- Kwak Min-Jeong
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Kwak Min-Jeong
Kwak during her free program at the 2010 Winter Olympics.Personal information Full name Kwak Min-Jeong Country represented South Korea
Born January 23, 1994
Seoul, South KoreaHome town Anyang, Gyeonggi Residence Seoul Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Coach Hyun-Jeong Chi Former coach Brian Orser
Kim Se Yol
Choi Hyung-Kyung
Lee Kyu-Hyun
Heo Sook ShinChoreographer David Wilson
Jeffrey ButtleFormer choreographer Kim Se Yol
Shin Yea-Ji
Tuğba Karademir
Henrik WalentinCurrent training locations Seoul, Toronto Began skating 2001 World standing 46 (As of 26 October 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 38 (2010–2011)[2]
26 (2009–2010)[3]
77 (2008–2009)[4]ISU personal best scores Combined total 155.53
2010 Winter OlympicsShort program 53.68
2010 Four ContinentsFree skate 102.37
2010 Winter OlympicsMedal recordCompetitor for South Korea
Ladies' Figure skating Asian Winter Games Bronze 2011 Astana-Almaty Singles Kwak Min-Jeong Hangul 곽민정 Hanja 郭珉整 Revised Romanization Kwak Min-jeong McCune–Reischauer Kwak Hye-jŏng Kwak Min-Jeong (born January 23, 1994 in Seoul) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2011 South Korean bronze medalist, the 2010 South Korean silver medalist and the 2009 Junior national champion. Kwak was also a member of the South Korean Olympic Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she placed 13th in the ladies' event.
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Personal life
Kwak began skating when she was five years old. Before the 2010 Winter Olympics she moved to Toronto, Canada, and trained with Brian Orser, the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist. That partnership ended in August 2010.[5]
Career
Junior career
2007-2008 season
In the 2007-2008 season she was age eligible to compete in Junior competitions, so she competed at the 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, placing 10th at the event in Tallinn with 98.77 points and 13th at the event in Great Britain with 103.89. She then competed at the South Korean Figure Skating Championships at the Junior level, where she came in fifth position.
2008-2009 season
In the 2008-2009 season, she had been assigned two events at the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won the bronze medal at the event in Mexico scoring 117.42 points but finished 13th at her other competition, held in Great Britain earning 106.05. She competed at the South Korean Figure Skating Championships again as a Junior, and won the gold medal with 114.89 points, placing first in both the short program and the free skating. She was selected to compete at the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and with 103.69 she finished 22nd overall.
2009-2010 season
In the 2009-2010 season, Kwak remained in the ISU Junior Grand Prix and competed in two events. She placed 11th in the first one held in the United States with 106.30 points. She went on to place 11th again with 108.21 at her second event, which took place in Croatia.
She was selected to compete at the 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, South Korea, her first Senior international competition. She placed seventh in the short program and fourth in the free skate to end in sixth position earning 154.71 points. Kwak was also chosen to be a member of the South Korean Olympic Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, Canada, where she placed 13th with 155.53 points. She went on to compete at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy, where she was in 22nd position after getting 120.47 points overall.
2010-2011 season
In the 2010-2011 season, Kwak moved to the senior ISU Grand Prix. Her assignments in the 2010-2011 ISU Grand Prix season were the 2010 Cup of China and the 2010 Skate America.
At the 2010 Cup of China, she placed ninth in the short program with 38.83 points and also ninth in the free skate with 75.15. Overall she placed ninth scoring 113.98 points. At the 2010 Skate America, she came tenth in the short program earning 44.41 points, and eleventh in the free skate with 80.80. She had a total of 125.21 points and finished eleventh.
She competed at the 2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, where she won the short program with 50.48 points. She placed third in the free skate earning 91.78 and won the bronze medal. She was selected to compete in the 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and in the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships. At the 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships she placed 8th in both skates finishing overall in 8th place. At the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships she placed 15th in the ladies qualifying round failing to advance to the short.
Public life and endorsements
Kwak toured in the 2010 Festa On Ice, held in Seoul, South Korea and headlined by 2010 Olympic champion ladies champion and her training mate Kim Yu-Na. She joined Kim in another ice show, the All That Skate, on July 23–25, 2010 in Goyang, South Korea, alongside other skaters like Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen and Stéphane Lambiel.[6]
Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2010–2011 Canon in D major
by Johann Pachelbel
choreography by David WilsonCaprice Bohemien Op.12
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
choreography by David WilsonGet Right
by Jennifer Lopez
choreography by Shin Yea-Ji
Don't Rain on My Parade
from Glee
choreography by Jeffrey Buttle2009–2010 Murder on the Orient Express
by Richard Rodney Bennett
choreography by Kim Se YolLes Misérables
by Claude-Michel Schönberg
choreography by Kim Se YolThe Voice Within
by Christina Aguilera
choreography by Shin Yea-Ji
Marshmallow
by IU
choreography by Shin Yea-Ji
SuperGirl
by Saving Jane
choreography by Tuğba Karademir2008–2009 The Blood Diamond
soundtrack by James Newton Howard
choreography by Henrik WalentinStradivarius
by Edvin Marton
choreography by Henrik WalentinCompetitive highlights
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Winter Olympic Games 13th World Championships 22nd 33rd Four Continents Championships 6th 8th World Junior Championships 22nd South Korean Championships 2nd J. 1st J. 2nd 3rd Skate America 11th Cup of China 9th Asian Winter Games 3rd Asian Figure Skating Trophy 3rd New Zealand Winter Games 1st Junior Grand Prix, Croatia 11th Junior Grand Prix, USA 11th Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 3rd Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 13th 13th Junior Grand Prix, Estonia 10th - J= Junior level
Detailed results
2011-2012 Season Date Event Level SP FS Total August 22 - 26, 2011 2011 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Senior 3
43.194
71.713
114.90August 11 - 13, 2011 2011 New Zealand Winter Games Senior 1
42.821
83.071
125.892010-2011 Season Date Event Level SP FS Total April 25 – May 1, 2011 2011 ISU World Championships Senior -
-15 (QR)
67.75-
-February 15 – 20, 2011 2011 ISU Four Continents Championships Senior 8
50.478
96.688
147.15February 3 – 5, 2011 2011 Asian Winter Games Senior 3
52.653
95.303
147.95January 14–16, 2011 2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Senior 1
50.483
91.783
142.26November 11–14, 2010 2010 ISU Grand Prix Skate America Senior 10
44.4111
80.8011
125.21November 5–7, 2010 2010 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China Senior 9
38.839
75.159
113.982009-2010 Season Date Event Level SP FS Total March 22–28, 2010 2010 ISU World Championships Senior 23
47.4622
73.0122
120.47February 14–27, 2010 2010 Winter Olympic Games Senior 16
53.1612
102.3713
155.53January 25–31, 2010 2010 ISU Four Continents Championships Senior 7
53.684
101.036
154.71January 9–10, 2010 2010 South Korean Championships Senior 2
46.232
88.002
134.23October 7–11, 2009 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Croatia Junior 8
41.0812
67.1311
108.21September 2–6, 2009 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, USA Junior 12
38.4911
67.8111
106.302008–2009 Season Date Event Level SP FS Total February 21–28, 2009 2009 ISU World Junior Championships Junior 24
38.9419
64.7522
103.69January 9–11, 2009 2009 South Korean Championships Junior 1
42.711
72.181
114.89October 15–18, 2008 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain Junior 14
39.8213
66.2313
106.05September 10–14, 2008 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Mexico Junior 4
46.973
70.453
117.422007–2008 season Date Event Level SP FS Total January 13–16, 2008 2008 South Korean Championships Junior 1
42.712
74.722
117.43October 18–21, 2007 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain Junior 11
42.4413
61.4513
103.89September 20–22, 2007 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Estonia Junior 11
37.0610
61.7110
98.77- SP= Short program; FS= Free Skating.
- Personal bests highlighted in bold.
References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsladies.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 27, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Kim Yu-na's Breakup with Orser Ends Training for Kwak Min-Jeong". The Chosun Ilbo. 2010-08-25. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/08/25/2010082500921.html.
- ^ "Yu-na, Kwan to do another show in July". The Korea Times. 2010-06-04. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2010/06/136_67089.html.
Categories:- 1994 births
- Living people
- South Korean female single skaters
- South Korean Roman Catholics
- People from Seoul
- Olympic figure skaters of South Korea
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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