2014-15 South Korean National (Jan. 7 to 9)

[breathesgelatin]

Guys will not come to Korea because of military requirement.

That's an interesting point... in my career, I work with college students and in my time have encountered a number of international students from South Korea. It is indeed crucial that they take seriously their military requirements - not something to joke around about.

 

[jimeonji]

Guys will not come to Korea because of military requirement.

There are certain conditions that, if met, a male citizen can be exempt from military service.
Looking at the wikipedia article on South Korean conscription, it seems that if an athlete wins a medal at a prestigious competition (it's not specified how prestigious, though) he can accumulate points to be exempted from mandatory military service. I'm not sure how well this would go for the Korean pairs/dance guys as none of them are really winning any medals at prestigious competitions, to be frank.

Also, military service must be completed within the ages 18 - 35 so I guess after they retire from competition (or maybe right after their last Olympics) they can revoke their citizenship and go back to their home country's citizenship. Not sure if this would work out, but it would definitely be easier if they had dual citizenship.

But, as breathesgelatin mentioned, mandatory military service is a very big deal. There were many controversies involving celebrities (and Yuna's ex boyfriend, for that matter) in 2014 that most definitely made the public more sensitive to the issue of exemption from military service and violating rules while serving. I'm not sure how this would translate to a foreigner representing Korea internationally, though.

 

[Hailey Shin]

News
Yuna will award prize!
That`s good for winners of the competitions and also for the audiences :dance:

 

[cooper]

Rivalries to heat up figure skating nationals

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2015/01/136_171128.html

 

[jimeonji]

Short clip/interview from official pairs practice at Nats. Looks like Luca is doing pretty well learning Korean!

Also, day 1 of competition is today! Hoping for many good skates today.

 

[jimeonji]

If I am understanding the info correctly, there will be no live broadcast of the first two days, but on 1/9 on KBS1 from 14:30 - 16:00 KST, highlights of the senior singles short programs and possibly the last group of the free skate of each discipline will be shown. Medal ceremony should also be shown.

Just like at the Ranking Competition last month, Daum Sports should be uploading videos live as they happen. The site is here, but there's no page for it yet as the actual competition hasn't started. When it does, I will link it here.

Junior Ladies SP begins at 11 am KST, so in a bit more than 30 minutes.

 

[Hailey Shin]

News: Rivalries to heat up figure skating Nationals
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2015/01/136_171128.html

This is the news about So youn and Hae jin.

Also, there are some official practices on youtube.
Thanks for uploading

Jin seo Kim free skating Official practice http://youtu.be/4bh80Huwf0Q
Yujin Jung/Luca Dematte short program official practice http://youtu.be/6k9HXAVwFdI

Some photos of So youn and Hae jin at official practice
http://sports.media.daum.net/sports/general/newsview?newsId=20150106170126695
http://sports.media.daum.net/sports/general/newsview?newsId=20150106170125691

There are So youn`s official practice in her fan page at daum, I heard.

I think KBS will broadcast last day of Korean Nationals like last year.
Daum sports will update all videos by recording.

 

[jimeonji]

Korean Nationals specific Daum Sports page
the first junior ladies SPs are already uploaded

 

[breathesgelatin]

Korean Nationals specific Daum Sports page
the first junior ladies SPs are already uploaded

Are they in any order? Which ladies are leading?

 

[Hailey Shin]

Are they in any order? Which ladies are leading?

They are uploading as their short starting order.
I don`t know the current leader and rank,
but the girls who are in latter group has higher national ranking than girls who in former.

 

[Hanmgse]

Korean Nationals specific Daum Sports page
the first junior ladies SPs are already uploaded

Thanks. :yay:

 

[Hailey Shin]

Bad news.
Choi/Manella will not show at the nationals.
There is a news that Manella didn`t appear at Incheon airport,
which means he break the appointment with Choi.
He said that his ankle is not good at the moment,
but it maybe just an excuse cuz he uploaded his fine pic with a lady
in his sns.
KSF had meeting today morning and consider disciplinary action to him.

 

[ahy]

Bad news.
Choi/Manella will now show at the nationals.
There is a news that Manella didn`t appear at Incheon airport,
which means he break the appointment with Choi.
He said that his ankle is not good at the moment,
but it maybe just an excuse cuz he upload his fine pic with a lady
in his sns.
KSF had meeting today morning and consider disciplinary action to him.

Ohno...

 

[Hailey Shin]

She is current leader of junior girls.
Hyun soo LEE 48.81 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108727

It`s zamboni time. 12 girls left.

 

[matmuh]

Bad news.
Choi/Manella will not show at the nationals.
There is a news that Manella didn`t appear at Incheon airport,
which means he break the appointment with Choi.
He said that his ankle is not good at the moment,
but it maybe just an excuse cuz he uploaded his fine pic with a lady
in his sns.
KSF had meeting today morning and consider disciplinary action to him.

ohhh, i was really excited to see choi , such a shame

 

[Hailey Shin]

Junior girls short result
1. Hyun soo LEE 48.81 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108727
2. Sumin KANG 42.94 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108737
3. In Young PARK 42.23 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108719

Others are unknown yet. Scores and ranks were hard to listen.:think:

 

[Hailey Shin]

Junior men short result
1. Hyoung Tae KIM 41.45
2. Sang Woo KIM 36.80
3. Kun Mo KIM 26.27

Senior men short result
1. Jin Seo KIM 69.27 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108747
2. June Hyoung LEE 68.75 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108746
3. Min Seok KIM 64.46 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108748
4. Jun Hwan CHA 58.28 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108749
5. Se Jong BYUN 52.49 http://m.live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108750
6. Si Hyoung LEE 43.88
7. Kun Hyoung AHN 42.05
8. Sung Hoon PARK 40.25
9. Dong Won LEE withdrawn

 

[dorispulaski]

thank you!
http://www.skating.or.kr/game/notice_view.do?sub_code=4&m_lnb=3&s_lnb=0

This appears to have some results. Does it?

 

[MiRé]

Jr Ladies SP RESULTS

1. Hyun Soo Lee 30.36+18.35 = 48.81
2. Su Min Kang 25.06+17.88= 42.94
3. Minji Jeong 25.86+16.84= 42.70
4. In Young Park 25.33+16.91= 42.24
5. Jong A Beck 25.78+16.19= 41.97
6. Hae In Lee 24.86+17.01= 41.87
7. Min Seo Yoon 24.97+16.66= 41.63
8. Tae Yeon Lee 25.32+15.99= 41.31
9. Min Young Lee 23.92+17.09= 41.01
10. Jinju Choi 23.77+17.13= 40.90
11. Si Won Lee 23.85+16.66= 40.51
12. Ji Won Lee 23.87+16.53= 40.50
13. Ji Hoon Do 22.73+17.50= 40.23
14. Min Ji Ji 23.02+15.81= 38.83
15. Joo Eun Kim 22.58+15.85= 38.42
16. Na Yeong Kim 20.92+17.14= 38.06
17. So Yeon Woo 23.24+15.68= 37.92
18. Bo Young Kim 22.25+15.62= 37.87
19. Min Ji Bae 22.27+15.46= 37.73
20. Eun Sol Jang 22.35+15.22= 37.57
21. Su Been Jeon 22.05+15.40= 37.45
22. Yi Been Jeon 21.68+16.72= 37.40
23. Da Hyun Lee 22.55+14.75= 37.30
24. Su Hyun Kim 22.13+15.68= 36.81
25. Mi Sun Park 21.07+16.63= 36.70
26. Ye Na Kwon 20.40+17.08= 36.48
27. Si Jin Yang 21.45+14.81= 36.26
28. Yeo Jin Byeon 20.91+15.28= 36.19
29. Da Eun Sung 20.49+15.25= 35.74
30. Jung Min Lee 20.13+15.42= 35.55
31. Kyoung Yeon Shim 19.62+15.86= 35.48
32. Hyo Jin Park 19.76+15.17= 34.93
33. Ga Eun Kim 20.68+14.19= 34.87
34. Ji Won Bang 19.54+16.21= 34.75
35. Soon Jung Ko 19.74+14.33= 34.07
36. Chae Young Kim 20.54+14.52= 34.06
37. Gyo Hee Jeon 19.82+14.72= 33.54
38. Han Na Lee 20.17+13.34= 33.51
39. Chai Rin Yoo 19.05+14.32= 33.37
40. Min Seon Rue 19.46+13.64= 33.10
41. Sae Rom Lee 18.49+14.33= 32.82
42. Kyung Ah Cho 17.99+16.78= 32.77
43. Jin Seo Kim 18.13+13.92= 32.05
44. Dae Hae Choi 18.39+13.65= 32.04
45. Ye Lin Moon 18.09+14.06= 31.15
46. Su Wan Lee 17.69+13.27= 30.96
47. So Yeon Park 17.41+12.90= 30.31
48. Hyun Seo Kim 16.30+13.00= 29.30
49. Ho Min Seo 14.76+12.87= 27.63
50. Min Jeong Sim 14.02+12.62= 25.64
51. Yubin Cho 14.01+12.79= 24.80
52. Eun Bin Seo 11.79+12.55= 23.32
52. Min Ju Kim 11.49+12.65= 22.14


SO MANY SKATERS!!!!!! Just imagine if all of them can land consistent 3-3s........figure skating can be dominated by S.Korea some day
I'm really impressed by Hyun Soo Lee.... She has more steps leading into her Lutz than some current senior ladies. Her StSq has lots of variations, and her spins are strong too. Hopefully KSU will realize Korea has a future in Figure Skating....

 

[invisiblespiral]

Is she old enough for the JGP, Melon?