Byun Ji-hyun (; born March 9, 1999) is a South Korean former competitive

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. She is the 2015

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bronze medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2014

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silver medalist and the 2011 South Korean junior national bronze medalist. She placed 7th at the

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Career

In 2011, Byun became the South Korean junior national bronze medalist. The following season, she competed on the senior level at the South Korean Championships, finishing fourth.

2012–13 to 2014–15

Making her international debut, Byun placed 15th at the 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in

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. She was 7th in the senior ranks at the 2013 South Korean Championships. After placing 14th at the 2014 South Korean Championships, Byun competed at her first senior international, the 2014

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, where she ranked 5th. In the 2014–15 season, she placed 10th competing as a senior at the

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, an

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event held in Milan. Two months later, she won her first junior international medal – silver at the

Leo Scheu Memorial.

2015–16 season

Byun started her season by placing 4th at her JGP assignment in

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. She scored a new personal best, 148.13 points. In November, she was awarded her first senior international medal – bronze at the 2015

, after placing second in the short program and fourth in the free skate. Back in Korea, she won the bronze medal at 2015 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition. She finished 10th at the 2016 South Korean Championships and was selected to compete at the

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, Norway.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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Detailed results

* ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

External links

* * 2014 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Byun, Ji-Hyun 1999 births Living people South Korean female single skaters Figure skaters from Seoul Figure skaters at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics 21st-century South Korean sportswomen