Amanda Sunyoto-Yang (born July 8, 1992) is an American

United States

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 pair skater who competes internationally for Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. In 2011, she competed at the Asian Winter Games, as a singles skater, placing 13th. She competes with her brother, Darryll Sulindro-Yang

Darryll Sulindro-Yang

Darryll Sulindro-Yang is an American figure skater who competes for Taiwan in both singles and pairs. In pairs, he competes with sister Amanda Sunyoto-Yang. They are the five time Taiwanese national champions.-External links:...

. They are the five-time Taiwanese National Champions (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). , they are ranked #48 in the world by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

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Personal background

Sunyoto-Yang was born on July 8, 1992, in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. She is pursuing a career in orthodontics. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and has a gymnastics background.

Skating background

Sunyoto-Yang started skating at the age of four in Singapore

Singapore

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, where she was living at the time. Before moving to the United States, her family lived in Singapore

Singapore

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 for six years and Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 for two years.

In 2004, Sunyoto-Yang teamed up with her brother, Darryll Sulindro-Yang

Darryll Sulindro-Yang

Darryll Sulindro-Yang is an American figure skater who competes for Taiwan in both singles and pairs. In pairs, he competes with sister Amanda Sunyoto-Yang. They are the five time Taiwanese national champions.-External links:...

. They are the first pair team to represent Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei

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 in an international competition, which was the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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. They are coached by Peter Oppegard

Peter Oppegard

Peter Oppegard is an American retired pair skater and coach. With his partner Jill Watson, he won three U.S. championships and a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics....

 and train at the East West Ice Palace in Artesia, California

Artesia, California

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During the 2009–2010 season, they competed at the Nebelhorn Trophy

Nebelhorn Trophy

The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 competition, where they finished as the second alternates for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Competitive highlights

Event	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...			22nd	20th
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance...			10th	11th
World Junior Figure Skating Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...	12th	13th
Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships The Chinese Taipei Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Republic of China, which uses the name Chinese Taipei when participating in many sporting events...		1st	1st	1st
Junior Grand Prix, Budapest 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters...	10th
Junior Grand Prix, Taipei 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters...	9th
Junior Grand Prix, Lake Placid 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters...		8th
Junior Grand Prix, Sheffield 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters...		12th
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....				13th

Programs

Season	Short Program	Long Program	Exhibition
2009–10	Walking in the Air Walking in the Air "Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book The Snowman. In the film the song was performed by St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty... by Howard Blake Howard Blake Howard Blake, OBE is an English composer , particularly noted for his film scores, although he is prolific in several fields of classical and light music...	Bridge to Terebithia by Aaron Zigman The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages... by Harry Gregson-Williams Harry Gregson-Williams Harry Gregson-Williams is a prolific British composer, orchestrator, conductor, and music producer. He is best known for his film scores, of which he has composed over sixty using electronic music and orchestral pieces...

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