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Shin Hea-sook
Shin Hea-sook (born 29 November 1957) is a former competitive South Korean figure skater. She is a two-time South Korean National champion (1979, 1980) and competed in the ladies' singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Career Due to the lack of figure skating rinks in South Korea at the time, Shin primarily lived and trained in Japan during her competitive figure skating career. She began coaching in 1984 following her retirement and now coaches in Seoul. Her current and former students include: * Kim Se-yol * Byun Sung-jin * Chi Hyun-jung *Choi Da-bin * Choi Hyung-kyung *Park Bit-na * Park Bun-seon * Lee Dong-won * Kim Ye-lim * Shin Yea-ji *Choi Ji-eun * Kim Na-young *Yuna Kim * Lee Ho-jung * Kim Hae-jin *Kwak Min-jeong *Lee June-hyoung *Kim Jin-seo *Cha Jun-hwan *You Young * Lee Hae-in *Kyeong Jae-seok *Kim Min-chae Kim Min-chae (; born 26 February 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion and the 2024 CS Neb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Ladies' Singles
The ladies' single skating competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The short program (figure skating), short program took place on 19 February 2014, and the free skating took place on 20 February. Adelina Sotnikova of Russia won the gold medal, generating much controversy over the partiality of the judges and the new scoring system. Result and subsequent debate With an overall score of 224.59 points, seventeen-year-old Adelina Sotnikova became one of the youngest figure-skating Olympic champions, edging out silver-medalist and defending-champion Yuna Kim and bronze-medalist Carolina Kostner. After the short program, Kim was in first place, .28 points ahead of Sotnikova. In the free-skate program, Sotnikova performed, in terms of base points, a more challenging routine than Kim, giving her more opportunities for points. In addition to more triple jumps and more difficult footwork (as determined by the caller), Sotnikova perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Yea-ji (figure Skater, Born 1984)
Shin Yea-ji (born April 8, 1984) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 South Korean national champion and 2002 national silver medalist. She competed in the free skate at three ISU Championships. She was born in Seoul. Programs Competitive highlights ''JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...'' References External links * South Korean female single skaters 1984 births Living people Figure skaters from Seoul Figure skaters at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Figure skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games 21st-century South Korean sportswomen {{SouthKorea-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held ever since with only four interruptions. A separate competition for women was established in 1905, with the men's and women's events held as separate competitions for several years. Pair skating was added in 1908 and ice dance in 1952. Skaters are eligible to compete at the World Championships, provided they represent a member nation of the International Skating Union and are selected by their respective federation. Skating federations have the liberty to make their own selections, but skaters competing at the World Championships must have earned the minimum required element scores. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The World Championships are considered the most prestigious event in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The Olympic Games
Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games. Men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics. Special figures were contested at only one Olympics, in 1908. Synchronized skating has never appeared at the Olympics but aims to be included. History Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics, in London, United Kingdom. As this traditional winter sport could be conducted indoors, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its inclusion in the Summer Olympics program. It was featured a second time at the Antwerp Games, after which it was permanently transferred to the program of the Winter Olympic Games, first held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. In London, figure skating was presented in four events: men's singles, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Min-chae
Kim Min-chae (; born 26 February 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion and the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. Personal life Kim was born on 26 February 2006 in Seoul. Career Early career Kim began skating in 2014 and was initially coached by Lee Bo-ram. Kim made her international debut as an advanced novice at the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania, which she won. She then went on to win the silver medal at the 2019 Korean Junior Championships. Her second international competition was as a junior at the 2019 Prague Ice Cup, the following season, where she won the silver medal. Debuting on the senior National level, Kim place twelfth at the 2020 Korean Championships. The following year, Kim placed tenth at the 2021 Korean Championships. Prior to the 2021–22 figure skating season, Park Bit-na would become her coach. 2021–22 season Debuting on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Kim finished f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hae-in (figure Skater)
Lee Hae-in (; born 16 April 2005) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships, 2023 World silver medalist, the 2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2022 Four Continents silver medalist, and a six-time South Korean Figure Skating Championships, South Korean national senior medalist (silver in 2020 and 2024 ; bronze in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023). At the junior level, she is the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Latvia, 2019 JGP Latvia champion and the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia, 2019 JGP Croatia champion. In the 2022-23 figure skating season, 2022–23 skating season, Lee became the second South Korean woman to win a World Figure Skating Championships, World Championship medal, as well as the second to be the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents champion, and led South Korea to its first podium at the ISU World Team Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Young
You Young (; born May 27, 2004) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2020 Four Continents silver medalist, a four-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix bronze medalist, a four-time ISU Challenger Series, Challenger series medalist, and a five-time South Korean Figure Skating Championships, South Korean national champion (2016 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2016, 2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2018, 2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2019, 2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2020, 2022 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2022.) On the junior level, she is the Figure skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, 2020 Youth Olympic champion, the 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia, JGP Slovakia bronze medalist, and the 2019 Winter Children of Asia International Sports Games champion. You is the youngest ever national champion of South Korea at age 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cha Jun-hwan
Cha Jun-hwan (; born October 21, 2001) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2023 World silver medalist, the 2022 Four Continents champion, the 2025 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2024 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2018–2019 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a six-time Grand Prix medalist (6 bronze), a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (1 gold and 3 silver), the 2025 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2025 World University Games bronze medalist, as well as a nine-time consecutive South Korean national champion (2017–2025). He represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. At the junior level, Cha is the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist. Cha is the first South Korean man to win and to medal at the Four Continents Championships and the Asian Winter Games, as well as the first to medal at the World Championships, Grand Prix Final, Junior Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jin-seo
Kim Jin-seo (; born November 29, 1996) is a former South Korean figure skater. He is the 2012 and 2014 South Korean national senior champion, the 2012 ISU JGP Austria bronze medalist and the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy silver medalist. At the 2014 World Championships, Kim became the first Korean men's singles skater to pass the 200-point total mark. Personal life Kim was born on November 29, 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. In August 2022, Kim announced that he was engaged to longtime girlfriend, Park Seon-kyung, and she was pregnant with their first child. They married in the summer of 2023. Their son, Kim I-an, was born in October 2022. Competitive career Early career Kim started skating at the age of 11 as a means of physical therapy for his health. Within a few months, his then-teacher recognized Kim's potential and suggested skating seriously to try to make the Korean national team. He began competing in 2009. In the 2010–11 season, he won the junior men's title a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee June-hyoung
Lee June-hyoung (; born October 28, 1996) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 JGP France champion and a three-time South Korean national champion (2013, 2015, 2016). He is the first South Korean male figure skater who stood on the podium and won gold at ISU events. Also, he is the first Korean male skater to qualify for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. Personal life Lee June-hyoung was born in Seoul, South Korea. His mother, Oh Ji Youn, is a figure skating coach. Career Early years Lee was coached by his mother from the age of seven to 14. He started working with Chi Hyun-jung as his coach in 2010. Lee placed 3rd at both the Korean Junior Grand Prix qualification trials and the Korean Nationals. 2011–2012 season The 2011–2012 season was Lee's breakthout season. He included five different triple jumps in his program and improved jump consistency. In August, he was selected to represent Team Korea by placing second at the Korean J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwak Min-jeong
Kwak Min-jeong (born January 23, 1994) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 South Korean bronze medalist, the 2010 South Korean silver medalist and the 2009 Junior national champion. Kwak was also a member of the South Korean Olympic Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she placed 13th in the ladies' event. Personal life Kwak Min-jeong was born on January 23, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea. She married basketball player Moon Seong-gon in May 2021. Career Kwak began skating in 2001. 2007–08 season In the 2007–08 season she was age-eligible to compete in Junior competitions, so she competed at the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, placing 10th at the event in Tallinn with 98.77 points and 13th at the event in England with 103.89. She then competed at the South Korean Championships at the Junior level, where she came in fifth position. 2008–09 season In the 2008–09 season, she received two assignments to the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hae-jin
Kim Hae-jin (; born April 23, 1997) is a South Korean former figure skater. She is the 2012 JGP Slovenia champion and a three-time (2010, 2011, and 2012) South Korean national champion. She was selected to represent her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She retired from competition at the conclusion of the 2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships. Career Early career In the 2007–08 season, Kim placed 5th at the South Korean Championships on the novice level. A year later in 2009, she repeated that placement on the junior level. 2009–10 season: First senior national title In the 2009–10 season, Kim competed in 2010 South Korean Championships on the senior level at age twelve. Placing first in both the short program and the free skate, she won the gold medal with 148.78 points. In April 2010, she won the novice title at the 2010 Triglav Trophy, earning 144.11 points. Her score was one of the best among the skaters who competed and the best among all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
