Cha Young-hyun

Cha Young-hyun
Personal information
Native name 차영현
Country represented South Korea South Korea
Born (2003-09-24) September 24, 2003
Seoul, South Korea
Home town Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Residence Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Coach Hong Ye-seul
Former coach Lee Eun-hee
Choreographer Nikita Mikhailov
Training locations Goyang
Began skating 2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 183.99
2018 JGP Slovenia
Short program 62.39
2018 JGP Slovenia
Free skate 121.60
2018 JGP Slovenia
Cha Young-hyun
Hangul 차영현
Revised Romanization Cha Yeonghyun
McCune–Reischauer Ch'a Yŏnghyŏn

Cha Young-hyun (Hangul: 차영현; born September 24, 2003)[1] is a South Korean figure skater and a tightrope dancer(eoreum-sani) of Namsadang. He is the 2017 South Korean national junior champion [2] and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Career

Early career

Cha started skating in 2007. He performed traditional Korean tightrope dancing in 2011[3] and holds the record as the youngest tightrope dancer (eoreum-sani)[4] of Namsadang at 8 years old.

Junior career

2017-2018

He debuted at the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Italy.[5]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel OST+
    Billy Elliot the Musical OST
    choreo by Nikita Mikhailov
2017–2018
  • Bolero (Je Me Souviens De Nous)
    composed by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo by Nikita Mikhailov
2016–2017
  • Don't stop me now
    sung by Queen
  • Casablanca OST
2015–2016
  • Don't stop me now
    sung by Queen
  • Wandering (방황)
    composed by Kyung Sub LEE
2014–2015
  • Modern Times OST
2013–2014
  • Ninja Assassin
    composed by Andy Brown
  • Modern Times OST
2012–2013
  • Arirang (아리랑)
    composed by Elec Cookie
2011–2012
    • Arirang (아리랑)
      composed by Elec Cookie

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International
    Event 16–17 17–18 18–19
    Junior Worlds 19th
    JGP Slovenia 7th
    JGP Austria 8th
    JGP Italy 16th
    National
    South Korean 1st J 5th

    Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

    Detailed results

    Junior level

    Cha at the 2018 World Junior Championships
    2018–2019 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 8
    62.39    		 7
    121.60    		 7
    183.99
    Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 11
    56.08    		 7
    117.74    		 8
    173.82
    2017–2018 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 23
    57.57    		 16
    116.56    		 19
    174.13
    January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships Senior 7
    61.23    		 5
    134.19    		 5
    195.42
    October 11–14, 2017 2017 JGP Italy Junior 15
    50.35    		 15
    101.01    		 16
    151.36
    2016–2017 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    January 7–9, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships Junior 1
    49.95    		 1
    112.91    		 1
    162.86
    • Personal best highlighted in bold.

    References

    1. ↑ "Biography: Young Hyun CHA". International Skating Union. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
    2. ↑ "-피겨- 최소은·차영현, 종합선수권 2그룹 쇼트프로그램 1위" [Figure skaters Choi So-eun and Cha Young-hyun win national championships in Junior short program] (in Korean). Yonhap. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
    3. ↑ "892회 국악한마당 여름방학특집 국악놀이터 친구야놀자" [891th Korean classical music stage-tightrope dancing] (in Korean). KBS1. 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
    4. ↑ "국립민속국악원, 추석 맞아 한가위 연희난장 공연" [National Folk & Cultural Center, Chuseok performance]. Gukje News (in Korean). 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
    5. ↑ "[피겨 주니어GP] 이시형, 7차 대회 男싱글 최종 10위…차영현 16위" [Men single figure skater Lee Si-hyeong takes 10th place and Cha Young-hyun takes 16th place in 7th junior GP series] (in Korean). SPOTV. 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-16.

    Further reading

    • "관람객들 눈길 사로잡은 전통공연" [Traditional performances catch audiences' eyes] (in Korean). 불교신문. 2012-05-20.
    • "[사진]차영현,'침착하게'" [Picture: Cha Young-hyun, 'Composedly'] (in Korean). OSEN. 2017-01-06.
    • "무더위 쫓는 남사당 외줄타기, 아슬아슬" [The tightrope dancer in Namsadang walks a fine line to avoid the heat] (in Korean). Sisa Focus. 2017-08-10.
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