careerHer coach, Serhii Vaypan (corporate.olympics.au, 17 Apr 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Worry about what you can control." (sochi2014.olympics.com.au, 23 Jul 2013)
GeneralCHALLENGE FOR OLYMPIC SPOT
In December 2013, her selection was the subject of an appeal by Australian figure skater Chantelle Kerry, who believed that Han should not be eligible for selection after entering an event without notifying her national federation. The appeal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS], allowing Han to compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (usatoday.com, 06 Jan 2014)
MUSICAL WOMAN
She formed a community orchestra in her hometown, and also volunteers to give violin lessons to grade school students. (aussieskates.com, 26 Sep 2013)
FROM USA TO AUSTRALIA
Born in the United States, she qualifies for Australia through her father, who is from there. She has been travelling between the US and Australia since she was a child. (sochi2014.olympics.com.au, 23 Jul 2013; skateguard1.blogspot.co.uk, 20 Oct 2013)
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