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Cha Young-hyun (Korean: 차영현; born September 24, 2003)[1] is a South Korean figure skater and a tightrope dancer (eoreum-sani) of Namsadang. He is the 2017 South Korean national junior champion [2] and the 2021 South Korean national bronze medalist. He has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships (2018 World Junior Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships).

Cha Young-hyun
Cha at the 2018 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Native name	차영현
Country represented	South Korea
Born	(2003-09-24) September 24, 2003 (age 19) Seoul, South Korea
Home town	Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Residence	Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Coach	Hyungkyung Choi
Former coach	Hong Ye-Seul, Lee Eun-hee, Bo Kyung Chung
Choreographer	Shin Yea-ji
Former choreographer	Nikita Mikhailov, Karen Kwan
Training locations	Goyang
Began skating	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	199.18 2022 JGP Poland I
Short program	70.25 2022 JGP France
Free skate	133.46 2022 JGP Poland I

Cha Young-hyun
Hangul	차영현
Revised Romanization	Cha Yeonghyun
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'a Yŏnghyŏn

Career

Early career

Cha started skating in 2007. He performed traditional Korean tightrope dancing in 2011[3] and holds the record as the youngest tightrope dancer (eoreum-sani)[4] of Namsadang at 8 years old.

Junior career

2017-2018

Cha made his international debut at the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Italy, where he finished in sixteenth place. Following a fifth-place finish at the 2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, Cha was selected to compete at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he placed nineteenth.[5]

2018-2019

Cha began his season with eighth and seventh place finishes at 2018 JGP Austria and 2018 JGP Slovenia, respectively. Cha was once again selected to compete at the World Junior Championships after placing fourth at the 2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships. He ultimately finished in twentieth at the Junior Worlds.[5]

2019-2020

Cha started his season by finishing fifth at 2019 JGP Russia and eleventh at 2019 JGP Italy. He then went on to make his senior international debut at the 2019 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, where he placed seventh. Following Cha's second consecutive fourth-place finish at the 2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, he was selected to represent South Korea at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Cha managed to finish fifth at that event after placing fifth both in both short and free program segments of the competition.[5]

2020-2021

Cha only competed at the 2021 South Korean Figure Skating Championships during this season, where he won the bronze medal.[5]

2021-2022

Cha began his season by respectively finishing seventh and fourth at 2021 JGP Slovakia and 2021 JGP Slovenia. After finishing fourth at the 2022 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, Cha concluded his season by finishing nineteenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships.[5]

2022-2023

Cha began his season with a silver medal at 2022 JGP France. He then went on to compete on the senior level at 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he placed tenth. At the 2022 JGP Poland I, Cha's second Junior Grand Prix assignment, he finished fourth.[5]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022–2023	The Devil arranged by Kim Youngah performed by Seoul Classical Players choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Dune by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2021–2022	The Godfather Suite by Nino Rota performed by Drew Tretick choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber performed by Parague Cello Quartet choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2020–2021
2019–2020	Bolero (Je Me Souviens De Nous) composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	Minnie The Moocher (The Blues Brothers soundtrack) choreo by Karen Kwan
2018–2019	The Grand Budapest Hotel soundtrack Billy Elliot the Musical soundtrack choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	D'Artagnan composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	Wandering (방황) composed by Kyung Sub Lee
2017–2018	Bolero (Je Me Souviens De Nous) composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	D'Artagnan composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov
2016–2017	Don't stop me now sung by Queen	Casablanca soundtrack
2015–2016	Don't stop me now sung by Queen	Wandering (방황) composed by Kyung Sub Lee	Wandering (방황) composed by Kyung Sub Lee
2014–2015	Kung Fu Panda soundtrack	Modern Times soundtrack
2013–2014	Kung Fu Panda soundtrack	Ninja Assassin composed by Andy Brown Modern Times soundtrack
2012–2013		Arirang (아리랑) composed by Elec Cookie
2011–2012		Arirang (아리랑) composed by Elec Cookie

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
CS Asian Open				7th
CS Ice Challenge							TBD
CS Nebelhorn							10th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds		19th	20th			19th
Youth Olympics				5th
JGP Austria			8th
JGP Italy		16th		11th
JGP France							2nd
JGP Poland I							4th
JGP Russia				5th
JGP Slovakia						7th
JGP Slovenia			7th			4th
Children of Asia			3rd
National
South Korea	1st J	5th	4th	4th	3rd	4th
Team events1
Youth Olympics				4th T 3rd P
1 Medals awarded for team results only. T = Team result; P = Personal result. J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Junior level

2022–2023 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 9–13, 2022	2022 CS Ice Challenge	Senior	TBD
September 28–October 1, 2022	2022 JGP Poland I	Junior	7 65.72	3 133.46	4 199.18
September 21–24, 2022	2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	Senior	14 53.94	6 129.15	10 183.09
August 24–27, 2022	2022 JGP France	Junior	2 70.25	2 125.90	2 196.15
2021–2022 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 13–17, 2022	2022 World Junior Championships	Junior	19 60.32	18 115.31	19 175.63
January 7–9, 2022	2022 South Korean Championships	Senior	3 69.47	4 138.98	4 208.45
September 22–25, 2021	2021 JGP Slovenia	Junior	2 67.33	6 124.00	4 191.33
September 1–4, 2021	2021 JGP Slovakia	Junior	9 58.84	5 123.45	7 182.29
2020–2021 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 24–26, 2021	2021 South Korean Championships	Senior	5 61.90	3 131.54	3 193.44
2019–2020 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 10–15, 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team	Junior	–	3 133.13	4T/3P
January 10–15, 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	5 69.61	5 129.51	5 199.12
October 30–November 3, 2019	2019 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy	Senior	7 64.64	7 116.31	7 180.95
September 11–14, 2019	2019 JGP Russia	Junior	8 61.05	4 122.56	5 183.61
October 2–5, 2019	2019 JGP Italy	Junior	12 60.85	9 125.16	11 186.01
2018–2019 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 4–10, 2019	2019 World Junior Championships	Junior	21 61.75	19 115.47	20 177.22
February 13–15, 2019	2019 Children of Asia ISG	Junior	4 64.39	3 128.99	3 193.38
January 11–13, 2019	2019 South Korean Championships	Senior	2 67.42	5 115.95	4 183.37
October 3–6, 2018	2018 JGP Slovenia	Junior	8 62.39	7 121.60	7 183.99
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018	2018 JGP Austria	Junior	11 56.08	7 117.74	8 173.82
2017–2018 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 5–11, 2018	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	23 57.57	16 116.56	19 174.13
January 5–7, 2018	2018 South Korean Championships	Senior	7 61.23	5 134.19	5 195.42
October 11–14, 2017	2017 JGP Italy	Junior	15 50.35	15 101.01	16 151.36
2016–2017 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 7–9, 2017	2017 South Korean Championships	Junior	1 49.95	1 112.91	1 162.86

• Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

Further reading

• "관람객들 눈길 사로잡은 전통공연" [Traditional performances catch audiences' eyes] (in Korean). 불교신문. 2012-05-20.
• "[사진]차영현,'침착하게'" [Picture: Cha Young-hyun, 'Composedly'] (in Korean). OSEN. 2017-01-06.
• "무더위 쫓는 남사당 외줄타기, 아슬아슬" [The tightrope dancer in Namsadang walks a fine line to avoid the heat] (in Korean). Sisa Focus. 2017-08-10.

External links

• Cha Young-hyun at the International Skating Union

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