Choi Yu-jin (

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: 최유진; born August 12, 2000) is a South Korean

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 me ...

. She is the 2016

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silver medalist.

Career

Choi placed 8th with a score of 136.47 in a Korean domestic competition to select skaters for the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

(JGP). She made her JGP debut in

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, Latvia, placing 8th with a total score of 141.33 points. In November 2015, she won the junior gold medal at the

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in Croatia. Choi's first senior international medal, silver, came in November 2016 at the

in Italy.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

Detailed results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Yu-jin 2000 births Living people South Korean female single skaters Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province