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Wi Seo-yeong (Hangul: 위서영; born March 15, 2005) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist.

Wi Seo-yeong
Personal information
Native name	위서영
Alternative names	Wee Seo-young
Country represented	South Korea
Born	(2005-03-15) March 15, 2005 (age 17) Seoul, South Korea
Home town	Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Coach	Choi Hyung-kyung
Choreographer	Shin Yea-ji
Training locations	Seoul Gwacheon Colorado Springs, Colorado
World standing	41 (As of August 8, 2021[update])[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	193.30 2020 Junior Worlds
Short program	66.48 2018 JGP Czech Republic
Free skate	131.94 2022 CS Nebelhorn

On the junior level, she is the 2019 JGP France silver medalist and the 2018 South Korean junior national champion. She placed in the top six at two World Junior Championships (2020, 2022).

Personal life

Wi Seo-yeong was born on March 15, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea.

Career

Early career

Wi is the 2018 South Korean junior national champion.[2] She is considered part of the second generation of "Yuna Kids," South Korean ladies who began skating after being inspired by 2010 Olympic Champion Yuna Kim.[3]

2018–2019 season

Wi made her junior international debut at the 2018 Asian Open Trophy in August, where she won the bronze medal behind teammate Lee Hae-in and American Gabriella Izzo. She then received her first Junior Grand Prix assignments, placing fourth at both 2018 JGP Czech Republic and 2018 JGP Armenia. Competing as a senior domestically for the first time, Wi placed sixth at the 2019 South Korean Championships and was not selected for the 2019 World Junior Championships team.[2]

2019–2020 season

Wi opened the season by winning her first Junior Grand Prix medal, silver, at 2019 JGP France behind Kamila Valieva and ahead of Maiia Khromykh, both of Russia. She became the fifth Korean lady to score above 190 points internationally at the event.[4] Wi's medal set off a series of consecutive medal wins by Korean ladies on the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix.[3] At her second event, 2019 JGP Poland, she finished fourth behind Alysa Liu, Viktoria Vasilieva, and Anastasia Tarakanova.[5] She then competed at the 2019 Asian Open Trophy in November, winning gold by over 30 points ahead of teammate Ji Seo-yeon and Hong Kong's Hiu Yau Chow.[2]

Wi finished fourth in the senior division at the 2020 South Korean Championships, behind You Young, Lee Hae-in, and Kim Ye-lim. As a result, she was named to the 2020 World Junior Championships team, alongside Lee. At the 2020 World Junior Championships, Wi placed sixth in the short program after her flying sit spin was invalidated. She said: "It’s my first Junior Worlds, so I was very nervous today. I did no big mistakes, so I’m very satisfied."[6] Wi improved to fifth in the free skating to finish sixth overall. Her placement, combined with Lee's, earned South Korea three spots for the next season.[7]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly curtailing competitive opportunities for South Korean skaters, Wi competed first at the 2021 South Korean Championships, finishing fifth.[8]

2021–2022 season

With the resumption of the regular international season, Wi was assigned to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2021 NHK Trophy, where she finished in ninth place.[9]

Due to her national result, Wi was named to South Korea's team for the 2022 World Junior Championships, but events would soon complicate the situation. Shortly after the conclusion of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Russia invaded Ukraine. As a result, the International Skating Union banned all Russian athletes from competing at ISU championships.[10] As Russian women had dominated international figure skating in recent years, this had a significant impact on the field.[11] Due to both the invasion and the Omicron variant, the World Junior Championships could not be held as scheduled in Sofia in early March, and were rescheduled for mid-April in Tallinn.[12] Wi placed fifth in the short program.[13] She was sixth in the free skate after falling on her final double Axel attempt, but remained in fifth place overall.[14]

2022–2023 season

Wi began the season with her Challenger series debut at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, winning the silver medal and placing first in the free skate.[2]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022–2023	Dawn (from Pride and Prejudice) by Dario Marianelli choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Moulin Rouge: Bolero (Closing Credits) by Steve Sharples Come What May by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Banquet by Tan Dun choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2021–2022 [15]	The Grandmaster by Shigeru Umebayashi The Last Airbender by James Newton Howard choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Tristan & Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2020–2021 [16]	Viejos Aires by Ara Malikian choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Tristan & Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2019–2020 [17]	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Banquet by Tan Dun choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Amélie by Yann Tiersen choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2018–2019 [18]	Out Here on My Own performed by Naturi Naughton choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Life Must Have Its Mysteries (from Inferno) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Shin Yea-ji

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[2]
Event	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
GP NHK Trophy					9th	TBD
CS Asian Open					WD
CS Nebelhorn						2nd
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds			6th		5th
JGP Armenia		4th
JGP France			2nd
JGP Czech Rep.		4th
JGP Poland			4th
Asian Open		3rd	1st
National[2]
South Korean	1st J	6th	4th	5th	5th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J = Junior

Detailed results

Senior level

2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
September 21–24, 2022	2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	3 61.31	1 131.94	2 193.25
2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 7–9, 2022	2022 South Korean Championships	5 67.45	6 130.47	5 197.92
November 12–14, 2021	2021 NHK Trophy	9 58.23	9 112.31	9 170.54
2020–21 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 24–26, 2021	2021 South Korean Championships	6 65.86	3 126.98	5 192.84
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 3–5, 2020	2020 South Korean Championships	6 63.32	5 124.22	4 187.54
2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 11–13, 2019	2019 South Korean Championships	9 56.15	4 115.47	6 171.62

Junior level

2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 13–17, 2022	2022 World Junior Championships	5 66.09	6 120.63	5 186.72
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 2–8, 2020	2020 World Junior Championships	6 65.45	5 127.85	6 193.30
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2019	2019 Asian Open Trophy	1 65.21	1 129.26	1 194.47
September 18–21, 2019	2019 JGP Poland	5 63.81	4 116.87	4 180.68
August 21–24, 2019	2019 JGP France	2 65.75	2 125.32	2 191.07
2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
October 10–13, 2018	2018 JGP Armenia	4 60.36	4 107.21	4 167.57
September 26–29, 2018	2018 JGP Czech Republic	4 66.48	6 110.02	4 176.50
August 1–3, 2018	2018 Asian Open Trophy	4 53.21	2 111.09	3 164.30

References

External links

• Seoyeong Wi at the International Skating Union

На других языках

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- [en] Wi Seo-yeong

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[ru] Ви Соён

Ви Соён (кор. 위서영; 15 марта 2005, Сеул) — южнокорейская фигуристка, выступающая в одиночном катании. Участница Гран-при Японии (2021), победительница юниорского Asian Trophy (2019) и чемпионка Южной Кореи среди юниоров (2018).

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