Choi Yu-jin

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.
Choi Yu-jin
Personal information
Native name 최유진
Country represented South Korea South Korea
Born (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Home town Gyeonggi-do
Residence Gyeonggi-do
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Coach Lee Eun-hee
Choreographer Chris Conte
Training locations Taeneung
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 141.33
2015 JGP Latvia
Short program 45.20
2015 JGP Latvia
Free skate 96.13
2015 JGP Latvia

Choi Yu-jin (Hangul: 최유진) (born August 12, 2000) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2016 Merano Cup 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 (JGP).[1] She made her JGP debut in Riga, Latvia, placing 8th with a total score of 141.33 points.[2] In November 2015, she won the junior gold medal at the Golden Bear of Zagreb in Croatia.

Choi's first senior international medal, silver, came in November 2016 at the Merano Cup in Italy.[3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–17
2015–16
[4]
2014–15
2013–14
2012–13
2011–12
    • Pirates of the Caribbean
      by Hans Zimmer

    Competitive highlights

    CS = Challenger Series; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

    International[5]
    Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
    CS Tallinn Trophy 11th
    Merano Cup 2nd
    International: Junior[5]
    JGP Latvia 8th
    Golden Bear 1st J
    National
    South Korean 2nd J 35th
    J = Junior level
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    Detailed results

    2015–16 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    November 9–13, 2016 2016 Merano Cup Senior 2
    50.00    		 2
    93.41    		 2
    143.41
    2015–16 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    November 19–22, 2015 2015 Golden Bear of Zagreb Junior 2
    46.98    		 1
    81.43    		 1
    128.41
    August 26–30, 2015 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Latvia Junior 10
    45.20     		7
    96.13    		 8
    141.33
    2014–15 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    January 7–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 35
    31.19    		 - -
    2013–14 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Junior 3
    46.86    		 2
    88.91    		 2
    135.77

    References

    1. ↑ "최다빈, 피겨 주니어그랑프리 파견 선발전 우승" (in Korean).
    2. ↑ "2015-2016 ISU JGP Latvia Results".
    3. ↑ "2016 Merano Cup: Senior Ladies Results". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 13 November 2016.
    4. ↑ "Yu Jin CHOI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
    5. 1 2 "Competition Results: Yu Jin CHOI". International Skating Union.
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