Kim Hyung-tae (figure skater)

Kim Hyung-tae (born September 1, 1997) is a South Korean pair skater. With his sister, Kim Su-yeon, he is the 2017 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy champion, the 2017 Toruń Cup silver medalist and the 2017 South Korean national silver medalist. They competed at the 2017 Four Continents Championships.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyung-tae
The Kim siblings at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Born (1997-09-01) September 1, 1997
Gwacheon, South Korea
HometownIncheon, South Korea
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySouth Korea
PartnerKim Su-yeon
CoachChung Bo-kyung, Mariusz Siudek
Skating clubIncheon
Began skating2010

Career

Kim Hyung-tae began learning to skate in 2010.[1] He and his sister, Kim Su-yeon, started competing as a pair in the 2015–2016 season. Their international debut came in February 2016 at the Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. The pair finished 8th at the event.[2]

The Kim siblings debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in September 2016, placing 13th in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and 8th in Saransk, Russia. Making their senior debut, they finished 7th at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial a couple of weeks later. In early January 2017, the pair obtained the silver medal at the South Korean Championships, having placed third in the short program and first in the free skate. Later in the same month, they received their first senior international medal, winning silver at the Toruń Cup in Toruń, Poland. In February, the siblings competed at their first ISU Championship — the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. They finished 12th at the event.[3]

Programs

(with Kim Su-yeon)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018

Queen medley

The Beatles medley
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[4]
  • Tree of Life
    (from Expo 2015 Milan)

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Kim Su-yeon

International[5]
Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Four Continents Champ.12th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy15th
CS Nepela Memorial7th
Asian Winter Games4th
Asian Open1st
Toruń Cup2nd
International: Junior[5]
World Junior Champ.8th
Youth Olympics8th
JGP Czech Republic13th
JGP Russia8th
National[5]
South Korean Champ.1st J2nd
TBD = Assigned
J = Junior level

Detailed results
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
September 27–30, 2017 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Senior 16
40.75		 15
88.25		 15
129.00
August 2–5, 2017 2017 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Senior 1
46.30		 3
87.51		 1
133.81
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 9
49.20		 7
86.09		 8
135.29
February 23–26, 2017 2017 Asian Winter Games Senior 4
49.28		 4
100.12		 4
149.40
February 15–19, 2017 2017 ISU Four Continents Championships Senior 13
49.88		 12
90.80		 12
140.68
January 10–15, 2017 2017 Toruń Cup Senior 3
49.78		 2
96.48		 2
146.26
January 6–8, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships Senior 3
44.24		 1
93.38		 2
137.62
September 30–October 2, 2016 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial Senior 7
39.70		 7
78.30		 7
118.00
September 14–17, 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 7
42.61		 10
67.34		 8
109.95
August 31–September 3, 2016 2016 JGP Czech Republic Junior 13
40.20		 13
66.96		 13
107.16
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympics Junior 8
35.86		 8
72.67		 8
108.53
January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships Junior 1
35.35		 1
63.28		 1
98.63

References
  1. "Su Yeon KIM / Hyungtae KIM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Info System: Athletes / KIM Hyungtae". sportresult.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
  3. Joo, Kyung-don (February 18, 2017). "S. Korea's pairs skating teams say Four Continents big learning experience". Yonhap. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
  4. "Su Yeon KIM / Hyungtae KIM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Competition Results: Su Yeon KIM / Hyungtae KIM". International Skating Union.
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