2023 South Korean Nationals, Jan. 5-8, in Uijeongbu

[Sylvia]

Announcement (draft) of the 77th National Men's and Women's Figure Skating Championships (Dec. 12, 2022): https://skating.or.kr/피겨/?vid=257

Schedule and starting orders info (KSU's event page): https://skating.or.kr/피겨/?vid=258

Schedule translated into English: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1608058181401612289
"Stream: KBS (details TBA)"

Starting orders with names in English as of Dec. 29 - Junior RD (Lim/Quan, Kim/Lee) & Senior pair debut of Hye Jin Cho/Steven Adcock; Junior Men SP (3) & Junior Women SP (39): https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1608062903252570115

Senior singles SP starting orders (copied out below): https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1608065875235713024

* = has both TES minimums for 2023 Worlds [34/64 1 man; 32/53 3 women]
Assignments to WU = 2023 Winter Universiade in Lake Placid & 4CC are noted below

Senior Men SP (Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023):
1 Deokjoon JEONG
2 Hangil KIM (CS): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102440.htm
3 Younghyun CHA (JGP/CS; 2023 WU): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102439.htm
4 Jaekeun LEE (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111159.htm
5 Juheon LIM

6 Sihyeong LEE* (GP; 2023 WU/4CC): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054720.htm
7 Minkyu SEO (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113854.htm
8 Jaeseok KYEONG* (CS; 2023 WU/4CC): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00101413.htm
9 Hyungyeom KIM (CS): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111160.htm
10 Junhwan CHA* (GP/2023 WU/4CC): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054719.htm

Senior Women SP (Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023):
1 Jeongmin YOOK
2 Seunha HONG
3 Yean JEONG [JUNG in ISU bio] http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111340.htm
4 Seolang LEE
5 Siwon LEE (WU 2023): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103525.htm

6 Nayeon KO
7 Jihyun HWANG (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113941.htm
8 Seoyoung KIM
9 Eunbi PARK
10 Yeonjeoung PARK* (GP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108141.htm

11 Dabin CHOI (CS; 2023 WU): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014382.htm
12 Young YOU* (GP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102446.htm
13 Seoyoun JI* (GP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108145.htm
14 Heesue HAN (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111342.htm
15 Si Woo SONG (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111164.htm

16 Yujae KIM (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113856.htm
17 Minchae KIM (JGP/CS): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm
18 Ahsun YUN* (JGP/CS): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111161.htm
19 Seoyoung WI* (GP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104794.htm
20 Seojin YUN (JGP; YOUN in ISU bio): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113855.htm

21 Yelim KIM* (GP; 2023 WU/4CC): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054721.htm
22 Chaeyeon KIM* (JGP/CS): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111162.htm
23 Jia SHIN (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111338.htm
24 Minsol KWON (JGP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113825.htm
25 Haien LEE* (GP): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104786.htm

 

[Sylvia]

Cho/Adcock's Senior Pair FS run though, 2 Junior FD run throughs and Junior Women's official practice fan cam videos (Jan. 4): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX24M5ymNzE_q0b3cS7c5XuSC7zRtIOdp

 

[Sylvia]

Senior Pair SP by Hye Jin Cho/Steven Adcock (52.64): https://m.blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975965828
Protocol: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1610972538544455681

Junior RD won by Hannah Lim/Le Quan (67.12) and Jinny Kim/Namu Lee 2nd (49.64): https://m.blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975951813
Protocols: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1610973377937776640

Junior Women SP won by Yuseong Kim (59.35) - SP video: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1610942409248051201
ETA - she's the 5th skater on this page (final group 7 is skaters #35-40): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975892555

Junior Men SP won by Habin Choi (71.83) - jumps were 3A, 3Lz+3T & 3Lo and he's the 4th skater on this page: https://m.blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975918088
ETA link to SP results/protocols: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1610950970812276738

 

[Sylvia]

ETA - she's [Yuseong Kim] the 5th skater on this page (final group 7 is #35-40) : https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975892555

Day 1 (Jan. 5) starting orders: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1610777120661184512

Junior Women SP video links by group, cont.:
Group 6 (#29-34): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975841644
Group 5 (#23-28): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975822695
Group 4 (#17-22): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975770106
Group 3 (#11-16): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975738971
Group 2 (#6-10): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975706681
Group 1 (#1-5): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222975664525

Link to the Twitter thread with results/protocols: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1610941730601447424

 

[Sylvia]

Day 2 (Friday, Jan. 6) schedule & starting orders: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611111537757880320

• Junior Womens FS (4 groups of 6)
• Junior Mens FS (1 group of 6)
• Junior Ice Dance FD
• Senior Pair FS

Videos will be uploaded by group in the Korea Skating Federation's domestic competitions blog: https://m.blog.naver.com/PostList.naver?blogId=koreaskatingunion2

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Women FS 1-6 videos: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976628044
Junior Women FS 7-12 videos: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976660570
Junior Women FS 13-18 videos: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976711108

Junior Women FS 19-24 videos are being uploaded on this page after each skate: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976749649

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Women FS 19-24 videos are being uploaded on this page after each skate: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976749649

Videos are in skate order: Hyorin Lee, Yeeun Kim, Eun Lee, Jiwoo Jun, Jiyoon Lee, Yuseong Kim

Junior Women final standings (scroll down for FS protocol sheets): https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611258095782723584
GOLD Yuseong Kim 177.07 (117.72 FS) - music is "The Lark Ascending" - ETA her jumps: 2A+3T, 3F+3T, 3Lz, 3Lo, 3S, 3Fq+2T+2Lo, 2A
SILVER Jiyoon Lee 151.00
BRONZE Yeeun Kim 147.85
4 Eun Lee 146.35
5 Jiwoo Jun 145.69
6 Hyorin Lee 140.62

Senior Pair FS video: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976887873
157.30 (104.65 in FS) - scroll down fortheir FS protocol sheet: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611284685019029506

Junior Free Dance videos: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976863010
1 Lim/Quan 169.45 (102.33 in FD)
2 Kim/Lee 125.59 (75.95 in FD)

Junior Men FS videos (winner's is last one on page): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222976807561
GOLD Habin Choi 214.64 (142.81 in FS to Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story film soundtrack) - jumps: 3A, 4T (eta: called <), 3Lz+3T, 3F, back shoot the duck (or teapot) entry to 3Lz, 3F to 2A, 2A+1Eu+3S - wow, this little guy is impressive!
SILVER Hyunseo Park 146.39 (94.55 in FS)
BRONZE Yesung Kim 120.93
Final standings & scores (scroll down for protocol sheets): https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611273758328717313

 

[Sylvia]

Senior Men SP (10) & Senior Women SP (25) starting orders can be viewed here: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611461950994522130
KBS' live broadcast (15:15-16:45 local is 1:15-2:45 am Eastern time) will require a VPN outside of KOR: https://onair.kbs.co.kr/index.html?ch_code=12&sname=onair&stype=live

 

[Sylvia]

From Jackie Wong: https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1611576310022770688
Korean Nationals Men SP
1 Junhwan Cha 101.04 4S 3Lz3Lo 3A
2 Sihyeong Lee 81.97
3 Hyungyeom Kim 78.60
4 Minkyu Seo 76.90
5 Jaeseok Kyeong 73.06
6 Juheon Lim 72.33
7 Jaekeun Lee 72.18
8 Hangil Kim 70.75
9 Younghyun Cha 69.90
10 Deokhoon Jeong 59.07

ETA:

Senior Men SP group 1 videos: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222977460867
Order is Deokhoon Jeong, Hangil Kim, Younghyun Cha, Jaekeun Lee, Juheon Lim.

Senior Men SP group 2 videos (have turned up at last!): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978116512
Order is Sihyeong Lee, Minkyu Seo, Jaeseok Kyeong, Hyungyeom Kim, Juhwan Cha.

ETA #2:

Senior Women SP group 1 videos: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222977494575
Order is Jeongmin Yook, Seunha Hong, Yean Jeong, Seolang Lee, Siwon Lee.

Senior Women SP group 2 videos: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222977511570
Order is: Nayeon Ko, Jihyun Hwang, Seoyeong Kim, Eunbi Park [WD Yeonjeong Park].

 

[livetoskate]

I can't watch it live but it sounds like Young You fell on her triple axel (as usual- it's so risky) and underrotated the 3toe on her combination.

 

[Sylvia]

Senior Women SP group 3: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222977544445
Order is Dabin Choi, Young You [Seoyeon Ji WD] Heesue Han, Si Woo Song.

Senior Women SP group 4: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222977559733
Order is Yujae Kim, Minchae Kim, Ahsun Yun, Seoyeong Wi, Seojin Yun.

Senior Women SP group 5 (ETA link): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978120159
Order is Yelim Kim, Chaeyeon Kim, Jia Shin, Minsol Kwon, Haien Lee.

SP results & protocols are in this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611628475235844102
Top 12 (23 competed):
Yelim Kim 71.59: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611632624816226310
Jia Shin 70.95: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611632734517993472
Haien Lee 70.75: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611632814054580230
Chaeyeon Kim 70.69
Ahsun Yun 66.49
Seoyoung Wi 66.28
Seojin Youn 65.79
Minsol Kwon 64.51
Young You 64.06
Yujae Kim 63.33
Nayeon Ko 58.91
Dabin Choi 58.40
...
WD: Seoyoun Ji, Yeonjeong Park

Junhwan Cha's SP: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611616524338434048
Men's SP results & protocols: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611572268139790336

 

[Sylvia]

I've edited in the on demand video links for the final group of men's and women's short programs into my above posts.

Senior Men's FS group 1 on demand videos are being uploaded after each skater: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978153933
Order is Deakhoon Jeong, Younghyun Cha, Hangil Kim, Jaekeun Lee, Juheon Lim.

Like for yesterday's SP, we'll have to wait (until after the KBS broadcast) for the men's group 2 free skate videos to be uploaded to KSU's blog.

Day 4 (Sunday) Men's & Women's FS starting orders: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611824793665564673
KBS' live broadcast of the top women's FS (VPN needed to watch outside of Korea) is 15:10-16:40 (1:10-2:40 am Eastern time).

 

[Sylvia]

Senior Women FS group 1 videos (Seunha Hong, Yean Jeong, Eunbi Park, Siwon Lee, Jeongmin Yook): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978198894

Senior Women FS group 2 videos (Heesue Han, Seolang Lee, Minchae Kim, Seoyeong Kim, Si Woo Song, Jihyun Hwang): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978223857

 

[Sylvia]

Men's final standings: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611938862942543872
1 Junhwan Cha 271.21 1 1 (170.17 FS)
2 Hyungyeom Kim 237.23 3 3 (158.63)
3 Minkyu Seo 235.90 4 2 (159.00)
4 Sihyeong Lee 230.74 2 5 (148.77)
5 Jaeseok Kyeong 223.41 5 4 (150.35)
6 Younghyun Cha 212.47 9 6 (142.57)
7 Jaekeun Lee 210.74 7 7 (138.56)
8 Hangil Kim 198.29 8 9 (127.54)
9 Juheon Lim 195.42 6 10 (123.09)
10 Deokhoon Jeong 188.68 10 8 (129.61)

Korean news article on Junhwan Cha's victory:

뉴스 : 네이버스포츠

n.news.naver.com

Machine translated excerpts:

Cha Jun-hwan (22, Korea University), a representative of Korean men's figure skating, won the men's singles at the KB Financial Korea Figure Skating 2023 (77th National Men's and Women's Figure Skating Championships) held in Korea.
Cha Jun-hwan scored 81.27 points in technical score (TES) and 89.9 points in art point (PCS) in men's single group 1 free skating at the KB Financial Korea Figure Skating Championships 2023 (77th National Figure Skating Championships) held at the indoor ice rink in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do on the 8th. [He] received a total score of 170.17 with 1 deduction.
With a final total of 27121 points combined with a short program score of 101.04, Cha Jun-hwan won the championship beating Kim Hyeon-gyeom (Han Kwang-go), who ranked second with 237.23 points.
Cha Jun-hwan first won this competition in 2017. Since then, he has maintained the top spot and has won seven consecutive victories.

This competition is at stake for the World Championships to be held in Saitama, Japan in March. After winning first place in the men's singles, he also secured the right to participate in the event.
After the game, Junhwan Cha said, "It was unfortunate that there was a mistake in this game. I will use this game as an experience to prepare well for the remaining Four Continents Championships and World Championships so that I can play a game that I can be satisfied with."

Silver medalist Hyungyeom Kim, 16, will go to Junior Worlds: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611941727337684992
He competed on the JGP last season and as a senior internationally this season: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111160.htm

 

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Senior Women FS group 1 videos (Seunha Hong, Yean Jeong, Eunbi Park, Siwon Lee, Jeongmin Yook): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978198894

Senior Women FS group 2 videos (Heesue Han, Seolang Lee, Minchae Kim, Seoyeong Kim, Si Woo Song, Jihyun Hwang): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978223857

Senior Women FS group 3 videos (Dabin Choi, Nayeon Kim, Yujae Kim; to come: Young You, Minsol Kwon, Seojin Yun - spelled Youn in her ISU bio): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978250860

ETA - Yujae Kim, 13 (http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113856.htm) - her twin sister won the Junior title - landed a 3A and is leading at the moment: https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1611973652198887430

 

[Sylvia]

KBS1's livestream is not geoblocked! Cha's James Bond FS was just broadcast, to be followed by the final group of women's FS live: https://vod.kbs.co.kr/embed_live.html

Order: Seoyoung Wi, Ahsun Yun, Chaeyeon Kim, Haien Lee, Jia Shin, Yelim Kim.

ETA the current top 4 with 4 left to skate: Minsol Kwon 196.43, Yujae Kim 193.97, Seojin Youn 191.45, Ahsun Yun 190.69

 

[Sylvia]

200.60 for Chaeyeon Kim - into 1st overall (3rd? in FS).

 

[Sylvia]

Haein Lee 134.56 1st in FS & overall 205.31 so she will medal!

 

[Karen-W]

Jia Shin landed against the boards on her 3z+3t about midway through the program. I have no idea what the TES math will look like, but I'd place her behind Haein Lee today.

 

[Sylvia]

I want my fave Jia Shin to hold onto 2nd!

ETA:
From Jackie Wong: “2A, 3Lo, 3S, 3F2T2Lo, 3Lz3T(hit the boards but didn't put her foot down), 3F2A, 3Lz
TES 75.51, PCS 67.55, -1.00, FS 142.06 into 1st and at least a silver!”

213.01 is her total.

 

[Karen-W]

I fully admit to not being a fan of this "Summer of '42" program for Yelim, but she skated with so much maturity, grace and actual emotion today. If she doesn't win, it'll be criminal.

 

[Karen-W]

Yup, the KSF are criminals.

 

[Sylvia]

Yelim Kim’s jumps according to Jackie: https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1611991665417355264
3Lz(e?)3T, 2A, 3Lo(q?step), 3F, 3F2A, 3Lz(e?)2T2Lo, 3S
TES 70.74, PCS 67.95, FS 138.69, TOTAL 210.28 into 2nd

 

[Dobre]

She's off to Worlds! And we'll see this head-to-head again.

 

[Kelvster]

Ok … at least they have 2 spots. I was worried Yelin would be left home after such a great season.

 

[Wyliefan]

Team KOR for #WorldFigure
W Chaeyeon Kim, Yelim Kim, Haein Lee
M Junhwan Cha

Team KOR for #WorldJFigure
W Yujae Kim, Minsol Kwon, Jia Shin
M Hyungyeom Kim
D Jinny Kim/Namu Lee, Hannah Lim/Ye Quan

2023 ISU Championships: Announcement of entrants — Rocker Skating - Analysis by Jackie Wong

Entries for the 2023 ISU Championships

t.co

 

[Sylvia]

Women's FS group 4 FS videos (order is Seoyoung Wi, Ahsun Yun, Chaeyeon Kim, Haien Lee, Jia Shin, Yelim Kim): https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion2/222978348957

Men's FS final group videos are not yet uploaded in KSU's blog - top 3 free skates as posted on Twitter:
Cha: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611978460380946432
Hyungyeom Kim (3rd in FS, 2nd overall): https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611974979670745088
Minkyu Seo (2nd in FS, 3rd overall): https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611978143304396802

Re-posting here from the Korean news thread in GSD:

'Middle school student beat all the older sisters' SHIN Jia, female figure skating champion! Visualization of generational change (Jan. 8):

뉴스 : 네이버스포츠

n.news.naver.com

It seems that a generational change is progressing smoothly. SHIN Jia, who took first place, earned the right to participate in the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Championships. However, she will not compete at the World Championships in Saitama, Japan in March due to age restrictions. Only players over the age of 15 as of July 1, 2022 can compete in the World Championships.
Accordingly, at the World Championships, KIM Chaeyeon, 2nd in the combined score of the 1st and 2nd national team selection competitions, LEE Haein, 3rd, and KIM Yelim in 4th will participate.

On the other hand, You Young, who suffered from her sluggishness in the aftermath of her back pain, failed to qualify for her national team for her new season, which is given to her top eight.

Women's final standings, scores & FS protocols: https://twitter.com/skatingkor/status/1611991794941841409
Top 14 (of 23 total):
1 Jia Shin 213.01 2 1 (142.06 FS) - Junior Worlds
2 Yelim Kim 210.28 1 2 (138.69) - 4CC & Worlds
3 Haein Lee 205.31 3 3 (134.56) - 4CC & Worlds
4 Chaeyeon Kim 200.60 4 6 (129.91) - 4CC & Worlds
5 Minsol Kwon 196.43 8 4 (131.92) - Junior Worlds
6 Yujae Kim 193.97 10 5 (130.64 FS with clean 3A!) - Junior Worlds; her twin, Yuseong Kim, won the Junior title
7 Seojin Youn 191.45 7 7
8 Ahsun Yun 190.69 5 8
9 Seoyeong Wi 189.60 6 9
10 Heesue Han 173.82 18 10
11 Young You 172.96 9 15
12 Siwoo Song 172.35 14 12
13 Minchae Kim 170.38 16 11
14 Dabin Choi 169.49 12 14
...
WD: Seoyeon Ji & Yeonjeong Park

 

[her grace]

Nice to see Lee turn her season around after a slow start.

 

[Dobre]

Ok … at least they have 2 spots.

The Korean ladies have 3 spots.

 

[livetoskate]

Feeling sad for Young You. She fell 3 times and doubled a salchow. I wonder if she'll keep competing. There are so many talented skaters in Korea.