S Korea hails new skating prodigy, 11

[Ophelia]

She was born in May 2004, so she would turn 13 in May 2017, so she would be junior eligible 2017-2018.

I feel so old...

 

[moriel]

Let's not forget that there are a lot of other equally or more talented young phenoms in countries like Russia and Japan. Yes, this Korean girl is quite talented and has much potential, but she isn't the only one who does, is she? I heard that she will make the international debut in 2017-2018 season as a junior skater, and for sure, we'll have more wonderbabies like her debuting as well by that time. IMO, skaters like Anastasia Gubanova and Elizaveta Nugumanova are more talented and have bigger potentials than this girl from Korea. If you disagree, watch the videos of these girls and judge for yourselves.

Anastasia Gubanova when she was only 10(!) years old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wCtguV_Zjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq3gPPUpVQ

Elizaveta Nugumanova at the age of 12 yrs old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0wCjyAh7u4&feature=youtu.be

But they dont win their country Nationals!
Sorry folks just had to say that =P

 

[Mrs. P]

Let's not forget that there are a lot of other equally or more talented young phenoms in countries like Russia and Japan. Yes, this Korean girl is quite talented and has much potential, but she isn't the only one who does, is she? I heard that she will make the international debut in 2017-2018 season as a junior skater, and for sure, we'll have more wonderbabies like her debuting as well by that time. IMO, skaters like Anastasia Gubanova and Elizaveta Nugumanova are more talented and have bigger potentials than this girl from Korea. If you disagree, watch the videos of these girls and judge for yourselves.

Anastasia Gubanova when she was only 10(!) years old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wCtguV_Zjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq3gPPUpVQ

Elizaveta Nugumanova at the age of 12 yrs old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0wCjyAh7u4&feature=youtu.be

We have a whole thread for those girls.
Promising Young Skaters, Team Russia: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?50080-Team-Russia-Promising-Young-Skaters

We don't have a young Japan sktaters thread, but we have a Team Japan thread:
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?50250-Team-Japan

And both of the girls you mentioned have fan fest threads....so don't worry the got plenty of love!
Gubanova: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55684-Anastasia-Gubanova
Nugumanova: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?54470-Elizaveta-Nugumanova


Also I encourage new Young You fans to start a new Fan Fest thread so you guys can cheer her on as she continues on in her career!

 

[tana]

But they dont wint their country Nationals!
Sorry folks just had to say that =P

Well, of course they don't! Do we not realize that the Russian Nationals is more difficult than the Sr. Worlds Championship? LOL

 

[MiRé]

Let's not forget that there are a lot of other equally or more talented young phenoms in countries like Russia and Japan. Yes, this Korean girl is quite talented and has much potential, but she isn't the only one who does, is she? I heard that she will make the international debut in 2017-2018 season as a junior skater, and for sure, we'll have more wonderbabies like her debuting as well by that time. IMO, skaters like Anastasia Gubanova and Elizaveta Nugumanova are more talented and have bigger potentials than this girl from Korea. If you disagree, watch the videos of these girls and judge for yourselves.

Anastasia Gubanova when she was only 10(!) years old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wCtguV_Zjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq3gPPUpVQ

Elizaveta Nugumanova at the age of 12 yrs old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0wCjyAh7u4&feature=youtu.be

What's the point of bringing these kids? To make you feel better about Russia? For god sake, let Young You enjoy her title and just hope she'll do well in the future. Young You is special because she's from a country with weak federation unlike Russia.

 

[alia jackson]

I have not been following novice/junior. What are the international competition that she will be eligible to compete or she is competing this season and next season?

 

[moriel]

Well, of course they don't! Do we not realize that the Russian Nationals is more difficult than the Sr. Worlds Championship? LOL

Was being sarcastic =)

 

[mrrice]

Rough night...little sleep...Poor Jethro, the CAnton Ohio police dog that took four slugs to save his handler, didnt make it....tear falls....

But this girl makes me smile!
https://youtu.be/dZa1ZNKnEzM

She made me smile too. Who is that?

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

I have not been following novice/junior. What are the international competition that she will be eligible to compete or she is competing this season and next season?

I thought other than the Asian Open that the Korean Fed said they wouldn't send skaters under 13 to compete internationally. Hopefully I misunderstood that or am just misremembering something posted last summer.

At least the Korean field is experiencing a boom and domestic competition is getting better if she is only going to be competing at home.

 

[silverfoxes]

I think the best thing about her is that she doesn't look like a Yuna clone at all. She's genuinely expressive and truly seems to enjoy skating, which I don't often feel watching some other Korean ladies. Of course, maybe the pressure on them is exactly the reason why they don't appear to be having much fun. And I definitely don't wish that on this girl, though it's inevitable that there will be a lot of hype and expectations for her. Still, talking about her on GS is nothing compared to what she will get in Korea, and will make no difference in the grand scheme of things. I don't see why it's so hard to simply congratulate her instead of making it sound like she's doomed, or downplaying her talent just because there are other good young skaters in other countries. This is a major achievement for her and for Korea.

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

She's a joy to watch and some of her transitions (e.g. the counter out of her 3Z+3T) are exceedingly difficult. And like a young Radionova, you love watching her because she genuinely looks like she loves what she's doing. Congrats on her senior title win!

 

[mrrice]

I think the best thing about her is that she doesn't look like a Yuna clone at all. She's genuinely expressive and truly seems to enjoy skating, which I don't often feel watching some other Korean ladies. Of course, maybe the pressure on them is exactly the reason why they don't appear to be having much fun. And I definitely don't wish that on this girl, though it's inevitable that there will be a lot of hype and expectations for her. Still, talking about her on GS is nothing compared to what she will get in Korea, and will make no difference in the grand scheme of things. I don't see why it's so hard to simply congratulate her instead of making it sound like she's doomed, or downplaying her talent just because there are other good young skaters in other countries. This is a major achievement for her and for Korea.

I don't think she should be downplayed, just not overhyped before she hits puberty. She is approaching a volatile part of her young life and I wish the press would wait until she's at least 16 to label her with anything other than being a great Junior with lots of potential.

 

[tana]

I don't think she should downplayed, just not overhyped before she hits puberty. She is approaching a volatile part of her young life and I wish the press would wait until she's at least 16 to label her with anything other than being a great Junior with lots of potential.

This ^^^^^^

 

[MiRé]

I thought other than the Asian Open that the Korean Fed said they wouldn't send skaters under 13 to compete internationally. Hopefully I misunderstood that or am just misremembering something posted last summer.

At least the Korean field is experiencing a boom and domestic competition is getting better if she is only going to be competing at home.

That's true and that's another reason why shes's getting more attention. The current state of KSU pisses a lot of figure skating fans in Korea

 

[Ophelia]

She's a joy to watch and some of her transitions (e.g. the counter out of her 3Z+3T) are exceedingly difficult. And like a young Radionova, you love watching her because she genuinely looks like she loves what she's doing. Congrats on her senior title win!

Her musical interpretation is on point. She's skating to the music instead of through it, and it's a rather unconventional piece of music too.

 

[chuckm]

Let's not forget that there are a lot of other equally or more talented young phenoms in countries like Russia and Japan. Yes, this Korean girl is quite talented and has much potential, but she isn't the only one who does, is she? I heard that she will make the international debut in 2017-2018 season as a junior skater, and for sure, we'll have more wonderbabies like her debuting as well by that time. IMO, skaters like Anastasia Gubanova and Elizaveta Nugumanova are more talented and have bigger potentials than this girl from Korea.

We know Russia produces dozens of wonderbabies every year. And we know they win lots and lots of JGPs and JGPFs and even GPs and GPFs. But IMO, they are so overtrained and pushed to the limit that they have the potential to burn out early. The 2014 OGM, the 2015 World Champion, and the 2014 Euro Champion/2014 World silver medalist could not make the podium at their own 2016 Nationals. One has to wonder if the current crop of Russian medalwinners will still be competing in their 20s.

Indeed, the only Russian lady who IS competing in her 20s is Alena Leonova, and she was not a wonderbaby.....

 

[Hailey Shin]

I thought other than the Asian Open that the Korean Fed said they wouldn't send skaters under 13 to compete internationally. Hopefully I misunderstood that or am just misremembering something posted last summer.

At least the Korean field is experiencing a boom and domestic competition is getting better if she is only going to be competing at home.

Bo young Kim won Lombardia trophy Novice ladies 2015,
And Yelim Kim competed NRW trophy Novice ladies and marked 4th after 3 Russian kids include Gubanova.

 

[skateluvr]

She is very talented. When I first saw Nathan Chen and Karen Chen I saw future world and Oly medalists. Then Russia exploded. I suspect with all the parents in Korea try to mold the next Yuna Kim we will see a few more child phenoms. Skating is so crazy now no one can stay on top. At11 it's fun. By age 15 she may hate the pressure and quit. Orser said when Yuna came to him she did not enjoy skating. I think we saw that. Her mother pushed her all the time. This girl may be a future world and or Olympic medalist. If so great but people she is a child of 11. I hope she isn't pressured by Korea the way Yuna was. Yuna doesn't even do shows anymore she is so done with skating. That's too bad for her fans.

 

[KwanIsALegend]

What I first noticed was how she appeared to enjoy skating. She is very light on her skates and had a subtle moves that remind me of a young Sasha Cohen. It will be exciting to watch her develop. If the puberty monster doesn't get her she will have a very bright future in skating.

 

[Shayuki]

I don't think she should be downplayed, just not overhyped before she hits puberty. She is approaching a volatile part of her young life and I wish the press would wait until she's at least 16 to label her with anything other than being a great Junior with lots of potential.

Well I completely disagree, every skater who's amazing should be "over"hyped before they hit puberty. Then re-evaluate when the time comes. Completely disregarding their achievements at a young age is not very constructive and there's really no point in doing so either. Having an "oh well puberty will get her anyway, why even bother?" attitude will make you fail every time instead of only sometimes. And I also think that it would be better for the sport in general if young skaters were cared about much more before they become seniors or get to juniors worlds and they had meaningful tournaments. Empty JGP stands become depressing. Time feels much slower when you're younger so it can be very difficult to get motivated for something 3 years ahead of you when you are 11 years old, and if only then you are being paid attention to it can be very overwhelming as you aren't used to it.