Kwak Min-Jeong

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 (1994-01-23) (age 17) Seoul, South Korea
Home 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 Shin
Choreographer	David Wilson Jeffrey Buttle
Former choreographer	Kim Se Yol Shin Yea-Ji Tuğba Karademir Henrik Walentin
Current training locations	Seoul, Toronto
Began skating	2001
World standing	46 (As of 26 October 2011 (2011 -10-26)[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 Olympics
Short program	53.68 2010 Four Continents
Free skate	102.37 2010 Winter Olympics
Medal record Competitor 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

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kwak.

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.

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 Wilson	Caprice Bohemien Op.12 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreography by David Wilson	Get Right by Jennifer Lopez choreography by Shin Yea-Ji Don't Rain on My Parade from Glee choreography by Jeffrey Buttle
2009–2010	Murder on the Orient Express by Richard Rodney Bennett choreography by Kim Se Yol	Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreography by Kim Se Yol	The 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 Karademir
2008–2009	The Blood Diamond soundtrack by James Newton Howard choreography by Henrik Walentin	Stradivarius by Edvin Marton choreography by Henrik Walentin

Competitive 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 43.19	4 71.71	3 114.90
August 11 - 13, 2011	2011 New Zealand Winter Games	Senior	1 42.82	1 83.07	1 125.89
2010-2011 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 50.47	8 96.68	8 147.15
February 3 – 5, 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	Senior	3 52.65	3 95.30	3 147.95
January 14–16, 2011	2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships	Senior	1 50.48	3 91.78	3 142.26
November 11–14, 2010	2010 ISU Grand Prix Skate America	Senior	10 44.41	11 80.80	11 125.21
November 5–7, 2010	2010 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China	Senior	9 38.83	9 75.15	9 113.98
2009-2010 Season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 22–28, 2010	2010 ISU World Championships	Senior	23 47.46	22 73.01	22 120.47
February 14–27, 2010	2010 Winter Olympic Games	Senior	16 53.16	12 102.37	13 155.53
January 25–31, 2010	2010 ISU Four Continents Championships	Senior	7 53.68	4 101.03	6 154.71
January 9–10, 2010	2010 South Korean Championships	Senior	2 46.23	2 88.00	2 134.23
October 7–11, 2009	2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Croatia	Junior	8 41.08	12 67.13	11 108.21
September 2–6, 2009	2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, USA	Junior	12 38.49	11 67.81	11 106.30
2008–2009 Season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 21–28, 2009	2009 ISU World Junior Championships	Junior	24 38.94	19 64.75	22 103.69
January 9–11, 2009	2009 South Korean Championships	Junior	1 42.71	1 72.18	1 114.89
October 15–18, 2008	2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain	Junior	14 39.82	13 66.23	13 106.05
September 10–14, 2008	2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Mexico	Junior	4 46.97	3 70.45	3 117.42
2007–2008 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 13–16, 2008	2008 South Korean Championships	Junior	1 42.71	2 74.72	2 117.43
October 18–21, 2007	2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain	Junior	11 42.44	13 61.45	13 103.89
September 20–22, 2007	2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Estonia	Junior	11 37.06	10 61.71	10 98.77

• SP= Short program; FS= Free Skating.
• Personal bests highlighted in bold.

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "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. 
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ "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. 
6. ^ "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. 

• Kwak Min-Jeong at the International Skating Union

Persondata
Name	Kwak, Min-Jeong
Alternative names
Short description	South Korean figure skater
Date of birth	January 23, 1994
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Date of death
Place of death