(Image source: Instagram @julianyeeee)

If you don’t already know, Julian Yee, 20, is one of Malaysia’s top figure skater. He’s a 5-time Malaysian Senior National Champion (2013-2017) and competed in the final segment at seven ISU Championships, including two World Championships. He will also be representing Malaysia for the upcoming 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics!

Julian started learning ice skating at the age of four. By age 13, he became the youngest skater to win the Junior Men’s category. In 2014, Julian became the first Malaysian participate in the Four Continents Championships held in Taipei City and came in 23^rd overall. In 2017, he managed to come in 15^th overall at the 2017 Four Continents Champions in PyeongChang, South Korea. Then continued to Sapporo, Japan to compete at his first Asian Winter Games, getting him 8^th place overall with a new personal best of 222.69 points.

In August 2017, Julian won gold at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. At the qualifying event of the Nebelhorn Trophy, he scored 71.93 points in his short programme and in the free skate routine, he got 3^rd, which gave him a total score of 148.74 and in the top 7 to qualify for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

(Image source: Instagram @julianyeeee)

Julian stated, “I was selected by my National Ice Skating Association (Ice Skating Association Of Malaysia) to participate in the 2009 Korean Dream Program in PyeongChang. I was very inspired with the fact that PyeongChang may be an Olympic Venue in the future and that I had the opportunity to learn more about figure skating at the Korean Dream Program.

With this Dream Program, it had also made me realise that the Winter Olympics is a very important and prestigious event. Making me want to be there some day. 8 years later, it is truly and honour and an achievement to be able to qualify and participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics PyeongChang, the very same venue as the Korean Dream Program.”.

We from 12FLY would like to wish Julian all the best at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and make Malaysia proud!