Kim Chae-yeon (figure skater)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Chae-yeon
Personal information
Native name김채연
Alternative namesChaeyeon Kim
Country represented South Korea
Born (2006-12-08) December 8, 2006 (age 17)
Seoul, South Korea
Home townNamyangju, South Korea
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
CoachChi Hyun-jung
Former coachHan Sung-mi
ChoreographerShin Yea-ji
Training locationsSeoul
Jincheon, South Korea
Former training locationsGwacheon, South Korea
ISU personal best scores
Combined total205.51
2022 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program70.29
2022 JGP Italy
Free skate137.67
2022 CS Finlandia Trophy

Kim Chae-yeon (Hangul: 김채연; born 8 December 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy silver medalist.

On the junior level, Kim is the 2021 JGP France II silver medalist, and the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist.

Personal life

Kim was born on 8 December 2006 in Seoul, South Korea.

Career

Early years

Kim began skating in 2017.[citation needed] She placed fourth in the junior category at the 2020 South Korean Championships.[1]

In February 2021, Kim placed ninth competing as a senior at the 2021 South Korean Championships. Due to this result, she became a member of the Korean national team.[1]

2021–2022 season: International junior debut

Kim made her international junior debut at the 2021 JGP France II, the second of two Junior Grand Prix events held in Courchevel in August. She placed second in both the short program and the free skate to finish second overall between American skater Isabeau Levito and Canadian Kaiya Ruiter.[2] At her second JGP assignment of the season, the 2021 JGP Slovakia, Kim finished off the podium in fifth place.[1]

In January 2022, Kim placed tenth in the senior women's category at the 2022 South Korean Figure Skating Championships.[1]

2022–2023 season

Kim opened her season back on the Junior Grand Prix circuit at the 2022 JGP Poland I, the first of two JGP events held in Gdańsk. She placed third in both segments of competition to win the bronze medal overall behind Japanese competitors Mao Shimada and Mone Chiba.[3][4] The following week, Kim made her international senior debut at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy in Espoo. She placed third in the short program and second in the free skate, setting new personal bests in both segments of competition, as well as overall, to win the silver medal between compatriot Kim Ye-lim and Georgian skater Anastasiia Gubanova.[1] The week after that, she competed at her second Junior Grand Prix assignment, the 2022 JGP Italy. After winning the short program in Egna, she took the silver medal behind Japan's Hana Yoshida, in the process qualifying for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.[5]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[6]
2021–2022
[7]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
CS Finlandia Trophy 2nd
International: Junior[1]
JGP Final TBD
JGP France 2nd
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Poland 3rd
JGP Slovakia 5th
National[1]
South Korean Champ. 4th J 9th 10th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: J = Junior

Detailed Results

Junior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 8–11, 2022 2022–23 JGP Final Junior
TBD
TBD
TBD
October 10–15, 2022 2022 JGP Italy Junior 1
70.29 		2
133.65 		2
203.94
October 4–9, 2022 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy Senior 3
67.84 		2
137.67 		2
205.51
September 28 – October 1, 2022 2022 JGP Poland I Junior 3
67.61 		3
127.85 		1
195.46
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Championships Senior 8
64.90 		10
120.03 		8
184.93
September 1–4, 2021 2021 JGP Slovakia Junior 5
65.17 		4
123.29 		5
188.46
August 25–28, 2021 2021 JGP France II Junior 2
66.90 		2
124.56 		2
191.46
2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 24–26, 2021 2021 South Korean Championships Senior 9
60.62 		11
111.49 		9
172.11
2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 3–5, 2020 2020 South Korean Championships Junior 4
46.08 		4
88.50 		4
134.58

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chaeyeon KIM: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Figure skater Kim Chae-yeon wins silver at ISU Junior Grand Prix". KBS World. 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bergman, Scott (4 October 2022). "Shimada Mao wins women's title at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Gdansk". Olympic Channel.
  4. ^ a b "Shimada (JPN) scores second Junior Grand Prix victory". International Skating Union. October 3, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Skaters grab last seven tickets for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final at JGP Egna-Neumarkt". International Skating Union. October 17, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Chaeyeon KIM: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Chaeyeon KIM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022.

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