Kim Na-young (figure skater)

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Kim Na-young
Hangul
김나영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Na-yeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Na-yŏng
Kim Na-Young
Kim in 2008
Full nameKim Na-Young
Born (1990-11-18) November 18, 1990 (age 33)
Jeonju
HometownIncheon
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country South Korea
CoachLee Chang Joo
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Women's Figure skating
Asian Figure Skating Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2008 Asian Trophy Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 2007 Asian Trophy Taipei
New Zealand Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 New Zealand Winter Games Dunedin

Kim Na-young (born November 18, 1990) is a South Korean former competitive

Asian Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix
circuit.

Personal life

Kim Na-Young was born in 1990 in Jeonju, South Korea.[1] She moved to Incheon when she was five years old.

Career

Kim began skating at age five. She landed her first double Axel jump at age 10. She placed 4th on the novice level at her first international competition, the 2002 Golden Bear of Zagreb. She was 12 years old at the time. She had a knee injury at age 13.

Kim was given her first

2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix
event in Croatia and 19th in Estonia. Later that season, she won the silver medal on the junior level at the South Korean Championships.

During the

2007 Four Continents Championships
, her senior international debut, where she placed 13th.

Kim won the silver medal at the

Asian Figure Skating Championships
.

During the

2008 Four Continents Championships, where she placed 4th. Following this, she was sent to the 2008 World Championships
and finished 19th.

Kim began the following season at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy. She initially received one senior Grand Prix assignment, to the 2008 NHK Trophy, and was later invited to the 2008 Cup of Russia due to vacancies created by some skaters withdrawing from the event.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2009–2010
[1]
2008–2009
[2]

  • Hwang Jin-i
    OST)

  • Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Ave Maria
2007–2008
[3]

  • Hwang Jin-i
    OST)
2006–2007
[4]
  • Argentine Tango

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
Worlds 19th 17th
Four Continents 13th 4th 16th 15th
GP
Cup of Russia
9th
GP NHK Trophy 9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 7th
Triglav Trophy 2nd
Universiade
7th
New Zealand WG 3rd
Asian Trophy
2nd 2nd
International: Junior or novice[5]
JGP Austria 21st
JGP Croatia 16th 3rd
JGP Estonia 19th
JGP Norway 12th
JGP Taiwan 3rd
Golden Bear 4th N
National[5]
South Korea 2nd J 1st J 1st 1st 5th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. ^ a b "Na-Young KIM: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Na-Young KIM: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009.
  3. ^ "Na-Young KIM: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008.
  4. ^ "Na-Young KIM: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Na-Young KIM". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017.

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