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Yura Min

{{short description|Korean-American ice dancer (born 1995)}}

{{eastern name order|Min Yura}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Yura Min

|native_name= 민유라

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|image= Yura Min & ice dance partner, Alexander Gamelin.jpg

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|caption=Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin (KOR)

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|country= {{flagicon|KOR}} South Korea

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|birth_place= Torrance, California, United States

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|partner= Daniel Eaton

|formerpartner= Alexander Gamelin, Timothy Koleto
Igor Ogay

|coach= Igor Shpilband
Fabian Bourzat
Greg Zuerlein
Adrienne Lenda

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|choreographer= Igor Shpilband

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|currenttraininglocations= Novi, Michigan

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|beganskating= 2001

|retired=

|dance score= 168.10

|dance date= Mezzaluna Cup

|SD score= 66.79

|SD date= 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

|FD score= 101.95

|FD date= Mezzaluna Cup

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Yura Min ({{Korean|hangul=민유라}}; born August 15, 1995) is a Korean-American ice dancer who skates with Daniel Eaton for South Korea, with whom she is the 2020 Korean National Champion. With former partner Alexander Gamelin, she is a two-time South Korean national champion. They finished seventh at the 2018 Four Continents Championships and participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Personal life

Yura Min was born on August 15, 1995, in Torrance, California, to Hye Young Chu of Busan, South Korea, and Harrison Min of Seoul, South Korea. She is a citizen of both the United States and South Korea.

Career

= Early career =

Min started learning to skate in 2001. She teamed up with Igor Ogay in 2012. Competing on the junior level, they took silver at the Pacific Coast Sectionals and qualified for the 2013 U.S. Championships, where they finished 11th. Their partnership then came to an end.

Min teamed up with Timothy Koleto in April 2013. Representing South Korea, the duo placed tenth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships and eighth at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished fifth at their last event together, the International Cup of Nice in October 2014. Igor Shpilband and Greg Zuerlein coached them in Novi, Michigan.

Partnership with Gamelin

= 2015–2016 season =

In 2015, Min teamed up with Alexander Gamelin. They were coached by Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, and Adrienne Lenda in Novi, Michigan.

Making their international debut, Min/Gamelin placed fifth at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge. After finishing fourth at the NRW Trophy and seventh at the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup, they were awarded silver behind Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov at the 2016 South Korean Championships. At the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, they placed ninth in the short dance, eighth in the free dance, and eighth overall, ending up as the top Korean dancers at the event.

= 2016–2017 season =

Starting their second competitive season together with an early event, the 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, Min/Gamelin placed third in the short dance and second in the free dance,{{cite web|title=2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Senior Free Dance Result Details |url=http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/events/IDC/Results/2016%20Intl/SEG004.html |publisher=Olympic Regional Development Authority |access-date=12 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804032217/http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/events/IDC/Results/2016%20Intl/SEG004.html |archive-date=4 August 2016 |date=3 August 2016 |url-status=live }} winning the bronze medal overall. The team finished in the top six for all three ISU Challenger Series competitions skated, the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, the Nebelhorn Trophy, and the CS Tallinn Trophy, and made their ISU Grand Prix debut at Skate America finishing in 10th place. They advanced to Free Dance and placed 20th at 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki. On the domestic front, Min and Gamelin earned the gold medal in senior dance at both the 2017 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition and the 2017 South Korean Figure Skating Championships.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

= 2017–2018 season =

Min/Gamelin decided to skate to Arirang for their free dance. In September, they competed at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. They finished fourth, earning a spot for South Korea in the Olympic ice dancing event.

On July 18, 2018, Min and Gamelin announced the end of their partnership.{{cite web |url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BlYAvXjnCF_ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BlYAvXjnCF_ |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title= It is with deep regret... |type = Instagram | first=Alexander |last=Gamelin |author-link=Alexander Gamelin |date= July 18, 2018 |access-date=September 11, 2018}}{{cbignore}}

Partnership with Eaton

On September 22, 2018, Min and Daniel Eaton announced they had formed a partnership.{{Cite web |url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BoAkyG8Hb1Q/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BoAkyG8Hb1Q |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title= Yura Min 흥유라 on Instagram: "다시 시작한다는 약속을 지키게 되어 기쁘네요. 파트너이름은 Daniel Eaton입니다. 열심히 하겠습니다❤️ @danielpeaton" |first= Yura |last= Min |type= Instagram |language= ko |date= September 22, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}

=2019–2020 season=

Min/Eaton began their partnership competing in several minor competitions, and two Challengers, placing ninth at both the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. After winning the South Korean national title, they placed eighth at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. They were assigned to make their World Championship debut, but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in that event's cancellation.{{cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figureskating/canada-figure-skating-world-championships-cancelled-coronavirus-1.5493642 |title= World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal |first= Lori |last= Ewing |work= CBC Sports |date= March 11, 2020 }}

=2020–2021 season=

Due to Eaton's back problems, Min and Eaton did not compete during the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |url= https://www.ice-dance.com/site/min-eaton-pin-olympic-hopes-on-macklemore/ |title= Min, Eaton pin Olympic hopes on Macklemore |website= ice-dance.com |date= September 21, 2021 }}

=2021–2022 season=

Min/Eaton initially planned to skate their rhythm dance to a medley of Queen songs, but after receiving critiques from judges at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International as to whether it suited the street dance theme, they changed it to a Macklemore theme. They two competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a place for South Korea at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but came seventh at the event and were named only the second reserve.

Programs

=With Daniel Eaton=

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Season

! Rhythm dance

! Free dance

2021–2022

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2019–2020

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= With Gamelin =

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! Season

! Short dance

! Free dance

! Exhibition

2017–2018

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2016–2017

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| Cinema Paradiso
{{small| by Ennio Morricone }}

  • Cinema in Fiamme
  • Runaway, Search and Run
  • Love Theme for Nata

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2015–2016

| Cirque du Soleil

  • {{small|Waltz:}} Carrousel
    {{small| by Benoît Jutras }}
  • {{small|Polka:}} Balade au boit d'une echelle
  • {{small|Waltz:}} Carrousel
    {{small| by Benoît Jutras }}

| The Beatles

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= With Koleto =

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! Season

! Short dance

! Free dance

2014–2015

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  • {{small|Flamenco:}} Lucia
    {{small| by Oscar Lopez }}
  • {{small|Paso doble:}} Malagueña
  • {{small|Flamenco:}} Fiesta Flamenca
    {{small| by Monty Kelly }}

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  • Belleville Rendez-Vous
    {{small| by Benoît Charest }}
  • Under the Bridge
    {{small| by Benoît Charest }}
  • Theme Bruno
    {{small| by Benoît Charest }}
  • Suzy
    {{small| by Caravan Palace }}
2013–2014

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  • {{small|Quickstep:}} Kap'n Kid
  • {{small|Foxtrot:}} Un mate in luca
    {{small| by Raphael Gualazzi }}
  • {{small|Quickstep:}} Kap'n Kid

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= With Ogay =

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! Season

! Short dance

! Free dance

2012–2013

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Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

= With Eaton =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International
Event

! 19–20

! 20–21

! 21–22

align=left | WorldsCWD
align=left | Four Continents8th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Lombardia TrophyWD
align=left | {{small|CS}} Nebelhorn Trophy9th7th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Ondrej Nepela Trophy9th
align=left | Bosphorous Cup5th
align=left | Lake Placid IDI7th6th
align=left | Mezzaluna Cup4th
align=left | Santa Claus Cup4th
align=left | U.S. Classic4th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National
align=left | South Korean Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1st
colspan=4 | TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

= With Gamelin =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International
Event

! 2015–16

! 2016–17

! 2017–18

! 2018–19

align=left | Olympics18th
align=left | Worlds20th21st
align=left | Four Continents8th8th7th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America10thWD
align=left | {{small|CS}} Ice Challenge5th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Ice Star5th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Nebelhorn Trophy6th4th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Ondrej Nepela4th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Tallinn Trophy5th
align=left | {{small|CS}} U.S. Classic6th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Warsaw Cup7th
align=left | NRW Trophy4th
align=left | Lake Placid IDIbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National
align=left | South Korean Champ.bgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | Team events
align=left | Olympics9th T
9th P
colspan=5 align=center | TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

= With Koleto =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International
Event

! 2013–14

! 2014–15

align=left | Four Continents10th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Nebelhorn Trophy8th
align=left | Bavarian Open10th
align=left | Cup of Nice5th
align=left | Ukrainian Open9th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
align=left | South Korean Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1st

= With Ogay =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National
Event

! 2012–13

align=left | U.S. Championships11th J
align=left | Pacific Coast Sectionalsbgcolor=silver | 2nd J
colspan=2 align=center | J = Junior level

Detailed results

= with Alexander Gamelin =

At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

class="wikitable"

! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | 2017–18 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

March 19–25, 2018

| 2018 World Championships

| align=center | 21
58.82

| align=center | DNQ

| align=center | 21

February 14–23, 2018

| 2018 Winter Olympics

| align=center | 16
61.22

| align=center | 19
86.52

| align=center | 18
147.74

February 9–12, 2018

| 2018 Winter Olympics (team event)

| align=center | 9
51.97

| align=center | –

| align=center | 9{{ref|T|T}}

January 22–28, 2018

| 2018 Four Continents Championships

| align=center | 7
60.11

| align=center | 7
91.27

| align=center | 7
151.38

January 5–7, 2018

| 2018 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 1
59.67

| align=center | 1
90.27

| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
149.94

October 26–29, 2017

| 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star

| align=center | 5
61.97

| align=center | 5
90.03

| align=center | 5
152.00

September 27–30, 2017

| 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

| align=center | 7
55.94

| align=center | 5
87.86

| align=center | 4
143.80

September 21–23, 2017

| 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy

| align=center | 5
56.66

| align=center | 6
85.12

| align=center | 4
141.78

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | 2016–17 season
Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

March 29 – April 2, 2017

| 2017 World Championships

| align=center | 19
57.47

| align=center | 20
79.24

| align=center | 20
136.71

February 15–19, 2017

| 2017 Four Continents Championships

| align=center | 8
59.01

| align=center | 8
85.68

| align=center | 8
144.69

January 6–8, 2017

| 2017 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 1
56.34

| align=center | 1
78.02

| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
134.36

November 20–27, 2016

| 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy

| align=center | 6
59.22

| align=center | 5
92.13

| align=center | 5
151.35

September 22–24, 2016

| 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

| align=center | 6
55.38

| align=center | 5
83.88

| align=center | 6
139.26

October 21–23, 2016

| 2016 Skate America

| align=center | 9
56.25

| align=center | 10
85.25

| align=center | 10
141.50

September 14–18, 2016

| 2016 CS U.S. International Classic

| align=center | 4
55.48

| align=center | 8
79.26

| align=center | 6
134.74

July 28–29, 2016

| Lake Placid Ice Dance International

| align=center | 3
55.14

| align=center | 2
83.70

| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3
138.84

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | 2015–16 season
Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

February 16–21, 2016

| 2016 Four Continents Championships

| align=center | 9
55.23

| align=center | 8
83.19

| align=center | 8
138.42

January 8–10, 2016

| 2016 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 2
53.05

| align=center | 2
74.13

| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2
127.18

November 27–29, 2015

| 2015 CS Warsaw Cup

| align=center | 7
46.50

| align=center | 7
73.34

| align=center | 7
119.84

November 6–8, 2015

| 2015 NRW Trophy

| align=center | 4
53.13

| align=center | 4
78.96

| align=center | 4
132.09

October 27–31, 2015

| 2015 CS Ice Challenge

| align=center | 6
40.48

| align=center | 5
67.28

| align=center | 5
107.76

= with Timothy Koleto =

class="wikitable"

! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | 2014–15 season

Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

October 15–19, 2014

| 2014 International Cup of Nice

| align=center | 6
40.04

| align=center | 4
68.84

| align=center | 5
108.88

September 24–27, 2014

| 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

| align=center | 8
40.10

| align=center | 8
63.36

| align=center | 8
103.46

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | 2013–14 season
Date

! Event

! SP

! FS

! Total

January 29 – February 2, 2014

| 2014 Bavarian Open

| align=center | 10
44.53

| align=center | 10
65.68

| align=center | 10
110.21

January 20–26, 2014

| 2014 Four Continents Championships

| align=center | 8
45.12

| align=center | 10
66.11

| align=center | 10
111.23

January 3–5, 2014

| 2014 South Korean Championships

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
105.49

December 18–20, 2013

| 2013 Ukrainian Open

| align=center |

| align=center |

| align=center | 9

= with Igor Ogay =

class="wikitable"

! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | 2012–13 season

Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

January 20–22, 2013

| 2013 U.S. Junior Championships

| Junior

| align=center | 12
32.45

| align=center | 10
57.18

| align=center | 11
89.63

  • Personal bests highlighted in bold.

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00107800.htm |title= Competition Results: Yura MIN / Daniel EATON |publisher= International Skating Union }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |title= Yur MIN / Daniel EATON: 2019/2020 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200627003139/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107800.htm |archive-date= June 27, 2020 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |title= Yur MIN / Daniel EATON: 2021/2022 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210920103947/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107800.htm |archive-date= September 20, 2021 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00054757.htm |title= Competition Results: Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN |publisher= International Skating Union }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054757.htm |title= Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN: 2015/2016 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160527081558/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054757.htm |archive-date= May 27, 2016 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054757.htm |title= Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN: 2016/2017 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170205161435/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054757.htm |archive-date= February 5, 2017 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054757.htm |title= Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN: 2017/2018 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171223050206/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054757.htm |archive-date= December 23, 2017 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://eventcoverage.ice-dance.com/ms/usnationals13/competitors/12-competitors/junior/44-yura-min-igor-ogay |title= 2013 U.S. National Championships: Yura Min & Igor Ogay |website= ice-dance.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160729065754/http://eventcoverage.ice-dance.com/ms/usnationals13/competitors/12-competitors/junior/44-yura-min-igor-ogay |archive-date= July 29, 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014720.htm |title= Competition Results: Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160729065221/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014720.htm |archive-date= July 29, 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014720.htm |title= Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140621202629/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014720.htm |archive-date= June 21, 2014 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014720.htm |title= Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150520212300/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014720.htm |archive-date= May 20, 2015 |url-status= live }}

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{{cite news |url= http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2014/10/interview-with-tim-koleto.html |title= Interview With Tim Koleto |first= Ryan |last= Stevens |website= Skate Guard |date= October 16, 2014 }}

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