Cha Jun-hwan

Cha Jun-hwan
Cha in 2017
Personal information
Native name 차준환
Country represented South Korea South Korea
Born (2001-10-21) October 21, 2001
Seoul, South Korea
Home town Seoul
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Coach Brian Orser
Former coach Shin Hea-sook
Choreographer David Wilson, Shae-Lynn Bourne
Former choreographer Jeffrey Buttle, Kenji Miyamoto, Cindy Stuart, Joey Russell, Shin Yea-ji
Skating club Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Training locations Toronto, Canada
Former training locations Taeneung, South Korea
Began skating 2009
World standing 38 (As of 24 September 2018)[1]
Season's bests 4 (2018–19)[2]
23 (2017–18)[3]
24 (2016–17)[4]
50 (2015–16)[5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 259.78
2018 CS Autumn Classic
Short program 90.56
2018 CS Autumn Classic
Free skate 169.22
2018 CS Autumn Classic
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Figure skating: Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
2016–17 MarseilleMen' singles

Cha Jun-hwan (차준환) (born October 21, 2001) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2018 CS Autumn Classic silver medalist and the two-time South Korean national champion (2017, 2018). He represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In the junior level, he is the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the two-time South Korean national junior champion (2012, 2013).

Personal life

Cha was born on October 21, 2001, in Seoul.[6] He has worked as a child actor, model, and ballet dancer.[7][8] His brother is four years older.[9]

Career

Cha began skating at the age of seven,[10] during a school excursion.[9] His first coach was Shin Hea-sook.[8] His skating idols were Evgeni Plushenko and Daisuke Takahashi.[11]

Early career

Cha placed fourth as a junior skater at the 2011 South Korean Championships. In 2012, he won the junior level at the South Korean Championships. In the 2012–13 season, he took the novice gold medal at the Asian Trophy and repeated as the junior champion at the South Korean Championships. At the 2014 Korean Championships, he placed fifth at the senior level. This was his first senior experience at national championships.

During the 2014–15 season, Cha won the novice gold medal at the Merano Cup and the senior bronze medal at the South Korean Championships. In March 2015, he began training in Toronto under Brian Orser to improve his jumps, including the triple Axel and quads.[12]

2015–16 season: Junior international debut

Cha performing his short program at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

Making his junior international debut, Cha won gold at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic by over 30 points. Competing with an ear infection at the 2016 South Korean Championships, he repeated as the senior national bronze medalist.[13] In February, he represented South Korea at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, placing 4th in the short program, 5th in the free skating, and 5th overall. In March, Cha competed in Debrecen, Hungary at the 2016 World Junior Championships, placing 7th in the short program, 6th in the free skating, and 7th overall.

2016–17 season

Cha at the 2016–17 JGP Final.

In the 2016–17 season, Cha made his Junior Grand Prix debut at the JGP Japan. He performed a clean short program except for his flying camel spin, which got a level 2. He received 79.34 points, which put him in second place. In the Free program, he skated clean except for an under-rotation on his triple Salchow. He was the last skater in the free skate, placing first by scoring another personal best of 160.13 points, and set a new world record of 239.47 points for junior men's combined total score.[14]

Cha won his first national title in January 2017, at the South Korean Championships.[15][16]

2017–18 season: Senior international debut

Cha at the exhibition gala at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Cha had to overcome injuries and boot problems[17] to win his second national title in January 2018, at the South Korean Championships. Having accumulated the highest point total across the three qualifying events, Cha was selected to represent South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where he placed 15th as the youngest competitor in men's singles.[18]

Records and achievements

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[19][20][21]
2017–2018
[22][23][24][25]
2016–2017
[6][14]
2015–2016
[27]
2014–2015
2013–2014
2012–2013
  • Gopher Mambo
    by Yma Sumac
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2011–2012
  • St. Louis Blues Mambo
    by Pérez Prado
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
    by Sergei Rachmaninoff
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2010–2011
  • Strictly Ballroom
    by David Hirschfelder
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2009–2010

Competitive highlights

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

International[28]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics15th
GP FinlandTBD
GP Skate AmericaWD
GP Skate Canada9thTBD
CS Autumn Classic2nd
CS Finlandia2nd
International: Junior[28]
Junior Worlds7th5th
Youth Olympics5th
JGP Final3rd
JGP Germany1st
JGP Japan1st
Autumn Classic1st
International: Novice[28]
Asian Open1st
Merano Cup1st
National[28]
South Korea4th J1st J1st J5th3rd3rd1st1st
Team events
Olympics9th T
6th P
Youth Olympics6th T
3rd P
TBD = Assigned
Levels: J = Junior; N = Novice
T = Team result; P = Personal result

Detailed results

Senior level

At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Personal best highlighted in bold.

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 2–4, 2018 2018 Grand Prix Finland
TBD

October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International
TBD

4–7 October 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
84.67		 2
154.52		 2
239.19
September 20–22, 2018 2018 CS Autumn Classic 2
90.56		 1
169.22		 2
259.78
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 14–23, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics (men's singles) 15
83.43		 14
165.16		 15
248.59
February 9–12, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics (team event) 6
77.70		 – 9T
January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships 1
84.05		 1
168.60		 1
252.65
November 3–5, 2017 2017 Skate Canada 11
68.46		 8
141.86		 9
210.32

Junior level

Cha at the 2016–17 JGP Final.
Cha at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Previous ISU world bests highlighted in bold.

2016-17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 2
82.34		 6
160.11		 5
242.45
January 6–8, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships Senior 1
81.83		 1
157.24		 1
238.07
December 8–11, 2016 2016–17 JGP Final Junior 4
71.84		 3
153.70		 3
225.55
October 5–9, 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 1
76.82		 1
143.72		 1
220.54
September 8–11, 2016 2016 JGP Japan Junior 2
79.34		 1
160.13		 1
239.47
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–20, 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 7
74.38		 6
132.73		 7
207.11
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympics - team event Junior -
-		 3
139.97		 6T
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympics Junior 4
68.76		 5
130.14		 5
198.90
January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships Senior 4
58.60		 3
131.38		 3
189.98
October 12–15, 2015 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic Junior 1
65.48		 1
132.96		 1
198.44

Novice level

2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 5–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 4
58.28		 3
122.85		 3
181.13
November 14–16, 2014 2014 Merano Cup Novice 1
46.16		 1
88.68		 1
134.84
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Senior 5
60.44		 3
123.94		 5
184.38
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 2–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Junior 1
50.67		 1
100.07		 1
150.74
August 7–12, 2012 2012 Asian Trophy Novice 2
36.15		 1
79.01		 1
115.16
2011–12 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 4–8, 2012 2012 South Korean Championships Junior 1
46.26		 1
86.95		 1
133.21
2010–11 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 12–16, 2011 2011 South Korean Championships Junior 3
37.16		 4
70.65		 4
107.81

References

  1. ↑ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
  4. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  5. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
  6. 1 2 "Jun Hwan CHA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ 동욱, 김 (December 8, 2015). "국내 男피겨 '역대 최고점' 차준환 "연기활동 위해 배운건데…"" [Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean).
  8. 1 2 진성, 곽 (July 21, 2011). "피겨 프린스 차준환, 내일은 피겨왕!" [Figure skating prince Cha Jun-hwan]. 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Flade, Tatjana (March 14, 2017). "Featured Interview: Jun Hwan Cha (KOR)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ 영준, 조 (February 3, 2015). "4대륙 피겨 특집 평창 피겨 팀, 2018년에는 '드림팀' 꿈꾼다" [2018 dream team]. SPOTV NEWS (in Korean).
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  12. ↑ "Figure skater Cha Joon-hwan emerges as Male Kim Yu-na". The Dong-a Ilbo. December 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ 이, 성필 (January 10, 2016). "이준형, '男 피겨 역대 최고점' 종합선수권 2연패" [Lee June-hyoung's second straight title]. 조이뉴스24 (in Korean).
  14. 1 2 Xiong, Wei (September 18, 2016). "Jun-Hwan Cha off to strong start". Golden Skate.
  15. ↑ "Olympic figure skating hopeful claims 1st nat'l title". Yonhap. January 8, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017.
  16. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (January 8, 2017). "Teenage figure skater Cha Jun-hwan wins nat'l championship". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017.
  17. ↑ Boram, Kim (February 17, 2018). "(Olympics) Teenage skater Cha Jun-hwan eyes Beijing 2022". Yonhap.
  18. ↑ Team IFS (January 7, 2018). "Team South Korea 2018". International Figure Skating (magazine).
  19. ↑ 이, 상필 (September 18, 2018). "차준환, 새 시즌 프로그램 공개…SP '더 프린스' FS '로미오와 줄리엣 OST". 스포츠투데이 (in Korean).
  20. ↑ "Jun Hwan CHA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018.
  21. ↑ #ACI18: Men's Free Program (Dailymotion). Skate Canada. September 22, 2018.
  22. ↑ 서, 대원 (June 9, 2017). "차준환, 새 시즌 프로그램 공개…새로운 변화 시도". SBS (in Korean).
  23. ↑ "Jun Hwan CHA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Jun Hwan CHA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.
  25. ↑ 하, 성룡 (January 11, 2018). "피겨 차준환 "부담감 떨치고 최고 난도로 클린 연기 펼칠 것"". SBS (in Korean). 3차 선발전을 앞두고 차준환은 프리스케이팅 음악을 올 시즌 '더 플래니츠'에서 지난 시즌의 '일 포스티노'로 바꿨습니다.
  26. 1 2 3 김, 희준 (April 20, 2018). "올림픽 감동 재현한 봄의 아이스쇼…색다른 매력도 선보인 평창 스타들". Newsis (in Korean).
  27. ↑ "Jun Hwan CHA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Jun Hwan CHA". International Skating Union.

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