Kim Min-chae
Native name김민채
Other namesMinchae Kim
Born (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006
Seoul, South Korea
HometownSeoul
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country South Korea
CoachPark Bit-na

Kim Min-chae (Hangul: 김민채; born 26 February 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion.

Personal life

Kim was born on 26 February 2006 in Seoul.[1]

Career

Early career

Kim made her international debut as an advanced novice at the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania, which she won.[2] She then went on to win the silver medal at the 2019 Korean Junior Championships.[3]

Her second international competition was as a junior at the 2019 Prague Ice Cup, the following season, where she won the silver medal.[4] Debuting on the senior National level, Kim place twelfth at the 2020 Korean Championships.[5]

The following year, Kim placed tenth at the 2021 Korean Championships.[5]

2021–22 season

Debuting on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Kim placed fourth at 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia. Following this, Kim finished seventh at the 2022 Korean Championships.[5]

Following the season, Kim left longtime coach, Park Bit-na to train under Shin Hea-sook.[6][1]

2022–23 season

Kim competed on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix at 2022 Junior Grand Prix Poland I and 2022 Junior Grand Prix Italy, finishing thirteenth and eighth, respectively.[5]

Kim made her senior international debut at the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where she won the gold medal. She then went on to finish nineteenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge.[5]

Kim finished her season with a thirteenth-place finish at the 2023 Korean Championships.[5]

Following the season, Kim returned to coach, Park Bit-na.[7]

2023–24 season

Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Kim won the bronze medal.[5]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[7]		 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83:
2022–2023
[1]		 Miss Saigon:
Romeo + Juliet:
2021–2022
[6]		 Miss Saigon:
2020–2021
The Phantom of the Opera:
2019–2020
2018–2019
Moulin Rouge!:

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
CS Autumn ClassicWD
CS Denis Ten Memorial1stWD
CS Ice Challenge19th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy3rd
International: Junior[5]
JGP Italy8th
JGP Poland13th
JGP Slovenia4th
Prague Ice Cup2nd
International: Advanced novice[5]
Crystal Skate1st
National[5]
South Korean Champ.2nd J12th10th7th13th
Ranking Comp.13th9th10th6th25th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
J = Junior

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Senior results

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
September 20–23, 2023 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2
62.76		 3
121.27		 3
184.03
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships 16
53.37		 11
117.01		 13
170.38
November 9–13, 2022 2022 CS Ice Challenge 10
52.45		 23
77.83		 19
130.28
October 26–29, 2022 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 7
41.05		 1
117.79		 1
158.84
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Championships 7
65.12		 8
126.39		 7
191.51
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 24–26, 2021 2021 South Korean Championships 10
57.54		 10
111.74		 10
169.28
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 3–5, 2020 2020 South Korean Championships 14
50.68		 11
101.38		 12
151.98

Junior results

2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
October 12–15, 2022 2021 JGP Italy Junior 25
43.16		 5
118.29		 8
161.45
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2022 2022 JGP Poland I Junior 6
59.47		 15
92.78		 13
152.25
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
September 22–25, 2021 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia Junior 2
70.83		 5
121.65		 4
192.48
2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Prague Ice Cup Junior 2
46.98		 1
92.41		 2
139.39
2018–19 season
January 11–13, 2019 2019 South Korean Championships Junior 1
51.86		 2
92.98		 2
144.84
October 25–28, 2018 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania Advanced Novice 1
44.93		 1
71.01		 1
115.94

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Minchae KIM: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "2018 Crystal Skate of Romania". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results". Korean Skating Union. Korean Skating Union. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "3rd Prague Ice Cup 2019 - Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Minchae KIM: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Minchae KIM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Minchae KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
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