Kim Kyu-eun

Kim Kyu-eun (Korean김규은; born June 27, 1999) is a South Korean pair skater. With her skating partner, Alex Kang-chan Kam, she competed in the free skate at the 2017 Four Continents Championships and participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Kim Kyu-Eun
Full nameKyu-eun Kim
Native name김규은
Born (1999-06-27) June 27, 1999 (age 24)
Seoul, Korea
HometownSeoul
Figure skating career
Country South Korea
PartnerAlex Kang-chan Kam
CoachBruno Marcotte
Kim Kyu-eun

Career

2013–14 season

Kim debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2013–14 season. She competed at 2013 JGP Tallinn, placing 9th with a total score of 132.45 points.

2014–15 season

Early in the 2014–15 season, Kim placed 4th at the Asian Open Trophy held in Taipei, Taiwan, her first senior international competition. She competed at a second ISU competition, 2014 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter, placing 15th with total score 106.72. A month later, she placed 7th in senior ladies at the 2014 CS Ice Challenge held in Graz, Austria.

2016–2018

Since 2016 till 2018, Kim competed in pair skating with Alex Kang-chan Kam. The pair's international debut took place in early February 2016 at the Sarajevo Open. The following season, they moved up to the senior level, placing 5th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, and participated in the 2017 Four Continents Championships. During the 2017–2018 season, they participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and in the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.

During the 2018–2019 season, Kim trained with Maxime Deschamps to represent South Korea, but their partnership got dissolved after a few months.[1]

Programs

With Kam

SeasonShort programFree skating
2016–2018
[2][3]
  • The Impossible Dream

Single skating

SeasonShort programFree skating
2015–2016
2014–2015
2013–2014
[4]
  • Dark Eyes
  • Moldova
    performed by Sergei Trofanov
2012–2013
2011–2012
2010–2011
2009–2010
2008–2009

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Kam

International[5]
Event2015–162016–172017–18
Olympics22nd
World Champ.26th
Four Continents15thWD
CS Autumn Classic5th5th
Asian Games5th
Cup of Nice3rd
International: Junior[5]
Bavarian Open5th J
Sarajevo Open1st J
National[5]
South Korean Champ.3rd1st
Team events
Olympics9th T
10th P
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

Ladies' singles

International[6]
Event12–1313–1414–1515–16
CS Denkova-Staviski9th
CS Ice Challenge7th
Lombardia Trophy7th
International: Junior[6]
JGP Estonia9th
JGP Germany15th
Asian Trophy4th4th
National[6]
South Korean Champ.8th5th11th

Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Pairs with Kang-chan Kam

2017–2018 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
October 11–15, 20172017 International Cup of Nice4
53.43
3
102.83
3
156.26
September 20–23, 20172017 CS Autumn Classic6
55.02
5
94.70
5
149.72
August 10–13, 2017Championnats québécois d'été 20177
50.66
6
91.76
6
142.42
2016–2017 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
February 19–26, 20172017 Asian Winter Games6
46.61
5
95.24
5
141.88
February 15–19, 20172017 Four Continents Championships15
41.06
15
77.85
15
118.91
January 6–8, 20172017 South Korean Championships1
49.30
3
78.27
3
127.57
September 28–October 1, 20162016 CS Autumn Classic5
43.88
5
79.36
5
123.24
2015–2016 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 17–21, 2016Bavarian OpenJunior4
41.06
6
61.92
5
102.98
February 4–7, 2016Sarajevo OpenJunior1
39.26
1
80.76
1
120.02

Single skating

2015–16 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
October 20–25, 20152015 ISU CS Denkova-Staviski CupSenior7
48.67
9
82.18
9
130.85
September 17–20, 20152015 Lombardia TrophySenior9
43.86
7
77.56
7
121.42
2014–15 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 7–9, 20152015 South Korean ChampionshipsSenior5
52.60
11
87.72
10
140.32
November 14–16, 20142014 Ice ChallengeSenior8
43.21
7
84.63
7
127.84
October 1–October 4, 20142014 ISU Junior Grand Prix, GermanyJunior11
41.39
17
65.33
15
106.72
August 7–10, 20142014 Asian Open Figure Skating TrophySenior3
55.23
4
85.41
4
140.64
2013–14 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 3–5, 20142014 South Korean ChampionshipsSenior3
54.15
7
98.22
5
152.37
October 9–October 12, 20142012 ISU Junior Grand Prix, EstoniaJunior11
43.88
9
88.57
9
132.45
2012–13 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 2–6, 20132013 South Korean ChampionshipsSenior9
46.01
9
84.82
8
130.83
August 7–12, 20122012 Asian Figure Skating TrophyJunior4
41.27
5
78.93
4
120.20
  • Personal best highlighted in bold.

References