Kim Min-chae (Korean: 김민채; born 26 February 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion and 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist
| Kim Min-chae | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 김민채 |
| Other names | Minchae Kim |
| Born | 26 February 2006 Seoul, South Korea |
| Hometown | Seoul |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Coach | Park Bit-na |
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
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 Classic | WD | |||||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 1st | WD | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 19th | |||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| International: Junior[5] | ||||||
| JGP Italy | 8th | |||||
| JGP Poland | 13th | |||||
| JGP Slovenia | 4th | |||||
| Prague Ice Cup | 2nd | |||||
| International: Advanced novice[5] | ||||||
| Crystal Skate | 1st | |||||
| National[5] | ||||||
| South Korean Champ. | 2nd J | 12th | 10th | 7th | 13th | |
| Ranking Comp. | 13th | 9th | 10th | 6th | 25th | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew J = Junior | ||||||
Detailed results
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 192.48 | 2021 JGP Slovenia |
| Short program | TSS | 70.83 | 2021 JGP Slovenia |
| TES | 40.94 | 2021 JGP Slovenia | |
| PCS | 29.89 | 2021 JGP Slovenia | |
| Free skating | TSS | 121.65 | 2021 JGP Slovenia |
| TES | 65.52 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| PCS | 58.94 | 2021 JGP Slovenia |
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 |