Kim Min-chae (
Hangul
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: 김민채; born 26 February 2006) is a South Korean
figure skater
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. She is the
2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
The 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge was held on October 26–29, 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was part of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance.
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champion.
Personal life
Kim was born on 26 February 2006 in Seoul.
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Career
Early career
Kim made her international debut as an advanced novice at the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania, which she won.[ She then went on to win the silver medal at the 2019 Korean Junior Championships.][
Her second international competition was as a junior at the 2019 Prague Ice Cup, the following season, where she won the silver medal.][ Debuting on the senior National level, Kim place twelfth at the 2020 Korean Championships.][
The following year, Kim placed tenth at the 2021 Korean Championships.][
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2021–22 season
Debuting on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix
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, Kim placed fourth at 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia. Following this, Kim finished seventh at the 2022 Korean Championships.[
Following the season, Kim left longtime coach, Park Bit-na to train under Shin Hea-sook.][
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2022–23 season
Kim competed on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix
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at 2022 Junior Grand Prix Poland I and 2022 Junior Grand Prix Italy, finishing thirteenth and eighth, respectively.[
Kim made her senior international debut at the ]2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
The 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge was held on October 26–29, 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was part of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance.
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, where she won the gold medal. She then went on to finish nineteenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge.[
Kim finished her season with a thirteenth-place finish at the 2023 Korean Championships.][
Following the season, Kim returned to coach, Park Bit-na.][
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2023–24 season
Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Kim won the bronze medal.[
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Programs
Competitive highlights
''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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Detailed results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Senior results
Junior results
References
External links
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2006 births
Living people
South Korean female single skaters
Figure skaters from Seoul