Kim Yu-seong
Native name김유성
Other namesYuseong Kim
Born (2009-06-12) 12 June 2009
Seoul, South Korea
HometownAnyang
Figure skating career
Country South Korea
CoachChi Hyun-jung
Kim Jin-seo
Began skating2019

Kim Yu-seong (Korean: 김유성; born 12 June 2009) is a South Korean figure skater. She is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix silver medalist, the 2023 South Korean junior national champion and the 2022 Denis Ten Memorial junior silver medalist.

Personal life

Kim was born on 12 June 2009 in Seoul. Her twin sister, Yu-jae, who is six minutes older than her, is also a competitive figure skater.[1][2]

Career

Early years

Kim's mother, Ga-young, first signed her and her sister up for figure skating when they were eight years old as a means of improving their health and growth.[2]

Due to the lack of skating rinks where they lived, the family moved to Gwacheon in 2019, where both sisters began training under Choi Hyung-kyung.[2]

2022–23 season

Making her international debut, Kim won the silver medal at the 2022 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge on the junior level behind Inga Gurgenidze of Georgia.[3]

She then went on to win gold at the 2023 Korean Junior Championships by over twenty-five points.[3]

2023–24 season

In late July, Kim competed at the 2023 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers, finishing fourth. Her performances earned her two assignments on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.[4] Debuting on the Junior Grand Prix, Kim won the silver medal at the 2023 JGP Thailand, 0.73 points behind gold medalist, Ami Nakai. At the event, Kim successfully landed a clean triple Axel jump in her free skate.[5][4]

In late September, it was announced that Kim and her sister made a coaching change from Choi Hyung-kyung to Chi Hyun-jung and Kim Jin-seo.[6][7][8][9]

She would go on to win a second silver medal at the 2023 JGP Hungary, despite missing her triple Axel attempt.[10]

Following the Junior Grand Prix, Kim won the silver medal at the national qualifier for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, to be held on home ice in Gangwon. She and reigning national champion Shin Ji-a were assigned to Korea's two berths.[11] Kim also went on to compete at the senior national ranking competition, where she finished fourth overall.[12]

Kim's Junior Grand Prix results qualified her to the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final, where she came fifth in the short program after receiving an incorrect edge call on her triple Lutz. In the free skate, she landed the triple Axel and her other triple jumps, but for another Lutz edge call. Fourth in that segment, she rose to fourth overall, 5.98 points back of bronze medalist Rena Uezono. Kim said she was "super happy" with the result.[13]

At the 2024 South Korean Championships, Kim finished fourth.[3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[6][14]
2022–2023
[15]

Competitive highlights

International: Junior[3]
Event 22–23 23–24
Youth OlympicsTBD
JGP Final4th
JGP Hungary2nd
JGP Thailand2nd
Denis Ten Memorial2nd
National
South Korea1st J4th
Ranking Comp.1st J4th
J = Junior; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Junior results

2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 4-7, 2024 2024 South Korean Championships Senior 7
64.93		 4
135.80		 4
200.73
December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 JGP Final Junior 5
62.71		 4
127.77		 4
190.48
September 20–23, 2023 2023 JGP Hungary Junior 6
60.03		 3
116.95		 2
176.98
August 23–26, 2023 2023 JGP Thailand Junior 2
63.04		 1
126.88		 2
189.92
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Junior Championships Junior 1
59.35		 1
117.72		 1
177.07
October 26–29, 2022 2022 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Junior 2
58.26		 2
95.64		 2
153.90

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Jeong-hoon (23 September 2022). ""트리플 악셀 점프 겁먹은 적 없어" "6분 차이 언니와 올림픽 출전 꿈"" ["I've never been afraid of jumping a triple Axel" "My dream is to compete at the Olympics with my sister"]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 김, 동윤. "'韓 피겨 최연소 메달' 김유재 "연아 언니가 제 이름만 알아줘도..." [신년기획]". 스타뉴스. 스타뉴스. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Yuseong KIM". International Skating Union.
  4. 1 2 Cho, Young-joon. "[Figure Junior GP] 'Triple Axel Twin Sisters' Appearance... Korean junior figure 'both wings' attached". Spot News. Spot News. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Exciting start into the ISU Junior Grand Prix season in Bangkok (THA)". International Skating Union. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Yuseong KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Yuseong KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union.
  8. ↑ "Yujae KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union.
  9. ↑ "Yujae KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union.
  10. ↑ "Six Skaters celebrate their spots for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final after competing in Budapest (HUN)". International Skating Union. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Park, Ji-min (15 October 2023). "2024 강원 동계청소년올림픽대회 선발전 – 여자 주니어 우승 신지아, 준우승 김유성" [2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games Selection Match – Women's Junior Winner Shin Ji-a, Runner-up Kim Yu-seong]. mfocus.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ranking Competition - Senior Women Results". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Slater, Paula (8 December 2023). "Shimada defends Junior Grand Prix Final title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  14. ↑ 박, 지민. "[인터뷰] 꿈을 그리는 쌍둥이 별, 피겨 요정 김유재-김유성 자매". Focus. Focus. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Yuseong KIM: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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