Kim Min-chae

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|native_name= 김민채

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|altname= Minchae Kim

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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|2006|02|26}}

|birth_place= Seoul, South Korea

|hometown= Seoul

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|coach= Chi Hyun-jung
Kim Jin-seo

|formercoach= Park Bit-na, Shin Hae-sook, Lee Yeon-joo

|choreographer= David Wilson

|formerchoreographer= Kenji Miyamoto, Shin Yea-ji

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|beganskating= 2014

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|combined total= 192.48

|combined date= 2021 JGP Slovenia

|SP score= 70.83

|SP date= 2021 JGP Slovenia

|FS score= 121.65

|FS date= 2021 JGP Slovenia

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Kim Min-chae ({{Korean|hangul=김민채}}; born 26 February 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion and the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist.

Personal life

Kim was born on 26 February 2006 in Seoul.

Career

= Early career =

Kim began skating in 2014 and was initially coached by Lee Bo-ram.

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

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

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

Prior to the 2021–22 figure skating season, Park Bit-na would become her coach.

= 2021–22 season =

Debuting on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Kim finished fourth at 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia. Although assigned to compete at 2021 Junior Grand Prix Poland, Kim was forced to withdraw after rupturing a disk in her lower back. Despite this, Kim went on to compete at the 2022 Korean Championships in January, where she finished seventh.

Following the season, Kim left coach, Park Bit-na to train under Shin Hea-sook.

= 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.

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. At the 2023 Korean Championships, Kim finished the season with a thirteenth-place finish. She returned to coach, Park Bit-na, following the event.

= 2023–24 season =

Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Kim won the bronze medal. She went on to finish twenty-fifth at the annual South Korean Ranking Competition. She did not compete at the 2024 South Korean Championships.

= 2024–25 season =

Prior to the start of the season, Kim left Park Bit-na and began training under Chi Hyun-jung and Kim Jin-seo.

Kim was assigned to compete at 2024 Skate America and 2024 Cup of China, acting as a replacement to Lee Hae-in and Ava Marie Ziegler, respectively.{{cite tweet |number=1820830174465741014 |user=AnythingGOE |title=🇰🇷 Haein Lee and Young You have withdrawn from Skate America |date=August 6, 2024}}{{cite tweet |number=1820508820344291457 |user=goldenskate |title=2023 NHK Trophy champion and 2022 CS Budapest Trophy champion Ava Marie Ziegler 🇺🇸 has withdrawn from #GPFigure Skate Canada and Cup of China |date=August 5, 2024}}{{cite tweet |number=1821915405188989137 |user=AnythingGOE |title=🇰🇷 Minchae Kim has been assigned to Skate America and Cup of China |date=August 9, 2024}} Kim would finish tenth at Skate America and eleventh at the Cup of China. One week following the latter event, she would place eighteenth at the South Korean Ranking Competition.

Kim then finished the season by placing twenty-first at the 2025 South Korean Championships.

Programs

2024–2025 \| rowspan=2 \| Tango de Amor {{small\| (from The Addams Family) by Andrew Lippa choreo. by David Wilson }} \| La terre vue du ciel {{small\|by Armand Amar choreo. by Shin Yea-ji }} \| Sparkling Diamonds {{small\|(from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto }}
class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating ! Exhibition
2023–2024 \| Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 II. Allegro III. Andante {{small\| by Johannes Brahms choreo. by David Wilson }} \|
2022–2023 \| Miss Saigon Overture {{small\|by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil }} Sun and Moon {{small\|performed by Lea Salonga, Simon Bowman choreo. by Shin Yea-ji}} ---- Sparkling Diamonds {{small\|(from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}} \| Romeo + Juliet Kissing You {{small\| by Des'ree }} O Verona {{small\| by Craig Armstrong choreo. by Shin Yea-ji}} \| Sparkling Diamonds {{small\|(from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto }}
2021–2022 \| Miss Saigon Overture {{small\|by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil }} Sun and Moon {{small\|performed by Lea Salonga, Simon Bowman choreo. by Shin Yea-ji}} \| Die Another Day {{small\|performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra}} From Russia with Love {{small\|by John Barry}} James Bond Theme {{small\|by Monty Norman}} Skyfall {{small\|by Adele choreo. Kim Hae-jin}} \|
2020–2021 \| Eye of the Tiger {{small\|by Survivor performed by Tommee Profitt ft. FJØRA choreo. by Shin Yea-ji}} \| The Phantom of the Opera Overture {{small\|by Andrew Lloyd Webber}} Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again {{small\|performed by Emmy Rossum choreo. Shin Yea-ji}} \|
2019–2020 \| Libertango {{small\|by Astor Piazzolla performed by BOND choreo. by Kim Hae-jin}} \| The Firebird {{small\|by Igor Stravinsky choreo. Shin Yea-ji}} \|
2018–2019 \| Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now {{small\| (from Hairspray) by Marc Shaiman choreo. by Kim Hae-jin }} \| Moulin Rouge!: One Day I'll Fly Away Sparkling Diamonds {{small\| performed by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Kim Hae-jin }} \|

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 18–19 ! 19–20 ! 20–21 ! 21–22 ! 22–23 ! 23–24 ! 24–25
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of China							11th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate America							10th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Autumn Classic						WD
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Denis Ten Memorial					bgcolor=gold \| 1st	WD
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Ice Challenge					19th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Nebelhorn Trophy						bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Italy					8th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Poland				WD	13th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Slovenia				4th
align=left \| Prague Ice Cup			bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| International: Advanced novice
align=left \| Crystal Skate	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| National
align=left \| South Korean Champ.	bgcolor=silver\|2nd J	12th	10th	7th	13th		21st
align=left \| Ranking Comp.		13th	9th	10th	6th	25th	18th
colspan=8 align=center \| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew J = Junior

Detailed results

{{Figure skating personal bests

|ref={{r|SS-MK}}

|192.48|2021 JGP Slovenia

|70.83|2021 JGP Slovenia

|40.94|2021 JGP Slovenia

|29.89|2021 JGP Slovenia

|121.65|2021 JGP Slovenia

|65.52|2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

|58.94|2021 JGP Slovenia

}}

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

= Senior results =

class="wikitable" ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center \| 2024–25 season
Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total
January 2–5, 2025 \| 2025 South Korean Championships \| align=center \| 16 55.00 \| align=center \| 23 74.47 \| align=center \| 21 129.47
November 22–24, 2024 \| 2024 Cup of China \| align=center \| 7 62.94 \| align=center \| 12 91.45 \| align=center \| 11 154.39
October 18–20, 2024 \| 2024 Skate America \| align=center \| 6 60.66 \| align=center \| 11 104.91 \| align=center \| 10 165.57
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center \| 2023–24 season
Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total
September 20–23, 2023 \| 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy \| align=center \| 2 62.76 \| align=center \| 3 121.27 \| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3 184.03
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center \| 2022–23 season
Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total
January 5–8, 2023 \| 2023 South Korean Championships \| align=center \| 16 53.37 \| align=center \| 11 117.01 \| align=center \| 13 170.38
November 9–13, 2022 \| 2022 CS Ice Challenge \| align=center \| 10 52.45 \| align=center \| 23 77.83 \| align=center \| 19 130.28
October 26–29, 2022 \| 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge \| align=center \| 7 41.05 \| align=center \| 1 117.79 \| align=center bgcolor=gold \| 1 158.84
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center \| 2021–22 season
Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total
January 7–9, 2022 \| 2022 South Korean Championships \| align=center \| 7 65.12 \| align=center \| 8 126.39 \| align=center \| 7 191.51
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center \| 2020–21 season
Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total
February 24–26, 2021 \| 2021 South Korean Championships \| align=center \| 10 57.54 \| align=center \| 10 111.74 \| align=center \| 10 169.28
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center \| 2019–20 season
Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total
January 3–5, 2020 \| 2020 South Korean Championships \| align=center \| 14 50.68 \| align=center \| 11 101.38 \| align=center \| 12 151.98

class="wikitable"

! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center | 2024–25 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

January 2–5, 2025

| 2025 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 16
55.00

| align=center | 23
74.47

| align=center | 21
129.47

November 22–24, 2024

| 2024 Cup of China

| align=center | 7
62.94

| align=center | 12
91.45

| align=center | 11
154.39

October 18–20, 2024

| 2024 Skate America

| align=center | 6
60.66

| align=center | 11
104.91

| align=center | 10
165.57

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center | 2023–24 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

September 20–23, 2023

| 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

| align=center | 2
62.76

| align=center | 3
121.27

| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3
184.03

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center | 2022–23 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

January 5–8, 2023

| 2023 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 16
53.37

| align=center | 11
117.01

| align=center | 13
170.38

November 9–13, 2022

| 2022 CS Ice Challenge

| align=center | 10
52.45

| align=center | 23
77.83

| align=center | 19
130.28

October 26–29, 2022

| 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge

| align=center | 7
41.05

| align=center | 1
117.79

| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
158.84

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center | 2021–22 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

January 7–9, 2022

| 2022 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 7
65.12

| align=center | 8
126.39

| align=center | 7
191.51

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center | 2020–21 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

February 24–26, 2021

| 2021 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 10
57.54

| align=center | 10
111.74

| align=center | 10
169.28

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center | 2019–20 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

January 3–5, 2020

| 2020 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 14
50.68

| align=center | 11
101.38

| align=center | 12
151.98

= Junior results =

class="wikitable"
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center \| 2022–23 season
Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total
October 12–15, 2022 \| 2021 JGP Italy \| Junior \| align=center \| 25 43.16 \| align=center \| 5 118.29 \| align=center \| 8 161.45
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2022 \| 2022 JGP Poland I \| Junior \| align=center \| 6 59.47 \| align=center \| 15 92.78 \| align=center \| 13 152.25
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center \| 2021–22 season
Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total
September 22–25, 2021 \| 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia \| Junior \| align=center \| 2 70.83 \| align=center \| 5 121.65 \| align=center \| 4 192.48
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center \| 2019–20 season
Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total
November 8–10, 2019 \| 2019 Prague Ice Cup \| Junior \| align=center \| 2 46.98 \| align=center \| 1 92.41 \| align=center bgcolor=silver \| 2 139.39
style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center \| 2018–19 season
January 11–13, 2019 \| 2019 South Korean Championships \| Junior \| align=center \| 1 51.86 \| align=center \| 2 92.98 \| align=center bgcolor=silver \| 2 144.84
October 25–28, 2018 \| 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania \| Advanced Novice \| align=center \| 1 44.93 \| align=center \| 1 71.01 \| align=center bgcolor=gold \| 1 115.94

class="wikitable"

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center | 2022–23 season

Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

October 12–15, 2022

| 2021 JGP Italy

| Junior

| align=center | 25
43.16

| align=center | 5
118.29

| align=center | 8
161.45

Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2022

| 2022 JGP Poland I

| Junior

| align=center | 6
59.47

| align=center | 15
92.78

| align=center | 13
152.25

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center | 2021–22 season

Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

September 22–25, 2021

| 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia

| Junior

| align=center | 2
70.83

| align=center | 5
121.65

| align=center | 4
192.48

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center | 2019–20 season

Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

November 8–10, 2019

| 2019 Prague Ice Cup

| Junior

| align=center | 2
46.98

| align=center | 1
92.41

| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2
139.39

style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=6 align=center | 2018–19 season

January 11–13, 2019

| 2019 South Korean Championships

| Junior

| align=center | 1
51.86

| align=center | 2
92.98

| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2
144.84

October 25–28, 2018

| 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania

| Advanced Novice

| align=center | 1
44.93

| align=center | 1
71.01

| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
115.94

References

{{Reflist|refs

{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm|title=Minchae KIM: 2024/2025|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915162641/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm|archivedate=15 September 2024|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm|title=Minchae KIM: 2023/2024|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928083601/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm|archivedate=28 September 2023|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815155559/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm

|title=Minchae KIM: 2022/2023|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126131948/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm|archivedate=26 January 2023|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm|title=Minchae KIM: 2021/2022|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218121451/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108103.htm|archivedate=18 February 2022|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00108103.htm|title=Minchae KIM: Competition Results|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=28 October 2022}}

{{cite web |title=Minchae KIM |url=https://www.skatingscores.com/kor/women/minchae_kim/ |website=Skating Scores |publisher=Skating Scores |access-date=29 January 2024}}

{{cite web |title=2018 Crystal Skate of Romania |url=http://www.skatingscores.com/1819/cryskt/ |website=Skating Scores |publisher=Skating Scores |access-date=22 May 2023}}

{{cite web |title=3rd Prague Ice Cup 2019 - Junior Ladies Result |url=http://www.kraso.sk/wp-content/uploads/sutaze/hosted/20191108_pric/CAT002RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=22 May 2023}}

{{cite web |title=2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113233043/skating.or.kr/download/download.do?fileName=figure_201901122141379240.zip&dir=game |website=Korean Skating Union |publisher=Korean Skating Union |access-date=19 May 2023}}

{{cite web |last1=민 |first1=박지 |title=[인터뷰] 반짝이는 다이아몬드 원석, 피겨스케이팅 김민채 |url=https://mfocus.kr/sports/skating/7099/#google_vignette |website=MFocus |publisher=MFocus |access-date=11 October 2024}}

}}

External links

{{isu name | id= 00108103 | name= Minchae KIM }}
[https://skatingscores.com/kor/women/minchae_kim/ Minchae Kim] at SkatingScores.com

Category:2006 births

Category:Living people

Category:South Korean female single skaters

Category:Figure skaters from Seoul

Category:21st-century South Korean sportswomen

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 18–19 ! 19–20 ! 20–21 ! 21–22 ! 22–23 ! 23–24 ! 24–25
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of China							11th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate America							10th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Autumn Classic						WD
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Denis Ten Memorial					bgcolor=gold \| 1st	WD
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Ice Challenge					19th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Nebelhorn Trophy						bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Italy					8th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Poland				WD	13th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Slovenia				4th
align=left \| Prague Ice Cup			bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| International: Advanced novice
align=left \| Crystal Skate	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center \| National
align=left \| South Korean Champ.	bgcolor=silver\|2nd J	12th	10th	7th	13th		21st
align=left \| Ranking Comp.		13th	9th	10th	6th	25th	18th
colspan=8 align=center \| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew J = Junior