Career
In 2002, Tianyu started to practice roller skating when he was only six years old. In 2006, 10-year-old Tianyu decided to learn and practice short track speed skating. While there was no professional short track team in Liaoning Province at that time, he went to Changchun, Jilin and started his short track training.
Tianyu made his international debut in 2012 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Melbourne, where he finished first in super 1500 meters, as well as a silver medal in 500 meters.
After that competition, he was selected as a Chinese national team skater. He started to compete in world cups in the 2012-2013 season.
He also competed in 2013 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships one year later in Warsaw, Poland. During the International Skating Union competitions in 2013-2014 season, he showed a lot of improvements and was selected as a competitor in 2014 winter olympic games in Sochi.
On February 10th, 2014, Han went on the ice for men"s 1500 meters in Winter Olympic Game.
He made a second and a first in the two races and got the chance to be in the final race. Tianyu finished second and Victor got the bronze medal.