Kim Chae-yeon (Hangul: 김채연; born 8 December 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy silver medalist.
Kim Chae-yeon | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | 김채연 |
Alternative names | Chaeyeon Kim |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | (2006-12-08) December 8, 2006 (age 15) Seoul, South Korea |
Home town | Namyangju, South Korea |
Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) |
Coach | Chi Hyun-jung |
Former coach | Han Sung-mi |
Choreographer | Shin Yea-ji |
Training locations | Seoul Jincheon, South Korea |
Former training locations | Gwacheon, South Korea |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 205.51 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy |
Short program | 70.29 2022 JGP Italy |
Free skate | 137.67 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy |
On the junior level, Kim is the 2021 JGP France II silver medalist, and the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist.
Kim was born on 8 December 2006 in Seoul, South Korea.
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]
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]
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]
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2022–2023 [6] |
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2021–2022 [7] |
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CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[1] | |||||
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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 |
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests highlighted in bold.
2022–23 season | |||||
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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 |