Amanda Sunyoto-Yang


Amanda Sunyoto-Yang is an American pair skater who competes internationally for Taiwan. In 2011, she competed at the Asian Winter Games, as a singles skater, placing 13th. Competing in pair skating with her brother, Darryll Sulindro-Yang, she is a five-time Taiwanese national champion.

Personal life

Sunyoto-Yang was born on July 8, 1992, in Los Angeles, California. She is pursuing a career in dentistry. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and has a gymnastics background.

Skating career

Sunyoto-Yang started skating at the age of four in Singapore, where she was living at the time. Before moving to the United States, her family lived in Singapore for six years and Taiwan for two years.
In 2004, Sunyoto-Yang teamed up with her brother, Darryll Sulindro-Yang. They are the first pair team to represent Chinese Taipei in an international competition, which was the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. They are coached by Peter Oppegard and train at the East West Ice Palace in Artesia, California.
During the 2009–2010 season, they competed at the Nebelhorn Trophy competition, where they finished as the first alternates for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Competitive highlights

Event2006–20072007–20082008–20092009–2010
World Championships22nd20th
Four Continents Championships10th11th
World Junior Championships12th13th
Chinese Taipei Championships1st1st1st
Junior Grand Prix, Budapest10th
Junior Grand Prix, Taipei9th
Junior Grand Prix, Lake Placid8th
Junior Grand Prix, Sheffield12th
Nebelhorn Trophy13th

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2009–2010Walking in the Air
by Howard Blake
by Aaron Zigman
by Harry Gregson-Williams
2006–2007Beautiful EnergyNew World Concerto
by Maksim Mrvica