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Kwak Min-jeong
Kwak Min-jeong (born January 23, 1994) is a South Korean former competitive 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 Min-jeong was born on January 23, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea. She married basketball player Moon Seong-gon in May 2021. Career Kwak began skating in 2001. 2007–08 season In the 2007–08 season she was age-eligible to compete in Junior competitions, so she competed at the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, placing 10th at the event in Tallinn with 98.77 points and 13th at the event in England with 103.89. She then competed at the South Korean Championships at the Junior level, where she came in fifth position. 2008–09 season In the 2008–09 season, she received two assignments to the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' Singles
The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Short program (figure skating), short program was held on February 23, 2010 and the free skating was held on February 25, 2010. Yuna Kim from South Korea won the gold medal setting three world best scores. Mao Asada from Japan became the first lady to accomplish one triple Axel during the short program and two during the free program at the Olympics. Records Scores Results Short program The ladies' short program was held on February 23, 2010. Yuna Kim (South Korea) finished first with a new ISU Judging System#Best scores, world best score. Mao Asada (Japan) finished second. Joannie Rochette (Canada) skated in the competition despite the tragedy of her mother's death two days earlier and finished third. * TSS = Total Segment Score; TES = Technical Element Score; PCS = Program Component Score; SS = Skating Skills; TR = Transit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The Asian Winter Games ...
Figure skating has been contested at the Asian Winter Games since 1986. It was not included in 1990 because of conflicting with 1990 World Figure Skating Championships. Editions Events Medal table Participating nations List of medalists References External links Results of the First Winter Asian GamesResults of the 6th Winter Asian Games {{Asian Winter Games Figure skating Sports at the Asian Winter Games Asian Winter Games The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 12th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points towards qualification at each of the eight Junior Grand Prix events. The top eight skaters/teams in the series from each discipline met at the Junior Grand Prix Final. For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held concurrently with the senior Grand Prix Final. Competitions The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2008–09 season, the series was composed of the following events: For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Final. Qualifying Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ''maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city Tartu, however only south of Helsinki, Finland, also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval. Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248,, however the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and northern Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Competitions The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2007–08 season, the series was composed of the following events: Series notes Pairs champions Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov were later retroactively disqualified from the Junior Grand Prix Final due to a positive test on a doping sample which Larionov gave before that competition. All other teams consequently moved up one spot. This change caused fourth-place finishers Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss to earn a spot on the podium at the Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dong-a Ilbo
The ''Dong-A Ilbo'' (, literally ''East Asia Daily'') is a newspaper of record in Korea since 1920 with a daily circulation of more than 1.2 million and opinion leaders as its main readers. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' is the parent company of Dong-A Media Group (DAMG), which is composed of 11 affiliates including Sports Dong-A, Dong-A Science, DUNet, and dongA.com, as well as Channel A, general service cable broadcasting company launched on 1 December 2011. It covers a variety of areas including news, drama, entertainment, sports, education, and movies. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' has partnered with international news companies such as ''The New York Times'' of the United States of America, ''The Asahi Shimbun'' of Japan and ''The People's Daily'' of China. It has correspondents stationed in five major cities worldwide including Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Tokyo, Cairo and Paris. It also publishes global editions in 90 cities worldwide including New York, London, Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ) is a daily newspaper in South Korea and the oldest daily newspaper in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operates the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes web versions of the newspaper in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The paper is considered a newspaper of record for South Korea. History The ''Chosun Ilbo'' Establishment Union was created in September 1919 while the ''Chosun Ilbo'' company was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu. The newspaper was critical of, and sometimes directly opposed to, the actions of the Japanese government during Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). On 27 August 1920, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' was suspended after it published an editorial criticizing what it said was the use of excessive force by the Japanese police ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Seong-gon
Moon Seong-gon (born 9 May 1993) is a South Korean professional basketball player. He currently plays for Anyang KGC in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team. Early life A native of Busan, Moon began playing basketball in elementary school. He moved to Seoul for middle school and attended Kyungbock High School, one of Seoul's most notable basketball schools. While at Kyungbock, he and his juniors Choi Jun-yong and future Korea University teammate Lee Jong-hyun were dubbed the "Kyungbock Trio" by rival high school teams for their well-rounded offensive capabilities. Career College Moon played for Korea University, where he stood out for his shooting and defensive skills and earned his first call-up to the senior national team. During his senior year, he led the team to win a clean sweep of the U League regular season title, the championship title and the MBC Cup and was named U League regular season MVP. Professional Moon was the first overall pick of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; the four individual disciplines are also combined into a team event, first included in the Winter Olympics in 2014. The non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating, Theater on Ice, and four skating. From intermediate through senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (the short program and the free skate), which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior) at local, regional, sectional, national, and international competitions. The International Skating Union (IS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships ( ko, 제65회 전국 남녀 피겨스케이팅 종합선수권대회) were the South Korean Figure Skating Championships for the 2010-11 season. They were the 65th edition of those championships held. They were organized by the Korean Skating Union. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and novice levels for the title of national champion of South Korea. The results of the national championships were used to choose the Korean teams to the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The teams to the 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships had previously been chosen at a ranking competition. The competition was held between 14 and 16 January 2011 at the Taereung Ice Rink in Seoul. Competition notes * Kim Yuna did not compete. * Senior ladies champion Kim Hae-jin and silver medalist Park So-youn were age-ineligible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 South Korean Figure Skating Championships ( ko, 제64회 전국 남녀 피겨스케이팅 종합선수권대회) were the South Korean Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–10 season. They were the 64th edition of those championships held. They were organized by the Korean Skating Union. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and novice levels for the title of national champion of South Korea. The results of the national championships were used to choose the Korean teams to the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The teams to the 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics had previously been chosen at a ranking competition in November, 2009. The competition was held between 9 and 10 January 2010 at the Taereung Ice Rink in Seoul. Competition notes * Kim Yuna did not compete. * Senior ladies champion Kim Hae-jin was age- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
