Jin in a greenish-blue costume presented clean jumps of quadruple Lutz-triple toeloop and quadruple toeloop. However, he touched the ice with a hand after landing an unsteady triple axel and pulled off spins with flaws.

"I'm very satisfied with my performance today. I showed my best and lived up to my efforts," said Jin. "I feel like I'm not just performing a song, but every part of my training over the past four years."

Twenty-four out of 29 skaters are qualified into the free skating event, which will fall on Thursday at the Capital Indoor Stadium.