2013 Korea Figure Skating Championships

[MK's Winter]

I am hoping they can do something about the temperature for the skaters long-term in rinks all across the country ... Eep. Guess nothing's really changed in rinks even after Yuna's win.

Yuna's achievements have cast a light on figure skating in South Korea and its a major positive for all young skaters there. Yuna makes a lot of money in her country and I'm sure the government taxes her money heartily, I wish they could use that money to improve their skating rinks. I couldn't imagine being a 5 or 6 year enduring temperatures that low to skate. Hats off to all the competitors at Korean Nationals for performing and training under those conditions!

 

[Nadia01]

Yuna's achievements have cast a light on figure skating in South Korea and its a major positive for all young skaters there. Yuna makes a lot of money in her country and I'm sure the government taxes her money heartily, I wish they could use that money to improve their skating rinks. I couldn't imagine being a 5 or 6 year enduring temperatures that low to skate. Hats off to all the competitors at Korean Nationals for performing and training under those conditions!

There was a talk of building a figure skating rink after Yuna's OGM win, but then it went nowhere and the Seoul City government (IIRC) scrapped it altogether, saying that it made zero financial sense. :sigh:

So the condition is actually worse now that it was when Yuna started (or at least that was the impression I got after reading Yuna's memoir, which was published Jan 2010. She said that though the number of rinks and their conditions have not changed or gotten better, the number of youngsters interested in figure skating has increased. So now rinks are quite crowded.

I actually think that maybe this is one of the biggest reasons why Yuna tried so hard to win the Winter Oly bid because it'll force Korea to build a decent figure skating rink. I don't think international skaters will be so accommodating or understanding about competing at a rink that's -4 degrees Celsius inside.

 

[MK's Winter]

I really believe South Korea won the bid for 2018 because of Yuna, as she is probably the most recognized sports figure in Korea. I remember being speechless when they aired South Korea during her free skate in Vancouver, it was like watching the world stop. It makes me sad that they can use Yuna's likeness and the sport for their gain but scrap a new ice facility because its not feasible

 

[Nadia01]

I really believe South Korea won the bid for 2018 because of Yuna, as she is probably the most recognized sports figure in Korea. I remember being speechless when they aired South Korea during her free skate in Vancouver, it was like watching the world stop. It makes me sad that they can use Yuna's likeness and the sport for their gain but scrap a new ice facility because its not feasible

Yeah, her Vancouver comp was the biggest thing in Korea that month, and nobody was working when she was competing. The skating order really worked out well, since for short, it was Mao-Yuna and in free, it was Yuna-Mao, so everyone can watch them back-to-back.

A lot of them have used Yuna and her image for their gain (her university did too), but none of them want to do anything in return for her like building an ice rink. She said that was all she wanted -- a decent figure skating rink where Korean figure skaters can train. Yuna used to train at public rinks and/or amusement park rinks after-hours when she was young, so she used to stay up past midnight to train. Right now she doesn't have to do that because she can train at Taereung (another cold rink). But still a real FS rink would've been great not just for her but for other skaters in Korea.

P.S. I'm not even sure if it was really not feasible, or if it was some other political ploy. I've seen what the government considered "feasible" which really upset me.

 

[bluesky85]

Any results from the Men's competition?

The Korean Skating union website is down but I got the result from a different website.

1. June Hyoung Lee 60.80 (2A, stepped out of 3F-3T 3Lz)
2. Jin Seo Kim 60.21(popped 3A 3T-3T 3F)
3. Dong Won Lee 57.95 (3 Lz, stepped out of 3F-3T, 2A & low spin level)
4. Min Seok Kim (3S-3Lo underrotated, 3A, 1F, low spin levels)
5. Hwan Jin Kim
6. Alex Kang Chan Kam

 

[MK's Winter]

P.S. I'm not even sure if it was really not feasible, or if it was some other political ploy. I've seen what the government considered "feasible" which really upset me.

Feasible was probably the wrong word to use. My apologies.

 

[Nadia01]

Feasible was probably the wrong word to use. My apologies.

No problem. I knew what you were trying to say.

 

[Nadia01]

Yuna went squeaky clean. 145.80 for free / 210.77 total!

She skated with a lot more speed and confidence. Really liked this performance.

 

[dorispulaski]

Thanks for the men's SP results. I really like the skating of Jin Seo Kim & wish him well here, and at Jr Worlds. Sorry to here he popped his 3A, but glad he tried it.

 

[Nadia01]

Yuna's LP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs2qSP0ZfUU

 

[l'etoile]

Thanks for the men's SP results. I really like the skating of Jin Seo Kim & wish him well here, and at Jr Worlds. Sorry to here he popped his 3A, but glad he tried it.

I heard that JunSeo Kim is going to Sr worlds despite having placed 2nd overall since he is the only Korean male skater who holds the minimum TES for both SP and LP. Good for him

 

[sather]

BTW I like So Yeon Park's skating. I can't explain it clearly but there's something that reminds me of young Yuna in her.

 

[Ziggy]

Anybody has the Men's final results?

Was there an Ice Dance event as well or are the new teams not ready yet?

 

[l'etoile]

From FSU, c/o michelle K

Senior Ladies Final
1 YUNA KIM 210.77 1 1
2 SO YEON PARK 161.88 3 2
3 DABIN CHOI 153.09 2 3
4 HAE JIN KIM 143.39 5 4
5 HWI CHOI 140.57 4 5
6 NA HYUN KIM 137.98 6 6
7 JIHYUN BYUN 134.78 8 7
8 KYU EUN KIM 130.83 9 9
9 SO YEON LIM 130.53 7 10
10 SONGJOO CHAE 129.24 12 8
11 SUN MIN YUN 127.15 10 12
12 SENA KIM 121.05 15 11
13 HEE SOO CHO 118.79 13 14
14 YEO JIN SONG 116.89 11 15
15 KYEONG WON PARK 114.26 16 13
16 YEON JUN PARK 100.71 14 18
17 HO JUNG LEE 97.32 17 16
18 CHAE YEON SUHR 92.98 18 17

Senior Men Final
1 JUNE HYOUNG LEE 183.68 1 1
2 JIN SEO KIM 181.34 2 2
3 DONG WON LEE 171.13 3 3
4 ALEX KANGCHAN KAM 136.62 6 4
5 MIM SEOK KIM 135.77 4 6
6 HWANJIN KIM 125.63 5 5

Junior Ladies Final
1 KYUNG AH CHO 123.23 2 1
2 MIN JEE CHOI 117.50 9 2
3 AH HYUN LIM 115.98 4 5
4 HYUN SU JANG 115.11 13 3
5 SEO YOUNG LEE 112.18 18 4
6 HA NUL KIM 111.87 5 6
7 SU BIN NAM 110.84 3 8
8 JU HEE KIM 110.64 1 10
9 TAE KYUNG KIM 107.30 6 11
10 TAE YEON LEE 105.87 17 7
11 WON HEE CHOI 105.42 10 9
12 JI SOO KIM 105.38 7 13
13 YEON SU LEE 105.22 8 12
14 SE HEE JEON 99.92 16 14
15 JINJU CHOI 99.78 15 15
16 NAYOUNG KIM 95.78 20 16
17 SI JIN YANG 95.62 19 17
18 HEE RA JUNG 92.99 11 21
19 SEO HYUN SON 92.19 21 18
20 JIYOUNG AHN 92.12 14 22
21 SE YEON PARK 91.13 24 19
22 HAE IN LEE 90.07 12 24
23 JI EUN LIM 89.54 23 20
24 YOU JIN JUNG 86.50 22 23
25 SOON JUNG KO 31.97 25
26 SE JIN LEE 31.07 26
27 HA YEON CHOI 30.67 27
28 EUN SU YOON 30.23 28
29 JI YOUNG KIM 30.15 29
30 HO MIN SEO 29.70 30
31 EUN SOO KIM 29.51 31
32 BO YEON KIM 27.69 32
33 MIN YOUNG LEE 27.44 33
34 YUBIN CHO 26.52 34
35 HAN SEUL KIM 26.35 35

Junior Men Final
1 JUN HWAN CHA 150.74 1 1
2 RICHARD KANG IN KAM 129.19 2 2
3 SI HYEONG LEE 120.71 3 3
4 SEJONG BYUN 109.65 4 4
5 JAE MIN KIM 83.25 5 5
6 JEONG SOL KIM 61.87 6 6

Novice Ladies Final
1 MIN JI JEONG 80.20 5 1
2 SO HYUN AHN 79.18 2 4
3 YI BEEN JEON 77.77 6 2
4 EUN SOO LIM 77.52 7 3
5 HYE JIN JEON 76.69 1 11
6 YEA NA GUEN 75.89 4 7
7 GYO HEE JEON 75.58 8 5
8 CHAE YOUNG KIM 74.24 3 10
9 CHAE YOUNG LEE 70.92 14 8
10 JINSEO W KIM 70.76 13 9
11 HYO LIM YUN 70.28 12 12
12 YI HWAN GWON 70.22 9 17
13 JI YOON LEE 70.18 11 13
14 SE BIN PARK 68.12 20 6
15 CHAE YOUNG PARK 67.71 16 14
16 JIHOON SHIN 66.81 17 15
17 SOO WAN LEE 66.76 15 19
18 SOO MIN KANG 66.42 18 16
19 DA HYUN KO 66.14 10 20
20 JI YEON RHO 64.00 19 18

Novice Men Final
1 GEON HYEONG AN 77.92 3 1
2 SUNG HOON PARK 73.72 1 2
3 HYUNG TAE KIM 73.17 2 3
4 SANG WOO KIM 66.37 5 4
5 TAE HYUN KIM 63.51 4 5

Day 3 protocols

 

[sky_fly20]

Congrats again to Yuna !!!
watch out World

 

[Ziggy]

Yuna's LP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs2qSP0ZfUU

It's not great but it's ok. She's probably in the right place given she's coming back after having not competed for a while and you cannot expect her to be instantly back to top form.

Her ease of movement is still fantastic. Program left me a little lukewarm but you can't deny there's a fair amount of both upper and lower body movement throughout.

Jumps could be a little sharper and she could up the technical ante a little by repeating the flip (although she might not need it if she skates clean). Spins were a bit slow.

All in all, taking into account she hasn't competed for a long time and she must have been under immense pressure with all the media interest surrounding her, a very good job.

 

[dorispulaski]

Thanks so much for the results!

I am so pleased that So Youn Park was second! Her skating in the JGP was gorgeous!

And congratulations to Jin Seo Kim for his second place, too.

Korea will be sending a strong team to Jr. Worlds this year!

 

[Mrs. P]

So Korea has 2 spots for Jr. Worlds in the ladies. Who will they send with So-Yeon? HaeJin Kim was in 4th, but I've never heard of DaBin Choi. She looks young (found a 2012 Korean Nats video of hers) perhaps she's too young to go to Jr. Worlds?

 

[sk8aloha]

Thank you so much for posting the results all the way down to Novice! My son skates with one of the Junior men and it was nice to see his results!

 

[MissIzzy]

I think most of the top ten is too young for 4cc/Worlds and I Choi is too young even for Junior Worlds, and she's not the only one. I tried to work out who would be the 3rd girl to 4CC if Yu-Na doesn't go, but I don't think there'll be one because not enough girls with the tech score are old enough. Which means Hae-Jin Kim goes there if she wants to.