2025 South Korean Figure Skating Championships

[gotoschool]

Jia Shin conforms with the Korean style in her skating, whereas Chaeyeon Kim is more of an individual rather than a Yuna Kim clone.

I would be surprised if Jia won Junior Worlds, unless Mao Shimada is absent. Jia can beat Mao in the SP, and has done so in the past. However, she cannot match Mao's technical content in the free. She needs a 3A and a quad to be able to beat Mao there, unless Mao has an uncharacteristically poor skate. Even with a fall, downgrade and multiple underotations from Mao at the Youth Olympics, Jia was still fractions of a point behind her in the free. It's possible for Jia to win if she goes completely clean and Mao falls and makes other errors, but it is unlikely because Mao is usually very consistent.

It's insulting and dismissive of Jia Shin's excellence and admirably unique qualities to suggest she is just the typical Korean style or a Yuna Kim clone. Many take Yuna Kim's positive inspiration on the next generation of Korean skaters and try to twist it in a negative way to try and humiliate them by erroneously referring to them as Yuna Kim clones.

 

[CoyoteChris]

It's insulting and dismissive of Jia Shin's excellence and admirably unique qualities to suggest she is just the typical Korean style or a Yuna Kim clone. Many take Yuna Kim's positive inspiration on the next generation of Korean skaters and try to twist it in a negative way to try and humiliate them by erroneously referring to them as Yuna Kim clones.

Very well said...maybe some are sour grapes bullies.....I see nothing but beautiful skaters
KBS coverage
Korean nats skates 2025

https://www.youtube.com/@kbssports/videos

Jia short 16 years old 5 ft 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBnxQeWUm7E

2 Jia shin free Dream of Love 16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXPXtNShbMo

6 Hae in Lee short 19 y old 5ft 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4R9Qwufe08

Haein Lee free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRxfF1vSDxI

1 Chaeyon Kim Short 18 y old 4 ft 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ10VyQ9Cfw&t=165s

Chaeyon free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU2mUTw6A5o

3 Kim Yujae short, Love story 15 years old 5 ft 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RIylFuJug

Kim Yujae free Swan Lake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRJ4zOxM4PU

4 Kim Yusesong short. 63.08 Clare da loon 15 years old 5 ft 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PGDiyyIVc

Kim Yusesong free “Hero”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKxZRfYPWjU

5 Ahsun Yun free Scherazade 126.25 5 ft 4, 17 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e58HC1aS1ng&t=2s

Ahsun Yun Short Oppenheimer 61.9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JltcNliF6w

7 Nayeon Ko short “invasion” 61.26 15 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYVH_xY0Pw