2022 South Korean National Figure Skating Championships

[Ichatdelune]

Date: 2022.1.7-9
Venue: Uijeongbu Ice Rink

Nats decide Worlds entries and is one of the criteria for National Team and Olympic selections. The competition will be held without an audience, whether a livestream will be provided or not is yet to be announced.

National Team and Olympic Team members are decided by combining the results of Nats and the Ranking Competition. For the National Team, the main team consists of 8 women and 4 men and the reserve team 9 women and 3 men. For the Olympic Team, the top 2 men and women from the National Team will be chosen.

As always the distinction between seniors and juniors is domestic, i.e. not taking age into account. Non age-eligible domestic seniors will be marked with a *.

All times are in KST, +9 UTC.

Time Schedule

1/7
10:05-11:09 Junior Women SP G1, G2
11:09-11:24 Ice Resurfacing
11:24-12:28 Junior Women SP G3, G4
12:28-12:58 Ice Resurfacing
12:58-14:06 Junior Women SP G5, G6
14:06-14:21 Ice Resurfacing
14:21-14:46 Junior Men SP
14:46-15:08 Junior Ice Dance RD

1/8
11:30-12:38 Senior Men SP
12:38-13:08 Ice Resurfacing
13:08-14:20 Senior Women SP G1, G2
14:20-14:35 Ice Resurfacing
14:35-15:47 Senior Women SP G3, G4
15:47-16:02 Ice Resurfacing
16:02-16:40 Senior Women SP G5
16:40-16:55 Ice Resurfacing
16:55-18:03 Junior Women FS G1, G2
18:03-18:18 Ice Resurfacing
18:18-19:26 Junior Women FS G3, G4
19:26-19:41 Ice Resurfacing
19:41-20:05 Junior Men FS
20:05-20:20 Junior Ice Dance FD

1/9
12:15-13:35 Senior Men FS
13:35-13:50 Ice Resurfacing
13:50-15:10 Senior Women FS G1, G2
15:10-15:25 Ice Resurfacing
15:25-16:45 Senior Women FS G3, G4


Starting Orders (SP)

Senior Women
G1
1 Jung Yean
2 Song Siwoo*
3 Hwang Chaebin
4 Kim Seoyoung
5 Lee Siwon
G2
6 Hong Seungah*
7 Kang Eunsoo
8 Mo Jiwon
9 Shin Suemin*
10 Noh Chaeeun WD
G3
11 Lim Nayoon*
12 Lee Hyunsoo
13 Kim Haneul
14 Moon Boin
15 Kim Minchae
G4
16 Han Heesue*
17 Wi Seoyeong
18 Park Yeonjeong
19 Ji Seoyeon
20 Lim Eunsoo
G5
21 Shin Jia*
22 You Young
23 Lee Haein
24 Kim Chaeyeon*
25 Yun Ahsun*
26 Kim Yelim

Senior Men
G1
1 Park Geonwoo
2 Lee Jaekeun*
3 Jeong Deokhoon
4 Kim Hangil
5 Kim Hyungyeom*
G2
6 Cha Younghyun
7 Lim Juheon
8 Lee Sihyeong
9 Kyeong Jaeseok
10 Cha Junhwan

Junior Women
G1
1 Lee Hyorin WD
2 Oh Aejin WD
3 Lim Seohee
4 Son Daon
5 Faith Shim Dallo
G2
6 Lee Sebin
7 Yeon Chaeju
8 Yeon Chaeyi
9 Lee Hayul
10 Kim Sohee
G3
11 Jeong Subin
12 Shin Seungyeon
13 Kim Minje
14 Yu Inseo
15 Baek Kumgyung
G4
16 Park Suyeon
17 Lee Boseul
18 Kim Chan
19 Park Minseo
20 Noh Eunjeong
21 Park Chaea
G5
22 Hyun Yelin
23 Cho Yubin
24 Park Hyuna
25 Jeon Yeonsue
26 Lee Eun
27 Jeon Seoyoung
G6
28 Yoon Seojin
29 Park Inkyong
30 Kwon Minsol
31 Lee Subin
32 Hwang Jiyong
33 Kim Yujae

Junior Men
G1
1 Kim Yesung
2 Park Hyeonseo
3 Seo Mingyu

Junior Ice Dance
G1
1 Kim Jinny/Lee Namu
2 Lim Haena/Ye Quan (aka Hannah Lim/Ye Quan)

 

[icetug]

There is probably no such disproportion in any country in number of girls and boys in junior division (33 vs. 3). Why is figure skating so unpopular among boys in South Korea? Has Yuna become a role model for girls only?

 

[RatedPG]

@Ichatdelune Awesome post with the starting orders and the explanation. One last favour

Is there a link you can send me to regarding the results of the Ranking event? I like to post the top 16 scores and then, when the National event is on, I like to enter in the Nationals score to combine the totals to determine who made National Team and Olympic Team.

 

[Azikin]

Has Yuna become a role model for girls only?

I can definitely envision more girls wanting to become Yuna than boys..
Anyway, I really hope Young You will have more success than last year. She should, she's been amazing at GP this season..

 

[Ichatdelune]

@Ichatdelune Awesome post with the starting orders and the explanation. One last favour

Is there a link you can send me to regarding the results of the Ranking event? I like to post the top 16 scores and then, when the National event is on, I like to enter in the Nationals score to combine the totals to determine who made National Team and Olympic Team.

There isn't a link because KSU is backwards and incompetent, but here are the top 16 scores for women and the scores for men of the Ranking Competition copied from the PDF file. Meanwhile I promise I'll make updates on National Team (main and reserve) and Olympic Team updates as soon as possible

Senior Women
1 YOUNG YOU KOR 208.59
2 YELIM KIM KOR 205.82
3 AHSUN YUN KOR 200.97
4 JIA SHIN KOR 192.05
5 CHAEYEON KIM KOR 191.96
6 HAEIN LEE KOR 190.63
7 SEOYEONG WI KOR 184.00
8 SEOYEON JI KOR 182.40
9 YEONJEONG PARK KOR 178.08
10 MINCHAE KIM KOR 174.24
11 HEESUE HAN KOR 172.26
12 EUNSOO LIM KOR 171.14
13 HANUL KIM KOR 169.98
14 BOIN MOON KOR 161.46
15 SIWON LEE KOR 159.62
16 YEAN JUNG KOR 153.12

Senior Men
1 JUNHWAN CHA KOR 239.16
2 SIHYEONG LEE KOR 237.01
3 JAESEOK KYEONG KOR 204.64
4 JUHEON LIM KOR 201.83
5 YOUNGHYUN CHA KOR 188.97
6 JAEKEUN LEE KOR 183.91
7 HYUNGYEOM KIM KOR 182.05
8 DEOKHOON JEONG KOR 181.68
9 HANGIL KIM KOR 179.57

 

[Ichatdelune]

There is probably no such disproportion in any country in number of girls and boys in junior division (33 vs. 3). Why is figure skating so unpopular among boys in South Korea? Has Yuna become a role model for girls only?

I'd absolutely love to have more male skaters (Sunghoon's loss is still a sore subject among Korean fans) so I'd like to know why too, but if I had to make a guess it's probably because figure skating is considered "ballet on ice" and there is a stigma that ballet is a feminine activity still here.

 

[icetug]

figure skating is considered "ballet on ice" and there is a stigma that ballet is a feminine activity still here.

I was sure that huge popularity of k-pop male groups changed the attitude that dancing and having fancy costume is something for girls and women only... If you are right, I can only hope that this perception of figure skating will eventually change. South Korea has such talented skaters, it's a pity that there aren't more male stars like Jun-hwan among them...

 

[Ichatdelune]

SPOTV (the Korean channel that broadcasted the Ranking Competition last year) is partially broadcasting Nats, presumably the last group(s) of the seniors. Since you need a Korean phone number to register and watch the broadcast I'll be streaming it via Zoom. (Forgive me on that, I got struck down on copyright on KakaoTV ) The link will be shared when the broadcast starts, and the rest I presume will be streamed on Youtube. Will provide links when they appear.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

SPOTV (the Korean channel that broadcasted the Ranking Competition last year) is partially broadcasting Nats, presumably the last group(s) of the seniors. Since you need a Korean phone number to register and watch the broadcast I'll be streaming it via Zoom. (Forgive me on that, I got struck down on copyright on KakaoTV ) The link will be shared when the broadcast starts, and the rest I presume will be streamed on Youtube. Will provide links when they appear.

Bless you Ichat, you are a lifesaver. Hoping for a better free for Jun and event for Yeonjeong compared to the ranking event.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Link for Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITeooitwNXs

 

[Ichatdelune]

All videos will be uploaded on KSU's blog here: https://blog.naver.com/koreaskatingunion

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Will your zoom stream archive? Unfortunately the later groups will be overnight for me.

If not I should be able to find the videos on the blog?

 

[Ichatdelune]

Will your zoom stream archive? Unfortunately the later groups will be overnight for me.

If not I should be able to find the videos on the blog?

KSU will upload videos on the blog, will post direct links if needed

 

[RatedPG]

Link for Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITeooitwNXs

@Ichatdelune Thank you so much! I’m so looking forward to this event. My spreadsheet is ready and I will put my phone on silent so I watch this event undisturbed

 

[Ichatdelune]

The stream has started (not showing anything yet) for those who want to watch the juniors

Edit: the stream is now on

 

[VickB]

Oh the picture is gorgeous.. and Korean girls are SOOO cute...the bunny and the tree are the mascots..

Hi from Canada

 

[Ichatdelune]

Back from lunch and ready to see the upcoming (domestic) juniors, it's exciting to presume who will get their 7th levels come march and be eligible for JGP selections

 

[Ichatdelune]

That 3T-2T from Eun looked quite like a 3T-3T that failed, I've been keeping an eye on her and this is quite interesting news

 

[Ichatdelune]

First 3-3 of the day landed, nice Seojin

 

[Ichatdelune]

See you at JGP selections Minsol, Yujae and Minkyu