Malaysia on the cusp of Winter Olympics debut, thanks to Julian Yee

[Sylvia]

Always good to see local coverage about figure skaters! http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/06/27/malaysia-cusp-winter-olympics-debut-thanks-julian-yee

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Slightly off-topic, but it appears Malaysia already has qualified one quota for Pyeongchang in men's alpine skiing (presumably in slalom), likely going to 19 year old Jeffrey Webb of Washington state. Therefore, if Julian earns a berth at Nebelhorn, it'll be a team of 2 for Malaysia's debut at the Winter Olympic games.

 

[el henry]

Always good to see local coverage about figure skaters! http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/06/27/malaysia-cusp-winter-olympics-debut-thanks-julian-yee

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Love my Julian Yee, mad performance skills! How great it would be if he (and Malaysia) made it!

 

[peibeck]

"I would like to prove that it doesn't matter where you're from or who you are, that it is possible to get to where you want to be," he said, adding that it would be such an honour to be able to get the Jalur Gemilang flying at the Winter Olympics for the very first time.

This is my favorite quote from the article. I wish him a lot of luck!!!

 

[meggonzo]

Julian's Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/x42k55c4

 

[misskarne]

I love Julian! I will be cheering for him so hard at Nebelhorn!

 

[kwanfan1818]

Just a note that the currency on Yee's GoFundMe is Canadian dollars.

 

[MAXSwagg]

Love him! He signed my Edea card in Helsinki.

 

[Marco]

Good luck Julian!

 

[Bellanca]

Wishing Julian THE VERY BEST!!

 

[Sylvia]

Julian has started a vlog (or "vee-log" as he calls it ) - in his first episode, he gives a tour of his training facility (Mariposa in Barrie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjUuxI2wCwA

 

[Sylvia]

Another Malaysian article in English: Yee refines his skills for SEA Games

Yee finds his current coach Michael Hopfes “very fun to work with” as well.
“He’s very dedicated and always gives 100%. Just like my former coach, off the ice, he is also a great friend,” he said.
“When I relocated my training to Canada, he was the coach I went to. Since then, I’ve had no regrets going to Canada to train under him.
“So far, my career has been going quite smoothly with him because both of us are always giving our best and the results are showing gradually.”
...
When not figure skating, Yee likes to cook.

He is scheduled to compete at Minto Summer Skate, July 27-30 in Gloucester, ON.

The figure skating singles competition at the SEA Games will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 26-27, 2017.

 

[Sylvia]

Julian's second vee-log is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJySHtlrrXU

 

[kwanfan1818]

He's discovered beaver tails.

 

[Sylvia]

Congratulations to Julian for qualifying for his and his country's first Winter Olympic Games!

Olympic Channel video feature (1 min. 40) before he qualified: https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/p...-who-dreams-of-making-winter-olympic-history/

ETA the link to Julian's tweeted message of gratitude to his supporters after he qualified: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZo3JHaAJ1G/
https://twitter.com/Julianyee/status/913864115377946625

 

[Jun Y]

Congratulations to Mr. Yee and to Malaysia! I was pumping my fist for him throughout the program!

He was clearly tired in the choreo and step sequences, but he hung on and landed the last 2A-2A sequence. Such a tough guy.

 

[dinakt]

Congratulations to Mr. Yee and to Malaysia! I was pumping my fist for him throughout the program!

He was clearly tired in the choreo and step sequences, but he hung on and landed the last 2A-2A sequence. Such a tough guy.

I am really happy for Julian, and hope he has great Olympic experience! He skating makes it very easy to root for him.

 

[Seerek]

Using 2014 Junior Worlds as the base competition, Julian (35th) jumped ahead of the following men at Nebelhorn to qualify for Pyeongchang:

Tsao (18)
Newberry (19)
Boe (24)
Hayrapetyan (29)
Kennes (32)

*Lee (16) and Rizzo (30) were also at 2014 Junior Worlds (2 of the other Olympic qualifiers at Nebelhorn).

 

[skatingguy]

Interesting, and it's quite likely that the 2014 World Junior Champion - Nam Nguyen - won't be at the Olympics.