Kim Hae-jin

Kim Hae-jin (Korean: 김해진; Hanja: 金海珍; born April 23, 1997) is a South Korean former figure skater. She is the 2012 JGP Slovenia champion and a three-time (2010, 2011, and 2012) South Korean national champion. She was selected to represent her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She retired from competition at the conclusion of the 2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships.

Kim Hae-jin
Kim in 2012
Full name	Kim Hae-jin
Native name	김해진 金海珍
Born	(1997-04-23) April 23, 1997 (age 27) Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	South Korea
Coach	Shin Hea-sook
Began skating	2003
Retired	January 7, 2018^[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Career

Early career

In the 2007–08 season, Kim placed 5th at the South Korean Championships on the novice level. A year later in 2009, she repeated that placement on the junior level.

2009–10 season: First senior national title

In the 2009–10 season, Kim competed in 2010 South Korean Championships on the senior level at age twelve. Placing first in both the short program and the free skate, she won the gold medal with 148.78 points. In April 2010, she won the novice title at the 2010 Triglav Trophy, earning 144.11 points. Her score was one of the best among the skaters who competed and the best among all the ladies. Had she competed on the senior level, she would have won the competition.

2010–11 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

Kim was assigned to 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Japan and Germany. However, her foot was injured by another skater's skate blade in training,^[8] resulting in her withdrawal from the Japan event. She made her junior international debut at the event in Germany, finishing 28th. At the 2011 South Korean Championships, she placed third in the short program scoring 46.82 points, and won the free skate with 98.47 to win her second national title.

2011–12 season

The following season, Kim was assigned to the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Brisbane, Australia, and in Brasov, Romania. She won the short program in Brisbane with 52.26, but fell four times in the free skate, earning 78.76, to finish 5th with 131.02. In Brasov, Kim was placed sixth with 44.78 after one of her spins were considered invalid, but rebounded to third with 99.83, earning the bronze medal with a total score of 144.61. Kim then participated in the 2012 World Junior Championships and earned 51.56 in the short program and 98.15 in the free skate, finishing 8th overall with the total score of 149.71.^[9]

2012–13 to 2013–14

In the 2012–13 season, Kim was assigned to 2012-13 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Slovenia and Austria. In her first event in Austria, Kim placed third in the short program, with her triple toe-loop - triple toe-loop combination, receiving her new personal best of 54.46. However, she dropped to fifth after the free skate, where she had some trouble with her jumps. However, two weeks later, in Slovenia, she rebounded to first in the short program, and strong consistency of jumps and high levels of other elements with strong choreography helped her defend her placement in the free skate. With the total of 147.30, she became the first South Korean woman to stand on the top of the podium since Kim Yuna, the 2010 Olympic Champion, won two golds in the 2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix. This made her first alternate to the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

In the 2013–14 season, Kim was assigned to 2013-14 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Earning 10th and 8th.

2013–14 season: Senior ISU Championship debut

At the 2014 South Korean Championships, Kim placed second in the short and fifth in the free; she won the bronze medal behind Park So-youn and Kim Yuna.

Kim made her senior international debut at the 2014 Four Continents Championships, where she finished sixth. In the process she set new personal bests in the short program, free skating and her combined score.

She was selected to represent her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics with her national teammates, Kim Yuna and Park So-youn. She was 18th after the short program and placed 16th overall. In March, she placed 23rd at the 2014 World Championships.

2014–15 season: Grand Prix debut

She began her season with 5th at the 2014 Asian Open and then 9th at the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

For the 2015-16 Grand Prix series, Kim made her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2014 Skate Canada International, where she placed 9th, and came in 8th at the 2014 Cup of China.

At the 2015 South Korean Championships, she placed 12th in the short and 5th in the free, finishing 5th overall.

Kim placed 11th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships. Afterwards, at the 2015 Worlds Championships, she placed 19th.

Skating techniques

She landed five types of triple jumps (every one except the triple Axel) in the national^[which?] competition. She landed a triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination in a national competition and a triple flip-triple loop combination in an international event.^[10]

Public life and endorsements

She joined 2010 Olympic ladies champion and fellow South Korean skater Kim Yuna in an ice show, All That Skate, which was held on July 23–25, 2010 in Goyang, South Korea, alongside other skaters like Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen and Stéphane Lambiel.^[11]

Programs

 

Kim at the 2014 Skate Canada.

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2017–2018	Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane' by Jacob Gade	Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns
2016–2017	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (from Yentl) by Michel Legrand	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona
2015–2016		Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
2014–2015 ^[12]	Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin choreo. by David Wilson	Ready to Fly by Amy Pearson choreo. by Yea Ji Shin
2013–2014 ^[13]	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand choreo. by David Wilson	Black Swan by Clint Mansell original music by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky choreo. by David Wilson	Ready to Fly by Amy Pearson choreo. by Yea Ji Shin The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand choreo. by David Wilson
2012–2013 ^[14]	La bohème by Sergei Trofanov	Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
2011–2012 ^[15]	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven	Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn	The Show by Lenka
2010–2011 ^[16]	Chaplin medley by Charlie Chaplin		You Raise Me Up by Celtic Women
2009–2010		Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Prokofiev
2008–2009	Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky orchestrated by Maurice Ravel		Ain't That a Kick in the Head by Westlife
2007–2008		Moongate by Secret Garden

Competitive highlights

 

Kim at the 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[17]
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
Olympics							16th
Worlds							23rd	19th
Four Continents						WD	6th	11th
GP Cup of China								8th
GP Skate Canada								9th
CS Nepela Trophy								9th
Asian Trophy								5th
Ice Star										5th
Universiade										WD
International: Junior or novice^[17]
Junior Worlds					8th	19th
JGP Australia					5th
JGP Austria						5th
JGP Czech Rep.							8th
JGP Germany				28th
JGP Romania					3rd
JGP Slovakia							10th
JGP Slovenia						1st
Asian Trophy		6th N.			1st J.
NZ Games					1st J.
Triglav Trophy			1st N.
National^[17]
South Korean	5th N.	5th J.	1st	1st	1st	4th	3rd	5th	17th	13th	18th
TBD: Assigned, WD: Withdrew Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Detailed results

2017–18 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 5–7, 2018	2018 South Korean Championships	21 46.54	16 91.82	18 138.36
2016–17 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 6–8, 2017	2017 South Korean Championships	11 52.49	15 94.34	13 146.83
November 18–20, 2016	2016 Ice Star	4 52.03	5 87.92	5 139.95
2015–16 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 8–10, 2016	2016 South Korean Championships	9 53.39	19 89.92	17 143.31
2014–15 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 23–29, 2015	2015 ISU World Championships	18 50.03	19 86.21	19 136.24
February 9–15, 2015	2015 ISU Four Continents Championships	11 51.41	12 95.89	11 147.30
January 5–9, 2015	2015 South Korean Championships	12 50.21	5 102.65	5 152.86
November 7–9, 2014	2014 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China	9 44.72	7 92.90	8 137.62
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2014	2014 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada	10 52.18	10 91.25	9 143.43
October 1–5, 2014	2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	7 46.09	7 82.79	9 128.88
August 6–10, 2014	2014 Asian Figure Skating Trophy	4 50.09	5 83.64	5 133.73

2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 24–30, 2014	2014 ISU World Championships	Senior	–	19 51.83	23 77.99	23 129.82
February 6–22, 2014	2014 Winter Olympics	Senior	–	18 54.37	17 95.11	16 149.48
January 20–26, 2014	2014 ISU Four Continents Championships	Senior	–	5 57.48	7 109.36	6 166.84
January 1–5, 2014	2014 South Korean Championships	Senior	–	2 58.48	4 101.27	3 159.75
October 2–6, 2013	2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic	Junior	–	10 47.90	7 93.55	8 141.45
September 12–15, 2013	2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia	Junior	–	4 51.81	17 70.63	10 122.44
2012–13 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 25 – March 3, 2013	2013 ISU World Junior Championships	Junior	–	11 49.26	21 65.96	19 115.22
January 2–6, 2013	2013 South Korean Championships	Senior	–	5 49.41	4 93.98	4 143.39
September 26–29, 2012	2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia	Junior	–	1 53.64	4 93.66	1 147.30
September 12–15, 2012	2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Austria	Junior	–	3 54.46	9 86.83	5 141.29
2011–12 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 27 – March 4, 2012	2012 ISU World Junior Championships	Junior	3 93.97	7 51.56	8 98.15	8 149.71
January 4–8, 2012	2012 South Korean Championships	Senior	–	1 55.83	1 111.90	1 167.73
September 21–24, 2011	2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Romania	Junior	–	6 44.78	3 99.83	3 144.61
September 7–11, 2011	2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Australia	Junior	–	1 52.26	6 78.76	5 131.02
August 23–26, 2011	2011 Asian Figure Skating Trophy	Junior	–	1 49.53	1 90.08	1 139.61
August 11–13, 2011	2011 New Zealand Winter Games	Junior	–	1 49.66	1 97.17	1 146.83
2010–11 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
January 12–16, 2011	2011 South Korean Championships	Senior	–	3 46.82	1 98.47	1 145.29
October 6–10, 2010	2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany	Junior	–	26 28.75	27 51.86	28 80.61
2009–10 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
April 1–4, 2010	2010 Triglav Trophy	Novice	–	1 49.68	1 94.43	1 144.11
January 7–10, 2010	2010 South Korean Championships	Senior	–	1 54.23	1 94.55	1 148.78
2008–09 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
January 7–10, 2009	2009 South Korean Championships	Junior	–	7 32.65	5 62.35	5 95.00
December 21–23, 2008	2008 Asian Figure Skating Trophy	Novice	–	6 27.54	4 56.11	6 83.65
2007–08 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
January 8–11, 2008	2008 South Korean Championships	Novice	–	6 28.34	5 51.60	5 79.94

• QR = Qualifying round
• Personal bests highlighted in bold.

References

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• 2011 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Results
• 2011 New Zealand Winter Games Results
• 2008 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Results
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• "2008 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results and Protocols(2)". Korean Skating Union. (in Korean and English)
• "2008 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results and Protocols(1)". Korean Skating Union. (in Korean and English)

External links

• Kim Hae-jin at the International Skating Union